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MYANMAR VS LAOS
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Compare Myanmar 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
     
      Myanmar MYANMAR   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    42.4
    45.4
    43.9
    126
    127
    125
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    49.8
    53.6
    51.7
    120
    115
    117
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    55.4
    59.4
    57.3
    121
    119
    118
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    57.0
    61.1
    59.0
    133
    129
    132
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    57.1
    63.2
    60.1
    137
    129
    135
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    63.5
    67.3
    65.4
    127
    133
    131
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    64.6
    68.5
    66.6
    130
    134
    129
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Myanmar MYANMAR   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    64.6
    68.5
    130
    134
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    68.3
    71.7
    125
    133
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    68.7
    72.0
    124
    133
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    69.0
    72.2
    123
    134
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    69.4
    72.5
    122
    134
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    70.0
    72.9
    123
    134
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    70.5
    73.3
    124
    134
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    71.0
    73.8
    127
    136
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    71.6
    74.3
    128
    139
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    72.3
    74.9
    132
    142
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    73.2
    75.6
    136
    144
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    74.3
    76.5
    143
    146
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    75.7
    77.6
    146
    145
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    77.5
    79.0
    149
    145
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    79.7
    80.8
    148
    147
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.1
    147
    152
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.3
    85.8
    149
    153
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.2
    154
    157
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    157
    157
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    163
    156
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.6
    101.8
    166
    155
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Myanmar MYANMAR   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    153.81
    19
    		  
    123.84
    49
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    103.89
    38
    		  
    103.64
    39
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    81.69
    100
    		  
    135.32
    41
    4. Tuberculosis
    59.05
    19
    		  
    17.90
    52
    5. Lung Disease
    54.77
    8
    		  
    34.40
    23
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.65
    59
    		  
    27.80
    84
    7. Liver Disease
    34.48
    18
    		  
    15.22
    90
    8. Asthma
    34.30
    2
    		  
    25.90
    5
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    25.64
    51
    		  
    27.96
    49
    10. Hypertension
    23.80
    32
    		  
    20.37
    55
    11. Kidney Disease
    23.74
    19
    		  
    17.30
    56
    12. Other Injuries
    20.97
    37
    		  
    19.68
    42
    13. HIV/AIDS
    20.67
    52
    		  
    6.82
    77
    14. Low Birth Weight
    19.43
    34
    		  
    17.45
    39
    15. Lung Cancers
    18.98
    61
    		  
    12.94
    82
    16. Falls
    18.03
    11
    		  
    5.76
    80
    17. Violence
    15.29
    29
    		  
    6.66
    75
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.56
    97
    		  
    21.84
    55
    19. Suicide
    13.02
    42
    		  
    8.54
    86
    20. Birth Trauma
    12.29
    51
    		  
    18.95
    24
    21. Cervical Cancer
    12.27
    62
    		  
    7.81
    85
    22. Stomach Cancer
    11.18
    39
    		  
    2.46
    154
    23. Breast Cancer
    11.08
    130
    		  
    9.91
    146
    24. Liver Cancer
    10.94
    31
    		  
    55.58
    2
    25. Oral Cancer
    10.55
    4
    		  
    4.08
    63
    26. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9.37
    25
    		  
    10.04
    19
    27. Meningitis
    9.20
    43
    		  
    6.65
    51
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    9.13
    68
    		  
    9.07
    74
    29. Drownings
    8.39
    29
    		  
    5.69
    55
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.21
    26
    		  
    0.68
    157
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.13
    89
    		  
    7.39
    85
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.66
    38
    		  
    9.05
    27
    33. Malnutrition
    6.21
    61
    		  
    9.20
    49
    34. Malaria
    5.90
    45
    		  
    5.09
    46
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.87
    109
    		  
    5.53
    112
    36. Fires
    5.42
    52
    		  
    3.64
    69
    37. Measles
    4.42
    13
    		  
    0.05
    82
    38. Prostate Cancer
    4.30
    156
    		  
    3.52
    157
    39. Ovary Cancer
    4.18
    86
    		  
    4.34
    82
    40. Leukemia
    3.84
    86
    		  
    3.77
    91
    41. Lymphomas
    3.72
    113
    		  
    4.34
    90
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    3.69
    112
    		  
    2.40
    142
    43. Maternal Conditions
    3.36
    61
    		  
    7.20
    47
    44. War
    2.79
    13
    		  
    0.20
    35
    45. Epilepsy
    2.59
    71
    		  
    1.65
    97
    46. Skin Disease
    2.00
    81
    		  
    1.93
    83
    47. Syphilis
    1.93
    34
    		  
    0.98
    57
    48. Pancreas Cancer
    1.85
    121
    		  
    1.05
    145
    49. Appendicitis
    1.82
    28
    		  
    1.92
    27
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.50
    111
    		  
    1.50
    112
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Myanmar MYANMAR   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    56,224
    14.14
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,503
    10.19
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    30,018
    7.55
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    4. Tuberculosis
    25,455
    6.40
    		  
    707
    1.69
    5. Lung Disease
    19,248
    4.84
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    6. Liver Disease
    15,466
    3.89
    		  
    594
    1.42
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    14,431
    3.63
    		  
    938
    2.24
    8. Asthma
    13,297
    3.34
    		  
    911
    2.17
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    11,443
    2.88
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    10. HIV/AIDS
    11,390
    2.86
    		  
    425
    1.01
    11. Other Injuries
    10,074
    2.53
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    12. Kidney Disease
    9,708
    2.44
    		  
    632
    1.51
    13. Low Birth Weight
    9,635
    2.42
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    14. Hypertension
    8,863
    2.23
    		  
    673
    1.61
    15. Violence
    8,092
    2.03
    		  
    390
    0.93
    16. Lung Cancers
    7,535
    1.89
    		  
    470
    1.12
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,281
    1.83
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    18. Falls
    7,261
    1.83
    		  
    247
    0.59
    19. Suicide
    6,558
    1.65
    		  
    422
    1.01
    20. Birth Trauma
    6,093
    1.53
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    21. Liver Cancer
    4,645
    1.17
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    22. Stomach Cancer
    4,607
    1.16
    		  
    92
    0.22
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    4,508
    1.13
    		  
    817
    1.95
    24. Oral Cancer
    4,478
    1.13
    		  
    153
    0.36
    25. Meningitis
    4,348
    1.09
    		  
    476
    1.13
    26. Drownings
    4,292
    1.08
    		  
    394
    0.94
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4,008
    1.01
    		  
    390
    0.93
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,201
    0.80
    		  
    25
    0.06
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2,997
    0.75
    		  
    167
    0.40
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,876
    0.72
    		  
    267
    0.64
    31. Malaria
    2,868
    0.72
    		  
    292
    0.70
    32. Breast Cancer
    2,791
    0.70
    		  
    219
    0.52
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,575
    0.65
    		  
    313
    0.75
    34. Malnutrition
    2,538
    0.64
    		  
    393
    0.94
    35. Fires
    2,488
    0.63
    		  
    196
    0.47
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,416
    0.61
    		  
    219
    0.52
    37. Measles
    2,202
    0.55
    		  
    3
    0.01
    38. Maternal Conditions
    1,909
    0.48
    		  
    424
    1.01
    39. Leukemia
    1,757
    0.44
    		  
    203
    0.49
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1,613
    0.41
    		  
    108
    0.26
    41. War
    1,538
    0.39
    		  
    15
    0.03
    42. Lymphomas
    1,533
    0.39
    		  
    171
    0.41
    43. Epilepsy
    1,300
    0.33
    		  
    92
    0.22
    44. Ovary Cancer
    1,033
    0.26
    		  
    92
    0.22
    45. Syphilis
    947
    0.24
    		  
    89
    0.21
    46. Skin Disease
    802
    0.20
    		  
    75
    0.18
    47. Appendicitis
    771
    0.19
    		  
    79
    0.19
    48. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    0.19
    		  
    41
    0.10
    49. Drug Use
    732
    0.18
    		  
    177
    0.42
    50. Prostate Cancer
    597
    0.15
    		  
    46
    0.11
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Myanmar MYANMAR   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.98
    61
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Cervical Cancer
    12.27
    62
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.18
    39
    		  
    2.46
    154
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.08
    130
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Liver Cancer
    10.94
    31
    		  
    55.58
    2
    6. Oral Cancer
    10.55
    4
    		  
    4.08
    63
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.21
    26
    		  
    0.68
    157
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.13
    89
    		  
    7.39
    85
    9. Prostate Cancer
    4.30
    156
    		  
    3.52
    157
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.18
    86
    		  
    4.34
    82
    11. Leukemia
    3.84
    86
    		  
    3.77
    91
    12. Lymphomas
    3.72
    113
    		  
    4.34
    90
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.85
    121
    		  
    1.05
    145
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.50
    111
    		  
    1.50
    112
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.00
    148
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.80
    137
    		  
    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.