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Compare Italy 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
     
      Italy ITALY   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    24
    21
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    76.6
    82.6
    79.5
    6
    4
    4
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    80.5
    84.8
    82.7
    7
    8
    6
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.5
    84.8
    7
    8
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    80.8
    85.0
    6
    8
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    80.8
    85.1
    6
    8
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    80.8
    85.1
    6
    8
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    80.9
    85.1
    6
    8
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    81.1
    85.2
    6
    8
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    81.2
    85.3
    6
    8
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    81.4
    85.3
    7
    8
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    81.6
    85.4
    8
    8
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    81.8
    85.6
    9
    8
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.9
    9
    8
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    82.6
    86.2
    9
    8
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    83.3
    86.6
    10
    8
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    84.2
    87.2
    9
    8
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    85.4
    88.0
    10
    9
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.9
    89.0
    8
    11
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.4
    9
    12
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.5
    92.4
    12
    19
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.6
    95.1
    15
    20
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.3
    98.6
    23
    29
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    32
    41
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48.48
    156
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    35.35
    145
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Lung Cancers
    25.15
    40
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.94
    53
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Hypertension
    17.81
    80
    		  
    20.37
    55
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    16.96
    21
    		  
    0.71
    159
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.58
    45
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.13
    129
    		  
    27.80
    84
    9. Lung Disease
    12.24
    134
    		  
    34.40
    23
    10. Prostate Cancer
    11.53
    113
    		  
    3.52
    157
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    36
    		  
    1.05
    145
    12. Stomach Cancer
    7.52
    61
    		  
    2.46
    154
    13. Other Injuries
    6.83
    128
    		  
    19.68
    42
    14. Liver Cancer
    6.69
    64
    		  
    55.58
    2
    15. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
    		  
    4.34
    90
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.03
    149
    		  
    21.84
    55
    17. Liver Disease
    6.02
    146
    		  
    15.22
    90
    18. Kidney Disease
    5.47
    150
    		  
    17.30
    56
    19. Other Neoplasms
    5.13
    16
    		  
    1.52
    127
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    66
    		  
    4.34
    82
    21. Leukemia
    5.04
    33
    		  
    3.77
    91
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.02
    98
    		  
    2.40
    142
    23. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4.89
    169
    		  
    103.64
    39
    24. Suicide
    4.76
    125
    		  
    8.54
    86
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.07
    35
    		  
    1.50
    112
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.20
    146
    		  
    5.53
    112
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.72
    54
    		  
    0.45
    152
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.72
    161
    		  
    9.07
    74
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.68
    60
    		  
    1.42
    114
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    100
    		  
    4.08
    63
    31. Falls
    2.40
    139
    		  
    5.76
    80
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.30
    42
    		  
    0.87
    132
    33. Hepatitis C
    2.23
    3
    		  
    0.02
    145
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.85
    151
    		  
    17.45
    39
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.81
    157
    		  
    7.81
    85
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    118
    		  
    0.68
    157
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.37
    125
    		  
    10.04
    19
    38. HIV/AIDS
    1.17
    115
    		  
    6.82
    77
    39. Drug Use
    1.07
    88
    		  
    3.55
    25
    40. Violence
    0.79
    159
    		  
    6.66
    75
    41. Epilepsy
    0.76
    157
    		  
    1.65
    97
    42. Anemia
    0.65
    90
    		  
    1.31
    66
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    150
    		  
    18.95
    24
    44. Drownings
    0.57
    163
    		  
    5.69
    55
    45. Skin Disease
    0.51
    137
    		  
    1.93
    83
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.48
    37
    		  
    0.06
    152
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.42
    168
    		  
    9.05
    27
    48. Alcohol
    0.37
    111
    		  
    1.69
    60
    49. Poisonings
    0.37
    155
    		  
    0.98
    102
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.37
    95
    		  
    0.22
    111
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Italy ITALY   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75,906
    16.32
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    58,654
    12.61
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Lung Cancers
    33,636
    7.23
    		  
    470
    1.12
    4. Hypertension
    29,958
    6.44
    		  
    673
    1.61
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29,620
    6.37
    		  
    22
    0.05
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    20,754
    4.46
    		  
    938
    2.24
    7. Lung Disease
    20,602
    4.43
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20,556
    4.42
    		  
    267
    0.64
    9. Breast Cancer
    13,333
    2.87
    		  
    219
    0.52
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    10,649
    2.29
    		  
    41
    0.10
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10,438
    2.24
    		  
    92
    0.22
    12. Other Injuries
    10,274
    2.21
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    13. Liver Cancer
    9,235
    1.99
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    14. Lymphomas
    8,957
    1.93
    		  
    171
    0.41
    15. Kidney Disease
    8,864
    1.91
    		  
    632
    1.51
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,868
    1.69
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    17. Prostate Cancer
    7,841
    1.69
    		  
    46
    0.11
    18. Other Neoplasms
    7,593
    1.63
    		  
    64
    0.15
    19. Liver Disease
    7,331
    1.58
    		  
    594
    1.42
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    6,554
    1.41
    		  
    108
    0.26
    21. Leukemia
    6,496
    1.40
    		  
    203
    0.49
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6,226
    1.34
    		  
    50
    0.12
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,695
    1.01
    		  
    219
    0.52
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    4,681
    1.01
    		  
    14
    0.03
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,061
    0.87
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    26. Suicide
    3,908
    0.84
    		  
    422
    1.01
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3,336
    0.72
    		  
    92
    0.22
    28. Falls
    3,249
    0.70
    		  
    247
    0.59
    29. Hepatitis C
    3,161
    0.68
    		  
    1
    0.00
    30. Oral Cancer
    2,922
    0.63
    		  
    153
    0.36
    31. Skin Cancers
    2,728
    0.59
    		  
    30
    0.07
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,160
    0.46
    		  
    390
    0.93
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2,050
    0.44
    		  
    28
    0.07
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,979
    0.43
    		  
    25
    0.06
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,370
    0.29
    		  
    817
    1.95
    36. Anemia
    1,059
    0.23
    		  
    50
    0.12
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1,055
    0.23
    		  
    167
    0.40
    38. HIV/AIDS
    874
    0.19
    		  
    425
    1.01
    39. Epilepsy
    872
    0.19
    		  
    92
    0.22
    40. Skin Disease
    809
    0.17
    		  
    75
    0.18
    41. Drug Use
    736
    0.16
    		  
    177
    0.42
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    643
    0.14
    		  
    313
    0.75
    43. Low Birth Weight
    599
    0.13
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    566
    0.12
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    548
    0.12
    		  
    13
    0.03
    46. Violence
    518
    0.11
    		  
    390
    0.93
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    491
    0.11
    		  
    2
    0.01
    48. Hepatitis B
    459
    0.10
    		  
    9
    0.02
    49. Asthma
    417
    0.09
    		  
    911
    2.17
    50. Drownings
    402
    0.09
    		  
    394
    0.94
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.15
    40
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.94
    53
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.58
    45
    		  
    7.39
    85
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.53
    113
    		  
    3.52
    157
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    36
    		  
    1.05
    145
    6. Stomach Cancer
    7.52
    61
    		  
    2.46
    154
    7. Liver Cancer
    6.69
    64
    		  
    55.58
    2
    8. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    66
    		  
    4.34
    82
    10. Leukemia
    5.04
    33
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.07
    35
    		  
    1.50
    112
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.68
    60
    		  
    1.42
    114
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    100
    		  
    4.08
    63
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.30
    42
    		  
    0.87
    132
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.81
    157
    		  
    7.81
    85
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    118
    		  
    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.