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Compare Iceland 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
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    61.92
    136
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    34.08
    4
    		  
    0.71
    159
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.45
    26
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Stroke
    29.17
    159
    		  
    123.84
    49
    5. Lung Disease
    21.34
    69
    		  
    34.40
    23
    6. Prostate Cancer
    21.29
    53
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.65
    64
    		  
    9.91
    146
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.20
    40
    		  
    7.39
    85
    9. Suicide
    14.06
    37
    		  
    8.54
    86
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.43
    142
    		  
    103.64
    39
    11. Lymphomas
    10.90
    1
    		  
    4.34
    90
    12. Hypertension
    9.79
    136
    		  
    20.37
    55
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.28
    29
    		  
    1.05
    145
    14. Falls
    7.00
    70
    		  
    5.76
    80
    15. Ovary Cancer
    6.30
    35
    		  
    4.34
    82
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.00
    162
    		  
    27.80
    84
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.45
    151
    		  
    17.30
    56
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    4.56
    2
    		  
    0.45
    152
    19. Other Injuries
    4.17
    158
    		  
    19.68
    42
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.07
    54
    		  
    0.68
    157
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.06
    120
    		  
    2.46
    154
    22. Leukemia
    3.62
    96
    		  
    3.77
    91
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.54
    166
    		  
    21.84
    55
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.96
    59
    		  
    1.50
    112
    25. Skin Cancers
    2.40
    40
    		  
    0.87
    132
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2.26
    166
    		  
    9.07
    74
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.25
    108
    		  
    1.52
    127
    28. Liver Cancer
    1.88
    165
    		  
    55.58
    2
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.74
    169
    		  
    5.53
    112
    30. Liver Disease
    1.70
    172
    		  
    15.22
    90
    31. Drug Use
    1.69
    61
    		  
    3.55
    25
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    1.68
    154
    		  
    2.40
    142
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.56
    145
    		  
    4.08
    63
    34. Alcohol
    1.51
    65
    		  
    1.69
    60
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.48
    158
    		  
    17.45
    39
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.14
    137
    		  
    1.42
    114
    37. Cervical Cancer
    0.92
    170
    		  
    7.81
    85
    38. Epilepsy
    0.88
    143
    		  
    1.65
    97
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.88
    17
    		  
    0.06
    152
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.85
    153
    		  
    9.05
    27
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.75
    136
    		  
    17.90
    52
    42. Drownings
    0.63
    160
    		  
    5.69
    55
    43. Violence
    0.63
    164
    		  
    6.66
    75
    44. Poisonings
    0.48
    144
    		  
    0.98
    102
    45. Asthma
    0.42
    169
    		  
    25.90
    5
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.38
    154
    		  
    27.96
    49
    47. Malnutrition
    0.38
    128
    		  
    9.20
    49
    48. Depression
    0.38
    8
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    166
    		  
    10.04
    19
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.38
    11
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    315
    18.81
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    179
    10.69
    		  
    22
    0.05
    3. Stroke
    147
    8.77
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Lung Cancers
    138
    8.23
    		  
    470
    1.12
    5. Lung Disease
    106
    6.30
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    74
    4.41
    		  
    267
    0.64
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60
    3.60
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    8. Lymphomas
    56
    3.36
    		  
    171
    0.41
    9. Hypertension
    53
    3.15
    		  
    673
    1.61
    10. Prostate Cancer
    50
    2.95
    		  
    46
    0.11
    11. Suicide
    49
    2.93
    		  
    422
    1.01
    12. Breast Cancer
    46
    2.75
    		  
    219
    0.52
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    39
    2.33
    		  
    41
    0.10
    14. Falls
    36
    2.13
    		  
    247
    0.59
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.80
    		  
    938
    2.24
    16. Kidney Disease
    28
    1.69
    		  
    632
    1.51
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    25
    1.47
    		  
    14
    0.03
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    19
    1.14
    		  
    25
    0.06
    19. Other Injuries
    18
    1.07
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    20. Leukemia
    18
    1.07
    		  
    203
    0.49
    21. Stomach Cancer
    18
    1.06
    		  
    92
    0.22
    22. Bladder Cancer
    15
    0.89
    		  
    50
    0.12
    23. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.84
    		  
    92
    0.22
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    14
    0.83
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    25. Other Neoplasms
    11
    0.67
    		  
    64
    0.15
    26. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.56
    		  
    30
    0.07
    27. Liver Cancer
    9
    0.55
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    28. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.45
    		  
    153
    0.36
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7
    0.45
    		  
    108
    0.26
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7
    0.44
    		  
    219
    0.52
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.41
    		  
    817
    1.95
    32. Liver Disease
    7
    0.40
    		  
    594
    1.42
    33. Drug Use
    6
    0.36
    		  
    177
    0.42
    34. Alcohol
    6
    0.33
    		  
    74
    0.18
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.27
    		  
    313
    0.75
    36. Tuberculosis
    4
    0.24
    		  
    707
    1.69
    37. Low Birth Weight
    4
    0.24
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    4
    0.24
    		  
    2
    0.01
    39. Uterin Cancer
    4
    0.21
    		  
    28
    0.07
    40. Drownings
    3
    0.19
    		  
    394
    0.94
    41. Cervical Cancer
    3
    0.18
    		  
    167
    0.40
    42. Epilepsy
    3
    0.15
    		  
    92
    0.22
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2
    0.14
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    44. Asthma
    2
    0.13
    		  
    911
    2.17
    45. Violence
    2
    0.12
    		  
    390
    0.93
    46. Malnutrition
    2
    0.12
    		  
    393
    0.94
    47. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2
    0.12
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Depression
    2
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Poisonings
    2
    0.10
    		  
    64
    0.15
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2
    0.09
    		  
    390
    0.93
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iceland ICELAND   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.45
    26
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Prostate Cancer
    21.29
    53
    		  
    3.52
    157
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.65
    64
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.20
    40
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Lymphomas
    10.90
    1
    		  
    4.34
    90
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.28
    29
    		  
    1.05
    145
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.30
    35
    		  
    4.34
    82
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.07
    54
    		  
    0.68
    157
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.06
    120
    		  
    2.46
    154
    10. Leukemia
    3.62
    96
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.96
    59
    		  
    1.50
    112
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.40
    40
    		  
    0.87
    132
    13. Liver Cancer
    1.88
    165
    		  
    55.58
    2
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.56
    145
    		  
    4.08
    63
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.14
    137
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Cervical Cancer
    0.92
    170
    		  
    7.81
    85
     
     
     
    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.