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Compare Qatar 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
     
      Qatar QATAR   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    51.9
    55.0
    53.4
    84
    85
    84
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    59.3
    63.0
    61.1
    76
    77
    78
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    64.7
    68.9
    66.7
    62
    75
    71
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    67.7
    72.3
    70.0
    56
    77
    64
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    72.5
    74.9
    73.6
    37
    64
    49
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    76.4
    79.2
    77.3
    28
    41
    34
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    77.4
    80.0
    78.2
    30
    43
    35
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Qatar QATAR   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    77.4
    80.0
    30
    43
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    78.1
    80.6
    29
    44
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    78.2
    80.7
    29
    44
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    78.3
    80.7
    29
    45
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    78.5
    80.8
    29
    46
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    78.8
    80.9
    27
    46
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    78.9
    80.9
    28
    47
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    79.1
    81.0
    28
    49
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    79.3
    81.1
    30
    49
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    79.4
    81.2
    31
    54
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    79.7
    81.4
    34
    61
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    80.0
    81.6
    37
    65
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    80.8
    82.2
    39
    69
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    81.9
    83.2
    43
    68
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.3
    84.6
    45
    67
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.4
    53
    63
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.7
    55
    60
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.4
    54
    58
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.1
    94.7
    46
    40
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.5
    43
    35
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.6
    48
    22
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Qatar QATAR   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    72.89
    119
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    52.34
    26
    		  
    27.80
    84
    3. Stroke
    24.02
    169
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.33
    104
    		  
    21.84
    55
    5. Lung Cancers
    11.27
    88
    		  
    12.94
    82
    6. Kidney Disease
    10.86
    111
    		  
    17.30
    56
    7. Breast Cancer
    10.05
    145
    		  
    9.91
    146
    8. Other Injuries
    9.63
    102
    		  
    19.68
    42
    9. Endocrine Disorders
    8.97
    59
    		  
    2.40
    142
    10. Liver Cancer
    8.95
    40
    		  
    55.58
    2
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.22
    158
    		  
    103.64
    39
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.82
    81
    		  
    7.39
    85
    13. Lymphomas
    7.47
    24
    		  
    4.34
    90
    14. Prostate Cancer
    7.25
    141
    		  
    3.52
    157
    15. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.43
    41
    		  
    0.71
    159
    16. Liver Disease
    6.00
    147
    		  
    15.22
    90
    17. Stomach Cancer
    5.62
    87
    		  
    2.46
    154
    18. Falls
    5.44
    85
    		  
    5.76
    80
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    4.66
    133
    		  
    9.07
    74
    20. Suicide
    4.31
    134
    		  
    8.54
    86
    21. Low Birth Weight
    4.21
    124
    		  
    17.45
    39
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    9
    		  
    0.45
    152
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.03
    133
    		  
    5.53
    112
    24. Lung Disease
    3.82
    167
    		  
    34.40
    23
    25. Leukemia
    3.53
    99
    		  
    3.77
    91
    26. Hypertension
    3.48
    168
    		  
    20.37
    55
    27. Cervical Cancer
    2.81
    137
    		  
    7.81
    85
    28. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    148
    		  
    4.34
    82
    29. Asthma
    2.36
    111
    		  
    25.90
    5
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    84
    		  
    1.50
    112
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.16
    79
    		  
    1.42
    114
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.05
    103
    		  
    0.68
    157
    33. Skin Disease
    2.02
    80
    		  
    1.93
    83
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    2.01
    117
    		  
    1.05
    145
    35. Drownings
    1.80
    127
    		  
    5.69
    55
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    143
    		  
    4.08
    63
    37. Fires
    1.37
    110
    		  
    3.64
    69
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.23
    127
    		  
    10.04
    19
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.23
    127
    		  
    18.95
    24
    40. Hepatitis B
    1.23
    59
    		  
    0.22
    111
    41. Poisonings
    1.03
    101
    		  
    0.98
    102
    42. Meningitis
    0.98
    106
    		  
    6.65
    51
    43. Dengue
    0.96
    10
    		  
    60.05
    1
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.92
    15
    		  
    0.06
    152
    45. Violence
    0.83
    158
    		  
    6.66
    75
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.78
    160
    		  
    1.52
    127
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.71
    138
    		  
    17.90
    52
    48. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.50
    148
    		  
    27.96
    49
    49. Malnutrition
    0.48
    124
    		  
    9.20
    49
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.45
    162
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Qatar QATAR   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    401
    17.03
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    244
    10.35
    		  
    938
    2.24
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    209
    8.88
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    4. Other Injuries
    165
    7.00
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    5. Stroke
    121
    5.14
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    6. Suicide
    95
    4.05
    		  
    422
    1.01
    7. Falls
    78
    3.29
    		  
    247
    0.59
    8. Lung Cancers
    71
    3.00
    		  
    470
    1.12
    9. Kidney Disease
    66
    2.81
    		  
    632
    1.51
    10. Endocrine Disorders
    61
    2.58
    		  
    108
    0.26
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    56
    2.36
    		  
    267
    0.64
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    50
    2.14
    		  
    817
    1.95
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    49
    2.08
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    14. Liver Disease
    48
    2.05
    		  
    594
    1.42
    15. Lymphomas
    48
    2.04
    		  
    171
    0.41
    16. Low Birth Weight
    48
    2.02
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    17. Liver Cancer
    47
    2.00
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    18. Leukemia
    43
    1.83
    		  
    203
    0.49
    19. Drownings
    36
    1.52
    		  
    394
    0.94
    20. Stomach Cancer
    31
    1.32
    		  
    92
    0.22
    21. Breast Cancer
    30
    1.28
    		  
    219
    0.52
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    25
    1.05
    		  
    219
    0.52
    23. Violence
    23
    0.98
    		  
    390
    0.93
    24. Alzheimers/Dementia
    21
    0.91
    		  
    22
    0.05
    25. Fires
    20
    0.84
    		  
    196
    0.47
    26. Hypertension
    16
    0.69
    		  
    673
    1.61
    27. Lung Disease
    16
    0.69
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    16
    0.66
    		  
    14
    0.03
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    16
    0.66
    		  
    41
    0.10
    30. Birth Trauma
    14
    0.59
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    31. Prostate Cancer
    14
    0.59
    		  
    46
    0.11
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    13
    0.56
    		  
    25
    0.06
    33. Asthma
    13
    0.53
    		  
    911
    2.17
    34. Poisonings
    12
    0.51
    		  
    64
    0.15
    35. Skin Disease
    12
    0.50
    		  
    75
    0.18
    36. Oral Cancer
    11
    0.47
    		  
    153
    0.36
    37. Dengue
    10
    0.43
    		  
    3,728
    8.90
    38. Bladder Cancer
    10
    0.41
    		  
    50
    0.12
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8
    0.36
    		  
    390
    0.93
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    8
    0.36
    		  
    2
    0.01
    41. Meningitis
    8
    0.35
    		  
    476
    1.13
    42. Hepatitis B
    8
    0.34
    		  
    9
    0.02
    43. Ovary Cancer
    8
    0.33
    		  
    92
    0.22
    44. Epilepsy
    7
    0.29
    		  
    92
    0.22
    45. Cervical Cancer
    5
    0.21
    		  
    167
    0.40
    46. Other Neoplasms
    5
    0.20
    		  
    64
    0.15
    47. HIV/AIDS
    4
    0.18
    		  
    425
    1.01
    48. Malnutrition
    4
    0.18
    		  
    393
    0.94
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.17
    		  
    313
    0.75
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4
    0.16
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Qatar QATAR   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    11.27
    88
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    10.05
    145
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Liver Cancer
    8.95
    40
    		  
    55.58
    2
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.82
    81
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Lymphomas
    7.47
    24
    		  
    4.34
    90
    6. Prostate Cancer
    7.25
    141
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5.62
    87
    		  
    2.46
    154
    8. Leukemia
    3.53
    99
    		  
    3.77
    91
    9. Cervical Cancer
    2.81
    137
    		  
    7.81
    85
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.61
    148
    		  
    4.34
    82
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    84
    		  
    1.50
    112
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.16
    79
    		  
    1.42
    114
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.05
    103
    		  
    0.68
    157
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    2.01
    117
    		  
    1.05
    145
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.60
    143
    		  
    4.08
    63
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.45
    162
    		  
    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.