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Equatorial Guinea
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA VS LAOS
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Compare Equatorial Guinea 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
     
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    35.4
    38.4
    36.9
    161
    157
    159
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    38.4
    41.5
    39.9
    165
    162
    163
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    41.5
    44.6
    43.0
    168
    165
    167
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    45.2
    48.4
    46.8
    173
    171
    172
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    47.5
    50.4
    48.9
    164
    166
    165
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    54.9
    57.3
    56.1
    168
    167
    168
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    56.6
    60.0
    58.2
    171
    167
    171
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    56.6
    60.0
    171
    167
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    62.8
    65.6
    167
    167
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    63.9
    66.7
    167
    167
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    64.5
    67.2
    167
    168
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    65.2
    67.8
    167
    168
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    66.2
    68.6
    166
    169
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    67.3
    69.6
    166
    167
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    68.6
    70.8
    160
    165
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    70.1
    72.2
    158
    164
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    71.6
    73.5
    149
    159
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    73.1
    74.8
    139
    158
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    74.6
    76.1
    131
    153
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    76.2
    77.4
    129
    150
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    78.0
    79.0
    125
    147
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    80.2
    80.9
    125
    146
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.7
    83.3
    126
    140
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.7
    86.1
    123
    136
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.5
    127
    134
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.3
    127
    132
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.5
    129
    125
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    138
    123
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    202.13
    13
    		  
    6.82
    77
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    166.09
    20
    		  
    103.64
    39
    3. Stroke
    135.19
    36
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.30
    43
    		  
    135.32
    41
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    109.65
    7
    		  
    27.96
    49
    6. Malaria
    55.80
    18
    		  
    5.09
    46
    7. Malnutrition
    51.61
    12
    		  
    9.20
    49
    8. Lung Disease
    48.09
    12
    		  
    34.40
    23
    9. Other Injuries
    42.20
    2
    		  
    19.68
    42
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    39.10
    55
    		  
    27.80
    84
    11. Endocrine Disorders
    37.67
    1
    		  
    2.40
    142
    12. Liver Disease
    27.82
    33
    		  
    15.22
    90
    13. Low Birth Weight
    27.21
    17
    		  
    17.45
    39
    14. Hypertension
    23.55
    33
    		  
    20.37
    55
    15. Birth Trauma
    22.86
    15
    		  
    18.95
    24
    16. Meningitis
    22.70
    26
    		  
    6.65
    51
    17. Prostate Cancer
    22.09
    50
    		  
    3.52
    157
    18. Violence
    19.79
    23
    		  
    6.66
    75
    19. Kidney Disease
    17.22
    59
    		  
    17.30
    56
    20. Suicide
    16.39
    26
    		  
    8.54
    86
    21. Cervical Cancer
    15.83
    44
    		  
    7.81
    85
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    15.25
    17
    		  
    5.53
    112
    23. Breast Cancer
    14.13
    108
    		  
    9.91
    146
    24. Falls
    12.48
    26
    		  
    5.76
    80
    25. Asthma
    12.31
    25
    		  
    25.90
    5
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.27
    116
    		  
    21.84
    55
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    12.09
    13
    		  
    9.07
    74
    28. Fires
    12.06
    21
    		  
    3.64
    69
    29. Drownings
    11.91
    10
    		  
    5.69
    55
    30. Maternal Conditions
    11.90
    41
    		  
    7.20
    47
    31. Measles
    9.40
    5
    		  
    0.05
    82
    32. Epilepsy
    7.99
    35
    		  
    1.65
    97
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.56
    40
    		  
    10.04
    19
    34. Schistosomiasis
    6.30
    3
    		  
    0.19
    57
    35. Anemia
    6.01
    23
    		  
    1.31
    66
    36. Oral Cancer
    5.98
    25
    		  
    4.08
    63
    37. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5.15
    48
    		  
    0.71
    159
    38. Poisonings
    4.49
    27
    		  
    0.98
    102
    39. Lung Cancers
    4.44
    131
    		  
    12.94
    82
    40. Other Neoplasms
    4.11
    35
    		  
    1.52
    127
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.05
    137
    		  
    7.39
    85
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.05
    61
    		  
    9.05
    27
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    3.85
    17
    		  
    0.45
    152
    44. Skin Disease
    3.83
    51
    		  
    1.93
    83
    45. Liver Cancer
    3.62
    134
    		  
    55.58
    2
    46. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    126
    		  
    4.34
    82
    47. Pertussis
    2.95
    5
    		  
    2.67
    8
    48. Syphilis
    2.92
    23
    		  
    0.98
    57
    49. Encephalitis
    2.71
    18
    		  
    0.69
    60
    50. Stomach Cancer
    2.55
    152
    		  
    2.46
    154
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    1,308
    16.04
    		  
    425
    1.01
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    890
    10.92
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    709
    8.69
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    4. Malaria
    505
    6.19
    		  
    292
    0.70
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    434
    5.32
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    6. Stroke
    431
    5.28
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    7. Low Birth Weight
    344
    4.22
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    8. Other Injuries
    298
    3.66
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    9. Birth Trauma
    289
    3.54
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    10. Malnutrition
    264
    3.24
    		  
    393
    0.94
    11. Endocrine Disorders
    224
    2.75
    		  
    108
    0.26
    12. Meningitis
    180
    2.21
    		  
    476
    1.13
    13. Lung Disease
    148
    1.82
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    14. Violence
    141
    1.72
    		  
    390
    0.93
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    140
    1.72
    		  
    938
    2.24
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    133
    1.63
    		  
    817
    1.95
    17. Liver Disease
    129
    1.58
    		  
    594
    1.42
    18. Measles
    116
    1.42
    		  
    3
    0.01
    19. Suicide
    102
    1.26
    		  
    422
    1.01
    20. Drownings
    97
    1.18
    		  
    394
    0.94
    21. Maternal Conditions
    81
    0.99
    		  
    424
    1.01
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    79
    0.97
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    23. Fires
    78
    0.96
    		  
    196
    0.47
    24. Hypertension
    76
    0.93
    		  
    673
    1.61
    25. Kidney Disease
    75
    0.92
    		  
    632
    1.51
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    68
    0.83
    		  
    219
    0.52
    27. Falls
    66
    0.81
    		  
    247
    0.59
    28. Epilepsy
    54
    0.67
    		  
    92
    0.22
    29. Asthma
    50
    0.61
    		  
    911
    2.17
    30. Pertussis
    37
    0.46
    		  
    254
    0.61
    31. Poisonings
    37
    0.45
    		  
    64
    0.15
    32. Syphilis
    35
    0.43
    		  
    89
    0.21
    33. Breast Cancer
    35
    0.43
    		  
    219
    0.52
    34. Cervical Cancer
    33
    0.41
    		  
    167
    0.40
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    33
    0.41
    		  
    390
    0.93
    36. Anemia
    32
    0.39
    		  
    50
    0.12
    37. Prostate Cancer
    28
    0.35
    		  
    46
    0.11
    38. Oral Cancer
    27
    0.33
    		  
    153
    0.36
    39. Schistosomiasis
    25
    0.31
    		  
    8
    0.02
    40. Liver Cancer
    20
    0.24
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18
    0.23
    		  
    267
    0.64
    42. Tetanus
    18
    0.22
    		  
    88
    0.21
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    18
    0.22
    		  
    22
    0.05
    44. Other Neoplasms
    18
    0.22
    		  
    64
    0.15
    45. Lung Cancers
    18
    0.22
    		  
    470
    1.12
    46. Encephalitis
    18
    0.22
    		  
    52
    0.12
    47. Skin Disease
    18
    0.21
    		  
    75
    0.18
    48. Trypanosomiasis
    16
    0.20
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    16
    0.19
    		  
    313
    0.75
    50. Lymphomas
    13
    0.17
    		  
    171
    0.41
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    22.09
    50
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.83
    44
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.13
    108
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Oral Cancer
    5.98
    25
    		  
    4.08
    63
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.44
    131
    		  
    12.94
    82
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.05
    137
    		  
    7.39
    85
    7. Liver Cancer
    3.62
    134
    		  
    55.58
    2
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    126
    		  
    4.34
    82
    9. Stomach Cancer
    2.55
    152
    		  
    2.46
    154
    10. Bladder Cancer
    2.43
    72
    		  
    1.50
    112
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.25
    74
    		  
    1.42
    114
    12. Lymphomas
    2.23
    146
    		  
    4.34
    90
    13. Leukemia
    1.76
    143
    		  
    3.77
    91
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.71
    111
    		  
    0.68
    157
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.26
    113
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.85
    154
    		  
    1.05
    145
     
     
     
    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.