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Compare Nicaragua 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
     
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    104
    103
    102
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    52.4
    55.5
    53.9
    102
    103
    104
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    56.0
    61.6
    58.7
    115
    107
    111
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    61.7
    67.4
    64.5
    113
    109
    111
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    67.1
    72.7
    69.9
    84
    91
    90
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    71.5
    77.9
    74.8
    77
    73
    74
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.5
    77.9
    77
    73
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    73.3
    79.5
    73
    60
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    73.5
    79.6
    72
    59
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    73.6
    79.7
    71
    55
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    73.9
    79.9
    71
    56
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    74.3
    80.1
    71
    55
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    74.8
    80.3
    71
    56
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    75.4
    80.5
    65
    55
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    76.1
    80.8
    60
    55
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    76.9
    81.2
    56
    55
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    77.8
    81.7
    55
    53
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.4
    50
    51
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    80.3
    83.3
    46
    50
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    82.0
    84.5
    41
    46
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.2
    86.3
    32
    37
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.0
    24
    32
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.2
    17
    18
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.9
    9
    10
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    95.1
    96.1
    5
    5
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    99.0
    99.7
    5
    5
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    103.2
    103.7
    4
    5
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    121.30
    51
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    71.40
    108
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Kidney Disease
    52.92
    1
    		  
    17.30
    56
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.99
    38
    		  
    27.80
    84
    5. Liver Disease
    30.50
    26
    		  
    15.22
    90
    6. Lung Disease
    28.42
    41
    		  
    34.40
    23
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.63
    91
    		  
    103.64
    39
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.10
    63
    		  
    21.84
    55
    9. Hypertension
    20.95
    49
    		  
    20.37
    55
    10. Cervical Cancer
    19.42
    31
    		  
    7.81
    85
    11. Prostate Cancer
    19.21
    66
    		  
    3.52
    157
    12. Violence
    13.52
    36
    		  
    6.66
    75
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.24
    38
    		  
    2.46
    154
    14. Liver Cancer
    11.00
    30
    		  
    55.58
    2
    15. Breast Cancer
    10.84
    135
    		  
    9.91
    146
    16. Other Injuries
    10.45
    95
    		  
    19.68
    42
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    10.37
    41
    		  
    9.07
    74
    18. Suicide
    9.99
    71
    		  
    8.54
    86
    19. Low Birth Weight
    9.22
    79
    		  
    17.45
    39
    20. Lung Cancers
    7.10
    114
    		  
    12.94
    82
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.58
    76
    		  
    27.96
    49
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.15
    103
    		  
    7.39
    85
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    5.52
    92
    		  
    2.40
    142
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.10
    119
    		  
    5.53
    112
    25. Drownings
    4.77
    73
    		  
    5.69
    55
    26. Tuberculosis
    4.71
    88
    		  
    17.90
    52
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.71
    52
    		  
    9.05
    27
    28. Birth Trauma
    4.20
    81
    		  
    18.95
    24
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    4.08
    75
    		  
    1.05
    145
    30. Leukemia
    4.01
    75
    		  
    3.77
    91
    31. Malnutrition
    3.94
    73
    		  
    9.20
    49
    32. Falls
    3.66
    115
    		  
    5.76
    80
    33. Asthma
    3.64
    92
    		  
    25.90
    5
    34. Meningitis
    3.13
    73
    		  
    6.65
    51
    35. Alcohol
    2.99
    38
    		  
    1.69
    60
    36. HIV/AIDS
    2.97
    101
    		  
    6.82
    77
    37. Lymphomas
    2.72
    132
    		  
    4.34
    90
    38. Epilepsy
    2.61
    70
    		  
    1.65
    97
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.54
    107
    		  
    10.04
    19
    40. Maternal Conditions
    2.47
    68
    		  
    7.20
    47
    41. Ovary Cancer
    1.95
    157
    		  
    4.34
    82
    42. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.63
    132
    		  
    0.71
    159
    43. Skin Cancers
    1.42
    100
    		  
    0.87
    132
    44. Other Neoplasms
    1.35
    139
    		  
    1.52
    127
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.31
    50
    		  
    0.37
    110
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1.21
    107
    		  
    0.45
    152
    47. Anemia
    1.17
    68
    		  
    1.31
    66
    48. Appendicitis
    1.07
    46
    		  
    1.92
    27
    49. Syphilis
    0.91
    60
    		  
    0.98
    57
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.90
    154
    		  
    1.42
    114
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,525
    17.03
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    2,670
    10.04
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Kidney Disease
    2,061
    7.75
    		  
    632
    1.51
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,653
    6.22
    		  
    938
    2.24
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,351
    5.08
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    6. Liver Disease
    1,252
    4.71
    		  
    594
    1.42
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,110
    4.18
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    8. Lung Disease
    1,026
    3.86
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    9. Hypertension
    768
    2.89
    		  
    673
    1.61
    10. Violence
    756
    2.84
    		  
    390
    0.93
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    751
    2.83
    		  
    817
    1.95
    12. Low Birth Weight
    711
    2.67
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    13. Suicide
    547
    2.06
    		  
    422
    1.01
    14. Other Injuries
    533
    2.00
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    15. Stomach Cancer
    427
    1.61
    		  
    92
    0.22
    16. Cervical Cancer
    424
    1.60
    		  
    167
    0.40
    17. Liver Cancer
    419
    1.58
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    379
    1.43
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    19. Birth Trauma
    324
    1.22
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    20. Prostate Cancer
    314
    1.18
    		  
    46
    0.11
    21. Drownings
    273
    1.03
    		  
    394
    0.94
    22. Lung Cancers
    268
    1.01
    		  
    470
    1.12
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    246
    0.93
    		  
    108
    0.26
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    237
    0.89
    		  
    267
    0.64
    25. Breast Cancer
    228
    0.86
    		  
    219
    0.52
    26. Malnutrition
    226
    0.85
    		  
    393
    0.94
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    213
    0.80
    		  
    219
    0.52
    28. Leukemia
    205
    0.77
    		  
    203
    0.49
    29. Tuberculosis
    185
    0.70
    		  
    707
    1.69
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    180
    0.68
    		  
    313
    0.75
    31. Meningitis
    175
    0.66
    		  
    476
    1.13
    32. HIV/AIDS
    172
    0.65
    		  
    425
    1.01
    33. Falls
    155
    0.58
    		  
    247
    0.59
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    155
    0.58
    		  
    41
    0.10
    35. Asthma
    146
    0.55
    		  
    911
    2.17
    36. Maternal Conditions
    145
    0.55
    		  
    424
    1.01
    37. Epilepsy
    139
    0.52
    		  
    92
    0.22
    38. Alcohol
    132
    0.49
    		  
    74
    0.18
    39. Lymphomas
    109
    0.41
    		  
    171
    0.41
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    103
    0.39
    		  
    390
    0.93
    41. Syphilis
    65
    0.25
    		  
    89
    0.21
    42. Other Neoplasms
    60
    0.23
    		  
    64
    0.15
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    59
    0.22
    		  
    22
    0.05
    44. Skin Cancers
    54
    0.20
    		  
    30
    0.07
    45. Anemia
    53
    0.20
    		  
    50
    0.12
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    51
    0.19
    		  
    13
    0.03
    47. Appendicitis
    46
    0.17
    		  
    79
    0.19
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    44
    0.17
    		  
    14
    0.03
    49. Ovary Cancer
    41
    0.15
    		  
    92
    0.22
    50. Fires
    38
    0.14
    		  
    196
    0.47
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    19.42
    31
    		  
    7.81
    85
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.21
    66
    		  
    3.52
    157
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.24
    38
    		  
    2.46
    154
    4. Liver Cancer
    11.00
    30
    		  
    55.58
    2
    5. Breast Cancer
    10.84
    135
    		  
    9.91
    146
    6. Lung Cancers
    7.10
    114
    		  
    12.94
    82
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.15
    103
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    4.08
    75
    		  
    1.05
    145
    9. Leukemia
    4.01
    75
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Lymphomas
    2.72
    132
    		  
    4.34
    90
    11. Ovary Cancer
    1.95
    157
    		  
    4.34
    82
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.42
    100
    		  
    0.87
    132
    13. Uterin Cancer
    0.90
    154
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.88
    167
    		  
    4.08
    63
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    149
    		  
    0.68
    157
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.66
    159
    		  
    1.50
    112
     
     
     
    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.