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Compare Senegal 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
     
      Senegal SENEGAL   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    40.2
    41.2
    40.7
    142
    147
    143
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    44.6
    45.5
    45.0
    141
    145
    142
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    50.6
    51.7
    51.1
    134
    143
    140
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    56.4
    58.5
    57.4
    136
    141
    138
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    59.3
    62.8
    61.0
    132
    131
    131
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    62.6
    65.8
    64.3
    132
    136
    135
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    64.6
    68.6
    66.7
    131
    132
    128
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Senegal SENEGAL   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    64.6
    68.6
    131
    132
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    68.2
    71.8
    126
    132
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    68.7
    72.2
    125
    132
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    69.0
    72.5
    124
    132
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    69.4
    72.8
    123
    133
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    70.0
    73.3
    121
    133
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    70.5
    73.8
    122
    133
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    71.1
    74.2
    123
    133
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    71.8
    74.7
    124
    133
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    72.5
    75.3
    125
    137
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    73.4
    75.9
    131
    142
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    74.5
    76.7
    135
    145
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    75.8
    77.6
    143
    147
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    77.5
    78.8
    152
    152
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    79.4
    80.4
    162
    165
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    81.8
    82.5
    167
    170
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    84.8
    85.3
    168
    169
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    88.3
    88.7
    172
    169
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.4
    92.6
    172
    171
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    96.9
    97.0
    171
    172
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    169
    170
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Senegal SENEGAL   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    215.18
    7
    		  
    103.64
    39
    2. Stroke
    79.48
    99
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    64.19
    17
    		  
    27.96
    49
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    58.24
    141
    		  
    135.32
    41
    5. Malaria
    55.51
    19
    		  
    5.09
    46
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    52.03
    27
    		  
    27.80
    84
    7. Tuberculosis
    28.30
    40
    		  
    17.90
    52
    8. Meningitis
    26.13
    21
    		  
    6.65
    51
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    25.47
    32
    		  
    21.84
    55
    10. Other Injuries
    24.57
    26
    		  
    19.68
    42
    11. Liver Disease
    23.17
    56
    		  
    15.22
    90
    12. Lung Disease
    22.03
    64
    		  
    34.40
    23
    13. Cervical Cancer
    21.86
    24
    		  
    7.81
    85
    14. Kidney Disease
    18.34
    50
    		  
    17.30
    56
    15. Low Birth Weight
    16.74
    43
    		  
    17.45
    39
    16. HIV/AIDS
    16.57
    59
    		  
    6.82
    77
    17. Prostate Cancer
    16.22
    90
    		  
    3.52
    157
    18. Maternal Conditions
    15.45
    33
    		  
    7.20
    47
    19. Falls
    14.85
    20
    		  
    5.76
    80
    20. Birth Trauma
    14.54
    44
    		  
    18.95
    24
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    13.62
    15
    		  
    9.05
    27
    22. Hypertension
    11.66
    125
    		  
    20.37
    55
    23. Epilepsy
    11.26
    19
    		  
    1.65
    97
    24. Breast Cancer
    10.43
    141
    		  
    9.91
    146
    25. Asthma
    10.30
    40
    		  
    25.90
    5
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    10.25
    52
    		  
    2.40
    142
    27. Liver Cancer
    9.73
    38
    		  
    55.58
    2
    28. Malnutrition
    9.62
    48
    		  
    9.20
    49
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    9.21
    65
    		  
    9.07
    74
    30. Appendicitis
    6.93
    14
    		  
    1.92
    27
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.68
    95
    		  
    5.53
    112
    32. Stomach Cancer
    5.10
    98
    		  
    2.46
    154
    33. Suicide
    5.03
    124
    		  
    8.54
    86
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    4.55
    3
    		  
    0.45
    152
    35. Skin Disease
    4.46
    42
    		  
    1.93
    83
    36. Anemia
    4.32
    29
    		  
    1.31
    66
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.19
    83
    		  
    10.04
    19
    38. Hepatitis B
    4.18
    19
    		  
    0.22
    111
    39. Fires
    3.96
    67
    		  
    3.64
    69
    40. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.93
    63
    		  
    0.71
    159
    41. Drownings
    3.74
    85
    		  
    5.69
    55
    42. Measles
    3.07
    22
    		  
    0.05
    82
    43. Violence
    3.06
    113
    		  
    6.66
    75
    44. Ovary Cancer
    3.03
    131
    		  
    4.34
    82
    45. Schistosomiasis
    2.98
    31
    		  
    0.19
    57
    46. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.75
    159
    		  
    7.39
    85
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.63
    21
    		  
    0.37
    110
    48. Lymphomas
    2.57
    134
    		  
    4.34
    90
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.26
    79
    		  
    1.50
    112
    50. Other Neoplasms
    2.25
    109
    		  
    1.52
    127
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Senegal SENEGAL   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15,817
    18.30
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    2. Malaria
    7,835
    9.06
    		  
    292
    0.70
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,141
    7.10
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    4. Low Birth Weight
    4,378
    5.06
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    5. Stroke
    4,341
    5.02
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    6. Birth Trauma
    3,802
    4.40
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,248
    3.76
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,013
    3.49
    		  
    938
    2.24
    9. Meningitis
    2,723
    3.15
    		  
    476
    1.13
    10. Tuberculosis
    2,602
    3.01
    		  
    707
    1.69
    11. Other Injuries
    2,539
    2.94
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,534
    2.93
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    2,290
    2.65
    		  
    817
    1.95
    14. HIV/AIDS
    1,877
    2.17
    		  
    425
    1.01
    15. Maternal Conditions
    1,742
    2.01
    		  
    424
    1.01
    16. Liver Disease
    1,657
    1.92
    		  
    594
    1.42
    17. Epilepsy
    1,273
    1.47
    		  
    92
    0.22
    18. Kidney Disease
    1,265
    1.46
    		  
    632
    1.51
    19. Falls
    1,259
    1.46
    		  
    247
    0.59
    20. Lung Disease
    1,226
    1.42
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    1,035
    1.20
    		  
    108
    0.26
    22. Cervical Cancer
    846
    0.98
    		  
    167
    0.40
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    841
    0.97
    		  
    313
    0.75
    24. Asthma
    704
    0.81
    		  
    911
    2.17
    25. Measles
    697
    0.81
    		  
    3
    0.01
    26. Malnutrition
    692
    0.80
    		  
    393
    0.94
    27. Liver Cancer
    692
    0.80
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    28. Hypertension
    635
    0.73
    		  
    673
    1.61
    29. Fires
    546
    0.63
    		  
    196
    0.47
    30. Pertussis
    525
    0.61
    		  
    254
    0.61
    31. Appendicitis
    496
    0.57
    		  
    79
    0.19
    32. Drownings
    491
    0.57
    		  
    394
    0.94
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    454
    0.53
    		  
    219
    0.52
    34. Suicide
    438
    0.51
    		  
    422
    1.01
    35. Breast Cancer
    436
    0.50
    		  
    219
    0.52
    36. Violence
    368
    0.43
    		  
    390
    0.93
    37. Stomach Cancer
    345
    0.40
    		  
    92
    0.22
    38. Prostate Cancer
    338
    0.39
    		  
    46
    0.11
    39. Anemia
    320
    0.37
    		  
    50
    0.12
    40. Hepatitis B
    308
    0.36
    		  
    9
    0.02
    41. Skin Disease
    308
    0.36
    		  
    75
    0.18
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    284
    0.33
    		  
    390
    0.93
    43. Lymphomas
    232
    0.27
    		  
    171
    0.41
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    231
    0.27
    		  
    14
    0.03
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    211
    0.24
    		  
    22
    0.05
    46. Poisonings
    204
    0.24
    		  
    64
    0.15
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    202
    0.23
    		  
    267
    0.64
    48. Schistosomiasis
    194
    0.22
    		  
    8
    0.02
    49. Other Neoplasms
    169
    0.20
    		  
    64
    0.15
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    158
    0.18
    		  
    13
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Senegal SENEGAL   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    21.86
    24
    		  
    7.81
    85
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.22
    90
    		  
    3.52
    157
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.43
    141
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.73
    38
    		  
    55.58
    2
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.10
    98
    		  
    2.46
    154
    6. Ovary Cancer
    3.03
    131
    		  
    4.34
    82
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.75
    159
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Lymphomas
    2.57
    134
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Bladder Cancer
    2.26
    79
    		  
    1.50
    112
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    55
    		  
    0.87
    132
    11. Lung Cancers
    1.53
    155
    		  
    12.94
    82
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.51
    150
    		  
    4.08
    63
    13. Leukemia
    1.12
    156
    		  
    3.77
    91
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.01
    146
    		  
    1.42
    114
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.76
    159
    		  
    1.05
    145
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.63
    161
    		  
    0.68
    157
     
     
     
    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.