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Compare Guatemala 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
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.2
    46.6
    45.9
    110
    117
    116
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    51.0
    53.8
    52.4
    111
    114
    113
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    55.4
    59.5
    57.4
    120
    118
    117
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    59.6
    65.5
    62.5
    122
    117
    117
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    64.4
    71.5
    67.9
    108
    102
    104
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    67.3
    74.0
    70.7
    104
    100
    100
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    68.5
    75.2
    71.9
    102
    101
    101
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.5
    75.2
    102
    101
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    70.8
    77.2
    100
    93
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    71.0
    77.4
    100
    90
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    71.2
    77.6
    100
    90
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    71.7
    77.8
    98
    90
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    72.4
    78.1
    96
    90
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    73.2
    78.4
    90
    87
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    74.0
    78.7
    87
    85
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    75.0
    79.0
    81
    83
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    76.0
    79.5
    73
    84
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    77.2
    80.1
    66
    80
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    78.5
    81.0
    57
    75
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    80.0
    82.1
    52
    72
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    81.6
    83.4
    46
    65
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.3
    84.9
    46
    60
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.3
    86.7
    51
    56
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    87.6
    88.7
    57
    58
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.5
    52
    53
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.9
    34
    31
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.3
    98.8
    26
    17
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.7
    103.0
    16
    12
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    86.23
    50
    		  
    103.64
    39
    2. Violence
    70.66
    2
    		  
    6.66
    75
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    66.50
    127
    		  
    135.32
    41
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    41.57
    45
    		  
    27.80
    84
    5. Stroke
    34.16
    151
    		  
    123.84
    49
    6. Liver Disease
    31.86
    22
    		  
    15.22
    90
    7. HIV/AIDS
    28.82
    46
    		  
    6.82
    77
    8. Stomach Cancer
    23.56
    2
    		  
    2.46
    154
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23.36
    53
    		  
    27.96
    49
    10. Kidney Disease
    19.95
    39
    		  
    17.30
    56
    11. Malnutrition
    19.77
    39
    		  
    9.20
    49
    12. Prostate Cancer
    17.38
    79
    		  
    3.52
    157
    13. Liver Cancer
    16.11
    14
    		  
    55.58
    2
    14. Lung Disease
    15.12
    115
    		  
    34.40
    23
    15. Other Injuries
    13.77
    73
    		  
    19.68
    42
    16. Cervical Cancer
    12.50
    60
    		  
    7.81
    85
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.45
    133
    		  
    21.84
    55
    18. Anemia
    8.79
    22
    		  
    1.31
    66
    19. Suicide
    8.68
    85
    		  
    8.54
    86
    20. Birth Trauma
    8.43
    62
    		  
    18.95
    24
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    8.39
    93
    		  
    9.07
    74
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.28
    30
    		  
    9.05
    27
    23. Low Birth Weight
    7.48
    90
    		  
    17.45
    39
    24. Hypertension
    6.88
    156
    		  
    20.37
    55
    25. Uterin Cancer
    6.59
    6
    		  
    1.42
    114
    26. Lung Cancers
    6.37
    120
    		  
    12.94
    82
    27. Maternal Conditions
    5.23
    51
    		  
    7.20
    47
    28. Breast Cancer
    5.02
    169
    		  
    9.91
    146
    29. Leukemia
    4.56
    48
    		  
    3.77
    91
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    4.23
    108
    		  
    2.40
    142
    31. Drownings
    3.98
    82
    		  
    5.69
    55
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.56
    138
    		  
    5.53
    112
    33. Asthma
    3.32
    97
    		  
    25.90
    5
    34. Alcohol
    3.30
    34
    		  
    1.69
    60
    35. Tuberculosis
    3.30
    97
    		  
    17.90
    52
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    151
    		  
    7.39
    85
    37. Epilepsy
    3.14
    63
    		  
    1.65
    97
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    99
    		  
    1.05
    145
    39. Meningitis
    2.40
    78
    		  
    6.65
    51
    40. Fires
    2.32
    87
    		  
    3.64
    69
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.01
    115
    		  
    10.04
    19
    42. Ovary Cancer
    1.88
    158
    		  
    4.34
    82
    43. Skin Disease
    1.83
    86
    		  
    1.93
    83
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.81
    132
    		  
    4.08
    63
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.61
    114
    		  
    0.68
    157
    46. Lymphomas
    1.57
    165
    		  
    4.34
    90
    47. Skin Cancers
    1.45
    98
    		  
    0.87
    132
    48. Falls
    1.44
    161
    		  
    5.76
    80
    49. Poisonings
    1.38
    79
    		  
    0.98
    102
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.31
    139
    		  
    0.71
    159
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,559
    13.30
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    2. Violence
    9,166
    12.75
    		  
    390
    0.93
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,819
    8.09
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,659
    5.09
    		  
    938
    2.24
    5. HIV/AIDS
    3,313
    4.61
    		  
    425
    1.01
    6. Stroke
    2,982
    4.15
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,979
    4.14
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    8. Liver Disease
    2,940
    4.09
    		  
    594
    1.42
    9. Malnutrition
    2,203
    3.06
    		  
    393
    0.94
    10. Birth Trauma
    2,115
    2.94
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2,080
    2.89
    		  
    92
    0.22
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,947
    2.71
    		  
    817
    1.95
    13. Other Injuries
    1,922
    2.67
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    14. Low Birth Weight
    1,876
    2.61
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    15. Kidney Disease
    1,824
    2.54
    		  
    632
    1.51
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,442
    2.01
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    17. Lung Disease
    1,316
    1.83
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,191
    1.66
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    19. Suicide
    1,101
    1.53
    		  
    422
    1.01
    20. Anemia
    862
    1.20
    		  
    50
    0.12
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    731
    1.02
    		  
    313
    0.75
    22. Prostate Cancer
    684
    0.95
    		  
    46
    0.11
    23. Maternal Conditions
    663
    0.92
    		  
    424
    1.01
    24. Cervical Cancer
    645
    0.90
    		  
    167
    0.40
    25. Drownings
    596
    0.83
    		  
    394
    0.94
    26. Hypertension
    596
    0.83
    		  
    673
    1.61
    27. Leukemia
    566
    0.79
    		  
    203
    0.49
    28. Lung Cancers
    565
    0.79
    		  
    470
    1.12
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    471
    0.66
    		  
    108
    0.26
    30. Epilepsy
    409
    0.57
    		  
    92
    0.22
    31. Meningitis
    381
    0.53
    		  
    476
    1.13
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    368
    0.51
    		  
    219
    0.52
    33. Fires
    332
    0.46
    		  
    196
    0.47
    34. Asthma
    322
    0.45
    		  
    911
    2.17
    35. Alcohol
    318
    0.44
    		  
    74
    0.18
    36. Tuberculosis
    303
    0.42
    		  
    707
    1.69
    37. Uterin Cancer
    300
    0.42
    		  
    28
    0.07
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    293
    0.41
    		  
    267
    0.64
    39. Breast Cancer
    248
    0.34
    		  
    219
    0.52
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    231
    0.32
    		  
    41
    0.10
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    191
    0.27
    		  
    390
    0.93
    42. Poisonings
    177
    0.25
    		  
    64
    0.15
    43. Skin Disease
    173
    0.24
    		  
    75
    0.18
    44. Oral Cancer
    162
    0.23
    		  
    153
    0.36
    45. Falls
    153
    0.21
    		  
    247
    0.59
    46. Lymphomas
    150
    0.21
    		  
    171
    0.41
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    140
    0.19
    		  
    25
    0.06
    48. Syphilis
    130
    0.18
    		  
    89
    0.21
    49. Appendicitis
    130
    0.18
    		  
    79
    0.19
    50. Skin Cancers
    128
    0.18
    		  
    30
    0.07
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    23.56
    2
    		  
    2.46
    154
    2. Prostate Cancer
    17.38
    79
    		  
    3.52
    157
    3. Liver Cancer
    16.11
    14
    		  
    55.58
    2
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.50
    60
    		  
    7.81
    85
    5. Uterin Cancer
    6.59
    6
    		  
    1.42
    114
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.37
    120
    		  
    12.94
    82
    7. Breast Cancer
    5.02
    169
    		  
    9.91
    146
    8. Leukemia
    4.56
    48
    		  
    3.77
    91
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    151
    		  
    7.39
    85
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    99
    		  
    1.05
    145
    11. Ovary Cancer
    1.88
    158
    		  
    4.34
    82
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.81
    132
    		  
    4.08
    63
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.61
    114
    		  
    0.68
    157
    14. Lymphomas
    1.57
    165
    		  
    4.34
    90
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.45
    98
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.45
    171
    		  
    1.50
    112
     
     
     
    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.