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SOMALIA VS LAOS
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Somalia 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
     
      Somalia SOMALIA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    44.0
    46.2
    45.1
    173
    176
    174
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    53.5
    56.6
    55.0
    175
    175
    175
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Somalia SOMALIA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    53.5
    56.6
    175
    175
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    62.3
    64.9
    168
    170
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    63.5
    66.2
    168
    170
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    64.3
    67.0
    168
    170
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    65.2
    67.8
    168
    169
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    66.3
    68.6
    164
    167
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    67.5
    69.6
    162
    168
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    68.8
    70.7
    159
    168
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    70.1
    71.9
    159
    167
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    71.4
    73.1
    156
    168
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    72.8
    74.2
    150
    168
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    74.3
    75.4
    145
    167
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    75.8
    76.8
    142
    166
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    77.7
    78.4
    141
    166
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    79.9
    80.4
    140
    164
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.5
    82.9
    138
    156
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.6
    85.9
    130
    151
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.3
    123
    146
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.1
    93.2
    116
    140
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.3
    97.4
    109
    129
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.0
    94
    99
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Somalia SOMALIA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    188.73
    11
    		  
    103.64
    39
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    148.26
    4
    		  
    27.96
    49
    3. Tuberculosis
    123.01
    4
    		  
    17.90
    52
    4. Stroke
    96.19
    79
    		  
    123.84
    49
    5. Malnutrition
    83.15
    5
    		  
    9.20
    49
    6. War
    67.93
    2
    		  
    0.20
    35
    7. Maternal Conditions
    50.92
    2
    		  
    7.20
    47
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.08
    154
    		  
    135.32
    41
    9. Measles
    40.29
    1
    		  
    0.05
    82
    10. Meningitis
    37.00
    13
    		  
    6.65
    51
    11. HIV/AIDS
    35.09
    43
    		  
    6.82
    77
    12. Birth Trauma
    32.70
    2
    		  
    18.95
    24
    13. Low Birth Weight
    30.96
    8
    		  
    17.45
    39
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.17
    85
    		  
    27.80
    84
    15. Malaria
    26.53
    34
    		  
    5.09
    46
    16. Other Injuries
    26.32
    23
    		  
    19.68
    42
    17. Breast Cancer
    22.07
    29
    		  
    9.91
    146
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.65
    58
    		  
    21.84
    55
    19. Kidney Disease
    21.28
    26
    		  
    17.30
    56
    20. Cervical Cancer
    21.01
    26
    		  
    7.81
    85
    21. Liver Disease
    17.89
    75
    		  
    15.22
    90
    22. Prostate Cancer
    17.67
    74
    		  
    3.52
    157
    23. Lung Disease
    17.01
    100
    		  
    34.40
    23
    24. Fires
    16.67
    5
    		  
    3.64
    69
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    14.55
    26
    		  
    2.40
    142
    26. Drownings
    13.09
    4
    		  
    5.69
    55
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.51
    32
    		  
    5.53
    112
    28. Hypertension
    11.85
    122
    		  
    20.37
    55
    29. Suicide
    11.83
    53
    		  
    8.54
    86
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    11.66
    19
    		  
    9.07
    74
    31. Epilepsy
    10.81
    21
    		  
    1.65
    97
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.56
    14
    		  
    0.68
    157
    33. Poisonings
    9.59
    3
    		  
    0.98
    102
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9.57
    22
    		  
    10.04
    19
    35. Falls
    9.48
    45
    		  
    5.76
    80
    36. Asthma
    9.13
    52
    		  
    25.90
    5
    37. Skin Disease
    9.13
    11
    		  
    1.93
    83
    38. Violence
    9.11
    57
    		  
    6.66
    75
    39. Tetanus
    7.19
    1
    		  
    1.02
    27
    40. Other Neoplasms
    7.19
    8
    		  
    1.52
    127
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.47
    100
    		  
    7.39
    85
    42. Stomach Cancer
    6.41
    70
    		  
    2.46
    154
    43. Ovary Cancer
    6.40
    32
    		  
    4.34
    82
    44. Lymphomas
    6.02
    52
    		  
    4.34
    90
    45. Schistosomiasis
    5.72
    6
    		  
    0.19
    57
    46. Leishmaniasis
    5.32
    2
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Anemia
    4.93
    27
    		  
    1.31
    66
    48. Leukemia
    4.82
    39
    		  
    3.77
    91
    49. Oral Cancer
    4.70
    48
    		  
    4.08
    63
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4.49
    14
    		  
    0.37
    110
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Somalia SOMALIA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18,701
    14.56
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,559
    12.11
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    3. Measles
    8,670
    6.75
    		  
    3
    0.01
    4. Birth Trauma
    7,039
    5.48
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    5. Malnutrition
    7,001
    5.45
    		  
    393
    0.94
    6. Low Birth Weight
    6,663
    5.19
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    7. Tuberculosis
    6,458
    5.03
    		  
    707
    1.69
    8. War
    5,781
    4.50
    		  
    15
    0.03
    9. Meningitis
    5,011
    3.90
    		  
    476
    1.13
    10. Maternal Conditions
    3,984
    3.10
    		  
    424
    1.01
    11. Stroke
    3,746
    2.92
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    12. Malaria
    2,937
    2.29
    		  
    292
    0.70
    13. HIV/AIDS
    2,481
    1.93
    		  
    425
    1.01
    14. Other Injuries
    2,455
    1.91
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    2,233
    1.74
    		  
    817
    1.95
    16. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,071
    1.61
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    17. Fires
    1,825
    1.42
    		  
    196
    0.47
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,820
    1.42
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    19. Tetanus
    1,542
    1.20
    		  
    88
    0.21
    20. Drownings
    1,499
    1.17
    		  
    394
    0.94
    21. Kidney Disease
    1,238
    0.96
    		  
    632
    1.51
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    1,177
    0.92
    		  
    108
    0.26
    23. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,136
    0.88
    		  
    938
    2.24
    24. Poisonings
    1,023
    0.80
    		  
    64
    0.15
    25. Epilepsy
    1,020
    0.79
    		  
    92
    0.22
    26. Liver Disease
    931
    0.73
    		  
    594
    1.42
    27. Violence
    833
    0.65
    		  
    390
    0.93
    28. Suicide
    815
    0.63
    		  
    422
    1.01
    29. Pertussis
    808
    0.63
    		  
    254
    0.61
    30. Lung Disease
    777
    0.61
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    31. Leishmaniasis
    670
    0.52
    		  
    0
    0.00
    32. Falls
    636
    0.50
    		  
    247
    0.59
    33. Breast Cancer
    608
    0.47
    		  
    219
    0.52
    34. Syphilis
    605
    0.47
    		  
    89
    0.21
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    595
    0.46
    		  
    219
    0.52
    36. Cervical Cancer
    542
    0.42
    		  
    167
    0.40
    37. Skin Disease
    517
    0.40
    		  
    75
    0.18
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    513
    0.40
    		  
    390
    0.93
    39. Hypertension
    472
    0.37
    		  
    673
    1.61
    40. Asthma
    458
    0.36
    		  
    911
    2.17
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    458
    0.36
    		  
    25
    0.06
    42. Encephalitis
    423
    0.33
    		  
    52
    0.12
    43. Anemia
    380
    0.30
    		  
    50
    0.12
    44. Other Neoplasms
    357
    0.28
    		  
    64
    0.15
    45. Lymphomas
    331
    0.26
    		  
    171
    0.41
    46. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    308
    0.24
    		  
    267
    0.64
    47. Leukemia
    300
    0.23
    		  
    203
    0.49
    48. Schistosomiasis
    298
    0.23
    		  
    8
    0.02
    49. Drug Use
    294
    0.23
    		  
    177
    0.42
    50. Prostate Cancer
    277
    0.22
    		  
    46
    0.11
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Somalia SOMALIA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    22.07
    29
    		  
    9.91
    146
    2. Cervical Cancer
    21.01
    26
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Prostate Cancer
    17.67
    74
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.56
    14
    		  
    0.68
    157
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.47
    100
    		  
    7.39
    85
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.41
    70
    		  
    2.46
    154
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.40
    32
    		  
    4.34
    82
    8. Lymphomas
    6.02
    52
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Leukemia
    4.82
    39
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.70
    48
    		  
    4.08
    63
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    133
    		  
    55.58
    2
    12. Lung Cancers
    2.70
    138
    		  
    12.94
    82
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.95
    120
    		  
    1.05
    145
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.90
    90
    		  
    1.42
    114
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.41
    117
    		  
    1.50
    112
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.28
    112
    		  
    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.