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Compare Singapore 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
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    61.7
    65.7
    63.7
    47
    50
    45
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    65.4
    70.2
    67.7
    45
    45
    44
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    68.9
    74.2
    71.5
    33
    36
    29
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    71.9
    76.9
    74.3
    28
    30
    30
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    76.1
    80.1
    78.1
    11
    24
    15
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    79.2
    84.7
    82.0
    8
    3
    3
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    80.0
    86.1
    83.1
    10
    2
    3
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.0
    86.1
    10
    2
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    80.2
    86.3
    13
    2
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    80.3
    86.4
    12
    2
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    80.3
    86.4
    13
    2
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    80.4
    86.5
    13
    2
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    80.6
    86.6
    11
    2
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    80.8
    86.6
    10
    2
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    81.0
    86.8
    10
    2
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    81.2
    86.9
    10
    2
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    81.4
    87.0
    10
    2
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    81.8
    87.2
    10
    2
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    82.2
    87.5
    11
    2
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    82.8
    88.0
    12
    2
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    83.7
    88.6
    14
    2
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    85.0
    89.5
    15
    2
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.6
    90.6
    15
    1
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.8
    92.3
    12
    1
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.7
    94.8
    7
    1
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    95.0
    97.6
    6
    1
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.8
    100.8
    8
    1
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.9
    104.5
    9
    2
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    65.19
    131
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    63.75
    56
    		  
    103.64
    39
    3. Stroke
    32.21
    155
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.34
    44
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Breast Cancer
    17.77
    71
    		  
    9.91
    146
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.65
    25
    		  
    7.39
    85
    7. Kidney Disease
    15.77
    73
    		  
    17.30
    56
    8. Liver Cancer
    9.82
    36
    		  
    55.58
    2
    9. Lung Disease
    9.43
    152
    		  
    34.40
    23
    10. Stomach Cancer
    7.84
    59
    		  
    2.46
    154
    11. Suicide
    7.69
    96
    		  
    8.54
    86
    12. Prostate Cancer
    7.65
    139
    		  
    3.52
    157
    13. Hypertension
    6.80
    157
    		  
    20.37
    55
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    5.92
    52
    		  
    1.05
    145
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.75
    157
    		  
    21.84
    55
    16. Oral Cancer
    4.71
    46
    		  
    4.08
    63
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.23
    84
    		  
    4.34
    82
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.90
    169
    		  
    27.80
    84
    19. Lymphomas
    3.37
    122
    		  
    4.34
    90
    20. Liver Disease
    3.26
    166
    		  
    15.22
    90
    21. Leukemia
    2.95
    115
    		  
    3.77
    91
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.87
    151
    		  
    5.53
    112
    23. Falls
    2.78
    128
    		  
    5.76
    80
    24. Cervical Cancer
    2.75
    141
    		  
    7.81
    85
    25. Skin Disease
    2.37
    71
    		  
    1.93
    83
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
    		  
    0.68
    157
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.04
    85
    		  
    1.42
    114
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1.98
    149
    		  
    2.40
    142
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    1.79
    169
    		  
    9.07
    74
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.52
    122
    		  
    9.05
    27
    31. Tuberculosis
    1.42
    119
    		  
    17.90
    52
    32. Asthma
    1.42
    126
    		  
    25.90
    5
    33. Low Birth Weight
    1.37
    160
    		  
    17.45
    39
    34. Other Injuries
    1.22
    172
    		  
    19.68
    42
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.10
    135
    		  
    27.96
    49
    36. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    145
    		  
    1.50
    112
    37. Other Neoplasms
    0.87
    156
    		  
    1.52
    127
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.82
    143
    		  
    10.04
    19
    39. Dengue
    0.76
    16
    		  
    60.05
    1
    40. Violence
    0.58
    167
    		  
    6.66
    75
    41. Drownings
    0.48
    165
    		  
    5.69
    55
    42. Meningitis
    0.48
    133
    		  
    6.65
    51
    43. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    161
    		  
    0.87
    132
    44. Hepatitis B
    0.39
    93
    		  
    0.22
    111
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.39
    166
    		  
    18.95
    24
    46. Epilepsy
    0.33
    170
    		  
    1.65
    97
    47. Fires
    0.22
    166
    		  
    3.64
    69
    48. Appendicitis
    0.20
    109
    		  
    1.92
    27
    49. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.19
    171
    		  
    0.71
    159
    50. Drug Use
    0.18
    151
    		  
    3.55
    25
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,228
    19.71
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,036
    18.82
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    3. Stroke
    2,079
    9.69
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,524
    7.11
    		  
    470
    1.12
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,090
    5.08
    		  
    267
    0.64
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,013
    4.72
    		  
    632
    1.51
    7. Liver Cancer
    643
    3.00
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    8. Breast Cancer
    622
    2.90
    		  
    219
    0.52
    9. Lung Disease
    603
    2.81
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    10. Stomach Cancer
    510
    2.38
    		  
    92
    0.22
    11. Suicide
    478
    2.23
    		  
    422
    1.01
    12. Hypertension
    439
    2.05
    		  
    673
    1.61
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    390
    1.82
    		  
    41
    0.10
    14. Oral Cancer
    314
    1.46
    		  
    153
    0.36
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    276
    1.28
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    253
    1.18
    		  
    938
    2.24
    17. Lymphomas
    218
    1.02
    		  
    171
    0.41
    18. Liver Disease
    216
    1.01
    		  
    594
    1.42
    19. Prostate Cancer
    213
    1.00
    		  
    46
    0.11
    20. Leukemia
    187
    0.87
    		  
    203
    0.49
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    178
    0.83
    		  
    219
    0.52
    22. Falls
    173
    0.80
    		  
    247
    0.59
    23. Skin Disease
    154
    0.72
    		  
    75
    0.18
    24. Ovary Cancer
    147
    0.69
    		  
    92
    0.22
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    137
    0.64
    		  
    25
    0.06
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    120
    0.56
    		  
    108
    0.26
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    98
    0.46
    		  
    313
    0.75
    28. Cervical Cancer
    97
    0.45
    		  
    167
    0.40
    29. Tuberculosis
    93
    0.43
    		  
    707
    1.69
    30. Asthma
    90
    0.42
    		  
    911
    2.17
    31. Other Injuries
    75
    0.35
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    32. Uterin Cancer
    73
    0.34
    		  
    28
    0.07
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    67
    0.31
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    34. Bladder Cancer
    65
    0.30
    		  
    50
    0.12
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    65
    0.30
    		  
    817
    1.95
    36. Other Neoplasms
    57
    0.27
    		  
    64
    0.15
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    52
    0.24
    		  
    390
    0.93
    38. Dengue
    45
    0.21
    		  
    3,728
    8.90
    39. Low Birth Weight
    42
    0.20
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    40. Skin Cancers
    30
    0.14
    		  
    30
    0.07
    41. Meningitis
    29
    0.14
    		  
    476
    1.13
    42. Violence
    29
    0.13
    		  
    390
    0.93
    43. Hepatitis B
    26
    0.12
    		  
    9
    0.02
    44. Drownings
    25
    0.12
    		  
    394
    0.94
    45. Epilepsy
    17
    0.08
    		  
    92
    0.22
    46. Fires
    13
    0.06
    		  
    196
    0.47
    47. Appendicitis
    13
    0.06
    		  
    79
    0.19
    48. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12
    0.06
    		  
    22
    0.05
    49. Birth Trauma
    12
    0.06
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    50. Drug Use
    11
    0.05
    		  
    177
    0.42
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    23.34
    44
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.77
    71
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.65
    25
    		  
    7.39
    85
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.82
    36
    		  
    55.58
    2
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.84
    59
    		  
    2.46
    154
    6. Prostate Cancer
    7.65
    139
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    5.92
    52
    		  
    1.05
    145
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.71
    46
    		  
    4.08
    63
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.23
    84
    		  
    4.34
    82
    10. Lymphomas
    3.37
    122
    		  
    4.34
    90
    11. Leukemia
    2.95
    115
    		  
    3.77
    91
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.75
    141
    		  
    7.81
    85
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
    		  
    0.68
    157
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.04
    85
    		  
    1.42
    114
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    145
    		  
    1.50
    112
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    161
    		  
    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.