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Compare New Zealand 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
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    22
    21
    22
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    76.1
    81.3
    78.6
    11
    10
    11
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    80.0
    83.3
    81.6
    12
    26
    17
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.0
    83.3
    12
    26
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    80.6
    83.8
    9
    25
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    24
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    81.0
    84.0
    8
    23
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    81.2
    84.1
    7
    22
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    81.4
    84.2
    6
    21
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    81.7
    84.4
    6
    20
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    82.0
    84.6
    6
    19
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    4
    18
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    5
    17
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    5
    18
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.4
    8
    18
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.3
    8
    16
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.4
    10
    19
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.9
    11
    24
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.2
    91.9
    22
    34
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.5
    37
    54
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.0
    61
    72
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.0
    78
    96
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.78
    134
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    28.73
    160
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Lung Disease
    19.44
    82
    		  
    34.40
    23
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    19.02
    19
    		  
    0.71
    159
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
    		  
    9.91
    146
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
    		  
    3.52
    157
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.71
    137
    		  
    27.80
    84
    10. Suicide
    9.84
    72
    		  
    8.54
    86
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.39
    156
    		  
    103.64
    39
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.19
    139
    		  
    21.84
    55
    13. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
    		  
    0.87
    132
    14. Falls
    7.56
    62
    		  
    5.76
    80
    15. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
    		  
    4.34
    90
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
    		  
    1.05
    145
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    6.16
    83
    		  
    2.40
    142
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
    		  
    4.34
    82
    19. Kidney Disease
    5.52
    148
    		  
    17.30
    56
    20. Hypertension
    5.43
    158
    		  
    20.37
    55
    21. Other Injuries
    5.28
    147
    		  
    19.68
    42
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.43
    83
    		  
    27.96
    49
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    4.16
    141
    		  
    9.07
    74
    24. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
    		  
    3.77
    91
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
    		  
    0.68
    157
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
    		  
    55.58
    2
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
    		  
    2.46
    154
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.45
    140
    		  
    5.53
    112
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.13
    98
    		  
    10.04
    19
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
    		  
    1.42
    114
    31. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
    		  
    1.50
    112
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    2.83
    48
    		  
    0.45
    152
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.56
    144
    		  
    17.45
    39
    34. Drug Use
    2.39
    46
    		  
    3.55
    25
    35. Liver Disease
    2.37
    170
    		  
    15.22
    90
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
    		  
    4.08
    63
    37. Other Neoplasms
    1.81
    120
    		  
    1.52
    127
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
    		  
    7.81
    85
    39. Violence
    1.64
    136
    		  
    6.66
    75
    40. Skin Disease
    1.49
    93
    		  
    1.93
    83
    41. Drownings
    1.39
    137
    		  
    5.69
    55
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    131
    		  
    9.05
    27
    43. Alcohol
    1.29
    70
    		  
    1.69
    60
    44. Epilepsy
    0.96
    137
    		  
    1.65
    97
    45. Asthma
    0.89
    141
    		  
    25.90
    5
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    136
    		  
    18.95
    24
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    22
    		  
    0.06
    152
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.55
    88
    		  
    0.37
    110
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.47
    50
    		  
    0.02
    145
    50. Osteoarthritis
    0.42
    7
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,571
    19.46
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    2,138
    9.10
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,534
    6.53
    		  
    470
    1.12
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,481
    6.30
    		  
    22
    0.05
    5. Lung Disease
    1,427
    6.08
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,274
    5.42
    		  
    267
    0.64
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    813
    3.46
    		  
    938
    2.24
    8. Breast Cancer
    624
    2.66
    		  
    219
    0.52
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    594
    2.53
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    10. Prostate Cancer
    573
    2.44
    		  
    46
    0.11
    11. Falls
    552
    2.35
    		  
    247
    0.59
    12. Skin Cancers
    512
    2.18
    		  
    30
    0.07
    13. Suicide
    459
    1.95
    		  
    422
    1.01
    14. Lymphomas
    446
    1.90
    		  
    171
    0.41
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    418
    1.78
    		  
    41
    0.10
    16. Kidney Disease
    414
    1.76
    		  
    632
    1.51
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    393
    1.67
    		  
    108
    0.26
    18. Hypertension
    389
    1.66
    		  
    673
    1.61
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    385
    1.64
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    340
    1.45
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    273
    1.16
    		  
    25
    0.06
    22. Leukemia
    267
    1.14
    		  
    203
    0.49
    23. Other Injuries
    258
    1.10
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    24. Stomach Cancer
    252
    1.07
    		  
    92
    0.22
    25. Liver Cancer
    246
    1.05
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    220
    0.94
    		  
    14
    0.03
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    217
    0.92
    		  
    390
    0.93
    28. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.91
    		  
    50
    0.12
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    199
    0.85
    		  
    219
    0.52
    30. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.83
    		  
    92
    0.22
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    179
    0.76
    		  
    817
    1.95
    32. Liver Disease
    144
    0.61
    		  
    594
    1.42
    33. Oral Cancer
    131
    0.56
    		  
    153
    0.36
    34. Other Neoplasms
    131
    0.56
    		  
    64
    0.15
    35. Uterin Cancer
    114
    0.48
    		  
    28
    0.07
    36. Drug Use
    113
    0.48
    		  
    177
    0.42
    37. Skin Disease
    111
    0.47
    		  
    75
    0.18
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    92
    0.39
    		  
    313
    0.75
    39. Low Birth Weight
    91
    0.39
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    40. Violence
    71
    0.30
    		  
    390
    0.93
    41. Alcohol
    66
    0.28
    		  
    74
    0.18
    42. Drownings
    63
    0.27
    		  
    394
    0.94
    43. Cervical Cancer
    58
    0.25
    		  
    167
    0.40
    44. Epilepsy
    52
    0.22
    		  
    92
    0.22
    45. Asthma
    50
    0.21
    		  
    911
    2.17
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    48
    0.20
    		  
    2
    0.01
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    41
    0.18
    		  
    13
    0.03
    48. Osteoarthritis
    32
    0.14
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Birth Trauma
    31
    0.13
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    25
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
    		  
    7.39
    85
    4. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
    		  
    3.52
    157
    5. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
    		  
    0.87
    132
    6. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
    		  
    4.34
    90
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
    		  
    1.05
    145
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
    		  
    4.34
    82
    9. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
    		  
    0.68
    157
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
    		  
    55.58
    2
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
    		  
    2.46
    154
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
    		  
    1.50
    112
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
    		  
    4.08
    63
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
    		  
    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.