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Compare Germany 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
     
      Germany GERMANY   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.9
    72.3
    69.5
    19
    21
    18
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    67.4
    73.7
    70.5
    23
    23
    23
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    69.4
    76.1
    72.6
    27
    20
    26
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    72.0
    78.6
    75.2
    25
    19
    22
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    75.0
    81.0
    77.9
    23
    14
    19
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    77.5
    82.6
    80.1
    21
    22
    22
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    78.7
    83.4
    81.0
    21
    25
    24
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.7
    83.4
    21
    25
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.6
    21
    26
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.7
    21
    26
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    79.1
    83.7
    21
    26
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    79.2
    83.7
    21
    26
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    79.3
    83.8
    22
    26
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    79.4
    83.9
    22
    26
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    79.6
    83.9
    23
    26
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.0
    23
    26
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.2
    27
    26
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    80.4
    84.5
    27
    27
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    81.0
    84.8
    28
    28
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    81.9
    85.4
    29
    28
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    83.1
    86.1
    29
    28
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.3
    86.9
    29
    29
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.0
    88.0
    30
    32
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.4
    39
    42
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.5
    48
    54
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.4
    66
    67
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.0
    72
    74
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.1
    84
    86
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.93
    133
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Lung Cancers
    27.78
    30
    		  
    12.94
    82
    3. Stroke
    27.32
    163
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Breast Cancer
    21.84
    32
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.98
    93
    		  
    3.52
    157
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.17
    41
    		  
    7.39
    85
    7. Hypertension
    15.05
    104
    		  
    20.37
    55
    8. Lung Disease
    14.98
    117
    		  
    34.40
    23
    9. Alzheimers/Dementia
    13.39
    25
    		  
    0.71
    159
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.43
    138
    		  
    27.80
    84
    11. Liver Disease
    10.72
    110
    		  
    15.22
    90
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.86
    149
    		  
    103.64
    39
    13. Suicide
    9.59
    74
    		  
    8.54
    86
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    9.24
    14
    		  
    1.05
    145
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.53
    128
    		  
    17.30
    56
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.43
    31
    		  
    4.34
    82
    17. Lymphomas
    6.30
    46
    		  
    4.34
    90
    18. Stomach Cancer
    6.13
    74
    		  
    2.46
    154
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.18
    96
    		  
    2.40
    142
    20. Falls
    5.17
    92
    		  
    5.76
    80
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.91
    122
    		  
    5.53
    112
    22. Leukemia
    4.66
    44
    		  
    3.77
    91
    23. Alcohol
    4.59
    15
    		  
    1.69
    60
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.49
    105
    		  
    55.58
    2
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    59
    		  
    4.08
    63
    26. Other Injuries
    3.95
    162
    		  
    19.68
    42
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.94
    160
    		  
    21.84
    55
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.68
    66
    		  
    0.68
    157
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.38
    154
    		  
    9.07
    74
    30. Other Neoplasms
    3.36
    61
    		  
    1.52
    127
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.32
    28
    		  
    0.45
    152
    32. Bladder Cancer
    3.12
    55
    		  
    1.50
    112
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.72
    142
    		  
    7.81
    85
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.49
    34
    		  
    0.87
    132
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.39
    105
    		  
    27.96
    49
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2.36
    68
    		  
    1.42
    114
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.19
    147
    		  
    17.45
    39
    38. Epilepsy
    1.80
    92
    		  
    1.65
    97
    39. Drug Use
    1.34
    76
    		  
    3.55
    25
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.31
    133
    		  
    9.05
    27
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.09
    132
    		  
    10.04
    19
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.90
    16
    		  
    0.06
    152
    43. Violence
    0.70
    160
    		  
    6.66
    75
    44. Asthma
    0.67
    156
    		  
    25.90
    5
    45. Skin Disease
    0.66
    126
    		  
    1.93
    83
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.51
    157
    		  
    18.95
    24
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    42
    		  
    0.02
    145
    48. HIV/AIDS
    0.48
    127
    		  
    6.82
    77
    49. Drownings
    0.39
    170
    		  
    5.69
    55
    50. Anemia
    0.36
    110
    		  
    1.31
    66
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Germany GERMANY   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    132,851
    20.09
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    59,883
    9.06
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Lung Cancers
    45,785
    6.92
    		  
    470
    1.12
    4. Hypertension
    34,769
    5.26
    		  
    673
    1.61
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    32,074
    4.85
    		  
    22
    0.05
    6. Lung Disease
    30,591
    4.63
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    28,606
    4.33
    		  
    267
    0.64
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    24,194
    3.66
    		  
    938
    2.24
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,138
    3.20
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    10. Breast Cancer
    19,577
    2.96
    		  
    219
    0.52
    11. Kidney Disease
    17,106
    2.59
    		  
    632
    1.51
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    16,832
    2.55
    		  
    41
    0.10
    13. Prostate Cancer
    14,846
    2.25
    		  
    46
    0.11
    14. Liver Disease
    14,480
    2.19
    		  
    594
    1.42
    15. Lymphomas
    11,889
    1.80
    		  
    171
    0.41
    16. Stomach Cancer
    10,959
    1.66
    		  
    92
    0.22
    17. Suicide
    10,744
    1.63
    		  
    422
    1.01
    18. Falls
    10,600
    1.60
    		  
    247
    0.59
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8,823
    1.33
    		  
    108
    0.26
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,798
    1.33
    		  
    219
    0.52
    21. Leukemia
    8,392
    1.27
    		  
    203
    0.49
    22. Liver Cancer
    8,004
    1.21
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    7,855
    1.19
    		  
    14
    0.03
    24. Other Neoplasms
    6,910
    1.05
    		  
    64
    0.15
    25. Bladder Cancer
    6,362
    0.96
    		  
    50
    0.12
    26. Other Injuries
    6,260
    0.95
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    27. Oral Cancer
    6,063
    0.92
    		  
    153
    0.36
    28. Ovary Cancer
    5,901
    0.89
    		  
    92
    0.22
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5,790
    0.88
    		  
    25
    0.06
    30. Alcohol
    5,376
    0.81
    		  
    74
    0.18
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,347
    0.81
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    32. Skin Cancers
    4,124
    0.62
    		  
    30
    0.07
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,654
    0.55
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,703
    0.41
    		  
    313
    0.75
    35. Epilepsy
    2,558
    0.39
    		  
    92
    0.22
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2,501
    0.38
    		  
    28
    0.07
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,443
    0.37
    		  
    390
    0.93
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1,967
    0.30
    		  
    167
    0.40
    39. Congenital Anomalies
    1,888
    0.29
    		  
    817
    1.95
    40. Skin Disease
    1,397
    0.21
    		  
    75
    0.18
    41. Drug Use
    1,263
    0.19
    		  
    177
    0.42
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,224
    0.19
    		  
    2
    0.01
    43. Asthma
    1,129
    0.17
    		  
    911
    2.17
    44. Low Birth Weight
    854
    0.13
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    45. Anemia
    832
    0.13
    		  
    50
    0.12
    46. Hepatitis C
    741
    0.11
    		  
    1
    0.00
    47. Violence
    650
    0.10
    		  
    390
    0.93
    48. HIV/AIDS
    490
    0.07
    		  
    425
    1.01
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    437
    0.07
    		  
    13
    0.03
    50. Fires
    422
    0.06
    		  
    196
    0.47
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.78
    30
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    21.84
    32
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.98
    93
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.17
    41
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.24
    14
    		  
    1.05
    145
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.43
    31
    		  
    4.34
    82
    7. Lymphomas
    6.30
    46
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Stomach Cancer
    6.13
    74
    		  
    2.46
    154
    9. Leukemia
    4.66
    44
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.49
    105
    		  
    55.58
    2
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    59
    		  
    4.08
    63
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.68
    66
    		  
    0.68
    157
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.12
    55
    		  
    1.50
    112
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.72
    142
    		  
    7.81
    85
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.49
    34
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.36
    68
    		  
    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.