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Compare Panama 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
     
      Panama PANAMA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    59.9
    62.0
    60.9
    58
    61
    60
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    64.2
    67.0
    65.6
    52
    60
    57
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    67.8
    72.4
    70.1
    37
    54
    47
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    69.8
    75.2
    72.5
    40
    46
    39
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    71.9
    77.0
    74.4
    43
    47
    44
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    73.5
    79.8
    76.5
    43
    37
    38
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    74.7
    81.1
    77.8
    42
    37
    37
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    81.1
    42
    37
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    76.2
    82.3
    40
    31
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    76.3
    82.4
    39
    31
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    76.5
    82.5
    38
    31
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    77.0
    82.7
    37
    31
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    77.7
    82.9
    35
    30
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    78.3
    83.2
    34
    29
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    78.9
    83.4
    31
    29
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    79.5
    83.7
    28
    29
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.0
    25
    29
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    80.7
    84.5
    22
    26
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    20
    26
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.7
    19
    19
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.6
    12
    14
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    85.7
    87.8
    5
    11
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    87.6
    89.2
    1
    4
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    90.0
    91.1
    1
    4
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    92.7
    93.4
    2
    3
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    95.8
    96.1
    2
    4
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    99.1
    99.2
    3
    11
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.5
    24
    32
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    65.55
    130
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    48.73
    130
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Violence
    34.35
    11
    		  
    6.66
    75
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.16
    83
    		  
    27.80
    84
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.34
    95
    		  
    103.64
    39
    6. Prostate Cancer
    22.94
    46
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Kidney Disease
    16.44
    63
    		  
    17.30
    56
    8. Breast Cancer
    14.36
    104
    		  
    9.91
    146
    9. HIV/AIDS
    13.95
    65
    		  
    6.82
    77
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.77
    101
    		  
    21.84
    55
    11. Hypertension
    12.76
    119
    		  
    20.37
    55
    12. Stomach Cancer
    12.10
    37
    		  
    2.46
    154
    13. Lung Disease
    11.79
    139
    		  
    34.40
    23
    14. Liver Disease
    10.70
    111
    		  
    15.22
    90
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.34
    69
    		  
    27.96
    49
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.94
    74
    		  
    7.39
    85
    17. Lung Cancers
    8.81
    97
    		  
    12.94
    82
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    8.55
    88
    		  
    9.07
    74
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.53
    71
    		  
    5.53
    112
    20. Tuberculosis
    7.76
    79
    		  
    17.90
    52
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.52
    93
    		  
    7.81
    85
    22. Other Injuries
    6.69
    130
    		  
    19.68
    42
    23. Leukemia
    6.28
    3
    		  
    3.77
    91
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.19
    110
    		  
    17.45
    39
    25. Lymphomas
    5.15
    74
    		  
    4.34
    90
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.92
    70
    		  
    4.34
    82
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    4.85
    99
    		  
    2.40
    142
    28. Liver Cancer
    4.79
    99
    		  
    55.58
    2
    29. Suicide
    4.52
    129
    		  
    8.54
    86
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.69
    70
    		  
    0.71
    159
    31. Drownings
    3.65
    87
    		  
    5.69
    55
    32. Falls
    3.63
    116
    		  
    5.76
    80
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.31
    88
    		  
    1.05
    145
    34. Malnutrition
    2.69
    81
    		  
    9.20
    49
    35. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    101
    		  
    4.08
    63
    36. Asthma
    2.39
    109
    		  
    25.90
    5
    37. Other Neoplasms
    2.36
    103
    		  
    1.52
    127
    38. Uterin Cancer
    2.28
    72
    		  
    1.42
    114
    39. Skin Disease
    2.25
    73
    		  
    1.93
    83
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.17
    77
    		  
    0.45
    152
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    71
    		  
    0.87
    132
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.75
    115
    		  
    18.95
    24
    43. Maternal Conditions
    1.69
    77
    		  
    7.20
    47
    44. Epilepsy
    1.68
    95
    		  
    1.65
    97
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    117
    		  
    0.68
    157
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.43
    125
    		  
    9.05
    27
    47. Drug Use
    1.42
    71
    		  
    3.55
    25
    48. Meningitis
    1.27
    100
    		  
    6.65
    51
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.24
    133
    		  
    1.50
    112
    50. Upper Respiratory
    0.96
    5
    		  
    0.02
    119
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Panama PANAMA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,218
    13.85
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    1,656
    10.35
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Violence
    1,292
    8.07
    		  
    390
    0.93
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    944
    5.90
    		  
    938
    2.24
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    898
    5.61
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    6. Kidney Disease
    558
    3.48
    		  
    632
    1.51
    7. HIV/AIDS
    513
    3.21
    		  
    425
    1.01
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    503
    3.14
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    9. Hypertension
    434
    2.71
    		  
    673
    1.61
    10. Stomach Cancer
    413
    2.58
    		  
    92
    0.22
    11. Lung Disease
    400
    2.50
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    12. Liver Disease
    364
    2.27
    		  
    594
    1.42
    13. Prostate Cancer
    363
    2.27
    		  
    46
    0.11
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    355
    2.22
    		  
    817
    1.95
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    352
    2.20
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    301
    1.88
    		  
    267
    0.64
    17. Lung Cancers
    298
    1.86
    		  
    470
    1.12
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    291
    1.82
    		  
    219
    0.52
    19. Tuberculosis
    273
    1.70
    		  
    707
    1.69
    20. Breast Cancer
    256
    1.60
    		  
    219
    0.52
    21. Other Injuries
    246
    1.54
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    22. Leukemia
    221
    1.38
    		  
    203
    0.49
    23. Low Birth Weight
    216
    1.35
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    24. Lymphomas
    175
    1.09
    		  
    171
    0.41
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    167
    1.04
    		  
    108
    0.26
    26. Suicide
    166
    1.04
    		  
    422
    1.01
    27. Liver Cancer
    162
    1.01
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    28. Drownings
    137
    0.85
    		  
    394
    0.94
    29. Cervical Cancer
    134
    0.84
    		  
    167
    0.40
    30. Falls
    127
    0.79
    		  
    247
    0.59
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    125
    0.78
    		  
    22
    0.05
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    112
    0.70
    		  
    41
    0.10
    33. Malnutrition
    98
    0.61
    		  
    393
    0.94
    34. Oral Cancer
    87
    0.54
    		  
    153
    0.36
    35. Ovary Cancer
    86
    0.54
    		  
    92
    0.22
    36. Asthma
    82
    0.51
    		  
    911
    2.17
    37. Other Neoplasms
    80
    0.50
    		  
    64
    0.15
    38. Skin Disease
    78
    0.48
    		  
    75
    0.18
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    74
    0.46
    		  
    14
    0.03
    40. Birth Trauma
    73
    0.46
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    41. Maternal Conditions
    65
    0.40
    		  
    424
    1.01
    42. Skin Cancers
    60
    0.38
    		  
    30
    0.07
    43. Epilepsy
    59
    0.37
    		  
    92
    0.22
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    53
    0.33
    		  
    25
    0.06
    45. Drug Use
    50
    0.32
    		  
    177
    0.42
    46. Meningitis
    47
    0.29
    		  
    476
    1.13
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    47
    0.29
    		  
    313
    0.75
    48. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.26
    		  
    50
    0.12
    49. Uterin Cancer
    40
    0.25
    		  
    28
    0.07
    50. Upper Respiratory
    35
    0.22
    		  
    3
    0.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    22.94
    46
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.36
    104
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Stomach Cancer
    12.10
    37
    		  
    2.46
    154
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.94
    74
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Lung Cancers
    8.81
    97
    		  
    12.94
    82
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.52
    93
    		  
    7.81
    85
    7. Leukemia
    6.28
    3
    		  
    3.77
    91
    8. Lymphomas
    5.15
    74
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.92
    70
    		  
    4.34
    82
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.79
    99
    		  
    55.58
    2
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.31
    88
    		  
    1.05
    145
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    101
    		  
    4.08
    63
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.28
    72
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    71
    		  
    0.87
    132
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    117
    		  
    0.68
    157
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.24
    133
    		  
    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.