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Compare Portugal 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
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    60.7
    66.3
    63.4
    52
    43
    48
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    51
    43
    45
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    67.9
    75.1
    71.4
    36
    29
    30
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    70.2
    77.3
    73.7
    38
    28
    33
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    73.2
    80.0
    76.5
    34
    25
    31
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    76.4
    82.6
    79.6
    27
    23
    25
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    78.2
    83.9
    81.1
    27
    15
    21
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.2
    83.9
    27
    15
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    78.5
    84.2
    27
    14
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    78.5
    84.2
    27
    14
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    78.5
    84.3
    27
    14
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    78.6
    84.3
    27
    14
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    78.7
    84.4
    29
    15
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    78.9
    84.4
    29
    15
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    79.1
    84.5
    29
    15
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    79.3
    84.7
    29
    13
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    79.7
    84.9
    29
    12
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    80.3
    85.2
    29
    12
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.5
    27
    12
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    82.0
    86.0
    28
    12
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    83.1
    86.5
    27
    16
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.3
    87.2
    30
    20
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.9
    88.1
    37
    29
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.5
    48
    38
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.6
    61
    50
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.8
    94.6
    69
    50
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.7
    98.2
    76
    58
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.2
    97
    65
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    51.90
    126
    		  
    123.84
    49
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    35.56
    167
    		  
    135.32
    41
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.25
    98
    		  
    103.64
    39
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.52
    51
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.02
    11
    		  
    7.39
    85
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    19.26
    107
    		  
    27.80
    84
    7. Prostate Cancer
    19.01
    67
    		  
    3.52
    157
    8. Breast Cancer
    17.72
    73
    		  
    9.91
    146
    9. Stomach Cancer
    12.84
    29
    		  
    2.46
    154
    10. Lung Disease
    10.27
    146
    		  
    34.40
    23
    11. Liver Disease
    8.84
    122
    		  
    15.22
    90
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.57
    136
    		  
    21.84
    55
    13. Suicide
    8.49
    88
    		  
    8.54
    86
    14. Hypertension
    7.64
    151
    		  
    20.37
    55
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.05
    134
    		  
    17.30
    56
    16. Lymphomas
    6.91
    32
    		  
    4.34
    90
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    6.85
    45
    		  
    1.05
    145
    18. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.61
    37
    		  
    0.71
    159
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.67
    91
    		  
    2.40
    142
    20. Oral Cancer
    5.47
    35
    		  
    4.08
    63
    21. Liver Cancer
    5.43
    85
    		  
    55.58
    2
    22. HIV/AIDS
    5.42
    88
    		  
    6.82
    77
    23. Leukemia
    4.71
    42
    		  
    3.77
    91
    24. Other Injuries
    4.54
    156
    		  
    19.68
    42
    25. Cervical Cancer
    4.44
    123
    		  
    7.81
    85
    26. Bladder Cancer
    4.37
    27
    		  
    1.50
    112
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.74
    61
    		  
    0.68
    157
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    109
    		  
    4.34
    82
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.16
    147
    		  
    5.53
    112
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    2.72
    160
    		  
    9.07
    74
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.60
    62
    		  
    1.42
    114
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.45
    37
    		  
    0.87
    132
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.39
    102
    		  
    1.52
    127
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    2.26
    73
    		  
    0.45
    152
    35. Falls
    2.14
    148
    		  
    5.76
    80
    36. Epilepsy
    1.30
    118
    		  
    1.65
    97
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.20
    165
    		  
    17.45
    39
    38. Violence
    1.10
    146
    		  
    6.66
    75
    39. Tuberculosis
    1.05
    128
    		  
    17.90
    52
    40. Alcohol
    1.00
    78
    		  
    1.69
    60
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.86
    152
    		  
    9.05
    27
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.77
    146
    		  
    10.04
    19
    43. Anemia
    0.75
    80
    		  
    1.31
    66
    44. Hepatitis C
    0.74
    20
    		  
    0.02
    145
    45. Drownings
    0.66
    159
    		  
    5.69
    55
    46. Drug Use
    0.60
    114
    		  
    3.55
    25
    47. Asthma
    0.59
    162
    		  
    25.90
    5
    48. Fires
    0.44
    150
    		  
    3.64
    69
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.43
    163
    		  
    18.95
    24
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.40
    150
    		  
    27.96
    49
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    12,757
    17.01
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,312
    11.09
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,202
    8.27
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,694
    6.26
    		  
    938
    2.24
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,291
    5.72
    		  
    267
    0.64
    6. Lung Cancers
    4,057
    5.41
    		  
    470
    1.12
    7. Stomach Cancer
    2,621
    3.50
    		  
    92
    0.22
    8. Lung Disease
    2,557
    3.41
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    9. Prostate Cancer
    1,962
    2.62
    		  
    46
    0.11
    10. Hypertension
    1,955
    2.61
    		  
    673
    1.61
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,784
    2.38
    		  
    219
    0.52
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,765
    2.35
    		  
    632
    1.51
    13. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,722
    2.30
    		  
    22
    0.05
    14. Liver Disease
    1,426
    1.90
    		  
    594
    1.42
    15. Lymphomas
    1,425
    1.90
    		  
    171
    0.41
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1,407
    1.88
    		  
    41
    0.10
    17. Suicide
    1,324
    1.77
    		  
    422
    1.01
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,179
    1.57
    		  
    108
    0.26
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,114
    1.49
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    20. Liver Cancer
    1,067
    1.42
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    21. Bladder Cancer
    987
    1.32
    		  
    50
    0.12
    22. Leukemia
    909
    1.21
    		  
    203
    0.49
    23. Oral Cancer
    884
    1.18
    		  
    153
    0.36
    24. Other Injuries
    872
    1.16
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    25. HIV/AIDS
    695
    0.93
    		  
    425
    1.01
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    643
    0.86
    		  
    25
    0.06
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    627
    0.84
    		  
    219
    0.52
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    583
    0.78
    		  
    14
    0.03
    29. Other Neoplasms
    509
    0.68
    		  
    64
    0.15
    30. Skin Cancers
    490
    0.65
    		  
    30
    0.07
    31. Falls
    433
    0.58
    		  
    247
    0.59
    32. Cervical Cancer
    419
    0.56
    		  
    167
    0.40
    33. Ovary Cancer
    388
    0.52
    		  
    92
    0.22
    34. Uterin Cancer
    332
    0.44
    		  
    28
    0.07
    35. Epilepsy
    227
    0.30
    		  
    92
    0.22
    36. Tuberculosis
    210
    0.28
    		  
    707
    1.69
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    195
    0.26
    		  
    313
    0.75
    38. Anemia
    192
    0.26
    		  
    50
    0.12
    39. Congenital Anomalies
    192
    0.26
    		  
    817
    1.95
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    172
    0.23
    		  
    390
    0.93
    41. Alcohol
    147
    0.20
    		  
    74
    0.18
    42. Violence
    136
    0.18
    		  
    390
    0.93
    43. Asthma
    129
    0.17
    		  
    911
    2.17
    44. Hepatitis C
    110
    0.15
    		  
    1
    0.00
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    103
    0.14
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    46. Fires
    83
    0.11
    		  
    196
    0.47
    47. Drownings
    78
    0.10
    		  
    394
    0.94
    48. Drug Use
    74
    0.10
    		  
    177
    0.42
    49. Low Birth Weight
    67
    0.09
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    51
    0.07
    		  
    13
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.52
    51
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.02
    11
    		  
    7.39
    85
    3. Prostate Cancer
    19.01
    67
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.72
    73
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.84
    29
    		  
    2.46
    154
    6. Lymphomas
    6.91
    32
    		  
    4.34
    90
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.85
    45
    		  
    1.05
    145
    8. Oral Cancer
    5.47
    35
    		  
    4.08
    63
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.43
    85
    		  
    55.58
    2
    10. Leukemia
    4.71
    42
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Cervical Cancer
    4.44
    123
    		  
    7.81
    85
    12. Bladder Cancer
    4.37
    27
    		  
    1.50
    112
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.74
    61
    		  
    0.68
    157
    14. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    109
    		  
    4.34
    82
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.60
    62
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.45
    37
    		  
    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.