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Compare Pakistan 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
     
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    47.8
    45.9
    46.9
    99
    120
    110
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    51.7
    50.5
    51.1
    106
    126
    118
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    55.6
    55.1
    55.3
    118
    131
    125
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    59.7
    60.1
    59.9
    121
    133
    129
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    62.6
    63.2
    62.9
    117
    130
    124
     
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    64.1
    66.1
    65.1
    125
    134
    133
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    65.5
    67.5
    66.4
    125
    137
    130
     
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    65.5
    67.5
    125
    137
     
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    71.5
    73.1
    94
    124
     
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    71.8
    73.4
    95
    124
     
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    72.0
    73.6
    94
    124
     
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    72.3
    73.9
    93
    124
     
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    72.7
    74.2
    92
    124
     
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    73.1
    74.5
    92
    126
     
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    73.5
    74.8
    91
    127
     
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    74.0
    75.2
    89
    127
     
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    74.7
    75.7
    89
    128
     
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    75.4
    76.3
    88
    131
     
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    76.4
    77.0
    90
    136
     
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    77.6
    78.0
    91
    137
     
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    79.1
    79.4
    90
    137
     
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    81.1
    81.1
    93
    137
     
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    83.4
    83.3
    92
    139
     
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    86.2
    86.0
    96
    141
     
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.5
    89.2
    98
    152
     
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.3
    93.0
    101
    163
     
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.2
    99
    164
     
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.9
    101.7
    96
    164
     
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    110.65
    63
     
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    87.21
    90
     
    123.84
    49
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    62.83
    58
     
    103.64
    39
    4. Lung Disease
    62.29
    7
     
    34.40
    23
    5. Tuberculosis
    52.80
    22
     
    17.90
    52
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    39.65
    53
     
    27.80
    84
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36.21
    44
     
    27.96
    49
    8. Low Birth Weight
    31.96
    6
     
    17.45
    39
    9. Other Injuries
    30.57
    12
     
    19.68
    42
    10. Breast Cancer
    26.76
    8
     
    9.91
    146
    11. Liver Disease
    25.97
    43
     
    15.22
    90
    12. Kidney Disease
    24.77
    14
     
    17.30
    56
    13. Hypertension
    22.06
    38
     
    20.37
    55
    14. Birth Trauma
    21.59
    18
     
    18.95
    24
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.22
    67
     
    21.84
    55
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    14.01
    5
     
    9.07
    74
    17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.79
    22
     
    9.05
    27
    18. Asthma
    10.30
    41
     
    25.90
    5
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.31
    63
     
    5.53
    112
    20. Suicide
    9.16
    83
     
    8.54
    86
    21. Falls
    9.02
    48
     
    5.76
    80
    22. Oral Cancer
    8.71
    10
     
    4.08
    63
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    8.42
    64
     
    2.40
    142
    24. Malnutrition
    8.01
    54
     
    9.20
    49
    25. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.52
    42
     
    10.04
    19
    26. Violence
    6.64
    76
     
    6.66
    75
    27. Meningitis
    6.34
    53
     
    6.65
    51
    28. Drownings
    6.27
    46
     
    5.69
    55
    29. Poisonings
    6.10
    14
     
    0.98
    102
    30. Lung Cancers
    5.53
    124
     
    12.94
    82
    31. Epilepsy
    5.52
    44
     
    1.65
    97
    32. Lymphomas
    5.39
    69
     
    4.34
    90
    33. Prostate Cancer
    4.90
    153
     
    3.52
    157
    34. Cervical Cancer
    4.76
    121
     
    7.81
    85
    35. Maternal Conditions
    4.74
    54
     
    7.20
    47
    36. Ovary Cancer
    4.57
    77
     
    4.34
    82
    37. Fires
    4.55
    58
     
    3.64
    69
    38. Encephalitis
    4.38
    2
     
    0.69
    60
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.05
    55
     
    0.68
    157
    40. Liver Cancer
    3.66
    131
     
    55.58
    2
    41. War
    3.58
    11
     
    0.20
    35
    42. Hepatitis B
    3.37
    30
     
    0.22
    111
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.24
    153
     
    7.39
    85
    44. Stomach Cancer
    3.03
    139
     
    2.46
    154
    45. Tetanus
    2.86
    10
     
    1.02
    27
    46. Leukemia
    2.69
    121
     
    3.77
    91
    47. Skin Disease
    2.37
    70
     
    1.93
    83
    48. HIV/AIDS
    2.36
    104
     
    6.82
    77
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.34
    76
     
    1.50
    112
    50. Pertussis
    2.31
    16
     
    2.67
    8
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    111,367
    9.87
     
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    104,458
    9.26
     
    5,250
    12.53
    3. Stroke
    84,590
    7.50
     
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Low Birth Weight
    77,441
    6.87
     
    1,694
    4.04
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    63,728
    5.65
     
    2,089
    4.98
    6. Lung Disease
    61,586
    5.46
     
    1,104
    2.63
    7. Tuberculosis
    61,468
    5.45
     
    707
    1.69
    8. Birth Trauma
    52,312
    4.64
     
    1,839
    4.39
    9. Other Injuries
    48,145
    4.27
     
    1,167
    2.79
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    40,330
    3.58
     
    938
    2.24
    11. Liver Disease
    30,434
    2.70
     
    594
    1.42
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    30,310
    2.69
     
    1,288
    3.07
    13. Kidney Disease
    29,576
    2.62
     
    632
    1.51
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    26,353
    2.34
     
    817
    1.95
    15. Hypertension
    21,862
    1.94
     
    673
    1.61
    16. Breast Cancer
    16,167
    1.43
     
    219
    0.52
    17. Suicide
    13,377
    1.19
     
    422
    1.01
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    12,845
    1.14
     
    108
    0.26
    19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    11,753
    1.04
     
    313
    0.75
    20. Malnutrition
    11,698
    1.04
     
    393
    0.94
    21. Falls
    11,506
    1.02
     
    247
    0.59
    22. Violence
    11,366
    1.01
     
    390
    0.93
    23. Drownings
    11,347
    1.01
     
    394
    0.94
    24. Meningitis
    11,053
    0.98
     
    476
    1.13
    25. Asthma
    10,817
    0.96
     
    911
    2.17
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    10,509
    0.93
     
    219
    0.52
    27. Oral Cancer
    10,084
    0.89
     
    153
    0.36
    28. Poisonings
    9,686
    0.86
     
    64
    0.15
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8,253
    0.73
     
    390
    0.93
    30. Maternal Conditions
    8,225
    0.73
     
    424
    1.01
    31. Fires
    7,724
    0.68
     
    196
    0.47
    32. Encephalitis
    7,713
    0.68
     
    52
    0.12
    33. Epilepsy
    6,802
    0.60
     
    92
    0.22
    34. Lymphomas
    6,493
    0.58
     
    171
    0.41
    35. War
    6,184
    0.55
     
    15
    0.03
    36. Tetanus
    6,144
    0.54
     
    88
    0.21
    37. Lung Cancers
    5,999
    0.53
     
    470
    1.12
    38. Pertussis
    5,550
    0.49
     
    254
    0.61
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,735
    0.42
     
    25
    0.06
    40. Measles
    4,664
    0.41
     
    3
    0.01
    41. Leukemia
    4,351
    0.39
     
    203
    0.49
    42. Liver Cancer
    4,115
    0.36
     
    2,021
    4.82
    43. Hepatitis B
    4,036
    0.36
     
    9
    0.02
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,834
    0.34
     
    267
    0.64
    45. Stomach Cancer
    3,567
    0.32
     
    92
    0.22
    46. HIV/AIDS
    3,494
    0.31
     
    425
    1.01
    47. Cervical Cancer
    2,870
    0.25
     
    167
    0.40
    48. Skin Disease
    2,786
    0.25
     
    75
    0.18
    49. Syphilis
    2,707
    0.24
     
    89
    0.21
    50. Ovary Cancer
    2,698
    0.24
     
    92
    0.22
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.76
    8
     
    9.91
    146
    2. Oral Cancer
    8.71
    10
     
    4.08
    63
    3. Lung Cancers
    5.53
    124
     
    12.94
    82
    4. Lymphomas
    5.39
    69
     
    4.34
    90
    5. Prostate Cancer
    4.90
    153
     
    3.52
    157
    6. Cervical Cancer
    4.76
    121
     
    7.81
    85
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.57
    77
     
    4.34
    82
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.05
    55
     
    0.68
    157
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.66
    131
     
    55.58
    2
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.24
    153
     
    7.39
    85
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.03
    139
     
    2.46
    154
    12. Leukemia
    2.69
    121
     
    3.77
    91
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.34
    76
     
    1.50
    112
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.52
    105
     
    1.42
    114
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.47
    167
     
    1.05
    145
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.21
    168
     
    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.