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Compare Romania 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
     
      Romania ROMANIA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    63.8
    67.3
    65.5
    36
    41
    38
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    66.3
    70.8
    68.5
    32
    44
    40
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    66.5
    71.8
    69.1
    44
    58
    53
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    66.6
    73.1
    69.7
    67
    71
    69
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    67.7
    74.6
    71.1
    76
    69
    72
     
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    69.7
    77.2
    73.4
    91
    66
    81
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    71.4
    78.8
    75.0
    80
    55
    67
     
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Romania ROMANIA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    78.8
    80
    55
     
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    72.3
    79.5
    87
    56
     
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    72.4
    79.6
    89
    56
     
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    72.4
    79.7
    89
    57
     
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    72.6
    79.7
    89
    60
     
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    72.9
    79.9
    90
    61
     
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    73.2
    80.0
    91
    62
     
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    73.4
    80.1
    92
    65
     
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    73.8
    80.3
    93
    67
     
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    74.3
    80.5
    94
    67
     
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    75.1
    80.9
    93
    67
     
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    76.4
    81.4
    89
    67
     
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    77.9
    82.1
    83
    73
     
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    79.7
    83.0
    81
    71
     
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    81.7
    84.1
    77
    73
     
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    84.1
    85.5
    73
    82
     
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    86.8
    87.5
    74
    89
     
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.2
    78
    98
     
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.7
    93.6
    78
    105
     
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.8
    97.6
    65
    103
     
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.3
    101.9
    52
    133
     
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Romania ROMANIA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.54
    38
     
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    112.28
    66
     
    123.84
    49
    3. Hypertension
    70.05
    2
     
    20.37
    55
    4. Liver Disease
    35.31
    16
     
    15.22
    90
    5. Lung Cancers
    31.38
    19
     
    12.94
    82
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.77
    110
     
    103.64
    39
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.77
    63
     
    9.91
    146
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.93
    24
     
    7.39
    85
    9. Lung Disease
    14.28
    124
     
    34.40
    23
    10. Prostate Cancer
    13.06
    109
     
    3.52
    157
    11. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    61
     
    7.81
    85
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.02
    44
     
    5.53
    112
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.63
    41
     
    2.46
    154
    14. Suicide
    10.61
    64
     
    8.54
    86
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.39
    135
     
    21.84
    55
    16. Liver Cancer
    8.36
    46
     
    55.58
    2
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    8.09
    31
     
    1.05
    145
    18. Other Injuries
    8.07
    115
     
    19.68
    42
    19. Oral Cancer
    7.83
    13
     
    4.08
    63
    20. Kidney Disease
    7.11
    132
     
    17.30
    56
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.52
    159
     
    27.80
    84
    22. Ovary Cancer
    5.87
    42
     
    4.34
    82
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    5.81
    123
     
    9.07
    74
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.77
    105
     
    17.45
    39
    25. Tuberculosis
    5.06
    86
     
    17.90
    52
    26. Falls
    4.94
    96
     
    5.76
    80
    27. Bladder Cancer
    4.13
    32
     
    1.50
    112
    28. Lymphomas
    4.11
    101
     
    4.34
    90
    29. Leukemia
    4.09
    72
     
    3.77
    91
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.82
    67
     
    0.71
    159
    31. Drownings
    3.13
    95
     
    5.69
    55
    32. Alcohol
    3.08
    36
     
    1.69
    60
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.55
    31
     
    0.87
    132
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.51
    88
     
    0.68
    157
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2.10
    82
     
    1.42
    114
    36. Violence
    1.92
    131
     
    6.66
    75
    37. Poisonings
    1.86
    65
     
    0.98
    102
    38. Epilepsy
    1.51
    110
     
    1.65
    97
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.36
    128
     
    9.05
    27
    40. Fires
    1.31
    112
     
    3.64
    69
    41. HIV/AIDS
    1.18
    113
     
    6.82
    77
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.10
    130
     
    18.95
    24
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.01
    135
     
    10.04
    19
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    0.95
    123
     
    0.45
    152
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.85
    158
     
    1.52
    127
    46. Drug Use
    0.76
    101
     
    3.55
    25
    47. Asthma
    0.72
    151
     
    25.90
    5
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    0.52
    171
     
    2.40
    142
    49. Meningitis
    0.41
    137
     
    6.65
    51
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.35
    116
     
    7.20
    47
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Romania ROMANIA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54,521
    24.46
     
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    45,369
    20.35
     
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Hypertension
    28,818
    12.93
     
    673
    1.61
    4. Liver Disease
    10,975
    4.92
     
    594
    1.42
    5. Lung Cancers
    10,332
    4.63
     
    470
    1.12
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,160
    2.76
     
    267
    0.64
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,621
    2.52
     
    5,250
    12.53
    8. Lung Disease
    5,443
    2.44
     
    1,104
    2.63
    9. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,946
    1.77
     
    219
    0.52
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3,745
    1.68
     
    92
    0.22
    11. Breast Cancer
    3,448
    1.55
     
    219
    0.52
    12. Liver Cancer
    2,894
    1.30
     
    2,021
    4.82
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2,838
    1.27
     
    41
    0.10
    14. Suicide
    2,781
    1.25
     
    422
    1.01
    15. Kidney Disease
    2,576
    1.16
     
    632
    1.51
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,421
    1.09
     
    938
    2.24
    17. Oral Cancer
    2,332
    1.05
     
    153
    0.36
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,326
    1.04
     
    1,288
    3.07
    19. Prostate Cancer
    2,149
    0.96
     
    46
    0.11
    20. Other Injuries
    2,147
    0.96
     
    1,167
    2.79
    21. Cervical Cancer
    2,053
    0.92
     
    167
    0.40
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,630
    0.73
     
    22
    0.05
    23. Bladder Cancer
    1,580
    0.71
     
    50
    0.12
    24. Falls
    1,484
    0.67
     
    247
    0.59
    25. Tuberculosis
    1,417
    0.64
     
    707
    1.69
    26. Lymphomas
    1,332
    0.60
     
    171
    0.41
    27. Leukemia
    1,311
    0.59
     
    203
    0.49
    28. Ovary Cancer
    1,050
    0.47
     
    92
    0.22
    29. Skin Cancers
    861
    0.39
     
    30
    0.07
    30. Alcohol
    855
    0.38
     
    74
    0.18
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    797
    0.36
     
    25
    0.06
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    753
    0.34
     
    817
    1.95
    33. Drownings
    747
    0.33
     
    394
    0.94
    34. Low Birth Weight
    721
    0.32
     
    1,694
    4.04
    35. Poisonings
    501
    0.22
     
    64
    0.15
    36. Violence
    494
    0.22
     
    390
    0.93
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    468
    0.21
     
    313
    0.75
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    402
    0.18
     
    14
    0.03
    39. Uterin Cancer
    397
    0.18
     
    28
    0.07
    40. Fires
    393
    0.18
     
    196
    0.47
    41. Epilepsy
    376
    0.17
     
    92
    0.22
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    360
    0.16
     
    390
    0.93
    43. Other Neoplasms
    286
    0.13
     
    64
    0.15
    44. Asthma
    269
    0.12
     
    911
    2.17
    45. HIV/AIDS
    237
    0.11
     
    425
    1.01
    46. Drug Use
    190
    0.09
     
    177
    0.42
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    155
    0.07
     
    108
    0.26
    48. Birth Trauma
    137
    0.06
     
    1,839
    4.39
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    124
    0.06
     
    0
    0.00
    50. Skin Disease
    104
    0.05
     
    75
    0.18
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Romania ROMANIA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.38
    19
     
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.77
    63
     
    9.91
    146
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.93
    24
     
    7.39
    85
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.06
    109
     
    3.52
    157
    5. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    61
     
    7.81
    85
    6. Stomach Cancer
    10.63
    41
     
    2.46
    154
    7. Liver Cancer
    8.36
    46
     
    55.58
    2
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    8.09
    31
     
    1.05
    145
    9. Oral Cancer
    7.83
    13
     
    4.08
    63
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.87
    42
     
    4.34
    82
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.13
    32
     
    1.50
    112
    12. Lymphomas
    4.11
    101
     
    4.34
    90
    13. Leukemia
    4.09
    72
     
    3.77
    91
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.55
    31
     
    0.87
    132
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.51
    88
     
    0.68
    157
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.10
    82
     
    1.42
    114
     
     
     
    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.