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IRAQ VS LAOS
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Iraq 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
     
      Iraq IRAQ   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    55.9
    59.8
    57.8
    144
    139
    141
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    66.2
    71.8
    68.9
    121
    118
    121
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iraq IRAQ   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    66.2
    71.8
    121
    118
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    68.6
    74.0
    122
    117
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    68.9
    74.3
    122
    117
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    69.3
    74.7
    119
    116
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    69.9
    75.1
    116
    114
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    70.9
    75.5
    110
    113
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    71.7
    75.9
    107
    113
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    72.5
    76.4
    105
    113
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    73.2
    76.8
    101
    113
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    73.9
    77.3
    101
    113
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    74.7
    77.9
    100
    113
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    75.7
    78.6
    104
    113
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    77.0
    79.5
    105
    112
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.6
    112
    114
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    80.5
    82.1
    110
    113
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.9
    84.1
    118
    115
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.7
    86.6
    120
    116
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.0
    89.7
    132
    123
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.3
    137
    126
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.5
    140
    124
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.8
    102.0
    115
    91
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iraq IRAQ   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    187.65
    22
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    117.01
    57
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    41.41
    2
    		  
    21.84
    55
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.38
    47
    		  
    27.80
    84
    5. War
    33.53
    4
    		  
    0.20
    35
    6. Kidney Disease
    32.67
    5
    		  
    17.30
    56
    7. Other Injuries
    30.27
    13
    		  
    19.68
    42
    8. Hypertension
    26.29
    28
    		  
    20.37
    55
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24.43
    101
    		  
    103.64
    39
    10. Breast Cancer
    20.79
    44
    		  
    9.91
    146
    11. Lung Disease
    15.27
    114
    		  
    34.40
    23
    12. Lung Cancers
    12.99
    81
    		  
    12.94
    82
    13. Low Birth Weight
    12.57
    58
    		  
    17.45
    39
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    10.54
    38
    		  
    9.07
    74
    15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.14
    17
    		  
    10.04
    19
    16. Violence
    9.84
    52
    		  
    6.66
    75
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.57
    61
    		  
    5.53
    112
    18. Birth Trauma
    9.57
    60
    		  
    18.95
    24
    19. Asthma
    8.69
    55
    		  
    25.90
    5
    20. Other Neoplasms
    7.98
    4
    		  
    1.52
    127
    21. Lymphomas
    7.85
    13
    		  
    4.34
    90
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6.90
    3
    		  
    1.50
    112
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    6.90
    73
    		  
    2.40
    142
    24. Leukemia
    6.85
    1
    		  
    3.77
    91
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.76
    75
    		  
    27.96
    49
    26. Liver Disease
    6.74
    140
    		  
    15.22
    90
    27. Prostate Cancer
    6.54
    144
    		  
    3.52
    157
    28. Tuberculosis
    5.84
    82
    		  
    17.90
    52
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.25
    116
    		  
    7.39
    85
    30. Stomach Cancer
    5.19
    96
    		  
    2.46
    154
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.41
    55
    		  
    0.71
    159
    32. Liver Cancer
    4.13
    116
    		  
    55.58
    2
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    105
    		  
    4.34
    82
    34. Meningitis
    3.36
    70
    		  
    6.65
    51
    35. Malnutrition
    3.17
    78
    		  
    9.20
    49
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.02
    79
    		  
    9.05
    27
    37. Fires
    2.85
    79
    		  
    3.64
    69
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    2.75
    96
    		  
    1.05
    145
    39. Maternal Conditions
    2.53
    67
    		  
    7.20
    47
    40. Falls
    2.46
    138
    		  
    5.76
    80
    41. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    103
    		  
    4.08
    63
    42. Drug Use
    2.23
    51
    		  
    3.55
    25
    43. Drownings
    1.89
    125
    		  
    5.69
    55
    44. Suicide
    1.61
    166
    		  
    8.54
    86
    45. Cervical Cancer
    1.56
    162
    		  
    7.81
    85
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.11
    138
    		  
    0.68
    157
    47. Poisonings
    1.04
    98
    		  
    0.98
    102
    48. Epilepsy
    0.82
    150
    		  
    1.65
    97
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.74
    143
    		  
    0.87
    132
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    0.72
    138
    		  
    0.45
    152
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Iraq IRAQ   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    27,513
    18.60
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    16,783
    11.34
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. War
    9,967
    6.74
    		  
    15
    0.03
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    9,887
    6.68
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,626
    5.15
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    6. Other Injuries
    7,222
    4.88
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    7. Low Birth Weight
    6,862
    4.64
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,858
    3.96
    		  
    938
    2.24
    9. Birth Trauma
    5,221
    3.53
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    10. Kidney Disease
    5,146
    3.48
    		  
    632
    1.51
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    4,952
    3.35
    		  
    817
    1.95
    12. Hypertension
    3,774
    2.55
    		  
    673
    1.61
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,650
    1.79
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    14. Violence
    2,593
    1.75
    		  
    390
    0.93
    15. Lung Disease
    2,206
    1.49
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    16. Lung Cancers
    1,987
    1.34
    		  
    470
    1.12
    17. Breast Cancer
    1,962
    1.33
    		  
    219
    0.52
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,685
    1.14
    		  
    219
    0.52
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,575
    1.06
    		  
    390
    0.93
    20. Leukemia
    1,522
    1.03
    		  
    203
    0.49
    21. Other Neoplasms
    1,418
    0.96
    		  
    64
    0.15
    22. Lymphomas
    1,416
    0.96
    		  
    171
    0.41
    23. Asthma
    1,308
    0.88
    		  
    911
    2.17
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    1,292
    0.87
    		  
    108
    0.26
    25. Liver Disease
    1,126
    0.76
    		  
    594
    1.42
    26. Bladder Cancer
    984
    0.67
    		  
    50
    0.12
    27. Tuberculosis
    928
    0.63
    		  
    707
    1.69
    28. Meningitis
    881
    0.60
    		  
    476
    1.13
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    849
    0.57
    		  
    267
    0.64
    30. Stomach Cancer
    838
    0.57
    		  
    92
    0.22
    31. Maternal Conditions
    721
    0.49
    		  
    424
    1.01
    32. Fires
    691
    0.47
    		  
    196
    0.47
    33. Malnutrition
    688
    0.46
    		  
    393
    0.94
    34. Liver Cancer
    643
    0.43
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    35. Drownings
    641
    0.43
    		  
    394
    0.94
    36. Alzheimers/Dementia
    593
    0.40
    		  
    22
    0.05
    37. Falls
    519
    0.35
    		  
    247
    0.59
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    469
    0.32
    		  
    313
    0.75
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    436
    0.29
    		  
    41
    0.10
    40. Drug Use
    434
    0.29
    		  
    177
    0.42
    41. Oral Cancer
    396
    0.27
    		  
    153
    0.36
    42. Suicide
    376
    0.25
    		  
    422
    1.01
    43. Prostate Cancer
    370
    0.25
    		  
    46
    0.11
    44. Ovary Cancer
    340
    0.23
    		  
    92
    0.22
    45. Poisonings
    237
    0.16
    		  
    64
    0.15
    46. Pertussis
    236
    0.16
    		  
    254
    0.61
    47. Epilepsy
    219
    0.15
    		  
    92
    0.22
    48. Encephalitis
    211
    0.14
    		  
    52
    0.12
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    174
    0.12
    		  
    25
    0.06
    50. Tetanus
    147
    0.10
    		  
    88
    0.21
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Iraq IRAQ   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    20.79
    44
    		  
    9.91
    146
    2. Lung Cancers
    12.99
    81
    		  
    12.94
    82
    3. Lymphomas
    7.85
    13
    		  
    4.34
    90
    4. Bladder Cancer
    6.90
    3
    		  
    1.50
    112
    5. Leukemia
    6.85
    1
    		  
    3.77
    91
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.54
    144
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.25
    116
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.19
    96
    		  
    2.46
    154
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.13
    116
    		  
    55.58
    2
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    105
    		  
    4.34
    82
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.75
    96
    		  
    1.05
    145
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    103
    		  
    4.08
    63
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.56
    162
    		  
    7.81
    85
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.11
    138
    		  
    0.68
    157
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.74
    143
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.57
    164
    		  
    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.