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ETHIOPIA VS LAOS
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Compare Ethiopia 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
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    48.8
    51.7
    50.2
    161
    161
    162
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    62.8
    66.8
    64.8
    140
    143
    141
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    62.8
    66.8
    140
    143
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    67.1
    70.5
    134
    139
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    68.0
    71.2
    132
    138
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    68.5
    71.6
    130
    137
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    69.1
    72.1
    129
    137
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    70.0
    72.7
    120
    137
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    70.9
    73.3
    117
    136
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    71.7
    74.0
    113
    135
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    72.5
    74.7
    111
    135
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    73.5
    75.6
    109
    130
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    74.5
    76.4
    105
    127
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    75.7
    77.4
    103
    125
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    77.0
    78.5
    103
    128
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    78.6
    79.8
    104
    128
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    80.6
    81.5
    106
    127
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    83.0
    83.7
    111
    126
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.4
    111
    125
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.6
    113
    127
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.0
    93.4
    118
    122
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.5
    119
    114
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    125
    114
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    176.36
    15
    		  
    103.64
    39
    2. Stroke
    71.94
    107
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. HIV/AIDS
    64.02
    30
    		  
    6.82
    77
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    49.54
    35
    		  
    27.96
    49
    5. Malnutrition
    48.19
    14
    		  
    9.20
    49
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    36.10
    166
    		  
    135.32
    41
    7. Tuberculosis
    31.49
    37
    		  
    17.90
    52
    8. Breast Cancer
    23.59
    18
    		  
    9.91
    146
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.62
    98
    		  
    27.80
    84
    10. Liver Disease
    22.52
    58
    		  
    15.22
    90
    11. Lung Disease
    20.52
    76
    		  
    34.40
    23
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.16
    68
    		  
    21.84
    55
    13. Birth Trauma
    18.64
    28
    		  
    18.95
    24
    14. Cervical Cancer
    18.51
    35
    		  
    7.81
    85
    15. Maternal Conditions
    18.15
    28
    		  
    7.20
    47
    16. Meningitis
    17.72
    33
    		  
    6.65
    51
    17. Low Birth Weight
    17.12
    42
    		  
    17.45
    39
    18. Malaria
    17.00
    37
    		  
    5.09
    46
    19. Other Injuries
    16.68
    56
    		  
    19.68
    42
    20. Kidney Disease
    15.28
    77
    		  
    17.30
    56
    21. Asthma
    14.47
    18
    		  
    25.90
    5
    22. Hypertension
    13.55
    115
    		  
    20.37
    55
    23. Violence
    13.05
    38
    		  
    6.66
    75
    24. Fires
    12.11
    20
    		  
    3.64
    69
    25. Suicide
    10.89
    62
    		  
    8.54
    86
    26. Skin Disease
    9.21
    10
    		  
    1.93
    83
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.83
    67
    		  
    5.53
    112
    28. Falls
    8.46
    53
    		  
    5.76
    80
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    8.04
    98
    		  
    9.07
    74
    30. Epilepsy
    7.70
    37
    		  
    1.65
    97
    31. Ovary Cancer
    7.36
    16
    		  
    4.34
    82
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6.60
    79
    		  
    2.40
    142
    33. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    145
    		  
    3.52
    157
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.33
    40
    		  
    9.05
    27
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.17
    60
    		  
    10.04
    19
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.94
    106
    		  
    7.39
    85
    37. Leukemia
    5.56
    18
    		  
    3.77
    91
    38. Drownings
    5.42
    62
    		  
    5.69
    55
    39. Schistosomiasis
    5.02
    13
    		  
    0.19
    57
    40. Other Neoplasms
    4.54
    23
    		  
    1.52
    127
    41. Measles
    4.44
    12
    		  
    0.05
    82
    42. Poisonings
    3.98
    35
    		  
    0.98
    102
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    3.71
    16
    		  
    0.37
    110
    44. Lymphomas
    3.54
    121
    		  
    4.34
    90
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.24
    70
    		  
    0.68
    157
    46. Leishmaniasis
    3.23
    4
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Stomach Cancer
    3.00
    140
    		  
    2.46
    154
    48. Pertussis
    2.80
    6
    		  
    2.67
    8
    49. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    136
    		  
    12.94
    82
    50. Anemia
    2.59
    46
    		  
    1.31
    66
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    103,399
    17.20
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    2. HIV/AIDS
    50,103
    8.33
    		  
    425
    1.01
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41,287
    6.87
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    4. Birth Trauma
    29,663
    4.93
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    5. Malnutrition
    28,560
    4.75
    		  
    393
    0.94
    6. Stroke
    28,320
    4.71
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    7. Low Birth Weight
    27,243
    4.53
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    8. Tuberculosis
    15,934
    2.65
    		  
    707
    1.69
    9. Meningitis
    15,130
    2.52
    		  
    476
    1.13
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    15,015
    2.50
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    11. Malaria
    14,998
    2.49
    		  
    292
    0.70
    12. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,728
    2.45
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    13. Maternal Conditions
    13,568
    2.26
    		  
    424
    1.01
    14. Other Injuries
    12,779
    2.13
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    11,965
    1.99
    		  
    817
    1.95
    16. Violence
    10,963
    1.82
    		  
    390
    0.93
    17. Liver Disease
    10,751
    1.79
    		  
    594
    1.42
    18. Fires
    10,020
    1.67
    		  
    196
    0.47
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    9,305
    1.55
    		  
    938
    2.24
    20. Lung Disease
    8,819
    1.47
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    21. Kidney Disease
    7,528
    1.25
    		  
    632
    1.51
    22. Suicide
    6,852
    1.14
    		  
    422
    1.01
    23. Asthma
    6,743
    1.12
    		  
    911
    2.17
    24. Measles
    6,714
    1.12
    		  
    3
    0.01
    25. Breast Cancer
    6,395
    1.06
    		  
    219
    0.52
    26. Epilepsy
    5,900
    0.98
    		  
    92
    0.22
    27. Hypertension
    5,549
    0.92
    		  
    673
    1.61
    28. Drownings
    5,166
    0.86
    		  
    394
    0.94
    29. Falls
    4,694
    0.78
    		  
    247
    0.59
    30. Cervical Cancer
    4,595
    0.76
    		  
    167
    0.40
    31. Skin Disease
    4,385
    0.73
    		  
    75
    0.18
    32. Pertussis
    4,264
    0.71
    		  
    254
    0.61
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    4,203
    0.70
    		  
    108
    0.26
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,766
    0.63
    		  
    219
    0.52
    35. Syphilis
    3,626
    0.60
    		  
    89
    0.21
    36. Leishmaniasis
    3,424
    0.57
    		  
    0
    0.00
    37. Poisonings
    3,252
    0.54
    		  
    64
    0.15
    38. Leukemia
    3,222
    0.54
    		  
    203
    0.49
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,953
    0.49
    		  
    390
    0.93
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,906
    0.48
    		  
    313
    0.75
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,877
    0.48
    		  
    267
    0.64
    42. Schistosomiasis
    2,467
    0.41
    		  
    8
    0.02
    43. Other Neoplasms
    2,311
    0.38
    		  
    64
    0.15
    44. Tetanus
    2,309
    0.38
    		  
    88
    0.21
    45. Lymphomas
    1,888
    0.31
    		  
    171
    0.41
    46. Ovary Cancer
    1,879
    0.31
    		  
    92
    0.22
    47. Encephalitis
    1,721
    0.29
    		  
    52
    0.12
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,653
    0.27
    		  
    13
    0.03
    49. Anemia
    1,615
    0.27
    		  
    50
    0.12
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,491
    0.25
    		  
    25
    0.06
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    23.59
    18
    		  
    9.91
    146
    2. Cervical Cancer
    18.51
    35
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.36
    16
    		  
    4.34
    82
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    145
    		  
    3.52
    157
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.94
    106
    		  
    7.39
    85
    6. Leukemia
    5.56
    18
    		  
    3.77
    91
    7. Lymphomas
    3.54
    121
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.24
    70
    		  
    0.68
    157
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.00
    140
    		  
    2.46
    154
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    136
    		  
    12.94
    82
    11. Oral Cancer
    2.12
    117
    		  
    4.08
    63
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.89
    90
    		  
    1.50
    112
    13. Liver Cancer
    1.83
    167
    		  
    55.58
    2
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.00
    150
    		  
    1.05
    145
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    151
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.70
    146
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
     
    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.