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Compare Gambia 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
     
      Gambia GAMBIA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    55.9
    58.4
    57.2
    142
    146
    143
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    59.7
    62.8
    61.2
    157
    158
    159
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gambia GAMBIA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.7
    62.8
    157
    158
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    64.5
    67.2
    159
    161
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    65.7
    68.4
    156
    158
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    66.3
    69.0
    155
    156
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    67.0
    69.7
    152
    155
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    68.0
    70.4
    145
    154
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    69.1
    71.3
    143
    154
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    70.1
    72.2
    142
    153
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    71.2
    73.1
    135
    155
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    72.3
    74.1
    129
    154
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    73.5
    75.1
    126
    151
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    74.8
    76.1
    126
    150
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    76.2
    77.3
    125
    151
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    77.9
    78.8
    128
    153
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    79.9
    80.6
    137
    157
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.3
    82.8
    145
    163
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.1
    85.4
    163
    165
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    88.6
    88.9
    166
    168
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.6
    92.8
    167
    167
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    143
    161
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.9
    108
    120
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gambia GAMBIA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    149.55
    25
    		  
    103.64
    39
    2. Stroke
    126.79
    46
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    86.46
    93
    		  
    135.32
    41
    4. Tuberculosis
    83.64
    9
    		  
    17.90
    52
    5. Malaria
    63.96
    5
    		  
    5.09
    46
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.84
    36
    		  
    27.80
    84
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36.84
    43
    		  
    27.96
    49
    8. HIV/AIDS
    33.23
    45
    		  
    6.82
    77
    9. Meningitis
    30.43
    17
    		  
    6.65
    51
    10. Liver Disease
    25.22
    45
    		  
    15.22
    90
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.55
    39
    		  
    21.84
    55
    12. Liver Cancer
    24.45
    5
    		  
    55.58
    2
    13. Maternal Conditions
    24.03
    19
    		  
    7.20
    47
    14. Malnutrition
    23.34
    37
    		  
    9.20
    49
    15. Birth Trauma
    19.02
    23
    		  
    18.95
    24
    16. Other Injuries
    18.60
    47
    		  
    19.68
    42
    17. Kidney Disease
    18.57
    48
    		  
    17.30
    56
    18. Lung Disease
    18.07
    95
    		  
    34.40
    23
    19. Low Birth Weight
    17.94
    38
    		  
    17.45
    39
    20. Hypertension
    15.77
    99
    		  
    20.37
    55
    21. Falls
    15.54
    16
    		  
    5.76
    80
    22. Cervical Cancer
    15.49
    45
    		  
    7.81
    85
    23. Epilepsy
    14.26
    6
    		  
    1.65
    97
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    13.18
    35
    		  
    2.40
    142
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    12.24
    10
    		  
    9.07
    74
    26. Violence
    11.25
    46
    		  
    6.66
    75
    27. Anemia
    11.17
    19
    		  
    1.31
    66
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.33
    23
    		  
    9.05
    27
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.09
    55
    		  
    5.53
    112
    30. Asthma
    9.53
    46
    		  
    25.90
    5
    31. Fires
    8.54
    38
    		  
    3.64
    69
    32. Drownings
    6.89
    40
    		  
    5.69
    55
    33. Prostate Cancer
    6.24
    147
    		  
    3.52
    157
    34. Appendicitis
    6.00
    16
    		  
    1.92
    27
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.83
    69
    		  
    10.04
    19
    36. Suicide
    4.76
    126
    		  
    8.54
    86
    37. Breast Cancer
    4.51
    171
    		  
    9.91
    146
    38. Hepatitis B
    4.13
    20
    		  
    0.22
    111
    39. Measles
    4.09
    15
    		  
    0.05
    82
    40. Skin Disease
    3.93
    49
    		  
    1.93
    83
    41. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.23
    84
    		  
    0.71
    159
    42. Other Neoplasms
    3.21
    66
    		  
    1.52
    127
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    2.78
    51
    		  
    0.45
    152
    44. Schistosomiasis
    2.52
    40
    		  
    0.19
    57
    45. Lung Cancers
    2.34
    141
    		  
    12.94
    82
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.17
    28
    		  
    0.37
    110
    47. Pertussis
    1.95
    51
    		  
    2.67
    8
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.77
    75
    		  
    0.87
    132
    49. Syphilis
    1.76
    38
    		  
    0.98
    57
    50. Poisonings
    1.60
    74
    		  
    0.98
    102
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Gambia GAMBIA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,699
    12.55
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    2. Malaria
    1,457
    10.77
    		  
    292
    0.70
    3. Tuberculosis
    846
    6.25
    		  
    707
    1.69
    4. Stroke
    806
    5.96
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    5. Birth Trauma
    704
    5.20
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    672
    4.96
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    7. Low Birth Weight
    664
    4.90
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    568
    4.19
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    9. Meningitis
    479
    3.54
    		  
    476
    1.13
    10. HIV/AIDS
    434
    3.21
    		  
    425
    1.01
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    407
    3.00
    		  
    817
    1.95
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    349
    2.58
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    13. Maternal Conditions
    343
    2.54
    		  
    424
    1.01
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    317
    2.34
    		  
    938
    2.24
    15. Other Injuries
    289
    2.14
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    16. Malnutrition
    245
    1.81
    		  
    393
    0.94
    17. Liver Disease
    235
    1.73
    		  
    594
    1.42
    18. Epilepsy
    230
    1.70
    		  
    92
    0.22
    19. Liver Cancer
    222
    1.64
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    206
    1.52
    		  
    108
    0.26
    21. Falls
    194
    1.44
    		  
    247
    0.59
    22. Violence
    180
    1.33
    		  
    390
    0.93
    23. Kidney Disease
    177
    1.31
    		  
    632
    1.51
    24. Fires
    170
    1.25
    		  
    196
    0.47
    25. Drownings
    127
    0.94
    		  
    394
    0.94
    26. Anemia
    120
    0.89
    		  
    50
    0.12
    27. Lung Disease
    119
    0.88
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    28. Measles
    115
    0.85
    		  
    3
    0.01
    29. Hypertension
    101
    0.75
    		  
    673
    1.61
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    90
    0.67
    		  
    219
    0.52
    31. Asthma
    89
    0.66
    		  
    911
    2.17
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    81
    0.60
    		  
    313
    0.75
    33. Pertussis
    72
    0.53
    		  
    254
    0.61
    34. Syphilis
    61
    0.45
    		  
    89
    0.21
    35. Appendicitis
    61
    0.45
    		  
    79
    0.19
    36. Suicide
    58
    0.43
    		  
    422
    1.01
    37. Cervical Cancer
    54
    0.40
    		  
    167
    0.40
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    53
    0.39
    		  
    390
    0.93
    39. Hepatitis B
    39
    0.28
    		  
    9
    0.02
    40. Skin Disease
    36
    0.27
    		  
    75
    0.18
    41. Poisonings
    32
    0.23
    		  
    64
    0.15
    42. Other Neoplasms
    27
    0.20
    		  
    64
    0.15
    43. Tetanus
    23
    0.17
    		  
    88
    0.21
    44. Encephalitis
    22
    0.16
    		  
    52
    0.12
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    21
    0.16
    		  
    22
    0.05
    46. Schistosomiasis
    21
    0.15
    		  
    8
    0.02
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    18
    0.13
    		  
    13
    0.03
    48. Dengue
    18
    0.13
    		  
    3,728
    8.90
    49. Breast Cancer
    17
    0.12
    		  
    219
    0.52
    50. Lung Cancers
    16
    0.12
    		  
    470
    1.12
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gambia GAMBIA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    24.45
    5
    		  
    55.58
    2
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.49
    45
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Prostate Cancer
    6.24
    147
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Breast Cancer
    4.51
    171
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Lung Cancers
    2.34
    141
    		  
    12.94
    82
    6. Skin Cancers
    1.77
    75
    		  
    0.87
    132
    7. Stomach Cancer
    1.48
    168
    		  
    2.46
    154
    8. Lymphomas
    1.34
    167
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.25
    171
    		  
    7.39
    85
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1.11
    144
    		  
    1.05
    145
    11. Ovary Cancer
    1.11
    168
    		  
    4.34
    82
    12. Oral Cancer
    0.77
    170
    		  
    4.08
    63
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    155
    		  
    0.68
    157
    14. Leukemia
    0.59
    169
    		  
    3.77
    91
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.56
    167
    		  
    1.50
    112
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.42
    167
    		  
    1.42
    114
     
     
     
    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.