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Compare Guinea 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
     
      Guinea GUINEA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    34.3
    36.3
    35.3
    165
    164
    164
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    37.3
    39.1
    38.2
    168
    166
    168
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    41.0
    43.1
    42.0
    170
    170
    171
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    46.0
    48.8
    47.4
    169
    169
    169
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    51.1
    54.5
    52.8
    156
    155
    156
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    56.6
    59.0
    57.8
    158
    159
    160
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    58.2
    59.8
    59.0
    165
    169
    166
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guinea GUINEA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    58.2
    59.8
    165
    169
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    64.9
    65.8
    156
    166
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    65.9
    67.0
    155
    166
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    66.5
    67.7
    152
    164
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    67.2
    68.4
    148
    164
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    68.2
    69.2
    142
    164
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    69.1
    70.2
    141
    164
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    70.1
    71.1
    141
    164
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    71.2
    72.2
    134
    163
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    72.3
    73.4
    128
    161
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    73.5
    74.5
    124
    161
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    74.9
    75.8
    123
    159
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    76.4
    77.1
    120
    159
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    78.1
    78.7
    122
    158
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    80.2
    80.6
    122
    155
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.7
    83.1
    124
    153
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.7
    85.9
    122
    145
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.4
    129
    143
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.2
    144
    142
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.4
    145
    139
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.6
    101.9
    156
    138
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guinea GUINEA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    182.55
    12
    		  
    103.64
    39
    2. Stroke
    129.51
    45
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.03
    80
    		  
    135.32
    41
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    66.61
    16
    		  
    27.96
    49
    5. Malaria
    61.91
    9
    		  
    5.09
    46
    6. HIV/AIDS
    55.33
    33
    		  
    6.82
    77
    7. Meningitis
    40.99
    7
    		  
    6.65
    51
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.35
    48
    		  
    27.80
    84
    9. Prostate Cancer
    38.46
    13
    		  
    3.52
    157
    10. Tuberculosis
    34.51
    32
    		  
    17.90
    52
    11. Malnutrition
    32.50
    28
    		  
    9.20
    49
    12. Maternal Conditions
    29.53
    11
    		  
    7.20
    47
    13. Liver Disease
    29.03
    30
    		  
    15.22
    90
    14. Cervical Cancer
    28.46
    11
    		  
    7.81
    85
    15. Birth Trauma
    24.06
    12
    		  
    18.95
    24
    16. Low Birth Weight
    21.66
    27
    		  
    17.45
    39
    17. Other Injuries
    21.19
    35
    		  
    19.68
    42
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.33
    66
    		  
    21.84
    55
    19. Lung Disease
    19.41
    84
    		  
    34.40
    23
    20. Liver Cancer
    17.35
    12
    		  
    55.58
    2
    21. Hypertension
    16.41
    92
    		  
    20.37
    55
    22. Kidney Disease
    16.37
    64
    		  
    17.30
    56
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    15.49
    10
    		  
    9.05
    27
    24. Falls
    14.93
    18
    		  
    5.76
    80
    25. Epilepsy
    14.15
    9
    		  
    1.65
    97
    26. Anemia
    13.77
    13
    		  
    1.31
    66
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    12.97
    36
    		  
    2.40
    142
    28. Fires
    12.29
    19
    		  
    3.64
    69
    29. Asthma
    10.72
    35
    		  
    25.90
    5
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.51
    62
    		  
    5.53
    112
    31. Violence
    9.49
    53
    		  
    6.66
    75
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    8.57
    86
    		  
    9.07
    74
    33. Breast Cancer
    7.90
    161
    		  
    9.91
    146
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.80
    39
    		  
    10.04
    19
    35. Appendicitis
    6.93
    13
    		  
    1.92
    27
    36. Drownings
    6.04
    49
    		  
    5.69
    55
    37. Measles
    5.48
    11
    		  
    0.05
    82
    38. Trypanosomiasis
    5.13
    5
    		  
    0.00
    172
    39. Skin Disease
    5.01
    35
    		  
    1.93
    83
    40. Suicide
    4.45
    132
    		  
    8.54
    86
    41. Hepatitis B
    3.50
    28
    		  
    0.22
    111
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3.37
    25
    		  
    0.45
    152
    43. Other Neoplasms
    3.32
    62
    		  
    1.52
    127
    44. Syphilis
    3.16
    18
    		  
    0.98
    57
    45. Poisonings
    2.99
    49
    		  
    0.98
    102
    46. Stomach Cancer
    2.90
    144
    		  
    2.46
    154
    47. Schistosomiasis
    2.87
    35
    		  
    0.19
    57
    48. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.77
    94
    		  
    0.71
    159
    49. Pertussis
    2.62
    10
    		  
    2.67
    8
    50. Ovary Cancer
    2.37
    150
    		  
    4.34
    82
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Guinea GUINEA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14,770
    13.77
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    2. Malaria
    11,828
    11.03
    		  
    292
    0.70
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7,274
    6.78
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    4. Stroke
    6,592
    6.15
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    5. Birth Trauma
    5,027
    4.69
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    6. HIV/AIDS
    5,022
    4.68
    		  
    425
    1.01
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,891
    4.56
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    8. Low Birth Weight
    4,524
    4.22
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    9. Meningitis
    4,446
    4.15
    		  
    476
    1.13
    10. Malnutrition
    2,926
    2.73
    		  
    393
    0.94
    11. Maternal Conditions
    2,845
    2.65
    		  
    424
    1.01
    12. Tuberculosis
    2,630
    2.45
    		  
    707
    1.69
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,236
    2.08
    		  
    938
    2.24
    14. Other Injuries
    2,166
    2.02
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,060
    1.92
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    16. Liver Disease
    1,999
    1.86
    		  
    594
    1.42
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,627
    1.52
    		  
    817
    1.95
    18. Fires
    1,584
    1.48
    		  
    196
    0.47
    19. Epilepsy
    1,511
    1.41
    		  
    92
    0.22
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    1,309
    1.22
    		  
    108
    0.26
    21. Falls
    1,286
    1.20
    		  
    247
    0.59
    22. Kidney Disease
    1,131
    1.05
    		  
    632
    1.51
    23. Anemia
    1,085
    1.01
    		  
    50
    0.12
    24. Measles
    1,055
    0.98
    		  
    3
    0.01
    25. Liver Cancer
    1,054
    0.98
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    26. Lung Disease
    1,020
    0.95
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    27. Violence
    1,012
    0.94
    		  
    390
    0.93
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    929
    0.87
    		  
    313
    0.75
    29. Cervical Cancer
    841
    0.78
    		  
    167
    0.40
    30. Hypertension
    827
    0.77
    		  
    673
    1.61
    31. Drownings
    737
    0.69
    		  
    394
    0.94
    32. Asthma
    736
    0.69
    		  
    911
    2.17
    33. Prostate Cancer
    684
    0.64
    		  
    46
    0.11
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    628
    0.59
    		  
    219
    0.52
    35. Trypanosomiasis
    605
    0.56
    		  
    0
    0.00
    36. Syphilis
    590
    0.55
    		  
    89
    0.21
    37. Pertussis
    535
    0.50
    		  
    254
    0.61
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    526
    0.49
    		  
    390
    0.93
    39. Appendicitis
    509
    0.47
    		  
    79
    0.19
    40. Suicide
    377
    0.35
    		  
    422
    1.01
    41. Poisonings
    356
    0.33
    		  
    64
    0.15
    42. Skin Disease
    344
    0.32
    		  
    75
    0.18
    43. Tetanus
    298
    0.28
    		  
    88
    0.21
    44. Hepatitis B
    253
    0.24
    		  
    9
    0.02
    45. Breast Cancer
    251
    0.23
    		  
    219
    0.52
    46. Other Neoplasms
    205
    0.19
    		  
    64
    0.15
    47. Encephalitis
    203
    0.19
    		  
    52
    0.12
    48. Schistosomiasis
    181
    0.17
    		  
    8
    0.02
    49. Stomach Cancer
    173
    0.16
    		  
    92
    0.22
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    153
    0.14
    		  
    14
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guinea GUINEA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    38.46
    13
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Cervical Cancer
    28.46
    11
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Liver Cancer
    17.35
    12
    		  
    55.58
    2
    4. Breast Cancer
    7.90
    161
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Stomach Cancer
    2.90
    144
    		  
    2.46
    154
    6. Ovary Cancer
    2.37
    150
    		  
    4.34
    82
    7. Lymphomas
    2.20
    149
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Skin Cancers
    2.03
    52
    		  
    0.87
    132
    9. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    142
    		  
    4.08
    63
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.44
    170
    		  
    7.39
    85
    11. Leukemia
    1.28
    151
    		  
    3.77
    91
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.24
    122
    		  
    1.42
    114
    13. Lung Cancers
    1.08
    167
    		  
    12.94
    82
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.71
    158
    		  
    1.50
    112
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.48
    169
    		  
    0.68
    157
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.29
    171
    		  
    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.