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Compare Ireland 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
     
      Ireland IRELAND   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.9
    71.6
    69.7
    10
    26
    17
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    73.9
    79.1
    76.4
    32
    32
    32
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    79.4
    83.4
    81.4
    17
    23
    19
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ireland IRELAND   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.4
    83.4
    17
    23
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    79.7
    83.7
    18
    24
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    79.7
    83.7
    18
    24
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    79.8
    83.8
    18
    24
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    79.9
    83.9
    17
    25
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    80.1
    83.9
    16
    25
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    80.3
    84.0
    15
    25
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    80.6
    84.1
    15
    25
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    80.8
    84.2
    16
    25
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    81.1
    84.4
    16
    25
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    81.5
    84.7
    15
    24
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    82.0
    85.1
    14
    24
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    82.6
    85.6
    17
    25
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.2
    19
    25
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.0
    22
    24
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.1
    88.1
    26
    30
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.7
    34
    36
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.0
    92.0
    29
    33
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.9
    33
    32
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.3
    50
    45
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.4
    58
    53
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ireland IRELAND   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.66
    108
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    29.72
    158
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.67
    31
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Lung Disease
    22.25
    60
    		  
    34.40
    23
    5. Breast Cancer
    21.42
    38
    		  
    9.91
    146
    6. Prostate Cancer
    18.33
    69
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Alzheimers/Dementia
    17.70
    20
    		  
    0.71
    159
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.42
    132
    		  
    103.64
    39
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.50
    36
    		  
    7.39
    85
    10. Suicide
    11.06
    61
    		  
    8.54
    86
    11. Liver Disease
    7.58
    134
    		  
    15.22
    90
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.24
    155
    		  
    27.80
    84
    13. Ovary Cancer
    7.20
    19
    		  
    4.34
    82
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    6.92
    44
    		  
    1.05
    145
    15. Falls
    6.53
    73
    		  
    5.76
    80
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.31
    28
    		  
    0.68
    157
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    6.17
    82
    		  
    2.40
    142
    18. Lymphomas
    5.97
    54
    		  
    4.34
    90
    19. Stomach Cancer
    5.71
    85
    		  
    2.46
    154
    20. Kidney Disease
    5.61
    146
    		  
    17.30
    56
    21. Other Injuries
    4.79
    154
    		  
    19.68
    42
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    4.49
    139
    		  
    9.07
    74
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.22
    6
    		  
    0.45
    152
    24. Leukemia
    3.93
    80
    		  
    3.77
    91
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.91
    161
    		  
    21.84
    55
    26. Hypertension
    3.52
    167
    		  
    20.37
    55
    27. Liver Cancer
    3.37
    142
    		  
    55.58
    2
    28. Cervical Cancer
    3.33
    130
    		  
    7.81
    85
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.12
    149
    		  
    5.53
    112
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.86
    27
    		  
    0.87
    132
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.79
    54
    		  
    1.42
    114
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.67
    84
    		  
    1.52
    127
    33. Bladder Cancer
    2.60
    68
    		  
    1.50
    112
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.24
    112
    		  
    4.08
    63
    35. Drownings
    2.22
    116
    		  
    5.69
    55
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.87
    110
    		  
    9.05
    27
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.68
    152
    		  
    17.45
    39
    38. Drug Use
    1.62
    64
    		  
    3.55
    25
    39. Fires
    1.55
    105
    		  
    3.64
    69
    40. Alcohol
    1.55
    64
    		  
    1.69
    60
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.44
    123
    		  
    10.04
    19
    42. Poisonings
    1.31
    83
    		  
    0.98
    102
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.25
    129
    		  
    27.96
    49
    44. Skin Disease
    1.19
    100
    		  
    1.93
    83
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.16
    53
    		  
    0.37
    110
    46. Epilepsy
    1.00
    133
    		  
    1.65
    97
    47. Violence
    0.89
    155
    		  
    6.66
    75
    48. Asthma
    0.77
    147
    		  
    25.90
    5
    49. Meningitis
    0.67
    123
    		  
    6.65
    51
    50. Dengue
    0.64
    19
    		  
    60.05
    1
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Ireland IRELAND   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,075
    21.92
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    1,973
    8.52
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,739
    7.51
    		  
    470
    1.12
    4. Lung Disease
    1,483
    6.41
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,205
    5.20
    		  
    22
    0.05
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,097
    4.74
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    982
    4.24
    		  
    267
    0.64
    8. Breast Cancer
    688
    2.97
    		  
    219
    0.52
    9. Prostate Cancer
    543
    2.35
    		  
    46
    0.11
    10. Suicide
    528
    2.28
    		  
    422
    1.01
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    474
    2.05
    		  
    938
    2.24
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    437
    1.89
    		  
    41
    0.10
    13. Liver Disease
    436
    1.88
    		  
    594
    1.42
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    396
    1.71
    		  
    25
    0.06
    15. Falls
    378
    1.63
    		  
    247
    0.59
    16. Lymphomas
    376
    1.62
    		  
    171
    0.41
    17. Kidney Disease
    376
    1.62
    		  
    632
    1.51
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    366
    1.58
    		  
    108
    0.26
    19. Stomach Cancer
    362
    1.57
    		  
    92
    0.22
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    287
    1.24
    		  
    14
    0.03
    21. Other Injuries
    256
    1.11
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    22. Leukemia
    244
    1.06
    		  
    203
    0.49
    23. Hypertension
    236
    1.02
    		  
    673
    1.61
    24. Ovary Cancer
    234
    1.01
    		  
    92
    0.22
    25. Liver Cancer
    213
    0.92
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    197
    0.85
    		  
    219
    0.52
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    194
    0.84
    		  
    817
    1.95
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    177
    0.76
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    29. Skin Cancers
    171
    0.74
    		  
    30
    0.07
    30. Other Neoplasms
    170
    0.73
    		  
    64
    0.15
    31. Bladder Cancer
    170
    0.73
    		  
    50
    0.12
    32. Oral Cancer
    137
    0.59
    		  
    153
    0.36
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    119
    0.51
    		  
    313
    0.75
    34. Drownings
    111
    0.48
    		  
    394
    0.94
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    97
    0.42
    		  
    390
    0.93
    36. Cervical Cancer
    96
    0.41
    		  
    167
    0.40
    37. Uterin Cancer
    94
    0.40
    		  
    28
    0.07
    38. Alcohol
    85
    0.37
    		  
    74
    0.18
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    83
    0.36
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    40. Fires
    81
    0.35
    		  
    196
    0.47
    41. Skin Disease
    81
    0.35
    		  
    75
    0.18
    42. Drug Use
    79
    0.34
    		  
    177
    0.42
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    76
    0.33
    		  
    13
    0.03
    44. Poisonings
    70
    0.30
    		  
    64
    0.15
    45. Low Birth Weight
    68
    0.29
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    46. Epilepsy
    60
    0.26
    		  
    92
    0.22
    47. Asthma
    47
    0.20
    		  
    911
    2.17
    48. Violence
    42
    0.18
    		  
    390
    0.93
    49. Tuberculosis
    40
    0.17
    		  
    707
    1.69
    50. Meningitis
    39
    0.17
    		  
    476
    1.13
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ireland IRELAND   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.67
    31
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    21.42
    38
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Prostate Cancer
    18.33
    69
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.50
    36
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Ovary Cancer
    7.20
    19
    		  
    4.34
    82
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.92
    44
    		  
    1.05
    145
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.31
    28
    		  
    0.68
    157
    8. Lymphomas
    5.97
    54
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.71
    85
    		  
    2.46
    154
    10. Leukemia
    3.93
    80
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.37
    142
    		  
    55.58
    2
    12. Cervical Cancer
    3.33
    130
    		  
    7.81
    85
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.86
    27
    		  
    0.87
    132
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.79
    54
    		  
    1.42
    114
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.60
    68
    		  
    1.50
    112
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.24
    112
    		  
    4.08
    63
     
     
     
    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.