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Compare Finland 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
     
      Finland FINLAND   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.14
    79
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    53.77
    1
    		  
    0.71
    159
    3. Stroke
    35.04
    146
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Lung Cancers
    20.15
    57
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Prostate Cancer
    17.49
    75
    		  
    3.52
    157
    6. Breast Cancer
    16.90
    82
    		  
    9.91
    146
    7. Liver Disease
    15.59
    86
    		  
    15.22
    90
    8. Suicide
    15.11
    31
    		  
    8.54
    86
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.00
    60
    		  
    7.39
    85
    10. Falls
    10.91
    39
    		  
    5.76
    80
    11. Hypertension
    10.32
    133
    		  
    20.37
    55
    12. Lung Disease
    9.45
    151
    		  
    34.40
    23
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    9.42
    11
    		  
    1.05
    145
    14. Alcohol
    7.55
    9
    		  
    1.69
    60
    15. Lymphomas
    7.31
    27
    		  
    4.34
    90
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.88
    23
    		  
    4.34
    82
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.57
    96
    		  
    5.53
    112
    18. Other Injuries
    5.01
    151
    		  
    19.68
    42
    19. Drug Use
    4.87
    10
    		  
    3.55
    25
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.77
    105
    		  
    2.46
    154
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    4.66
    1
    		  
    0.45
    152
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.66
    166
    		  
    27.80
    84
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.31
    158
    		  
    21.84
    55
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.96
    123
    		  
    55.58
    2
    25. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3.77
    171
    		  
    103.64
    39
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.49
    150
    		  
    9.07
    74
    27. Leukemia
    3.41
    102
    		  
    3.77
    91
    28. Uterin Cancer
    3.09
    41
    		  
    1.42
    114
    29. Other Neoplasms
    2.97
    74
    		  
    1.52
    127
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.65
    29
    		  
    0.87
    132
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.62
    83
    		  
    0.68
    157
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.46
    71
    		  
    1.50
    112
    33. Kidney Disease
    2.35
    171
    		  
    17.30
    56
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.24
    111
    		  
    4.08
    63
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.17
    146
    		  
    2.40
    142
    36. Violence
    2.00
    130
    		  
    6.66
    75
    37. Epilepsy
    1.72
    93
    		  
    1.65
    97
    38. Drownings
    1.68
    132
    		  
    5.69
    55
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.49
    123
    		  
    9.05
    27
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    164
    		  
    7.81
    85
    41. Poisonings
    1.21
    89
    		  
    0.98
    102
    42. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    167
    		  
    17.45
    39
    43. Asthma
    0.94
    140
    		  
    25.90
    5
    44. Fires
    0.84
    127
    		  
    3.64
    69
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    21
    		  
    0.06
    152
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    76
    		  
    0.37
    110
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    146
    		  
    27.96
    49
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.51
    36
    		  
    0.11
    134
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.48
    144
    		  
    17.90
    52
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    162
    		  
    10.04
    19
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Finland FINLAND   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,143
    25.63
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6,850
    15.75
    		  
    22
    0.05
    3. Stroke
    4,170
    9.59
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,148
    4.94
    		  
    470
    1.12
    5. Falls
    1,214
    2.79
    		  
    247
    0.59
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,202
    2.76
    		  
    267
    0.64
    7. Hypertension
    1,188
    2.73
    		  
    673
    1.61
    8. Liver Disease
    1,188
    2.73
    		  
    594
    1.42
    9. Lung Disease
    1,106
    2.54
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1,022
    2.35
    		  
    41
    0.10
    11. Suicide
    903
    2.08
    		  
    422
    1.01
    12. Breast Cancer
    887
    2.04
    		  
    219
    0.52
    13. Prostate Cancer
    879
    2.02
    		  
    46
    0.11
    14. Lymphomas
    806
    1.85
    		  
    171
    0.41
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    589
    1.35
    		  
    14
    0.03
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    584
    1.34
    		  
    219
    0.52
    17. Alcohol
    545
    1.25
    		  
    74
    0.18
    18. Stomach Cancer
    498
    1.15
    		  
    92
    0.22
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    456
    1.05
    		  
    938
    2.24
    20. Liver Cancer
    436
    1.00
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    21. Other Injuries
    403
    0.93
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    22. Influenza and Pneumonia
    379
    0.87
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    23. Ovary Cancer
    370
    0.85
    		  
    92
    0.22
    24. Leukemia
    348
    0.80
    		  
    203
    0.49
    25. Other Neoplasms
    330
    0.76
    		  
    64
    0.15
    26. Bladder Cancer
    291
    0.67
    		  
    50
    0.12
    27. Kidney Disease
    288
    0.66
    		  
    632
    1.51
    28. Skin Cancers
    274
    0.63
    		  
    30
    0.07
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    270
    0.62
    		  
    25
    0.06
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    263
    0.61
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    31. Drug Use
    263
    0.60
    		  
    177
    0.42
    32. Oral Cancer
    218
    0.50
    		  
    153
    0.36
    33. Uterin Cancer
    198
    0.46
    		  
    28
    0.07
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    182
    0.42
    		  
    108
    0.26
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    182
    0.42
    		  
    817
    1.95
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    150
    0.35
    		  
    313
    0.75
    37. Epilepsy
    126
    0.29
    		  
    92
    0.22
    38. Drownings
    125
    0.29
    		  
    394
    0.94
    39. Violence
    114
    0.26
    		  
    390
    0.93
    40. Asthma
    101
    0.23
    		  
    911
    2.17
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    80
    0.18
    		  
    13
    0.03
    42. Poisonings
    79
    0.18
    		  
    64
    0.15
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    75
    0.17
    		  
    2
    0.01
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    68
    0.16
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    45. Fires
    65
    0.15
    		  
    196
    0.47
    46. Cervical Cancer
    63
    0.14
    		  
    167
    0.40
    47. Tuberculosis
    59
    0.14
    		  
    707
    1.69
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    56
    0.13
    		  
    390
    0.93
    49. Schizophrenia
    56
    0.13
    		  
    4
    0.01
    50. Low Birth Weight
    35
    0.08
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.15
    57
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Prostate Cancer
    17.49
    75
    		  
    3.52
    157
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.90
    82
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.00
    60
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.42
    11
    		  
    1.05
    145
    6. Lymphomas
    7.31
    27
    		  
    4.34
    90
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.88
    23
    		  
    4.34
    82
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.77
    105
    		  
    2.46
    154
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.96
    123
    		  
    55.58
    2
    10. Leukemia
    3.41
    102
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.09
    41
    		  
    1.42
    114
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.65
    29
    		  
    0.87
    132
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.62
    83
    		  
    0.68
    157
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.46
    71
    		  
    1.50
    112
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.24
    111
    		  
    4.08
    63
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    164
    		  
    7.81
    85
     
     
     
    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.