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Compare Paraguay 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
     
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    62.0
    65.9
    63.9
    44
    45
    44
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    63.5
    67.7
    65.5
    58
    58
    58
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    64.7
    69.1
    66.8
    61
    72
    69
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    65.9
    70.4
    68.1
    78
    91
    89
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    68.1
    72.4
    70.2
    74
    93
    86
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    71.4
    75.2
    73.2
    68
    92
    84
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    72.2
    76.0
    74.0
    73
    94
    87
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.2
    76.0
    73
    94
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    73.8
    77.4
    65
    89
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    74.0
    77.6
    63
    89
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    74.2
    77.7
    62
    89
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    74.5
    78.0
    58
    89
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    75.1
    78.3
    56
    86
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    75.7
    78.7
    53
    84
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    76.2
    79.1
    52
    81
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    76.8
    79.5
    51
    78
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    77.4
    80.0
    53
    73
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    78.1
    80.6
    50
    72
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    79.0
    81.3
    49
    71
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    80.1
    82.3
    51
    65
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    81.5
    83.5
    48
    62
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.3
    84.9
    47
    59
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.4
    86.5
    48
    62
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    87.5
    88.4
    58
    67
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    51
    66
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.3
    94.6
    30
    48
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.3
    98.5
    20
    31
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.7
    102.8
    14
    18
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    89.76
    86
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    87.13
    91
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    45.98
    33
    		  
    27.80
    84
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    31.32
    85
    		  
    103.64
    39
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.76
    24
    		  
    21.84
    55
    6. Prostate Cancer
    26.17
    35
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Kidney Disease
    21.24
    27
    		  
    17.30
    56
    8. Hypertension
    17.41
    84
    		  
    20.37
    55
    9. Cervical Cancer
    17.22
    37
    		  
    7.81
    85
    10. Breast Cancer
    17.09
    79
    		  
    9.91
    146
    11. Violence
    16.71
    26
    		  
    6.66
    75
    12. Lung Disease
    16.02
    108
    		  
    34.40
    23
    13. Lung Cancers
    14.05
    78
    		  
    12.94
    82
    14. Liver Disease
    11.22
    108
    		  
    15.22
    90
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    10.07
    47
    		  
    9.07
    74
    16. Low Birth Weight
    9.69
    74
    		  
    17.45
    39
    17. Other Injuries
    9.21
    105
    		  
    19.68
    42
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.69
    75
    		  
    7.39
    85
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.86
    91
    		  
    5.53
    112
    20. Stomach Cancer
    6.33
    71
    		  
    2.46
    154
    21. Suicide
    6.04
    108
    		  
    8.54
    86
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.19
    82
    		  
    27.96
    49
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    5.18
    60
    		  
    1.05
    145
    24. Leukemia
    5.12
    27
    		  
    3.77
    91
    25. Other Neoplasms
    4.61
    22
    		  
    1.52
    127
    26. HIV/AIDS
    4.31
    90
    		  
    6.82
    77
    27. Lymphomas
    4.21
    97
    		  
    4.34
    90
    28. Tuberculosis
    4.17
    93
    		  
    17.90
    52
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    96
    		  
    4.34
    82
    30. Drownings
    3.42
    90
    		  
    5.69
    55
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.39
    140
    		  
    55.58
    2
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    124
    		  
    2.40
    142
    33. Birth Trauma
    3.19
    91
    		  
    18.95
    24
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    74
    		  
    0.68
    157
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.88
    101
    		  
    10.04
    19
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.81
    82
    		  
    9.05
    27
    37. Maternal Conditions
    2.72
    65
    		  
    7.20
    47
    38. Alcohol
    2.65
    44
    		  
    1.69
    60
    39. Falls
    2.48
    135
    		  
    5.76
    80
    40. Malnutrition
    2.46
    85
    		  
    9.20
    49
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.26
    73
    		  
    1.42
    114
    42. Oral Cancer
    2.12
    116
    		  
    4.08
    63
    43. Asthma
    2.04
    113
    		  
    25.90
    5
    44. Meningitis
    2.01
    88
    		  
    6.65
    51
    45. Pertussis
    2.00
    47
    		  
    2.67
    8
    46. Skin Cancers
    1.91
    63
    		  
    0.87
    132
    47. Epilepsy
    1.64
    98
    		  
    1.65
    97
    48. Fires
    1.62
    102
    		  
    3.64
    69
    49. Syphilis
    1.43
    48
    		  
    0.98
    57
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.27
    141
    		  
    0.71
    159
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,174
    14.59
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    4,015
    14.04
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,131
    7.45
    		  
    938
    2.24
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,703
    5.95
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,652
    5.77
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    6. Violence
    1,083
    3.78
    		  
    390
    0.93
    7. Kidney Disease
    1,010
    3.53
    		  
    632
    1.51
    8. Low Birth Weight
    826
    2.89
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    810
    2.83
    		  
    817
    1.95
    10. Hypertension
    799
    2.79
    		  
    673
    1.61
    11. Lung Disease
    727
    2.54
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    12. Lung Cancers
    657
    2.30
    		  
    470
    1.12
    13. Liver Disease
    568
    1.99
    		  
    594
    1.42
    14. Prostate Cancer
    542
    1.89
    		  
    46
    0.11
    15. Other Injuries
    523
    1.83
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    16. Cervical Cancer
    438
    1.53
    		  
    167
    0.40
    17. Breast Cancer
    430
    1.50
    		  
    219
    0.52
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    406
    1.42
    		  
    267
    0.64
    19. Suicide
    357
    1.25
    		  
    422
    1.01
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    335
    1.17
    		  
    219
    0.52
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    325
    1.14
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    22. Stomach Cancer
    297
    1.04
    		  
    92
    0.22
    23. Leukemia
    285
    1.00
    		  
    203
    0.49
    24. Birth Trauma
    272
    0.95
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    25. HIV/AIDS
    264
    0.92
    		  
    425
    1.01
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    239
    0.84
    		  
    41
    0.10
    27. Drownings
    230
    0.80
    		  
    394
    0.94
    28. Other Neoplasms
    219
    0.77
    		  
    64
    0.15
    29. Lymphomas
    212
    0.74
    		  
    171
    0.41
    30. Tuberculosis
    200
    0.70
    		  
    707
    1.69
    31. Maternal Conditions
    174
    0.61
    		  
    424
    1.01
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    173
    0.60
    		  
    108
    0.26
    33. Pertussis
    170
    0.59
    		  
    254
    0.61
    34. Liver Cancer
    160
    0.56
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    141
    0.49
    		  
    25
    0.06
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    141
    0.49
    		  
    390
    0.93
    37. Alcohol
    139
    0.49
    		  
    74
    0.18
    38. Meningitis
    134
    0.47
    		  
    476
    1.13
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    133
    0.47
    		  
    313
    0.75
    40. Malnutrition
    125
    0.44
    		  
    393
    0.94
    41. Falls
    125
    0.44
    		  
    247
    0.59
    42. Syphilis
    117
    0.41
    		  
    89
    0.21
    43. Oral Cancer
    102
    0.36
    		  
    153
    0.36
    44. Asthma
    101
    0.35
    		  
    911
    2.17
    45. Epilepsy
    96
    0.33
    		  
    92
    0.22
    46. Ovary Cancer
    95
    0.33
    		  
    92
    0.22
    47. Fires
    91
    0.32
    		  
    196
    0.47
    48. Skin Cancers
    91
    0.32
    		  
    30
    0.07
    49. Anemia
    63
    0.22
    		  
    50
    0.12
    50. Bladder Cancer
    57
    0.20
    		  
    50
    0.12
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    26.17
    35
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Cervical Cancer
    17.22
    37
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.09
    79
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Lung Cancers
    14.05
    78
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.69
    75
    		  
    7.39
    85
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.33
    71
    		  
    2.46
    154
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    5.18
    60
    		  
    1.05
    145
    8. Leukemia
    5.12
    27
    		  
    3.77
    91
    9. Lymphomas
    4.21
    97
    		  
    4.34
    90
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    96
    		  
    4.34
    82
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.39
    140
    		  
    55.58
    2
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    74
    		  
    0.68
    157
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.26
    73
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.12
    116
    		  
    4.08
    63
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.91
    63
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.27
    131
    		  
    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.