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SOUTH AFRICA VS LAOS
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Compare South Africa 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
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    53.5
    58.9
    56.1
    150
    145
    148
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    59.3
    66.2
    62.9
    158
    145
    152
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.3
    66.2
    158
    145
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    62.2
    68.7
    169
    154
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    62.5
    69.0
    171
    154
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    62.8
    69.2
    172
    155
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    63.2
    69.5
    174
    158
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    63.7
    69.9
    177
    162
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    64.3
    70.6
    179
    162
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    65.3
    71.7
    179
    156
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    66.7
    73.2
    180
    152
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    68.2
    74.6
    180
    146
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    69.8
    75.9
    181
    143
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    71.7
    77.2
    181
    134
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    73.7
    78.6
    181
    122
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    76.1
    80.2
    179
    117
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    78.9
    82.2
    173
    111
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.0
    84.5
    163
    103
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.5
    87.2
    137
    96
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.4
    114
    90
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.2
    94.0
    105
    83
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.5
    98.0
    97
    68
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.3
    92
    56
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    412.82
    4
    		  
    6.82
    77
    2. Stroke
    106.68
    69
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    91.67
    8
    		  
    27.80
    84
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    79.23
    103
    		  
    135.32
    41
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59.33
    61
    		  
    103.64
    39
    6. Tuberculosis
    53.62
    21
    		  
    17.90
    52
    7. Hypertension
    44.83
    5
    		  
    20.37
    55
    8. Other Injuries
    29.66
    14
    		  
    19.68
    42
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.54
    46
    		  
    27.96
    49
    10. Violence
    28.97
    14
    		  
    6.66
    75
    11. Lung Disease
    27.00
    45
    		  
    34.40
    23
    12. Kidney Disease
    26.64
    11
    		  
    17.30
    56
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.89
    36
    		  
    3.52
    157
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    25.32
    5
    		  
    2.40
    142
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    24.78
    5
    		  
    5.53
    112
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.64
    37
    		  
    21.84
    55
    17. Lung Cancers
    15.66
    68
    		  
    12.94
    82
    18. Cervical Cancer
    14.92
    49
    		  
    7.81
    85
    19. Breast Cancer
    14.25
    106
    		  
    9.91
    146
    20. Low Birth Weight
    11.39
    65
    		  
    17.45
    39
    21. Liver Disease
    11.27
    106
    		  
    15.22
    90
    22. Asthma
    10.71
    36
    		  
    25.90
    5
    23. Fires
    8.92
    37
    		  
    3.64
    69
    24. Epilepsy
    8.74
    30
    		  
    1.65
    97
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.67
    22
    		  
    0.68
    157
    26. Drug Use
    8.36
    2
    		  
    3.55
    25
    27. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7.67
    31
    		  
    0.71
    159
    28. Birth Trauma
    7.60
    67
    		  
    18.95
    24
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.58
    83
    		  
    7.39
    85
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    7.14
    111
    		  
    9.07
    74
    31. Meningitis
    5.40
    57
    		  
    6.65
    51
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    4.34
    67
    		  
    1.05
    145
    33. Skin Disease
    4.28
    46
    		  
    1.93
    83
    34. Liver Cancer
    4.23
    113
    		  
    55.58
    2
    35. Drownings
    4.00
    81
    		  
    5.69
    55
    36. Lymphomas
    4.00
    105
    		  
    4.34
    90
    37. Stomach Cancer
    3.61
    129
    		  
    2.46
    154
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.59
    113
    		  
    4.34
    82
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.27
    96
    		  
    10.04
    19
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.02
    78
    		  
    9.05
    27
    41. Suicide
    3.00
    149
    		  
    8.54
    86
    42. Oral Cancer
    2.90
    86
    		  
    4.08
    63
    43. Maternal Conditions
    2.89
    64
    		  
    7.20
    47
    44. Leukemia
    2.68
    123
    		  
    3.77
    91
    45. Schistosomiasis
    2.66
    38
    		  
    0.19
    57
    46. Other Neoplasms
    2.35
    104
    		  
    1.52
    127
    47. Alcohol
    2.33
    49
    		  
    1.69
    60
    48. Poisonings
    2.32
    60
    		  
    0.98
    102
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    2.26
    74
    		  
    0.45
    152
    50. Skin Cancers
    2.04
    50
    		  
    0.87
    132
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    202,143
    36.13
    		  
    425
    1.01
    2. Stroke
    39,499
    7.06
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    34,899
    6.24
    		  
    938
    2.24
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    29,351
    5.25
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25,559
    4.57
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    6. Tuberculosis
    23,238
    4.15
    		  
    707
    1.69
    7. Hypertension
    16,620
    2.97
    		  
    673
    1.61
    8. Violence
    14,788
    2.64
    		  
    390
    0.93
    9. Other Injuries
    13,726
    2.45
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,925
    2.31
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11,890
    2.12
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    12. Kidney Disease
    10,446
    1.87
    		  
    632
    1.51
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    10,358
    1.85
    		  
    108
    0.26
    14. Lung Disease
    9,812
    1.75
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    9,576
    1.71
    		  
    219
    0.52
    16. Low Birth Weight
    7,039
    1.26
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    17. Lung Cancers
    6,078
    1.09
    		  
    470
    1.12
    18. Birth Trauma
    4,695
    0.84
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    19. Liver Disease
    4,629
    0.83
    		  
    594
    1.42
    20. Asthma
    4,062
    0.73
    		  
    911
    2.17
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    3,955
    0.71
    		  
    817
    1.95
    22. Fires
    3,832
    0.68
    		  
    196
    0.47
    23. Epilepsy
    3,830
    0.68
    		  
    92
    0.22
    24. Drug Use
    3,736
    0.67
    		  
    177
    0.42
    25. Cervical Cancer
    3,478
    0.62
    		  
    167
    0.40
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,349
    0.60
    		  
    25
    0.06
    27. Prostate Cancer
    3,303
    0.59
    		  
    46
    0.11
    28. Breast Cancer
    3,293
    0.59
    		  
    219
    0.52
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,869
    0.51
    		  
    267
    0.64
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,664
    0.48
    		  
    22
    0.05
    31. Meningitis
    2,614
    0.47
    		  
    476
    1.13
    32. Drownings
    2,016
    0.36
    		  
    394
    0.94
    33. Liver Cancer
    1,662
    0.30
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    1,646
    0.29
    		  
    41
    0.10
    35. Lymphomas
    1,623
    0.29
    		  
    171
    0.41
    36. Skin Disease
    1,603
    0.29
    		  
    75
    0.18
    37. Maternal Conditions
    1,511
    0.27
    		  
    424
    1.01
    38. Suicide
    1,398
    0.25
    		  
    422
    1.01
    39. Stomach Cancer
    1,392
    0.25
    		  
    92
    0.22
    40. Poisonings
    1,329
    0.24
    		  
    64
    0.15
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,311
    0.23
    		  
    390
    0.93
    42. Oral Cancer
    1,173
    0.21
    		  
    153
    0.36
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,139
    0.20
    		  
    313
    0.75
    44. Schistosomiasis
    1,114
    0.20
    		  
    8
    0.02
    45. Leukemia
    1,103
    0.20
    		  
    203
    0.49
    46. Syphilis
    1,021
    0.18
    		  
    89
    0.21
    47. Alcohol
    991
    0.18
    		  
    74
    0.18
    48. Other Neoplasms
    953
    0.17
    		  
    64
    0.15
    49. Ovary Cancer
    828
    0.15
    		  
    92
    0.22
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    801
    0.14
    		  
    14
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      South Africa SOUTH AFRICA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.89
    36
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Lung Cancers
    15.66
    68
    		  
    12.94
    82
    3. Cervical Cancer
    14.92
    49
    		  
    7.81
    85
    4. Breast Cancer
    14.25
    106
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.67
    22
    		  
    0.68
    157
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.58
    83
    		  
    7.39
    85
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.34
    67
    		  
    1.05
    145
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.23
    113
    		  
    55.58
    2
    9. Lymphomas
    4.00
    105
    		  
    4.34
    90
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.61
    129
    		  
    2.46
    154
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.59
    113
    		  
    4.34
    82
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.90
    86
    		  
    4.08
    63
    13. Leukemia
    2.68
    123
    		  
    3.77
    91
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.04
    50
    		  
    0.87
    132
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    94
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    99
    		  
    1.50
    112
     
     
     
    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.