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Compare Macedonia 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
     
      Macedonia MACEDONIA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    72.4
    77.0
    74.7
    55
    71
    60
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    73.5
    77.9
    75.7
    53
    76
    59
     
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Macedonia MACEDONIA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    77.9
    53
    76
     
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    73.9
    78.2
    62
    84
     
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    74.0
    78.3
    65
    84
     
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    74.0
    78.3
    67
    84
     
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    74.1
    78.4
    69
    84
     
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    74.3
    78.4
    72
    84
     
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    74.5
    78.5
    76
    85
     
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    74.6
    78.6
    78
    87
     
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    74.8
    78.8
    84
    89
     
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    75.2
    79.0
    85
    90
     
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    75.7
    79.3
    86
    91
     
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    76.5
    79.8
    86
    92
     
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    77.6
    80.5
    89
    93
     
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    79.1
    81.4
    94
    95
     
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    80.9
    82.6
    95
    101
     
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    83.2
    84.4
    102
    105
     
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.0
    103
    104
     
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.9
    105
    107
     
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.1
    93.4
    110
    122
     
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.3
    97.4
    116
    142
     
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.9
    105
    133
     
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Macedonia MACEDONIA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    133.77
    39
     
    123.84
    49
    2. Inflammatory/Heart
    118.29
    1
     
    5.53
    112
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.57
    109
     
    135.32
    41
    4. Lung Cancers
    32.34
    14
     
    12.94
    82
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.46
    87
     
    27.80
    84
    6. Breast Cancer
    24.09
    16
     
    9.91
    146
    7. Hypertension
    20.45
    53
     
    20.37
    55
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.54
    27
     
    7.39
    85
    9. Prostate Cancer
    14.83
    98
     
    3.52
    157
    10. Stomach Cancer
    14.16
    27
     
    2.46
    154
    11. Lung Disease
    12.11
    135
     
    34.40
    23
    12. Kidney Disease
    9.80
    118
     
    17.30
    56
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.68
    20
     
    1.05
    145
    14. Liver Cancer
    8.45
    45
     
    55.58
    2
    15. Low Birth Weight
    8.00
    84
     
    17.45
    39
    16. Liver Disease
    7.81
    129
     
    15.22
    90
    17. Ovary Cancer
    7.42
    15
     
    4.34
    82
    18. Uterin Cancer
    6.81
    4
     
    1.42
    114
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.59
    143
     
    21.84
    55
    20. Other Injuries
    6.44
    135
     
    19.68
    42
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.74
    112
     
    7.81
    85
    22. Suicide
    5.42
    117
     
    8.54
    86
    23. Bladder Cancer
    4.78
    17
     
    1.50
    112
    24. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4.60
    170
     
    103.64
    39
    25. Leukemia
    4.32
    60
     
    3.77
    91
    26. Skin Cancers
    4.16
    6
     
    0.87
    132
    27. Lymphomas
    2.99
    125
     
    4.34
    90
    28. Falls
    2.26
    143
     
    5.76
    80
    29. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    123
     
    4.08
    63
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    1.91
    168
     
    9.07
    74
    31. Asthma
    1.90
    115
     
    25.90
    5
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    1.87
    84
     
    0.45
    152
    33. Violence
    1.71
    135
     
    6.66
    75
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.47
    124
     
    9.05
    27
    35. Epilepsy
    1.19
    125
     
    1.65
    97
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.12
    145
     
    1.52
    127
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    139
     
    0.68
    157
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.02
    132
     
    18.95
    24
    39. Drownings
    1.00
    149
     
    5.69
    55
    40. Alcohol
    0.88
    82
     
    1.69
    60
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.74
    137
     
    17.90
    52
    42. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.73
    158
     
    0.71
    159
    43. Drug Use
    0.59
    117
     
    3.55
    25
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    0.52
    172
     
    2.40
    142
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.50
    158
     
    10.04
    19
    46. Poisonings
    0.45
    146
     
    0.98
    102
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.41
    41
     
    0.06
    152
    48. Meningitis
    0.39
    141
     
    6.65
    51
    49. Fires
    0.38
    155
     
    3.64
    69
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.14
    136
     
    0.22
    111
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Macedonia MACEDONIA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    4,096
    23.63
     
    4,006
    9.56
    2. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,656
    21.09
     
    219
    0.52
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,294
    13.23
     
    4,441
    10.60
    4. Lung Cancers
    924
    5.33
     
    470
    1.12
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    805
    4.64
     
    938
    2.24
    6. Hypertension
    634
    3.66
     
    673
    1.61
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    487
    2.81
     
    267
    0.64
    8. Stomach Cancer
    412
    2.38
     
    92
    0.22
    9. Lung Disease
    367
    2.12
     
    1,104
    2.63
    10. Breast Cancer
    348
    2.01
     
    219
    0.52
    11. Kidney Disease
    292
    1.68
     
    632
    1.51
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    252
    1.46
     
    41
    0.10
    13. Liver Cancer
    249
    1.43
     
    2,021
    4.82
    14. Liver Disease
    221
    1.28
     
    594
    1.42
    15. Prostate Cancer
    202
    1.17
     
    46
    0.11
    16. Other Injuries
    171
    0.99
     
    1,167
    2.79
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    157
    0.91
     
    1,288
    3.07
    18. Bladder Cancer
    145
    0.83
     
    50
    0.12
    19. Suicide
    140
    0.81
     
    422
    1.01
    20. Influenza and Pneumonia
    122
    0.71
     
    5,250
    12.53
    21. Skin Cancers
    120
    0.69
     
    30
    0.07
    22. Leukemia
    119
    0.69
     
    203
    0.49
    23. Ovary Cancer
    111
    0.64
     
    92
    0.22
    24. Uterin Cancer
    102
    0.59
     
    28
    0.07
    25. Low Birth Weight
    102
    0.59
     
    1,694
    4.04
    26. Cervical Cancer
    83
    0.48
     
    167
    0.40
    27. Lymphomas
    82
    0.47
     
    171
    0.41
    28. Falls
    66
    0.38
     
    247
    0.59
    29. Asthma
    58
    0.34
     
    911
    2.17
    30. Oral Cancer
    58
    0.34
     
    153
    0.36
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    57
    0.33
     
    14
    0.03
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    45
    0.26
     
    313
    0.75
    33. Violence
    42
    0.24
     
    390
    0.93
    34. Other Neoplasms
    34
    0.20
     
    64
    0.15
    35. Epilepsy
    30
    0.17
     
    92
    0.22
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    28
    0.16
     
    25
    0.06
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    27
    0.16
     
    817
    1.95
    38. Drownings
    22
    0.12
     
    394
    0.94
    39. Tuberculosis
    21
    0.12
     
    707
    1.69
    40. Alzheimers/Dementia
    21
    0.12
     
    22
    0.05
    41. Alcohol
    21
    0.12
     
    74
    0.18
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    13
    0.08
     
    390
    0.93
    43. Birth Trauma
    13
    0.08
     
    1,839
    4.39
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    13
    0.08
     
    108
    0.26
    45. Drug Use
    13
    0.07
     
    177
    0.42
    46. Poisonings
    12
    0.07
     
    64
    0.15
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    11
    0.06
     
    2
    0.01
    48. Fires
    11
    0.06
     
    196
    0.47
    49. Meningitis
    7
    0.04
     
    476
    1.13
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    5
    0.03
     
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Macedonia MACEDONIA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    32.34
    14
     
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.09
    16
     
    9.91
    146
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.54
    27
     
    7.39
    85
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.83
    98
     
    3.52
    157
    5. Stomach Cancer
    14.16
    27
     
    2.46
    154
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.68
    20
     
    1.05
    145
    7. Liver Cancer
    8.45
    45
     
    55.58
    2
    8. Ovary Cancer
    7.42
    15
     
    4.34
    82
    9. Uterin Cancer
    6.81
    4
     
    1.42
    114
    10. Cervical Cancer
    5.74
    112
     
    7.81
    85
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.78
    17
     
    1.50
    112
    12. Leukemia
    4.32
    60
     
    3.77
    91
    13. Skin Cancers
    4.16
    6
     
    0.87
    132
    14. Lymphomas
    2.99
    125
     
    4.34
    90
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    123
     
    4.08
    63
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    139
     
    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.