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GABON VS LAOS
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Compare Gabon 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
     
      Gabon GABON   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gabon GABON   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gabon GABON   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    184.26
    16
    		  
    6.82
    77
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98.05
    43
    		  
    103.64
    39
    3. Stroke
    96.24
    78
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    87.31
    90
    		  
    135.32
    41
    5. Malaria
    61.72
    10
    		  
    5.09
    46
    6. Tuberculosis
    56.16
    20
    		  
    17.90
    52
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.62
    25
    		  
    27.96
    49
    8. Malnutrition
    34.93
    26
    		  
    9.20
    49
    9. Lung Disease
    34.60
    22
    		  
    34.40
    23
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.79
    81
    		  
    27.80
    84
    11. Liver Disease
    24.24
    53
    		  
    15.22
    90
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.23
    61
    		  
    21.84
    55
    13. Low Birth Weight
    20.03
    31
    		  
    17.45
    39
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    20.01
    14
    		  
    2.40
    142
    15. Hypertension
    18.03
    73
    		  
    20.37
    55
    16. Other Injuries
    17.35
    51
    		  
    19.68
    42
    17. Birth Trauma
    13.81
    49
    		  
    18.95
    24
    18. Kidney Disease
    12.62
    101
    		  
    17.30
    56
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    10.67
    33
    		  
    9.07
    74
    20. Prostate Cancer
    9.91
    124
    		  
    3.52
    157
    21. Meningitis
    9.63
    41
    		  
    6.65
    51
    22. Violence
    9.48
    54
    		  
    6.66
    75
    23. Maternal Conditions
    9.18
    45
    		  
    7.20
    47
    24. Falls
    8.52
    52
    		  
    5.76
    80
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.42
    73
    		  
    5.53
    112
    26. Suicide
    8.16
    90
    		  
    8.54
    86
    27. Cervical Cancer
    7.63
    90
    		  
    7.81
    85
    28. Asthma
    6.95
    72
    		  
    25.90
    5
    29. Drownings
    5.52
    60
    		  
    5.69
    55
    30. Lung Cancers
    5.40
    125
    		  
    12.94
    82
    31. Breast Cancer
    5.27
    167
    		  
    9.91
    146
    32. Fires
    4.96
    54
    		  
    3.64
    69
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.57
    80
    		  
    10.04
    19
    34. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.20
    60
    		  
    0.71
    159
    35. Anemia
    3.92
    31
    		  
    1.31
    66
    36. Epilepsy
    3.40
    60
    		  
    1.65
    97
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.25
    73
    		  
    9.05
    27
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    80
    		  
    4.08
    63
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.01
    154
    		  
    7.39
    85
    40. Schistosomiasis
    2.89
    33
    		  
    0.19
    57
    41. Ovary Cancer
    2.82
    140
    		  
    4.34
    82
    42. Skin Disease
    2.47
    66
    		  
    1.93
    83
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    2.47
    64
    		  
    0.45
    152
    44. Other Neoplasms
    2.39
    101
    		  
    1.52
    127
    45. Uterin Cancer
    2.32
    70
    		  
    1.42
    114
    46. Measles
    2.30
    29
    		  
    0.05
    82
    47. Pertussis
    2.17
    28
    		  
    2.67
    8
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
    		  
    0.68
    157
    49. Liver Cancer
    2.09
    161
    		  
    55.58
    2
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1.97
    164
    		  
    2.46
    154
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Gabon GABON   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    2,291
    16.46
    		  
    425
    1.01
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,315
    9.45
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    3. Malaria
    1,061
    7.62
    		  
    292
    0.70
    4. Stroke
    1,028
    7.38
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    928
    6.67
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    816
    5.86
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    7. Tuberculosis
    666
    4.78
    		  
    707
    1.69
    8. Low Birth Weight
    538
    3.86
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    9. Malnutrition
    428
    3.08
    		  
    393
    0.94
    10. Birth Trauma
    371
    2.66
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    11. Lung Disease
    369
    2.65
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    310
    2.22
    		  
    938
    2.24
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    303
    2.17
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    275
    1.98
    		  
    108
    0.26
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    275
    1.97
    		  
    817
    1.95
    16. Other Injuries
    273
    1.96
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    17. Liver Disease
    272
    1.95
    		  
    594
    1.42
    18. Hypertension
    191
    1.37
    		  
    673
    1.61
    19. Meningitis
    153
    1.10
    		  
    476
    1.13
    20. Violence
    146
    1.05
    		  
    390
    0.93
    21. Kidney Disease
    145
    1.04
    		  
    632
    1.51
    22. Maternal Conditions
    131
    0.94
    		  
    424
    1.01
    23. Suicide
    114
    0.82
    		  
    422
    1.01
    24. Falls
    110
    0.79
    		  
    247
    0.59
    25. Drownings
    98
    0.71
    		  
    394
    0.94
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    97
    0.69
    		  
    219
    0.52
    27. Asthma
    79
    0.57
    		  
    911
    2.17
    28. Fires
    77
    0.55
    		  
    196
    0.47
    29. Measles
    58
    0.42
    		  
    3
    0.01
    30. Lung Cancers
    58
    0.42
    		  
    470
    1.12
    31. Pertussis
    58
    0.42
    		  
    254
    0.61
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    53
    0.38
    		  
    390
    0.93
    33. Epilepsy
    51
    0.36
    		  
    92
    0.22
    34. Anemia
    49
    0.35
    		  
    50
    0.12
    35. Alzheimers/Dementia
    46
    0.33
    		  
    22
    0.05
    36. Prostate Cancer
    45
    0.33
    		  
    46
    0.11
    37. Cervical Cancer
    43
    0.31
    		  
    167
    0.40
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    35
    0.25
    		  
    313
    0.75
    39. Oral Cancer
    34
    0.25
    		  
    153
    0.36
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    33
    0.24
    		  
    267
    0.64
    41. Schistosomiasis
    32
    0.23
    		  
    8
    0.02
    42. Skin Disease
    30
    0.22
    		  
    75
    0.18
    43. Breast Cancer
    30
    0.22
    		  
    219
    0.52
    44. Poisonings
    29
    0.21
    		  
    64
    0.15
    45. Syphilis
    28
    0.20
    		  
    89
    0.21
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    27
    0.19
    		  
    14
    0.03
    47. Other Neoplasms
    27
    0.19
    		  
    64
    0.15
    48. Lymphomas
    25
    0.18
    		  
    171
    0.41
    49. Liver Cancer
    25
    0.18
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    22
    0.16
    		  
    25
    0.06
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gabon GABON   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    9.91
    124
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Cervical Cancer
    7.63
    90
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Lung Cancers
    5.40
    125
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Breast Cancer
    5.27
    167
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    80
    		  
    4.08
    63
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.01
    154
    		  
    7.39
    85
    7. Ovary Cancer
    2.82
    140
    		  
    4.34
    82
    8. Uterin Cancer
    2.32
    70
    		  
    1.42
    114
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
    		  
    0.68
    157
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.09
    161
    		  
    55.58
    2
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.97
    164
    		  
    2.46
    154
    12. Lymphomas
    1.97
    153
    		  
    4.34
    90
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    94
    		  
    1.50
    112
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.32
    110
    		  
    0.87
    132
    15. Leukemia
    1.01
    163
    		  
    3.77
    91
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.77
    158
    		  
    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.