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Compare Jordan 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
     
      Jordan JORDAN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    46.0
    48.5
    47.2
    105
    106
    104
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    53.0
    56.3
    54.6
    101
    99
    100
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    60.9
    64.7
    62.7
    90
    91
    90
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    65.5
    69.0
    67.2
    86
    98
    93
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    69.1
    72.5
    70.7
    65
    92
    77
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    71.9
    75.1
    73.4
    61
    93
    80
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    72.5
    75.9
    74.1
    70
    96
    84
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jordan JORDAN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.5
    75.9
    70
    96
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    73.9
    77.2
    63
    92
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    74.0
    77.3
    62
    93
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    74.1
    77.4
    64
    94
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    74.3
    77.5
    63
    94
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    74.6
    77.7
    67
    92
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    74.8
    77.8
    70
    92
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    75.0
    78.1
    75
    93
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    75.3
    78.3
    77
    93
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    75.7
    78.6
    79
    95
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    76.2
    79.1
    81
    96
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    76.9
    79.6
    81
    94
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    78.0
    80.4
    81
    95
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    79.3
    81.4
    84
    96
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    81.1
    82.7
    90
    98
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.5
    94
    102
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.9
    106
    105
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.9
    111
    105
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.0
    93.5
    123
    110
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.5
    125
    108
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.8
    102.0
    109
    95
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jordan JORDAN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    131.70
    46
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    86.15
    92
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    53.14
    25
    		  
    27.80
    84
    4. Hypertension
    34.94
    16
    		  
    20.37
    55
    5. Kidney Disease
    30.47
    8
    		  
    17.30
    56
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    25.00
    36
    		  
    21.84
    55
    7. Breast Cancer
    21.95
    31
    		  
    9.91
    146
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.08
    114
    		  
    103.64
    39
    9. Lung Disease
    18.21
    92
    		  
    34.40
    23
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.54
    28
    		  
    7.39
    85
    11. Lung Cancers
    14.88
    74
    		  
    12.94
    82
    12. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    112
    		  
    3.52
    157
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    11.07
    29
    		  
    9.07
    74
    14. Liver Disease
    10.50
    112
    		  
    15.22
    90
    15. Low Birth Weight
    10.33
    71
    		  
    17.45
    39
    16. Lymphomas
    7.56
    21
    		  
    4.34
    90
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    7.48
    70
    		  
    2.40
    142
    18. Other Injuries
    7.34
    122
    		  
    19.68
    42
    19. Violence
    6.62
    77
    		  
    6.66
    75
    20. Stomach Cancer
    5.40
    94
    		  
    2.46
    154
    21. Leukemia
    5.24
    25
    		  
    3.77
    91
    22. Liver Cancer
    4.36
    107
    		  
    55.58
    2
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.08
    74
    		  
    1.05
    145
    24. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.90
    64
    		  
    0.71
    159
    25. Bladder Cancer
    3.76
    42
    		  
    1.50
    112
    26. Ovary Cancer
    3.63
    111
    		  
    4.34
    82
    27. Falls
    3.57
    118
    		  
    5.76
    80
    28. Birth Trauma
    3.53
    86
    		  
    18.95
    24
    29. Other Neoplasms
    3.50
    54
    		  
    1.52
    127
    30. Asthma
    3.21
    100
    		  
    25.90
    5
    31. Fires
    3.14
    73
    		  
    3.64
    69
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.43
    108
    		  
    10.04
    19
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.21
    107
    		  
    27.96
    49
    34. Suicide
    1.98
    161
    		  
    8.54
    86
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.96
    167
    		  
    5.53
    112
    36. Skin Disease
    1.82
    87
    		  
    1.93
    83
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.79
    113
    		  
    9.05
    27
    38. Poisonings
    1.69
    71
    		  
    0.98
    102
    39. Uterin Cancer
    1.55
    104
    		  
    1.42
    114
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.51
    150
    		  
    4.08
    63
    41. Drownings
    1.50
    134
    		  
    5.69
    55
    42. Maternal Conditions
    1.43
    82
    		  
    7.20
    47
    43. Meningitis
    1.23
    102
    		  
    6.65
    51
    44. Drug Use
    1.06
    89
    		  
    3.55
    25
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    1.00
    117
    		  
    0.45
    152
    46. Tuberculosis
    0.98
    130
    		  
    17.90
    52
    47. Epilepsy
    0.92
    139
    		  
    1.65
    97
    48. Cervical Cancer
    0.91
    171
    		  
    7.81
    85
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    148
    		  
    0.68
    157
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.87
    134
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Jordan JORDAN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,329
    18.80
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    2,751
    11.95
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,721
    7.47
    		  
    938
    2.24
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,411
    6.13
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    5. Hypertension
    1,117
    4.85
    		  
    673
    1.61
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,086
    4.72
    		  
    632
    1.51
    7. Low Birth Weight
    1,067
    4.63
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    8. Congenital Anomalies
    1,001
    4.35
    		  
    817
    1.95
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    949
    4.12
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    578
    2.51
    		  
    267
    0.64
    11. Lung Disease
    571
    2.48
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    12. Lung Cancers
    514
    2.23
    		  
    470
    1.12
    13. Other Injuries
    430
    1.87
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    14. Breast Cancer
    423
    1.84
    		  
    219
    0.52
    15. Violence
    412
    1.79
    		  
    390
    0.93
    16. Liver Disease
    404
    1.76
    		  
    594
    1.42
    17. Birth Trauma
    364
    1.58
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    301
    1.31
    		  
    108
    0.26
    19. Lymphomas
    299
    1.30
    		  
    171
    0.41
    20. Leukemia
    249
    1.08
    		  
    203
    0.49
    21. Stomach Cancer
    199
    0.86
    		  
    92
    0.22
    22. Falls
    177
    0.77
    		  
    247
    0.59
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    165
    0.72
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    24. Prostate Cancer
    164
    0.71
    		  
    46
    0.11
    25. Fires
    163
    0.71
    		  
    196
    0.47
    26. Liver Cancer
    155
    0.67
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    151
    0.66
    		  
    41
    0.10
    28. Other Neoplasms
    139
    0.60
    		  
    64
    0.15
    29. Bladder Cancer
    119
    0.52
    		  
    50
    0.12
    30. Suicide
    114
    0.50
    		  
    422
    1.01
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    113
    0.49
    		  
    22
    0.05
    32. Asthma
    108
    0.47
    		  
    911
    2.17
    33. Drownings
    104
    0.45
    		  
    394
    0.94
    34. Maternal Conditions
    98
    0.43
    		  
    424
    1.01
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    86
    0.38
    		  
    390
    0.93
    36. Poisonings
    86
    0.37
    		  
    64
    0.15
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    75
    0.33
    		  
    219
    0.52
    38. Ovary Cancer
    70
    0.30
    		  
    92
    0.22
    39. Skin Disease
    65
    0.28
    		  
    75
    0.18
    40. Meningitis
    65
    0.28
    		  
    476
    1.13
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    63
    0.27
    		  
    313
    0.75
    42. Oral Cancer
    56
    0.24
    		  
    153
    0.36
    43. Epilepsy
    53
    0.23
    		  
    92
    0.22
    44. Drug Use
    52
    0.23
    		  
    177
    0.42
    45. Pertussis
    37
    0.16
    		  
    254
    0.61
    46. Tuberculosis
    37
    0.16
    		  
    707
    1.69
    47. Malnutrition
    36
    0.16
    		  
    393
    0.94
    48. Skin Cancers
    33
    0.14
    		  
    30
    0.07
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    31
    0.13
    		  
    25
    0.06
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    30
    0.13
    		  
    14
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jordan JORDAN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    21.95
    31
    		  
    9.91
    146
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.54
    28
    		  
    7.39
    85
    3. Lung Cancers
    14.88
    74
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    112
    		  
    3.52
    157
    5. Lymphomas
    7.56
    21
    		  
    4.34
    90
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.40
    94
    		  
    2.46
    154
    7. Leukemia
    5.24
    25
    		  
    3.77
    91
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.36
    107
    		  
    55.58
    2
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.08
    74
    		  
    1.05
    145
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.76
    42
    		  
    1.50
    112
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.63
    111
    		  
    4.34
    82
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.55
    104
    		  
    1.42
    114
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.51
    150
    		  
    4.08
    63
    14. Cervical Cancer
    0.91
    171
    		  
    7.81
    85
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    148
    		  
    0.68
    157
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.87
    134
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
     
    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.