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Compare Cyprus and Laos health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    70.6
    68.8
    17
    30
    26
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    69.5
    72.5
    71.0
    8
    34
    20
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    72.6
    76.7
    74.6
    3
    16
    8
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    74.1
    78.6
    76.3
    7
    18
    14
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    75.7
    80.7
    78.1
    13
    18
    14
     
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    77.4
    81.7
    79.5
    22
    28
    27
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    78.3
    82.7
    80.5
    24
    28
    29
     
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    82.7
    24
    28
     
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    78.6
    82.9
    25
    29
     
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    78.6
    82.9
    25
    29
     
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    78.6
    82.9
    25
    29
     
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    78.7
    82.9
    26
    29
     
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    78.7
    83.0
    30
    29
     
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    78.8
    83.1
    30
    30
     
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    79.0
    83.1
    30
    30
     
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    79.1
    83.2
    32
    30
     
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    79.4
    83.3
    32
    31
     
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    79.7
    83.5
    33
    34
     
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    80.1
    83.7
    36
    34
     
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    80.8
    84.1
    38
    36
     
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    81.7
    84.7
    45
    43
     
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.0
    85.6
    54
    50
     
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    84.7
    86.9
    61
    53
     
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.8
    68
    56
     
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.0
    91.3
    80
    63
     
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.5
    94.4
    86
    66
     
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.5
    98.1
    93
    64
     
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.2
    99
    66
     
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.92
    138
     
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    26.01
    166
     
    123.84
    49
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.14
    93
     
    27.80
    84
    4. Lung Cancers
    19.67
    59
     
    12.94
    82
    5. Breast Cancer
    19.47
    57
     
    9.91
    146
    6. Hypertension
    15.93
    98
     
    20.37
    55
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.07
    103
     
    3.52
    157
    8. Alzheimers/Dementia
    10.40
    28
     
    0.71
    159
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.07
    129
     
    21.84
    55
    10. Kidney Disease
    8.49
    124
     
    17.30
    56
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.96
    80
     
    7.39
    85
    12. Other Injuries
    6.53
    132
     
    19.68
    42
    13. Lung Disease
    6.27
    162
     
    34.40
    23
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.10
    166
     
    103.64
    39
    15. Lymphomas
    5.80
    57
     
    4.34
    90
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    5.45
    93
     
    2.40
    142
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    4.88
    64
     
    1.05
    145
    18. Leukemia
    4.73
    41
     
    3.77
    91
    19. Suicide
    4.65
    127
     
    8.54
    86
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.65
    106
     
    2.46
    154
    21. Liver Disease
    4.32
    159
     
    15.22
    90
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    89
     
    4.34
    82
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.06
    38
     
    1.52
    127
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.62
    47
     
    1.50
    112
    25. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    48
     
    1.42
    114
    26. Liver Cancer
    2.93
    153
     
    55.58
    2
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.87
    158
     
    9.07
    74
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.63
    160
     
    5.53
    112
    29. Skin Disease
    2.53
    65
     
    1.93
    83
    30. Falls
    2.11
    149
     
    5.76
    80
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.09
    152
     
    7.81
    85
    32. Drownings
    1.97
    123
     
    5.69
    55
    33. Skin Cancers
    1.65
    80
     
    0.87
    132
    34. Anemia
    1.57
    62
     
    1.31
    66
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.46
    103
     
    0.45
    152
    36. Asthma
    1.29
    128
     
    25.90
    5
    37. Drug Use
    1.23
    82
     
    3.55
    25
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.23
    164
     
    17.45
    39
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.23
    131
     
    27.96
    49
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.14
    162
     
    4.08
    63
    41. Violence
    0.97
    150
     
    6.66
    75
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.94
    139
     
    10.04
    19
    43. Alcohol
    0.73
    89
     
    1.69
    60
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.64
    160
     
    0.68
    157
    45. Epilepsy
    0.63
    162
     
    1.65
    97
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.50
    161
     
    18.95
    24
    47. Poisonings
    0.37
    156
     
    0.98
    102
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.35
    170
     
    9.05
    27
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.31
    124
     
    0.37
    110
    50. Fires
    0.22
    166
     
    3.64
    69
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    970
    20.57
     
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    435
    9.22
     
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    406
    8.62
     
    938
    2.24
    4. Lung Cancers
    302
    6.40
     
    470
    1.12
    5. Hypertension
    272
    5.78
     
    673
    1.61
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    178
    3.77
     
    22
    0.05
    7. Breast Cancer
    152
    3.22
     
    219
    0.52
    8. Kidney Disease
    142
    3.02
     
    632
    1.51
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    125
    2.64
     
    267
    0.64
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    120
    2.55
     
    1,288
    3.07
    11. Prostate Cancer
    107
    2.27
     
    46
    0.11
    12. Lung Disease
    105
    2.23
     
    1,104
    2.63
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    100
    2.12
     
    5,250
    12.53
    14. Other Injuries
    99
    2.10
     
    1,167
    2.79
    15. Lymphomas
    90
    1.91
     
    171
    0.41
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    87
    1.85
     
    108
    0.26
    17. Leukemia
    76
    1.61
     
    203
    0.49
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    74
    1.57
     
    41
    0.10
    19. Stomach Cancer
    73
    1.54
     
    92
    0.22
    20. Liver Disease
    64
    1.37
     
    594
    1.42
    21. Other Neoplasms
    64
    1.36
     
    64
    0.15
    22. Bladder Cancer
    60
    1.26
     
    50
    0.12
    23. Suicide
    58
    1.23
     
    422
    1.01
    24. Liver Cancer
    47
    1.00
     
    2,021
    4.82
    25. Skin Disease
    42
    0.89
     
    75
    0.18
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    38
    0.81
     
    219
    0.52
    27. Ovary Cancer
    34
    0.72
     
    92
    0.22
    28. Falls
    32
    0.68
     
    247
    0.59
    29. Drownings
    28
    0.60
     
    394
    0.94
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    28
    0.59
     
    817
    1.95
    31. Anemia
    27
    0.57
     
    50
    0.12
    32. Skin Cancers
    25
    0.53
     
    30
    0.07
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    24
    0.52
     
    14
    0.03
    34. Uterin Cancer
    24
    0.50
     
    28
    0.07
    35. Asthma
    22
    0.48
     
    911
    2.17
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    22
    0.46
     
    2,089
    4.98
    37. Oral Cancer
    17
    0.37
     
    153
    0.36
    38. Cervical Cancer
    16
    0.34
     
    167
    0.40
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    16
    0.33
     
    390
    0.93
    40. Drug Use
    15
    0.32
     
    177
    0.42
    41. Violence
    13
    0.29
     
    390
    0.93
    42. Alcohol
    10
    0.21
     
    74
    0.18
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    10
    0.20
     
    25
    0.06
    44. Low Birth Weight
    9
    0.20
     
    1,694
    4.04
    45. Epilepsy
    8
    0.17
     
    92
    0.22
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.14
     
    313
    0.75
    47. Poisonings
    5
    0.11
     
    64
    0.15
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5
    0.11
     
    13
    0.03
    49. Birth Trauma
    4
    0.08
     
    1,839
    4.39
    50. Hepatitis B
    3
    0.07
     
    9
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.67
    59
     
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.47
    57
     
    9.91
    146
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.07
    103
     
    3.52
    157
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.96
    80
     
    7.39
    85
    5. Lymphomas
    5.80
    57
     
    4.34
    90
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.88
    64
     
    1.05
    145
    7. Leukemia
    4.73
    41
     
    3.77
    91
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.65
    106
     
    2.46
    154
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    89
     
    4.34
    82
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.62
    47
     
    1.50
    112
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    48
     
    1.42
    114
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.93
    153
     
    55.58
    2
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.09
    152
     
    7.81
    85
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.65
    80
     
    0.87
    132
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.14
    162
     
    4.08
    63
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.64
    160
     
    0.68
    157
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.