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Compare Oman 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
     
      Oman OMAN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    41.1
    42.9
    41.9
    135
    139
    136
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    48.9
    51.3
    50.1
    122
    121
    121
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    59.2
    62.1
    60.6
    97
    105
    100
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    68.4
    71.5
    69.9
    51
    80
    65
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    72.2
    75.2
    73.7
    42
    61
    48
     
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    73.7
    78.1
    75.6
    40
    49
    46
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    75.0
    79.2
    76.6
    41
    48
    48
     
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Oman OMAN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    75.0
    79.2
    41
    48
     
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    75.9
    80.0
    41
    49
     
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    76.0
    80.1
    42
    50
     
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    76.1
    80.1
    42
    49
     
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    76.4
    80.2
    42
    50
     
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    76.7
    80.3
    41
    49
     
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    76.9
    80.5
    42
    51
     
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    77.2
    80.6
    43
    53
     
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    77.4
    80.7
    44
    56
     
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    77.7
    80.9
    45
    59
     
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.2
    47
    65
     
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    78.8
    81.6
    54
    65
     
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    79.7
    82.4
    56
    64
     
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    80.9
    83.5
    59
    63
     
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    82.8
    85.3
    57
    53
     
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    84.8
    87.3
    59
    49
     
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    87.4
    89.8
    60
    29
     
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.6
    92.7
    57
    13
     
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.2
    96.1
    40
    6
     
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.2
    99.7
    30
    6
     
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.4
    103.7
    31
    6
     
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Oman OMAN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    110.48
    64
     
    135.32
    41
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    76.61
    12
     
    27.80
    84
    3. Stroke
    73.29
    103
     
    123.84
    49
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    38.28
    79
     
    103.64
    39
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.84
    12
     
    21.84
    55
    6. Kidney Disease
    18.10
    51
     
    17.30
    56
    7. Hypertension
    17.83
    79
     
    20.37
    55
    8. Liver Disease
    16.90
    79
     
    15.22
    90
    9. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    14.17
    7
     
    10.04
    19
    10. Breast Cancer
    8.84
    156
     
    9.91
    146
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    8.54
    89
     
    9.07
    74
    12. Other Injuries
    7.85
    120
     
    19.68
    42
    13. Prostate Cancer
    7.42
    140
     
    3.52
    157
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    6.95
    72
     
    2.40
    142
    15. Lung Disease
    6.63
    161
     
    34.40
    23
    16. Low Birth Weight
    6.50
    102
     
    17.45
    39
    17. Lymphomas
    6.18
    48
     
    4.34
    90
    18. HIV/AIDS
    6.09
    81
     
    6.82
    77
    19. Malnutrition
    5.71
    62
     
    9.20
    49
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.69
    80
     
    27.96
    49
    21. Meningitis
    5.13
    59
     
    6.65
    51
    22. Falls
    5.01
    95
     
    5.76
    80
    23. Lung Cancers
    4.97
    129
     
    12.94
    82
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4.95
    103
     
    2.46
    154
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    126
     
    7.39
    85
    26. Leukemia
    4.32
    59
     
    3.77
    91
    27. Liver Cancer
    3.92
    124
     
    55.58
    2
    28. Asthma
    2.98
    101
     
    25.90
    5
    29. Other Neoplasms
    2.74
    81
     
    1.52
    127
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.62
    67
     
    1.50
    112
    31. Birth Trauma
    2.57
    102
     
    18.95
    24
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.46
    163
     
    5.53
    112
    33. Ovary Cancer
    2.46
    149
     
    4.34
    82
    34. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.38
    112
     
    0.71
    159
    35. Pancreas Cancer
    2.33
    108
     
    1.05
    145
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.22
    148
     
    7.81
    85
    37. Tuberculosis
    2.04
    113
     
    17.90
    52
    38. Drownings
    1.71
    129
     
    5.69
    55
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.60
    115
     
    0.68
    157
    40. Skin Disease
    1.35
    95
     
    1.93
    83
    41. Violence
    1.27
    143
     
    6.66
    75
    42. Fires
    1.21
    115
     
    3.64
    69
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    143
     
    9.05
    27
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.05
    144
     
    1.42
    114
    45. Suicide
    1.03
    168
     
    8.54
    86
    46. Oral Cancer
    1.00
    165
     
    4.08
    63
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.93
    124
     
    0.45
    152
    48. Syphilis
    0.91
    59
     
    0.98
    57
    49. Encephalitis
    0.84
    57
     
    0.69
    60
    50. Epilepsy
    0.78
    154
     
    1.65
    97
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Oman OMAN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,438
    16.57
     
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    971
    11.19
     
    938
    2.24
    3. Stroke
    950
    10.94
     
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    945
    10.88
     
    1,288
    3.07
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    568
    6.54
     
    5,250
    12.53
    6. Congenital Anomalies
    287
    3.31
     
    817
    1.95
    7. Kidney Disease
    258
    2.97
     
    632
    1.51
    8. Liver Disease
    252
    2.91
     
    594
    1.42
    9. Low Birth Weight
    240
    2.77
     
    1,694
    4.04
    10. Hypertension
    223
    2.57
     
    673
    1.61
    11. Other Injuries
    212
    2.44
     
    1,167
    2.79
    12. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    209
    2.41
     
    390
    0.93
    13. HIV/AIDS
    183
    2.10
     
    425
    1.01
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    112
    1.28
     
    108
    0.26
    15. Falls
    105
    1.21
     
    247
    0.59
    16. Lymphomas
    104
    1.19
     
    171
    0.41
    17. Meningitis
    99
    1.14
     
    476
    1.13
    18. Birth Trauma
    95
    1.10
     
    1,839
    4.39
    19. Malnutrition
    92
    1.06
     
    393
    0.94
    20. Leukemia
    90
    1.04
     
    203
    0.49
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    88
    1.01
     
    2,089
    4.98
    22. Lung Disease
    83
    0.96
     
    1,104
    2.63
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    79
    0.91
     
    267
    0.64
    24. Lung Cancers
    70
    0.80
     
    470
    1.12
    25. Stomach Cancer
    68
    0.78
     
    92
    0.22
    26. Breast Cancer
    65
    0.75
     
    219
    0.52
    27. Drownings
    63
    0.72
     
    394
    0.94
    28. Liver Cancer
    57
    0.66
     
    2,021
    4.82
    29. Other Neoplasms
    47
    0.55
     
    64
    0.15
    30. Prostate Cancer
    44
    0.51
     
    46
    0.11
    31. Violence
    43
    0.50
     
    390
    0.93
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    40
    0.46
     
    219
    0.52
    33. Asthma
    40
    0.46
     
    911
    2.17
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    35
    0.41
     
    41
    0.10
    35. Bladder Cancer
    35
    0.40
     
    50
    0.12
    36. Suicide
    32
    0.37
     
    422
    1.01
    37. Tuberculosis
    30
    0.35
     
    707
    1.69
    38. Fires
    30
    0.34
     
    196
    0.47
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    28
    0.32
     
    22
    0.05
    40. Epilepsy
    22
    0.26
     
    92
    0.22
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    22
    0.25
     
    25
    0.06
    42. Skin Disease
    20
    0.23
     
    75
    0.18
    43. Oral Cancer
    19
    0.22
     
    153
    0.36
    44. Encephalitis
    17
    0.20
     
    52
    0.12
    45. Ovary Cancer
    17
    0.20
     
    92
    0.22
    46. Syphilis
    16
    0.19
     
    89
    0.21
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    16
    0.18
     
    313
    0.75
    48. Cervical Cancer
    15
    0.17
     
    167
    0.40
    49. Pertussis
    14
    0.16
     
    254
    0.61
    50. Poisonings
    13
    0.15
     
    64
    0.15
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Oman OMAN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    8.84
    156
     
    9.91
    146
    2. Prostate Cancer
    7.42
    140
     
    3.52
    157
    3. Lymphomas
    6.18
    48
     
    4.34
    90
    4. Lung Cancers
    4.97
    129
     
    12.94
    82
    5. Stomach Cancer
    4.95
    103
     
    2.46
    154
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    126
     
    7.39
    85
    7. Leukemia
    4.32
    59
     
    3.77
    91
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.92
    124
     
    55.58
    2
    9. Bladder Cancer
    2.62
    67
     
    1.50
    112
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.46
    149
     
    4.34
    82
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.33
    108
     
    1.05
    145
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.22
    148
     
    7.81
    85
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.60
    115
     
    0.68
    157
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.05
    144
     
    1.42
    114
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.00
    165
     
    4.08
    63
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.75
    142
     
    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.