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Compare Netherlands 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
     
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    71.5
    75.4
    73.4
    1
    2
    2
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    70.8
    76.5
    73.6
    4
    3
    3
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    72.5
    79.2
    75.7
    4
    1
    2
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    73.8
    80.1
    76.9
    10
    9
    7
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    75.5
    80.6
    78.0
    17
    20
    18
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    78.7
    82.7
    80.8
    13
    20
    14
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    80.0
    83.6
    81.9
    11
    21
    14
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.0
    83.6
    11
    21
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    80.3
    83.9
    11
    22
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    80.4
    83.9
    11
    22
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    80.4
    84.0
    11
    22
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    80.5
    84.0
    11
    22
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    80.6
    84.1
    12
    22
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    80.7
    84.1
    12
    23
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    80.8
    84.2
    13
    23
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    81.0
    84.3
    13
    23
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    81.2
    84.5
    13
    23
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    81.5
    84.7
    16
    23
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    81.9
    85.1
    17
    21
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    82.6
    85.7
    18
    21
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.4
    22
    20
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.5
    87.2
    25
    19
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.0
    88.3
    31
    24
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.7
    44
    32
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.8
    55
    42
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.8
    94.6
    70
    53
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.7
    98.0
    79
    65
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.1
    75
    85
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    38.79
    9
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    34.53
    168
    		  
    135.32
    41
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29.32
    9
    		  
    0.71
    159
    4. Stroke
    26.61
    164
    		  
    123.84
    49
    5. Breast Cancer
    24.97
    12
    		  
    9.91
    146
    6. Prostate Cancer
    20.23
    58
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Lung Disease
    19.91
    79
    		  
    34.40
    23
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.54
    12
    		  
    7.39
    85
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.35
    126
    		  
    103.64
    39
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    9.40
    12
    		  
    1.05
    145
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.99
    148
    		  
    27.80
    84
    12. Suicide
    8.54
    87
    		  
    8.54
    86
    13. Ovary Cancer
    7.29
    17
    		  
    4.34
    82
    14. Lymphomas
    7.20
    29
    		  
    4.34
    90
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.66
    27
    		  
    0.68
    157
    16. Falls
    5.72
    82
    		  
    5.76
    80
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.50
    149
    		  
    17.30
    56
    18. Stomach Cancer
    5.50
    93
    		  
    2.46
    154
    19. Leukemia
    5.04
    31
    		  
    3.77
    91
    20. Other Injuries
    4.86
    152
    		  
    19.68
    42
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4.57
    22
    		  
    1.50
    112
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.27
    126
    		  
    5.53
    112
    23. Skin Cancers
    4.05
    9
    		  
    0.87
    132
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    4.04
    13
    		  
    0.45
    152
    25. Other Neoplasms
    3.94
    43
    		  
    1.52
    127
    26. Hypertension
    3.90
    164
    		  
    20.37
    55
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    3.70
    147
    		  
    9.07
    74
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.51
    167
    		  
    21.84
    55
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.43
    117
    		  
    2.40
    142
    30. Liver Disease
    3.29
    165
    		  
    15.22
    90
    31. Liver Cancer
    2.97
    151
    		  
    55.58
    2
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.97
    46
    		  
    1.42
    114
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.72
    92
    		  
    4.08
    63
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.02
    153
    		  
    7.81
    85
    35. Low Birth Weight
    1.36
    161
    		  
    17.45
    39
    36. Epilepsy
    1.24
    119
    		  
    1.65
    97
    37. Skin Disease
    1.22
    99
    		  
    1.93
    83
    38. Alcohol
    1.10
    75
    		  
    1.69
    60
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.94
    14
    		  
    0.06
    152
    40. Violence
    0.92
    153
    		  
    6.66
    75
    41. Birth Trauma
    0.81
    140
    		  
    18.95
    24
    42. Anemia
    0.68
    85
    		  
    1.31
    66
    43. Drug Use
    0.63
    111
    		  
    3.55
    25
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.59
    145
    		  
    27.96
    49
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.53
    163
    		  
    9.05
    27
    46. Osteoarthritis
    0.51
    6
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Drownings
    0.43
    168
    		  
    5.69
    55
    48. Meningitis
    0.41
    139
    		  
    6.65
    51
    49. HIV/AIDS
    0.32
    136
    		  
    6.82
    77
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.31
    121
    		  
    0.37
    110
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Lung Cancers
    11,392
    10.98
    		  
    470
    1.12
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,976
    10.58
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    10,229
    9.86
    		  
    22
    0.05
    4. Stroke
    8,751
    8.43
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    5. Lung Disease
    6,564
    6.32
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5,963
    5.75
    		  
    267
    0.64
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,752
    5.54
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    8. Breast Cancer
    3,638
    3.50
    		  
    219
    0.52
    9. Prostate Cancer
    2,941
    2.83
    		  
    46
    0.11
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,862
    2.76
    		  
    938
    2.24
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2,824
    2.72
    		  
    41
    0.10
    12. Lymphomas
    2,193
    2.11
    		  
    171
    0.41
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,939
    1.87
    		  
    25
    0.06
    14. Kidney Disease
    1,877
    1.81
    		  
    632
    1.51
    15. Falls
    1,858
    1.79
    		  
    247
    0.59
    16. Suicide
    1,677
    1.62
    		  
    422
    1.01
    17. Stomach Cancer
    1,649
    1.59
    		  
    92
    0.22
    18. Leukemia
    1,490
    1.44
    		  
    203
    0.49
    19. Other Injuries
    1,487
    1.43
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    20. Bladder Cancer
    1,459
    1.41
    		  
    50
    0.12
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    1,390
    1.34
    		  
    14
    0.03
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,320
    1.27
    		  
    219
    0.52
    23. Hypertension
    1,270
    1.22
    		  
    673
    1.61
    24. Other Neoplasms
    1,263
    1.22
    		  
    64
    0.15
    25. Ovary Cancer
    1,138
    1.10
    		  
    92
    0.22
    26. Skin Cancers
    1,088
    1.05
    		  
    30
    0.07
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    979
    0.94
    		  
    108
    0.26
    28. Liver Cancer
    862
    0.83
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    29. Liver Disease
    834
    0.80
    		  
    594
    1.42
    30. Oral Cancer
    755
    0.73
    		  
    153
    0.36
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    709
    0.68
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    512
    0.49
    		  
    817
    1.95
    33. Uterin Cancer
    497
    0.48
    		  
    28
    0.07
    34. Skin Disease
    412
    0.40
    		  
    75
    0.18
    35. Epilepsy
    286
    0.28
    		  
    92
    0.22
    36. Cervical Cancer
    278
    0.27
    		  
    167
    0.40
    37. Alcohol
    257
    0.25
    		  
    74
    0.18
    38. Anemia
    235
    0.23
    		  
    50
    0.12
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    227
    0.22
    		  
    2
    0.01
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    198
    0.19
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    41. Osteoarthritis
    175
    0.17
    		  
    0
    0.00
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    171
    0.17
    		  
    313
    0.75
    43. Violence
    160
    0.15
    		  
    390
    0.93
    44. Low Birth Weight
    139
    0.13
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    45. Drug Use
    115
    0.11
    		  
    177
    0.42
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    104
    0.10
    		  
    13
    0.03
    47. Malnutrition
    102
    0.10
    		  
    393
    0.94
    48. Meningitis
    86
    0.08
    		  
    476
    1.13
    49. Birth Trauma
    83
    0.08
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    50. Drownings
    81
    0.08
    		  
    394
    0.94
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    38.79
    9
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.97
    12
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.23
    58
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.54
    12
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.40
    12
    		  
    1.05
    145
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.29
    17
    		  
    4.34
    82
    7. Lymphomas
    7.20
    29
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.66
    27
    		  
    0.68
    157
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.50
    93
    		  
    2.46
    154
    10. Leukemia
    5.04
    31
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.57
    22
    		  
    1.50
    112
    12. Skin Cancers
    4.05
    9
    		  
    0.87
    132
    13. Liver Cancer
    2.97
    151
    		  
    55.58
    2
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.97
    46
    		  
    1.42
    114
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.72
    92
    		  
    4.08
    63
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.02
    153
    		  
    7.81
    85
     
     
     
    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.