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DR CONGO VS LAOS
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Compare DR Congo 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
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    42.5
    45.6
    44.0
    177
    177
    177
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    58.3
    61.5
    59.8
    164
    163
    164
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    58.3
    61.5
    164
    163
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    65.0
    67.5
    155
    159
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    66.1
    68.7
    150
    155
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    66.7
    69.3
    148
    154
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    67.5
    69.9
    141
    153
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    68.6
    70.7
    140
    153
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    69.6
    71.5
    139
    152
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    152
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    71.4
    73.2
    130
    154
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    72.4
    74.1
    127
    153
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    73.5
    75.0
    127
    152
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    74.8
    76.1
    127
    151
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    76.2
    77.3
    127
    152
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    78.0
    78.8
    127
    151
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    80.1
    80.8
    128
    150
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.6
    83.1
    130
    148
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.6
    86.0
    129
    140
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.0
    89.4
    136
    140
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.2
    135
    135
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.4
    141
    131
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    149
    129
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Diarrhoeal diseases
    162.71
    2
    		  
    27.96
    49
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    150.42
    24
    		  
    103.64
    39
    3. Stroke
    147.52
    27
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Malnutrition
    119.40
    2
    		  
    9.20
    49
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    104.11
    67
    		  
    135.32
    41
    6. Tuberculosis
    97.14
    7
    		  
    17.90
    52
    7. Malaria
    57.64
    15
    		  
    5.09
    46
    8. HIV/AIDS
    49.89
    35
    		  
    6.82
    77
    9. Maternal Conditions
    40.43
    6
    		  
    7.20
    47
    10. Meningitis
    39.77
    9
    		  
    6.65
    51
    11. Prostate Cancer
    36.17
    16
    		  
    3.52
    157
    12. Low Birth Weight
    35.73
    1
    		  
    17.45
    39
    13. Other Injuries
    32.48
    9
    		  
    19.68
    42
    14. Lung Disease
    31.49
    30
    		  
    34.40
    23
    15. Violence
    31.08
    12
    		  
    6.66
    75
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.08
    76
    		  
    27.80
    84
    17. Birth Trauma
    28.03
    6
    		  
    18.95
    24
    18. Cervical Cancer
    27.37
    12
    		  
    7.81
    85
    19. Liver Disease
    26.34
    41
    		  
    15.22
    90
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    24.16
    7
    		  
    2.40
    142
    21. Hypertension
    23.85
    31
    		  
    20.37
    55
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.53
    48
    		  
    21.84
    55
    23. Kidney Disease
    17.85
    55
    		  
    17.30
    56
    24. Breast Cancer
    14.98
    96
    		  
    9.91
    146
    25. Anemia
    14.06
    11
    		  
    1.31
    66
    26. Drownings
    12.35
    8
    		  
    5.69
    55
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    12.19
    11
    		  
    9.07
    74
    28. Trypanosomiasis
    12.02
    3
    		  
    0.00
    172
    29. Fires
    11.92
    22
    		  
    3.64
    69
    30. Measles
    11.82
    4
    		  
    0.05
    82
    31. Asthma
    10.86
    34
    		  
    25.90
    5
    32. Liver Cancer
    10.16
    32
    		  
    55.58
    2
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.16
    53
    		  
    5.53
    112
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.15
    16
    		  
    10.04
    19
    35. Suicide
    10.09
    69
    		  
    8.54
    86
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.47
    25
    		  
    9.05
    27
    37. Epilepsy
    7.62
    38
    		  
    1.65
    97
    38. Falls
    7.49
    65
    		  
    5.76
    80
    39. Poisonings
    6.00
    16
    		  
    0.98
    102
    40. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    83
    		  
    2.46
    154
    41. Schistosomiasis
    5.50
    9
    		  
    0.19
    57
    42. Skin Disease
    5.30
    32
    		  
    1.93
    83
    43. Encephalitis
    4.85
    1
    		  
    0.69
    60
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    129
    		  
    7.39
    85
    45. Syphilis
    4.22
    9
    		  
    0.98
    57
    46. Lymphomas
    4.02
    104
    		  
    4.34
    90
    47. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    65
    		  
    4.08
    63
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    59
    		  
    0.68
    157
    49. Tetanus
    3.25
    7
    		  
    1.02
    27
    50. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    127
    		  
    4.34
    82
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Diarrhoeal diseases
    109,834
    12.81
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    96,342
    11.24
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    3. Malaria
    65,552
    7.65
    		  
    292
    0.70
    4. Malnutrition
    60,646
    7.07
    		  
    393
    0.94
    5. Low Birth Weight
    46,985
    5.48
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    6. Stroke
    38,491
    4.49
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    7. Birth Trauma
    36,855
    4.30
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    8. Tuberculosis
    35,789
    4.17
    		  
    707
    1.69
    9. Meningitis
    29,897
    3.49
    		  
    476
    1.13
    10. HIV/AIDS
    27,354
    3.19
    		  
    425
    1.01
    11. Coronary Heart Disease
    27,307
    3.19
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    12. Other Injuries
    23,343
    2.72
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    13. Maternal Conditions
    21,598
    2.52
    		  
    424
    1.01
    14. Violence
    18,563
    2.17
    		  
    390
    0.93
    15. Measles
    15,464
    1.80
    		  
    3
    0.01
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    14,549
    1.70
    		  
    817
    1.95
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    14,486
    1.69
    		  
    108
    0.26
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,525
    1.58
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    19. Drownings
    10,241
    1.19
    		  
    394
    0.94
    20. Liver Disease
    9,656
    1.13
    		  
    594
    1.42
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    9,137
    1.07
    		  
    938
    2.24
    22. Fires
    8,515
    0.99
    		  
    196
    0.47
    23. Lung Disease
    8,486
    0.99
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    24. Trypanosomiasis
    8,292
    0.97
    		  
    0
    0.00
    25. Kidney Disease
    7,209
    0.84
    		  
    632
    1.51
    26. Anemia
    6,603
    0.77
    		  
    50
    0.12
    27. Hypertension
    6,247
    0.73
    		  
    673
    1.61
    28. Suicide
    5,248
    0.61
    		  
    422
    1.01
    29. Epilepsy
    4,790
    0.56
    		  
    92
    0.22
    30. Syphilis
    4,745
    0.55
    		  
    89
    0.21
    31. Cervical Cancer
    4,711
    0.55
    		  
    167
    0.40
    32. Tetanus
    4,208
    0.49
    		  
    88
    0.21
    33. Poisonings
    4,079
    0.48
    		  
    64
    0.15
    34. Asthma
    4,060
    0.47
    		  
    911
    2.17
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,966
    0.46
    		  
    219
    0.52
    36. Falls
    3,834
    0.45
    		  
    247
    0.59
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,719
    0.43
    		  
    390
    0.93
    38. Liver Cancer
    3,438
    0.40
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    39. Prostate Cancer
    3,334
    0.39
    		  
    46
    0.11
    40. Pertussis
    3,131
    0.37
    		  
    254
    0.61
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,086
    0.36
    		  
    313
    0.75
    42. Encephalitis
    3,011
    0.35
    		  
    52
    0.12
    43. Breast Cancer
    2,711
    0.32
    		  
    219
    0.52
    44. Skin Disease
    2,255
    0.26
    		  
    75
    0.18
    45. Stomach Cancer
    1,800
    0.21
    		  
    92
    0.22
    46. Schistosomiasis
    1,786
    0.21
    		  
    8
    0.02
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,475
    0.17
    		  
    267
    0.64
    48. War
    1,431
    0.17
    		  
    15
    0.03
    49. Lymphomas
    1,424
    0.17
    		  
    171
    0.41
    50. Appendicitis
    1,300
    0.15
    		  
    79
    0.19
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    36.17
    16
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Cervical Cancer
    27.37
    12
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.98
    96
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Liver Cancer
    10.16
    32
    		  
    55.58
    2
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    83
    		  
    2.46
    154
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    129
    		  
    7.39
    85
    7. Lymphomas
    4.02
    104
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    65
    		  
    4.08
    63
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    59
    		  
    0.68
    157
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    127
    		  
    4.34
    82
    11. Leukemia
    2.44
    132
    		  
    3.77
    91
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.42
    39
    		  
    0.87
    132
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    80
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.65
    102
    		  
    1.50
    112
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.01
    148
    		  
    1.05
    145
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.98
    168
    		  
    12.94
    82
     
     
     
    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.