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Compare Greece 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
     
      Greece GREECE   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    75.5
    80.6
    78.0
    17
    20
    18
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    78.3
    83.6
    81.0
    25
    20
    25
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Greece GREECE   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.6
    25
    20
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    78.7
    84.0
    24
    18
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    78.7
    84.0
    24
    18
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    78.8
    84.1
    24
    18
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    78.9
    84.1
    24
    18
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    79.1
    84.2
    24
    19
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    79.3
    84.3
    23
    19
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    79.5
    84.4
    24
    19
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.5
    24
    19
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.6
    24
    20
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.9
    25
    19
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.2
    25
    18
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.7
    25
    20
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    83.2
    86.2
    25
    23
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.5
    86.9
    27
    26
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.0
    87.9
    32
    34
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.4
    46
    43
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.8
    47
    39
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.1
    94.6
    47
    47
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.2
    42
    51
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    36
    36
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Greece GREECE   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.82
    76
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    74.75
    101
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.71
    24
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.48
    118
    		  
    103.64
    39
    5. Breast Cancer
    17.61
    75
    		  
    9.91
    146
    6. Lung Disease
    16.58
    104
    		  
    34.40
    23
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.62
    101
    		  
    3.52
    157
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.27
    117
    		  
    21.84
    55
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.91
    68
    		  
    7.39
    85
    10. Kidney Disease
    8.90
    123
    		  
    17.30
    56
    11. Liver Disease
    7.66
    132
    		  
    15.22
    90
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.10
    43
    		  
    1.05
    145
    13. Hypertension
    6.93
    155
    		  
    20.37
    55
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.20
    161
    		  
    27.80
    84
    15. Leukemia
    5.82
    12
    		  
    3.77
    91
    16. Liver Cancer
    5.74
    81
    		  
    55.58
    2
    17. Stomach Cancer
    5.60
    88
    		  
    2.46
    154
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.11
    64
    		  
    4.34
    82
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    4.62
    134
    		  
    9.07
    74
    20. Bladder Cancer
    4.23
    29
    		  
    1.50
    112
    21. Suicide
    3.86
    141
    		  
    8.54
    86
    22. Lymphomas
    3.62
    119
    		  
    4.34
    90
    23. Falls
    3.27
    121
    		  
    5.76
    80
    24. Low Birth Weight
    2.78
    141
    		  
    17.45
    39
    25. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.74
    96
    		  
    0.71
    159
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.72
    157
    		  
    5.53
    112
    27. Drownings
    2.70
    100
    		  
    5.69
    55
    28. Alcohol
    2.42
    48
    		  
    1.69
    60
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.15
    150
    		  
    7.81
    85
    30. Other Injuries
    2.14
    170
    		  
    19.68
    42
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.07
    83
    		  
    1.42
    114
    32. Drug Use
    2.02
    55
    		  
    3.55
    25
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.81
    112
    		  
    9.05
    27
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.72
    77
    		  
    0.87
    132
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.54
    99
    		  
    0.45
    152
    36. HIV/AIDS
    1.51
    111
    		  
    6.82
    77
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.50
    151
    		  
    4.08
    63
    38. Violence
    1.45
    139
    		  
    6.66
    75
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.25
    166
    		  
    2.40
    142
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.96
    138
    		  
    10.04
    19
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    145
    		  
    0.68
    157
    42. Fires
    0.91
    125
    		  
    3.64
    69
    43. Epilepsy
    0.63
    163
    		  
    1.65
    97
    44. Poisonings
    0.62
    128
    		  
    0.98
    102
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.50
    159
    		  
    18.95
    24
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.50
    34
    		  
    0.06
    152
    47. Meningitis
    0.44
    135
    		  
    6.65
    51
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.42
    91
    		  
    0.22
    111
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.39
    147
    		  
    17.90
    52
    50. Asthma
    0.29
    171
    		  
    25.90
    5
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Greece GREECE   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    24,738
    26.17
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    20,662
    21.86
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Lung Cancers
    6,434
    6.81
    		  
    470
    1.12
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,376
    5.69
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    5. Lung Disease
    4,546
    4.81
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,526
    2.67
    		  
    267
    0.64
    7. Kidney Disease
    2,454
    2.60
    		  
    632
    1.51
    8. Breast Cancer
    2,138
    2.26
    		  
    219
    0.52
    9. Hypertension
    1,927
    2.04
    		  
    673
    1.61
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,822
    1.93
    		  
    46
    0.11
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    1,630
    1.72
    		  
    41
    0.10
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,595
    1.69
    		  
    938
    2.24
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,528
    1.62
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    14. Leukemia
    1,470
    1.56
    		  
    203
    0.49
    15. Liver Disease
    1,426
    1.51
    		  
    594
    1.42
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,398
    1.48
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    17. Stomach Cancer
    1,323
    1.40
    		  
    92
    0.22
    18. Bladder Cancer
    1,117
    1.18
    		  
    50
    0.12
    19. Lymphomas
    837
    0.89
    		  
    171
    0.41
    20. Alzheimers/Dementia
    814
    0.86
    		  
    22
    0.05
    21. Falls
    786
    0.83
    		  
    247
    0.59
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    653
    0.69
    		  
    219
    0.52
    23. Ovary Cancer
    578
    0.61
    		  
    92
    0.22
    24. Suicide
    548
    0.58
    		  
    422
    1.01
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    459
    0.49
    		  
    313
    0.75
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    448
    0.47
    		  
    14
    0.03
    27. Other Injuries
    401
    0.42
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    28. Drownings
    381
    0.40
    		  
    394
    0.94
    29. Skin Cancers
    377
    0.40
    		  
    30
    0.07
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    377
    0.40
    		  
    817
    1.95
    31. Alcohol
    362
    0.38
    		  
    74
    0.18
    32. Oral Cancer
    302
    0.32
    		  
    153
    0.36
    33. Uterin Cancer
    277
    0.29
    		  
    28
    0.07
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    264
    0.28
    		  
    390
    0.93
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    258
    0.27
    		  
    108
    0.26
    36. Drug Use
    238
    0.25
    		  
    177
    0.42
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    209
    0.22
    		  
    25
    0.06
    38. Cervical Cancer
    208
    0.22
    		  
    167
    0.40
    39. HIV/AIDS
    185
    0.20
    		  
    425
    1.01
    40. Violence
    180
    0.19
    		  
    390
    0.93
    41. Low Birth Weight
    177
    0.19
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    42. Fires
    175
    0.19
    		  
    196
    0.47
    43. Epilepsy
    107
    0.11
    		  
    92
    0.22
    44. Poisonings
    89
    0.09
    		  
    64
    0.15
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    83
    0.09
    		  
    2
    0.01
    46. Meningitis
    79
    0.08
    		  
    476
    1.13
    47. Hepatitis B
    79
    0.08
    		  
    9
    0.02
    48. Tuberculosis
    76
    0.08
    		  
    707
    1.69
    49. Skin Disease
    68
    0.07
    		  
    75
    0.18
    50. Asthma
    65
    0.07
    		  
    911
    2.17
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Greece GREECE   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.71
    24
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.61
    75
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.62
    101
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.91
    68
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.10
    43
    		  
    1.05
    145
    6. Leukemia
    5.82
    12
    		  
    3.77
    91
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.74
    81
    		  
    55.58
    2
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.60
    88
    		  
    2.46
    154
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.11
    64
    		  
    4.34
    82
    10. Bladder Cancer
    4.23
    29
    		  
    1.50
    112
    11. Lymphomas
    3.62
    119
    		  
    4.34
    90
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.15
    150
    		  
    7.81
    85
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.07
    83
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.72
    77
    		  
    0.87
    132
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.50
    151
    		  
    4.08
    63
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    145
    		  
    0.68
    157
     
     
     
    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.