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Compare Fiji 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
     
      Fiji FIJI   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    54.0
    58.2
    56.0
    75
    74
    74
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    58.0
    62.2
    60.0
    81
    81
    82
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    62.0
    66.2
    64.0
    79
    84
    84
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    64.6
    68.8
    66.7
    89
    99
    97
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    65.4
    69.7
    67.5
    103
    111
    108
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    66.3
    72.3
    69.1
    112
    112
    109
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    67.0
    73.1
    69.9
    113
    115
    113
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Fiji FIJI   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    67.0
    73.1
    113
    115
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    68.7
    74.6
    121
    114
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    68.8
    74.7
    123
    114
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    69.0
    74.8
    125
    114
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    69.2
    74.9
    126
    115
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    69.6
    75.1
    128
    115
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    70.0
    75.4
    131
    116
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    70.4
    75.6
    136
    116
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    70.9
    76.0
    141
    116
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    71.6
    76.4
    148
    117
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    72.5
    77.1
    156
    118
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    73.8
    77.9
    159
    117
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    75.4
    79.0
    158
    116
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    77.4
    80.4
    156
    116
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    79.7
    82.1
    146
    115
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.5
    84.2
    135
    109
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.6
    86.9
    124
    106
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.0
    116
    103
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.3
    93.8
    103
    97
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.6
    97.9
    82
    77
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.2
    70
    63
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Fiji FIJI   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    207.72
    19
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    146.53
    2
    		  
    27.80
    84
    3. Stroke
    82.29
    96
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33.94
    83
    		  
    103.64
    39
    5. Breast Cancer
    31.38
    2
    		  
    9.91
    146
    6. Other Injuries
    23.64
    27
    		  
    19.68
    42
    7. Cervical Cancer
    22.88
    20
    		  
    7.81
    85
    8. Asthma
    21.85
    8
    		  
    25.90
    5
    9. Kidney Disease
    20.46
    32
    		  
    17.30
    56
    10. Lung Disease
    14.65
    121
    		  
    34.40
    23
    11. Endocrine Disorders
    13.81
    31
    		  
    2.40
    142
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    11.30
    26
    		  
    9.07
    74
    13. Prostate Cancer
    11.27
    115
    		  
    3.52
    157
    14. Ovary Cancer
    11.24
    2
    		  
    4.34
    82
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.38
    68
    		  
    27.96
    49
    16. Liver Disease
    9.00
    121
    		  
    15.22
    90
    17. Liver Cancer
    8.84
    41
    		  
    55.58
    2
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.30
    75
    		  
    5.53
    112
    19. Hypertension
    8.18
    148
    		  
    20.37
    55
    20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.13
    32
    		  
    9.05
    27
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.82
    38
    		  
    10.04
    19
    22. Meningitis
    7.69
    48
    		  
    6.65
    51
    23. Low Birth Weight
    7.67
    87
    		  
    17.45
    39
    24. Suicide
    7.05
    100
    		  
    8.54
    86
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.13
    148
    		  
    21.84
    55
    26. Lung Cancers
    6.06
    122
    		  
    12.94
    82
    27. Poisonings
    5.50
    20
    		  
    0.98
    102
    28. HIV/AIDS
    5.44
    87
    		  
    6.82
    77
    29. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5.34
    46
    		  
    0.71
    159
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.31
    112
    		  
    7.39
    85
    31. Drownings
    4.96
    70
    		  
    5.69
    55
    32. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    15
    		  
    1.42
    114
    33. Appendicitis
    4.73
    20
    		  
    1.92
    27
    34. Leukemia
    4.40
    56
    		  
    3.77
    91
    35. Malnutrition
    4.14
    72
    		  
    9.20
    49
    36. Violence
    4.12
    99
    		  
    6.66
    75
    37. Fires
    4.11
    66
    		  
    3.64
    69
    38. Falls
    4.04
    107
    		  
    5.76
    80
    39. Skin Disease
    3.93
    50
    		  
    1.93
    83
    40. Hepatitis B
    3.81
    23
    		  
    0.22
    111
    41. Epilepsy
    3.73
    55
    		  
    1.65
    97
    42. Birth Trauma
    2.99
    94
    		  
    18.95
    24
    43. Oral Cancer
    2.62
    94
    		  
    4.08
    63
    44. Stomach Cancer
    2.59
    150
    		  
    2.46
    154
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.34
    107
    		  
    1.05
    145
    46. Syphilis
    2.10
    31
    		  
    0.98
    57
    47. Tuberculosis
    2.09
    112
    		  
    17.90
    52
    48. Lymphomas
    2.07
    151
    		  
    4.34
    90
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.80
    110
    		  
    0.68
    157
    50. Drug Use
    1.68
    62
    		  
    3.55
    25
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Fiji FIJI   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,294
    24.23
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    949
    17.76
    		  
    938
    2.24
    3. Stroke
    492
    9.22
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    224
    4.19
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    5. Other Injuries
    189
    3.54
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    6. Asthma
    128
    2.41
    		  
    911
    2.17
    7. Kidney Disease
    127
    2.38
    		  
    632
    1.51
    8. Breast Cancer
    114
    2.13
    		  
    219
    0.52
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    106
    1.99
    		  
    817
    1.95
    10. Endocrine Disorders
    99
    1.85
    		  
    108
    0.26
    11. Cervical Cancer
    84
    1.57
    		  
    167
    0.40
    12. Lung Disease
    84
    1.57
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    13. Low Birth Weight
    77
    1.45
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    66
    1.23
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    15. Liver Disease
    62
    1.15
    		  
    594
    1.42
    16. Meningitis
    61
    1.14
    		  
    476
    1.13
    17. Liver Cancer
    61
    1.14
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    56
    1.05
    		  
    219
    0.52
    19. Suicide
    52
    0.97
    		  
    422
    1.01
    20. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    51
    0.96
    		  
    390
    0.93
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    51
    0.95
    		  
    313
    0.75
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    47
    0.88
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    23. Hypertension
    47
    0.88
    		  
    673
    1.61
    24. HIV/AIDS
    47
    0.87
    		  
    425
    1.01
    25. Poisonings
    41
    0.77
    		  
    64
    0.15
    26. Drownings
    41
    0.76
    		  
    394
    0.94
    27. Ovary Cancer
    40
    0.75
    		  
    92
    0.22
    28. Lung Cancers
    39
    0.74
    		  
    470
    1.12
    29. Leukemia
    36
    0.68
    		  
    203
    0.49
    30. Violence
    35
    0.65
    		  
    390
    0.93
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    34
    0.64
    		  
    267
    0.64
    32. Fires
    32
    0.59
    		  
    196
    0.47
    33. Prostate Cancer
    31
    0.58
    		  
    46
    0.11
    34. Appendicitis
    30
    0.57
    		  
    79
    0.19
    35. Birth Trauma
    30
    0.56
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    36. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29
    0.55
    		  
    22
    0.05
    37. Epilepsy
    29
    0.54
    		  
    92
    0.22
    38. Malnutrition
    27
    0.51
    		  
    393
    0.94
    39. Hepatitis B
    27
    0.50
    		  
    9
    0.02
    40. Falls
    27
    0.50
    		  
    247
    0.59
    41. Skin Disease
    24
    0.44
    		  
    75
    0.18
    42. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.34
    		  
    92
    0.22
    43. Lymphomas
    18
    0.33
    		  
    171
    0.41
    44. Syphilis
    18
    0.33
    		  
    89
    0.21
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    17
    0.33
    		  
    41
    0.10
    46. Uterin Cancer
    17
    0.31
    		  
    28
    0.07
    47. Oral Cancer
    16
    0.30
    		  
    153
    0.36
    48. Tuberculosis
    15
    0.27
    		  
    707
    1.69
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    13
    0.25
    		  
    25
    0.06
    50. Drug Use
    12
    0.23
    		  
    177
    0.42
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Fiji FIJI   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    31.38
    2
    		  
    9.91
    146
    2. Cervical Cancer
    22.88
    20
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.27
    115
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Ovary Cancer
    11.24
    2
    		  
    4.34
    82
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.84
    41
    		  
    55.58
    2
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.06
    122
    		  
    12.94
    82
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.31
    112
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    15
    		  
    1.42
    114
    9. Leukemia
    4.40
    56
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.62
    94
    		  
    4.08
    63
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.59
    150
    		  
    2.46
    154
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.34
    107
    		  
    1.05
    145
    13. Lymphomas
    2.07
    151
    		  
    4.34
    90
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.80
    110
    		  
    0.68
    157
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.50
    113
    		  
    1.50
    112
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.80
    137
    		  
    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.