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Compare Laos and Latvia 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
     
      Laos LAOS   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Laos LAOS   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Laos LAOS   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    135.32
    41
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Stroke
    123.84
    49
    		  
    94.58
    83
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    103.64
    39
    		  
    7.54
    163
    4. Dengue
    60.05
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    5. Liver Cancer
    55.58
    2
    		  
    3.86
    126
    6. Lung Disease
    34.40
    23
    		  
    5.89
    165
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    27.96
    49
    		  
    0.04
    172
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.80
    84
    		  
    22.07
    102
    9. Asthma
    25.90
    5
    		  
    0.81
    145
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.84
    55
    		  
    8.19
    139
    11. Hypertension
    20.37
    55
    		  
    28.91
    23
    12. Other Injuries
    19.68
    42
    		  
    7.85
    119
    13. Birth Trauma
    18.95
    24
    		  
    4.79
    77
    14. Tuberculosis
    17.90
    52
    		  
    2.35
    108
    15. Low Birth Weight
    17.45
    39
    		  
    1.44
    159
    16. Kidney Disease
    17.30
    56
    		  
    5.56
    147
    17. Liver Disease
    15.22
    90
    		  
    15.86
    85
    18. Lung Cancers
    12.94
    82
    		  
    26.92
    34
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.04
    19
    		  
    1.28
    126
    20. Breast Cancer
    9.91
    146
    		  
    21.32
    42
    21. Malnutrition
    9.20
    49
    		  
    0.20
    143
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    9.07
    74
    		  
    6.08
    120
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.05
    27
    		  
    3.43
    69
    24. Suicide
    8.54
    86
    		  
    18.10
    21
    25. Cervical Cancer
    7.81
    85
    		  
    8.35
    79
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.39
    85
    		  
    17.71
    20
    27. Maternal Conditions
    7.20
    47
    		  
    0.25
    125
    28. HIV/AIDS
    6.82
    77
    		  
    3.93
    94
    29. Violence
    6.66
    75
    		  
    4.77
    93
    30. Meningitis
    6.65
    51
    		  
    0.30
    148
    31. Falls
    5.76
    80
    		  
    3.75
    113
    32. Drownings
    5.69
    55
    		  
    7.66
    34
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.53
    112
    		  
    24.20
    7
    34. Malaria
    5.09
    46
    		  
    0.00
    172
    35. Lymphomas
    4.34
    90
    		  
    7.41
    25
    36. Ovary Cancer
    4.34
    82
    		  
    10.92
    3
    37. Oral Cancer
    4.08
    63
    		  
    5.39
    36
    38. Leukemia
    3.77
    91
    		  
    4.98
    35
    39. Fires
    3.64
    69
    		  
    4.11
    66
    40. Drug Use
    3.55
    25
    		  
    3.41
    27
    41. Prostate Cancer
    3.52
    157
    		  
    27.22
    29
    42. Pertussis
    2.67
    8
    		  
    0.00
    172
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.46
    154
    		  
    14.20
    26
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    2.40
    142
    		  
    2.47
    141
    45. Skin Disease
    1.93
    83
    		  
    0.93
    114
    46. Appendicitis
    1.92
    27
    		  
    0.02
    163
    47. Alcohol
    1.69
    60
    		  
    9.41
    8
    48. Epilepsy
    1.65
    97
    		  
    1.68
    96
    49. Other Neoplasms
    1.52
    127
    		  
    2.48
    94
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.50
    112
    		  
    5.03
    14
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Laos LAOS   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,250
    12.53
    		  
    237
    0.89
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,441
    10.60
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    3. Stroke
    4,006
    9.56
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    4. Dengue
    3,728
    8.90
    		  
    0
    0.00
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,089
    4.98
    		  
    2
    0.01
    6. Liver Cancer
    2,021
    4.82
    		  
    150
    0.56
    7. Birth Trauma
    1,839
    4.39
    		  
    60
    0.23
    8. Low Birth Weight
    1,694
    4.04
    		  
    18
    0.07
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,288
    3.07
    		  
    181
    0.68
    10. Other Injuries
    1,167
    2.79
    		  
    214
    0.81
    11. Lung Disease
    1,104
    2.63
    		  
    241
    0.91
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    938
    2.24
    		  
    994
    3.75
    13. Asthma
    911
    2.17
    		  
    33
    0.12
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    817
    1.95
    		  
    91
    0.34
    15. Tuberculosis
    707
    1.69
    		  
    64
    0.24
    16. Hypertension
    673
    1.61
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    17. Kidney Disease
    632
    1.51
    		  
    239
    0.90
    18. Liver Disease
    594
    1.42
    		  
    434
    1.64
    19. Meningitis
    476
    1.13
    		  
    8
    0.03
    20. Lung Cancers
    470
    1.12
    		  
    981
    3.71
    21. HIV/AIDS
    425
    1.01
    		  
    84
    0.32
    22. Maternal Conditions
    424
    1.01
    		  
    5
    0.02
    23. Suicide
    422
    1.01
    		  
    449
    1.69
    24. Drownings
    394
    0.94
    		  
    168
    0.64
    25. Malnutrition
    393
    0.94
    		  
    3
    0.01
    26. Violence
    390
    0.93
    		  
    122
    0.46
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    390
    0.93
    		  
    49
    0.18
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    313
    0.75
    		  
    131
    0.49
    29. Malaria
    292
    0.70
    		  
    0
    0.00
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    267
    0.64
    		  
    740
    2.79
    31. Pertussis
    254
    0.61
    		  
    0
    0.00
    32. Falls
    247
    0.59
    		  
    122
    0.46
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    219
    0.52
    		  
    722
    2.73
    34. Breast Cancer
    219
    0.52
    		  
    469
    1.77
    35. Leukemia
    203
    0.49
    		  
    189
    0.71
    36. Fires
    196
    0.47
    		  
    116
    0.44
    37. Drug Use
    177
    0.42
    		  
    83
    0.31
    38. Lymphomas
    171
    0.41
    		  
    276
    1.04
    39. Cervical Cancer
    167
    0.40
    		  
    142
    0.54
    40. Oral Cancer
    153
    0.36
    		  
    172
    0.65
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    108
    0.26
    		  
    81
    0.31
    42. Stomach Cancer
    92
    0.22
    		  
    540
    2.04
    43. Ovary Cancer
    92
    0.22
    		  
    236
    0.89
    44. Epilepsy
    92
    0.22
    		  
    38
    0.15
    45. Syphilis
    89
    0.21
    		  
    0
    0.00
    46. Tetanus
    88
    0.21
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Appendicitis
    79
    0.19
    		  
    1
    0.00
    48. Skin Disease
    75
    0.18
    		  
    36
    0.14
    49. Alcohol
    74
    0.18
    		  
    257
    0.97
    50. Other Neoplasms
    64
    0.15
    		  
    106
    0.40
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Laos LAOS   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    55.58
    2
    		  
    3.86
    126
    2. Lung Cancers
    12.94
    82
    		  
    26.92
    34
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.91
    146
    		  
    21.32
    42
    4. Cervical Cancer
    7.81
    85
    		  
    8.35
    79
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.39
    85
    		  
    17.71
    20
    6. Lymphomas
    4.34
    90
    		  
    7.41
    25
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.34
    82
    		  
    10.92
    3
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.08
    63
    		  
    5.39
    36
    9. Leukemia
    3.77
    91
    		  
    4.98
    35
    10. Prostate Cancer
    3.52
    157
    		  
    27.22
    29
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.46
    154
    		  
    14.20
    26
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.50
    112
    		  
    5.03
    14
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.42
    114
    		  
    5.91
    11
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.05
    145
    		  
    10.28
    6
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.87
    132
    		  
    4.62
    5
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.68
    157
    		  
    4.56
    43
     
     
     
    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.