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MALDIVES VS LAOS
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Maldives 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
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.1
    42.6
    43.9
    111
    140
    124
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    65.1
    64.4
    64.7
    104
    124
    119
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    76.9
    80.2
    78.5
    34
    42
    34
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.9
    80.2
    34
    42
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    77.7
    80.8
    32
    41
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    77.8
    80.9
    32
    41
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    77.9
    81.0
    32
    41
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    78.0
    81.1
    32
    42
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    78.2
    81.2
    32
    43
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    78.4
    81.2
    33
    43
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    78.6
    81.3
    34
    44
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    78.6
    81.4
    35
    47
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    78.9
    81.5
    36
    47
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    79.2
    81.7
    38
    54
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    79.7
    82.0
    41
    58
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    80.4
    82.4
    43
    63
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    81.5
    83.1
    50
    70
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.2
    84.3
    49
    70
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.4
    86.0
    47
    72
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.1
    88.5
    35
    64
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.4
    91.8
    15
    40
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.7
    95.0
    13
    27
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.6
    98.7
    13
    20
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.8
    103.0
    11
    13
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    92.87
    84
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    84.13
    94
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Lung Disease
    29.51
    37
    		  
    34.40
    23
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.26
    97
    		  
    103.64
    39
    5. Kidney Disease
    20.58
    31
    		  
    17.30
    56
    6. Endocrine Disorders
    13.76
    33
    		  
    2.40
    142
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.31
    128
    		  
    27.80
    84
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.16
    120
    		  
    9.91
    146
    9. Asthma
    11.62
    29
    		  
    25.90
    5
    10. Other Injuries
    9.64
    101
    		  
    19.68
    42
    11. Oral Cancer
    9.18
    6
    		  
    4.08
    63
    12. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    100
    		  
    12.94
    82
    13. Hypertension
    8.27
    145
    		  
    20.37
    55
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.66
    83
    		  
    5.53
    112
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    7.30
    109
    		  
    9.07
    74
    16. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.71
    36
    		  
    0.71
    159
    17. Cervical Cancer
    6.51
    103
    		  
    7.81
    85
    18. Suicide
    6.24
    104
    		  
    8.54
    86
    19. Drownings
    5.63
    58
    		  
    5.69
    55
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.26
    115
    		  
    7.39
    85
    21. Low Birth Weight
    5.06
    114
    		  
    17.45
    39
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.78
    39
    		  
    0.68
    157
    23. Liver Disease
    4.66
    157
    		  
    15.22
    90
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4.53
    108
    		  
    2.46
    154
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    78
    		  
    4.34
    82
    26. Violence
    4.45
    96
    		  
    6.66
    75
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.57
    93
    		  
    10.04
    19
    28. Prostate Cancer
    3.38
    158
    		  
    3.52
    157
    29. Malnutrition
    3.35
    76
    		  
    9.20
    49
    30. Falls
    3.35
    120
    		  
    5.76
    80
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.22
    147
    		  
    55.58
    2
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.74
    107
    		  
    17.90
    52
    33. Skin Disease
    2.39
    69
    		  
    1.93
    83
    34. Meningitis
    2.39
    79
    		  
    6.65
    51
    35. Leukemia
    2.31
    136
    		  
    3.77
    91
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.17
    109
    		  
    27.96
    49
    37. Fires
    2.14
    88
    		  
    3.64
    69
    38. Lymphomas
    1.78
    159
    		  
    4.34
    90
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    113
    		  
    18.95
    24
    40. Epilepsy
    1.05
    131
    		  
    1.65
    97
    41. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.05
    172
    		  
    21.84
    55
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    0.96
    122
    		  
    0.45
    152
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.83
    68
    		  
    0.22
    111
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.83
    11
    		  
    0.11
    134
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    121
    		  
    6.82
    77
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    0.70
    162
    		  
    1.05
    145
    47. Other Neoplasms
    0.61
    163
    		  
    1.52
    127
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.57
    102
    		  
    7.20
    47
    49. Anemia
    0.48
    105
    		  
    1.31
    66
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.48
    159
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    191
    19.06
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    174
    17.31
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Lung Disease
    60
    5.97
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    56
    5.54
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    5. Kidney Disease
    44
    4.43
    		  
    632
    1.51
    6. Endocrine Disorders
    33
    3.24
    		  
    108
    0.26
    7. Congenital Anomalies
    28
    2.82
    		  
    817
    1.95
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    27
    2.67
    		  
    938
    2.24
    9. Other Injuries
    25
    2.50
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    10. Asthma
    25
    2.44
    		  
    911
    2.17
    11. Low Birth Weight
    20
    2.02
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    12. Oral Cancer
    20
    2.01
    		  
    153
    0.36
    13. Lung Cancers
    18
    1.84
    		  
    470
    1.12
    14. Drownings
    17
    1.73
    		  
    394
    0.94
    15. Hypertension
    17
    1.70
    		  
    673
    1.61
    16. Suicide
    17
    1.68
    		  
    422
    1.01
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    1.55
    		  
    219
    0.52
    18. Breast Cancer
    14
    1.41
    		  
    219
    0.52
    19. Alzheimers/Dementia
    14
    1.40
    		  
    22
    0.05
    20. Violence
    13
    1.33
    		  
    390
    0.93
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11
    1.10
    		  
    267
    0.64
    22. Liver Disease
    11
    1.08
    		  
    594
    1.42
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    10
    1.03
    		  
    25
    0.06
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10
    0.95
    		  
    92
    0.22
    25. Falls
    9
    0.88
    		  
    247
    0.59
    26. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8
    0.79
    		  
    390
    0.93
    27. Cervical Cancer
    7
    0.74
    		  
    167
    0.40
    28. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.73
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    29. Malnutrition
    7
    0.70
    		  
    393
    0.94
    30. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.69
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    31. Tuberculosis
    7
    0.67
    		  
    707
    1.69
    32. Leukemia
    7
    0.65
    		  
    203
    0.49
    33. Ovary Cancer
    6
    0.55
    		  
    92
    0.22
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.54
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    35. Meningitis
    5
    0.51
    		  
    476
    1.13
    36. Fires
    5
    0.51
    		  
    196
    0.47
    37. Lymphomas
    5
    0.45
    		  
    171
    0.41
    38. Epilepsy
    4
    0.42
    		  
    92
    0.22
    39. Prostate Cancer
    4
    0.42
    		  
    46
    0.11
    40. Road Traffic Accidents
    4
    0.40
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    41. Skin Disease
    4
    0.40
    		  
    75
    0.18
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3
    0.27
    		  
    14
    0.03
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    3
    0.26
    		  
    41
    0.10
    44. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.24
    		  
    424
    1.01
    45. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.24
    		  
    9
    0.02
    46. HIV/AIDS
    2
    0.23
    		  
    425
    1.01
    47. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.22
    		  
    30
    0.07
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.19
    		  
    50
    0.12
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2
    0.17
    		  
    313
    0.75
    50. Dengue
    2
    0.15
    		  
    3,728
    8.90
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    12.16
    120
    		  
    9.91
    146
    2. Oral Cancer
    9.18
    6
    		  
    4.08
    63
    3. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    100
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Cervical Cancer
    6.51
    103
    		  
    7.81
    85
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.26
    115
    		  
    7.39
    85
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.78
    39
    		  
    0.68
    157
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.53
    108
    		  
    2.46
    154
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    78
    		  
    4.34
    82
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.38
    158
    		  
    3.52
    157
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.22
    147
    		  
    55.58
    2
    11. Leukemia
    2.31
    136
    		  
    3.77
    91
    12. Lymphomas
    1.78
    159
    		  
    4.34
    90
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    0.70
    162
    		  
    1.05
    145
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.48
    159
    		  
    0.87
    132
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.48
    170
    		  
    1.50
    112
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    172
    		  
    1.42
    114
     
     
     
    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.