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Compare Ecuador 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
     
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    52.1
    54.7
    53.4
    82
    86
    86
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    56.6
    59.6
    58.0
    87
    88
    88
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    61.4
    65.3
    63.3
    86
    87
    87
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    66.7
    71.5
    69.0
    65
    81
    78
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    70.6
    76.4
    73.4
    50
    52
    51
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    72.1
    78.1
    75.0
    59
    52
    55
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    73.5
    79.0
    76.2
    55
    53
    52
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    79.0
    55
    53
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    75.3
    80.5
    47
    45
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    75.4
    80.6
    47
    45
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    75.6
    80.8
    47
    44
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    76.0
    81.0
    44
    43
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    76.7
    81.2
    42
    42
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    77.3
    81.4
    39
    41
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    78.0
    81.6
    37
    41
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    78.5
    81.9
    36
    41
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    79.1
    82.2
    34
    40
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    79.7
    82.7
    32
    40
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    80.5
    83.2
    31
    40
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    81.5
    83.9
    31
    40
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    82.7
    84.8
    31
    39
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.3
    86.0
    31
    42
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.1
    87.4
    28
    46
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.2
    28
    50
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.5
    38
    56
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.1
    94.4
    44
    62
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.0
    62
    73
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.4
    34
    46
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    65.79
    129
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    49.36
    129
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    43.54
    74
    		  
    103.64
    39
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.68
    19
    		  
    21.84
    55
    5. Kidney Disease
    30.30
    9
    		  
    17.30
    56
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.55
    86
    		  
    27.80
    84
    7. Prostate Cancer
    23.21
    44
    		  
    3.52
    157
    8. Violence
    20.12
    22
    		  
    6.66
    75
    9. Hypertension
    19.26
    62
    		  
    20.37
    55
    10. Lung Disease
    18.89
    85
    		  
    34.40
    23
    11. Liver Disease
    18.74
    72
    		  
    15.22
    90
    12. HIV/AIDS
    18.13
    55
    		  
    6.82
    77
    13. Stomach Cancer
    17.80
    11
    		  
    2.46
    154
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.17
    47
    		  
    7.81
    85
    15. Breast Cancer
    10.87
    133
    		  
    9.91
    146
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    10.65
    35
    		  
    9.07
    74
    17. Other Injuries
    9.43
    103
    		  
    19.68
    42
    18. Suicide
    9.19
    81
    		  
    8.54
    86
    19. Lung Cancers
    8.31
    101
    		  
    12.94
    82
    20. Liver Cancer
    8.03
    48
    		  
    55.58
    2
    21. Low Birth Weight
    7.91
    85
    		  
    17.45
    39
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.42
    84
    		  
    7.39
    85
    23. Falls
    6.97
    71
    		  
    5.76
    80
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.61
    110
    		  
    5.53
    112
    25. Drownings
    5.44
    61
    		  
    5.69
    55
    26. Malnutrition
    5.32
    65
    		  
    9.20
    49
    27. Lymphomas
    5.26
    72
    		  
    4.34
    90
    28. Leukemia
    5.22
    26
    		  
    3.77
    91
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    4.43
    106
    		  
    2.40
    142
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    4.12
    72
    		  
    1.05
    145
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.02
    87
    		  
    27.96
    49
    32. Ovary Cancer
    3.59
    114
    		  
    4.34
    82
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.52
    67
    		  
    9.05
    27
    34. Tuberculosis
    3.19
    99
    		  
    17.90
    52
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.09
    99
    		  
    10.04
    19
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.84
    98
    		  
    18.95
    24
    37. Anemia
    2.74
    42
    		  
    1.31
    66
    38. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.46
    107
    		  
    0.71
    159
    39. Epilepsy
    2.37
    74
    		  
    1.65
    97
    40. Other Neoplasms
    2.26
    107
    		  
    1.52
    127
    41. Drug Use
    2.18
    53
    		  
    3.55
    25
    42. Meningitis
    2.08
    87
    		  
    6.65
    51
    43. Alcohol
    1.96
    53
    		  
    1.69
    60
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.92
    75
    		  
    7.20
    47
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    1.81
    88
    		  
    0.45
    152
    46. Fires
    1.80
    98
    		  
    3.64
    69
    47. Skin Cancers
    1.64
    81
    		  
    0.87
    132
    48. Oral Cancer
    1.25
    157
    		  
    4.08
    63
    49. Uterin Cancer
    1.15
    135
    		  
    1.42
    114
    50. Asthma
    1.11
    134
    		  
    25.90
    5
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,364
    11.53
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    6,276
    8.65
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,834
    8.04
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,451
    6.14
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    5. Kidney Disease
    3,876
    5.34
    		  
    632
    1.51
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,359
    4.63
    		  
    938
    2.24
    7. Violence
    3,001
    4.14
    		  
    390
    0.93
    8. HIV/AIDS
    2,613
    3.60
    		  
    425
    1.01
    9. Hypertension
    2,442
    3.37
    		  
    673
    1.61
    10. Liver Disease
    2,414
    3.33
    		  
    594
    1.42
    11. Lung Disease
    2,395
    3.30
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2,257
    3.11
    		  
    92
    0.22
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    1,855
    2.56
    		  
    817
    1.95
    14. Low Birth Weight
    1,427
    1.97
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    15. Suicide
    1,377
    1.90
    		  
    422
    1.01
    16. Other Injuries
    1,370
    1.89
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    17. Prostate Cancer
    1,350
    1.86
    		  
    46
    0.11
    18. Lung Cancers
    1,052
    1.45
    		  
    470
    1.12
    19. Cervical Cancer
    1,023
    1.41
    		  
    167
    0.40
    20. Liver Cancer
    1,020
    1.41
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    944
    1.30
    		  
    267
    0.64
    22. Falls
    942
    1.30
    		  
    247
    0.59
    23. Drownings
    840
    1.16
    		  
    394
    0.94
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    769
    1.06
    		  
    219
    0.52
    25. Leukemia
    744
    1.03
    		  
    203
    0.49
    26. Breast Cancer
    732
    1.01
    		  
    219
    0.52
    27. Malnutrition
    728
    1.00
    		  
    393
    0.94
    28. Lymphomas
    685
    0.95
    		  
    171
    0.41
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    613
    0.85
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    613
    0.84
    		  
    108
    0.26
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    522
    0.72
    		  
    41
    0.10
    32. Birth Trauma
    512
    0.71
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    450
    0.62
    		  
    313
    0.75
    34. Tuberculosis
    411
    0.57
    		  
    707
    1.69
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    402
    0.55
    		  
    390
    0.93
    36. Anemia
    365
    0.50
    		  
    50
    0.12
    37. Epilepsy
    353
    0.49
    		  
    92
    0.22
    38. Meningitis
    329
    0.45
    		  
    476
    1.13
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    313
    0.43
    		  
    22
    0.05
    40. Drug Use
    306
    0.42
    		  
    177
    0.42
    41. Other Neoplasms
    297
    0.41
    		  
    64
    0.15
    42. Maternal Conditions
    289
    0.40
    		  
    424
    1.01
    43. Alcohol
    260
    0.36
    		  
    74
    0.18
    44. Fires
    258
    0.36
    		  
    196
    0.47
    45. Ovary Cancer
    242
    0.33
    		  
    92
    0.22
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    228
    0.31
    		  
    14
    0.03
    47. Skin Cancers
    210
    0.29
    		  
    30
    0.07
    48. Oral Cancer
    161
    0.22
    		  
    153
    0.36
    49. Asthma
    146
    0.20
    		  
    911
    2.17
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    142
    0.20
    		  
    13
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ecuador ECUADOR   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    23.21
    44
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.80
    11
    		  
    2.46
    154
    3. Cervical Cancer
    15.17
    47
    		  
    7.81
    85
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.87
    133
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Lung Cancers
    8.31
    101
    		  
    12.94
    82
    6. Liver Cancer
    8.03
    48
    		  
    55.58
    2
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.42
    84
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Lymphomas
    5.26
    72
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Leukemia
    5.22
    26
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.12
    72
    		  
    1.05
    145
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.59
    114
    		  
    4.34
    82
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.64
    81
    		  
    0.87
    132
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.25
    157
    		  
    4.08
    63
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.15
    135
    		  
    1.42
    114
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.04
    141
    		  
    1.50
    112
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.02
    143
    		  
    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.