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Compare Israel 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
     
      Israel ISRAEL   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    70.2
    73.2
    71.7
    5
    14
    5
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    69.6
    73.0
    71.2
    7
    33
    16
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    72.1
    75.6
    73.8
    11
    25
    16
     
    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
    79.7
    83.6
    81.7
    3
    9
    8
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    80.6
    84.3
    82.5
    5
    9
    8
     
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Israel ISRAEL   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.6
    84.3
    5
    9
     
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.7
    4
    9
     
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.7
    4
    9
     
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.7
    4
    9
     
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.8
    4
    9
     
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    81.3
    84.8
    4
    9
     
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    81.5
    84.9
    4
    9
     
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    81.6
    85.0
    5
    9
     
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    81.8
    85.1
    5
    9
     
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    82.0
    85.2
    4
    10
     
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    82.4
    85.4
    5
    10
     
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.8
    4
    10
     
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    83.7
    86.2
    4
    10
     
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    84.6
    86.8
    3
    11
     
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    85.8
    87.5
    3
    12
     
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    87.3
    88.6
    2
    12
     
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    89.3
    90.1
    4
    19
     
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.2
    8
    24
     
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.9
    95.0
    10
    28
     
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    99.1
    98.7
    4
    21
     
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    103.2
    102.8
    3
    19
     
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Israel ISRAEL   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    42.78
    161
     
    135.32
    41
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.91
    97
     
    27.80
    84
    3. Stroke
    22.75
    170
     
    123.84
    49
    4. Breast Cancer
    21.32
    42
     
    9.91
    146
    5. Lung Cancers
    21.25
    56
     
    12.94
    82
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    19.90
    18
     
    0.71
    159
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.70
    44
     
    7.39
    85
    8. Kidney Disease
    14.48
    83
     
    17.30
    56
    9. Lung Disease
    10.97
    142
     
    34.40
    23
    10. Prostate Cancer
    10.15
    123
     
    3.52
    157
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.59
    152
     
    103.64
    39
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    9.16
    15
     
    1.05
    145
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    8.95
    60
     
    2.40
    142
    14. Hypertension
    8.65
    143
     
    20.37
    55
    15. Lymphomas
    8.12
    7
     
    4.34
    90
    16. Other Injuries
    7.33
    123
     
    19.68
    42
    17. Leukemia
    6.26
    4
     
    3.77
    91
    18. Stomach Cancer
    6.06
    78
     
    2.46
    154
    19. Suicide
    6.02
    109
     
    8.54
    86
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    47
     
    4.34
    82
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4.15
    30
     
    1.50
    112
    22. Skin Disease
    4.01
    48
     
    1.93
    83
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.89
    162
     
    21.84
    55
    24. Skin Cancers
    3.66
    14
     
    0.87
    132
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.45
    152
     
    9.07
    74
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3.38
    60
     
    1.52
    127
    27. Liver Cancer
    3.20
    148
     
    55.58
    2
    28. Liver Disease
    3.16
    167
     
    15.22
    90
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.64
    61
     
    1.42
    114
    30. Cervical Cancer
    2.63
    144
     
    7.81
    85
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.42
    103
     
    27.96
    49
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    2.34
    69
     
    0.45
    152
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    166
     
    5.53
    112
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.02
    148
     
    17.45
    39
    35. Violence
    1.91
    132
     
    6.66
    75
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.78
    118
     
    10.04
    19
    37. Anemia
    1.70
    60
     
    1.31
    66
    38. Falls
    1.63
    155
     
    5.76
    80
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.52
    148
     
    4.08
    63
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    132
     
    0.68
    157
    41. Epilepsy
    1.22
    122
     
    1.65
    97
    42. Drug Use
    0.94
    92
     
    3.55
    25
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    143
     
    25.90
    5
    44. Hepatitis C
    0.77
    18
     
    0.02
    145
    45. Alcohol
    0.69
    91
     
    1.69
    60
    46. Malnutrition
    0.58
    120
     
    9.20
    49
    47. Drownings
    0.54
    164
     
    5.69
    55
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.41
    169
     
    9.05
    27
    49. HIV/AIDS
    0.38
    132
     
    6.82
    77
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.38
    54
     
    0.11
    134
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Israel ISRAEL   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,411
    13.96
     
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    2,350
    7.44
     
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,338
    7.40
     
    938
    2.24
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,145
    6.79
     
    22
    0.05
    5. Lung Cancers
    1,990
    6.30
     
    470
    1.12
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,508
    4.77
     
    632
    1.51
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,447
    4.58
     
    267
    0.64
    8. Lung Disease
    1,132
    3.58
     
    1,104
    2.63
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,069
    3.38
     
    219
    0.52
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    995
    3.15
     
    5,250
    12.53
    11. Hypertension
    902
    2.86
     
    673
    1.61
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    888
    2.81
     
    41
    0.10
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    879
    2.78
     
    108
    0.26
    14. Lymphomas
    784
    2.48
     
    171
    0.41
    15. Other Injuries
    728
    2.30
     
    1,167
    2.79
    16. Leukemia
    594
    1.88
     
    203
    0.49
    17. Stomach Cancer
    573
    1.81
     
    92
    0.22
    18. Suicide
    472
    1.50
     
    422
    1.01
    19. Prostate Cancer
    452
    1.43
     
    46
    0.11
    20. Bladder Cancer
    427
    1.35
     
    50
    0.12
    21. Skin Disease
    421
    1.33
     
    75
    0.18
    22. Skin Cancers
    356
    1.13
     
    30
    0.07
    23. Other Neoplasms
    339
    1.07
     
    64
    0.15
    24. Liver Cancer
    307
    0.97
     
    2,021
    4.82
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    298
    0.94
     
    1,288
    3.07
    26. Liver Disease
    295
    0.93
     
    594
    1.42
    27. Ovary Cancer
    295
    0.93
     
    92
    0.22
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    291
    0.92
     
    817
    1.95
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    254
    0.80
     
    2,089
    4.98
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    252
    0.80
     
    14
    0.03
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    197
    0.62
     
    219
    0.52
    32. Anemia
    181
    0.57
     
    50
    0.12
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    177
    0.56
     
    390
    0.93
    34. Low Birth Weight
    174
    0.55
     
    1,694
    4.04
    35. Falls
    159
    0.50
     
    247
    0.59
    36. Uterin Cancer
    143
    0.45
     
    28
    0.07
    37. Violence
    139
    0.44
     
    390
    0.93
    38. Oral Cancer
    138
    0.44
     
    153
    0.36
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    133
    0.42
     
    25
    0.06
    40. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.39
     
    167
    0.40
    41. Epilepsy
    104
    0.33
     
    92
    0.22
    42. Asthma
    85
    0.27
     
    911
    2.17
    43. Drug Use
    72
    0.23
     
    177
    0.42
    44. Hepatitis C
    69
    0.22
     
    1
    0.00
    45. Malnutrition
    62
    0.20
     
    393
    0.94
    46. Alcohol
    57
    0.18
     
    74
    0.18
    47. Drownings
    42
    0.13
     
    394
    0.94
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    42
    0.13
     
    313
    0.75
    49. Schizophrenia
    34
    0.11
     
    4
    0.01
    50. Fires
    31
    0.10
     
    196
    0.47
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Israel ISRAEL   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    21.32
    42
     
    9.91
    146
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.25
    56
     
    12.94
    82
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.70
    44
     
    7.39
    85
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.15
    123
     
    3.52
    157
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.16
    15
     
    1.05
    145
    6. Lymphomas
    8.12
    7
     
    4.34
    90
    7. Leukemia
    6.26
    4
     
    3.77
    91
    8. Stomach Cancer
    6.06
    78
     
    2.46
    154
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    47
     
    4.34
    82
    10. Bladder Cancer
    4.15
    30
     
    1.50
    112
    11. Skin Cancers
    3.66
    14
     
    0.87
    132
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.20
    148
     
    55.58
    2
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.64
    61
     
    1.42
    114
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.63
    144
     
    7.81
    85
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.52
    148
     
    4.08
    63
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    132
     
    0.68
    157
     
     
     
    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.