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MALAWI VS LAOS
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Compare Malawi 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
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    343.93
    8
    		  
    6.82
    77
    2. Stroke
    138.49
    33
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    125.65
    32
    		  
    103.64
    39
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.56
    110
    		  
    135.32
    41
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    50.43
    33
    		  
    27.96
    49
    6. Malaria
    48.44
    26
    		  
    5.09
    46
    7. Cervical Cancer
    42.18
    5
    		  
    7.81
    85
    8. Malnutrition
    32.72
    27
    		  
    9.20
    49
    9. Liver Disease
    27.52
    34
    		  
    15.22
    90
    10. Maternal Conditions
    27.51
    16
    		  
    7.20
    47
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.34
    88
    		  
    27.80
    84
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    23.18
    1
    		  
    0.68
    157
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.12
    52
    		  
    21.84
    55
    14. Hypertension
    21.31
    46
    		  
    20.37
    55
    15. Lung Disease
    18.89
    86
    		  
    34.40
    23
    16. Other Injuries
    16.05
    60
    		  
    19.68
    42
    17. Low Birth Weight
    15.79
    47
    		  
    17.45
    39
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    14.91
    20
    		  
    5.53
    112
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    14.69
    25
    		  
    2.40
    142
    20. Birth Trauma
    14.48
    46
    		  
    18.95
    24
    21. Suicide
    14.44
    36
    		  
    8.54
    86
    22. Kidney Disease
    14.19
    87
    		  
    17.30
    56
    23. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.97
    8
    		  
    10.04
    19
    24. Prostate Cancer
    11.23
    116
    		  
    3.52
    157
    25. Fires
    10.96
    28
    		  
    3.64
    69
    26. Tuberculosis
    10.64
    69
    		  
    17.90
    52
    27. Falls
    10.34
    42
    		  
    5.76
    80
    28. Meningitis
    10.07
    40
    		  
    6.65
    51
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    9.72
    54
    		  
    9.07
    74
    30. Drownings
    9.23
    22
    		  
    5.69
    55
    31. Skin Disease
    8.43
    14
    		  
    1.93
    83
    32. Breast Cancer
    8.00
    160
    		  
    9.91
    146
    33. Asthma
    7.43
    70
    		  
    25.90
    5
    34. Epilepsy
    6.91
    40
    		  
    1.65
    97
    35. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5.44
    13
    		  
    0.37
    110
    36. Bladder Cancer
    5.28
    8
    		  
    1.50
    112
    37. Other Neoplasms
    4.00
    41
    		  
    1.52
    127
    38. Schistosomiasis
    3.74
    22
    		  
    0.19
    57
    39. Poisonings
    3.65
    39
    		  
    0.98
    102
    40. Lymphomas
    3.13
    124
    		  
    4.34
    90
    41. Violence
    3.03
    114
    		  
    6.66
    75
    42. Hepatitis B
    2.89
    35
    		  
    0.22
    111
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.57
    165
    		  
    7.39
    85
    44. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.50
    106
    		  
    0.71
    159
    45. Stomach Cancer
    2.41
    155
    		  
    2.46
    154
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.04
    119
    		  
    4.08
    63
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    1.98
    80
    		  
    0.45
    152
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.98
    57
    		  
    0.87
    132
    49. Anemia
    1.95
    55
    		  
    1.31
    66
    50. Pertussis
    1.93
    52
    		  
    2.67
    8
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    40,819
    29.32
    		  
    425
    1.01
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,958
    9.31
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    3. Malaria
    9,484
    6.81
    		  
    292
    0.70
    4. Stroke
    8,570
    6.16
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,875
    4.94
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    6. Low Birth Weight
    5,021
    3.61
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,956
    3.56
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    8. Birth Trauma
    4,605
    3.31
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    9. Maternal Conditions
    3,367
    2.42
    		  
    424
    1.01
    10. Malnutrition
    3,283
    2.36
    		  
    393
    0.94
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,637
    1.89
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,569
    1.85
    		  
    817
    1.95
    13. Liver Disease
    2,092
    1.50
    		  
    594
    1.42
    14. Other Injuries
    1,960
    1.41
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1,785
    1.28
    		  
    167
    0.40
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,718
    1.23
    		  
    938
    2.24
    17. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,620
    1.16
    		  
    25
    0.06
    18. Meningitis
    1,492
    1.07
    		  
    476
    1.13
    19. Fires
    1,479
    1.06
    		  
    196
    0.47
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    1,459
    1.05
    		  
    108
    0.26
    21. Drownings
    1,397
    1.00
    		  
    394
    0.94
    22. Suicide
    1,376
    0.99
    		  
    422
    1.01
    23. Hypertension
    1,339
    0.96
    		  
    673
    1.61
    24. Tuberculosis
    1,335
    0.96
    		  
    707
    1.69
    25. Lung Disease
    1,249
    0.90
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    26. Kidney Disease
    1,080
    0.78
    		  
    632
    1.51
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,043
    0.75
    		  
    219
    0.52
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    908
    0.65
    		  
    390
    0.93
    29. Falls
    888
    0.64
    		  
    247
    0.59
    30. Epilepsy
    854
    0.61
    		  
    92
    0.22
    31. Skin Disease
    639
    0.46
    		  
    75
    0.18
    32. Pertussis
    615
    0.44
    		  
    254
    0.61
    33. Poisonings
    522
    0.37
    		  
    64
    0.15
    34. Asthma
    520
    0.37
    		  
    911
    2.17
    35. Syphilis
    475
    0.34
    		  
    89
    0.21
    36. Measles
    417
    0.30
    		  
    3
    0.01
    37. Violence
    417
    0.30
    		  
    390
    0.93
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    379
    0.27
    		  
    13
    0.03
    39. Other Neoplasms
    358
    0.26
    		  
    64
    0.15
    40. Bladder Cancer
    354
    0.25
    		  
    50
    0.12
    41. Breast Cancer
    320
    0.23
    		  
    219
    0.52
    42. Leishmaniasis
    310
    0.22
    		  
    0
    0.00
    43. Lymphomas
    296
    0.21
    		  
    171
    0.41
    44. Prostate Cancer
    290
    0.21
    		  
    46
    0.11
    45. Schistosomiasis
    286
    0.21
    		  
    8
    0.02
    46. Hepatitis B
    232
    0.17
    		  
    9
    0.02
    47. Drug Use
    216
    0.16
    		  
    177
    0.42
    48. Trypanosomiasis
    209
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    192
    0.14
    		  
    267
    0.64
    50. Anemia
    191
    0.14
    		  
    50
    0.12
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Malawi MALAWI   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    42.18
    5
    		  
    7.81
    85
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    23.18
    1
    		  
    0.68
    157
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.23
    116
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.00
    160
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Bladder Cancer
    5.28
    8
    		  
    1.50
    112
    6. Lymphomas
    3.13
    124
    		  
    4.34
    90
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.57
    165
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Stomach Cancer
    2.41
    155
    		  
    2.46
    154
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.04
    119
    		  
    4.08
    63
    10. Skin Cancers
    1.98
    57
    		  
    0.87
    132
    11. Liver Cancer
    1.65
    168
    		  
    55.58
    2
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.49
    166
    		  
    4.34
    82
    13. Lung Cancers
    0.78
    169
    		  
    12.94
    82
    14. Uterin Cancer
    0.78
    158
    		  
    1.42
    114
    15. Leukemia
    0.39
    171
    		  
    3.77
    91
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.35
    169
    		  
    1.05
    145
     
     
     
    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.