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SPAIN VS LAOS
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Compare Spain 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
     
      Spain SPAIN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    25
    22
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    69.3
    74.9
    72.0
    11
    11
    7
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    72.3
    78.5
    75.3
    6
    7
    6
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    73.3
    80.5
    76.8
    14
    5
    9
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    75.6
    82.5
    79.0
    15
    5
    7
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    78.9
    85.0
    81.9
    11
    2
    4
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    80.1
    85.5
    82.8
    9
    3
    5
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Spain SPAIN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.1
    85.5
    9
    3
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    80.5
    85.8
    10
    3
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    80.5
    85.8
    10
    3
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    80.5
    85.8
    10
    3
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    80.6
    85.9
    10
    3
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    80.7
    85.9
    10
    3
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    80.8
    86.0
    11
    4
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    80.9
    86.1
    11
    4
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    81.0
    86.1
    12
    5
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    81.3
    86.3
    12
    5
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    81.6
    86.5
    12
    5
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    82.2
    86.9
    12
    5
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    83.0
    87.3
    11
    5
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    84.0
    87.8
    11
    4
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    85.2
    88.3
    11
    4
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.6
    89.1
    17
    8
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.5
    90.3
    20
    15
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.0
    92.1
    31
    26
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.8
    42
    39
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.2
    60
    56
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.1
    88
    77
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Spain SPAIN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.62
    163
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    28.15
    161
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Lung Cancers
    27.15
    33
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    26.90
    11
    		  
    0.71
    159
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.97
    14
    		  
    7.39
    85
    6. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    92
    		  
    9.91
    146
    7. Prostate Cancer
    15.16
    97
    		  
    3.52
    157
    8. Lung Disease
    14.52
    122
    		  
    34.40
    23
    9. Hypertension
    10.01
    134
    		  
    20.37
    55
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.86
    143
    		  
    27.80
    84
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.43
    153
    		  
    103.64
    39
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.16
    42
    		  
    1.05
    145
    13. Stomach Cancer
    7.04
    65
    		  
    2.46
    154
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.96
    135
    		  
    17.30
    56
    15. Liver Disease
    6.66
    141
    		  
    15.22
    90
    16. Lymphomas
    6.02
    53
    		  
    4.34
    90
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.93
    74
    		  
    55.58
    2
    18. Bladder Cancer
    5.89
    6
    		  
    1.50
    112
    19. Other Injuries
    5.31
    146
    		  
    19.68
    42
    20. Suicide
    5.23
    121
    		  
    8.54
    86
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.22
    117
    		  
    5.53
    112
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.65
    75
    		  
    4.34
    82
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    4.51
    104
    		  
    2.40
    142
    24. Other Neoplasms
    4.46
    25
    		  
    1.52
    127
    25. Leukemia
    4.27
    62
    		  
    3.77
    91
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.65
    164
    		  
    21.84
    55
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    3.43
    153
    		  
    9.07
    74
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.34
    76
    		  
    4.08
    63
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.30
    30
    		  
    0.45
    152
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    49
    		  
    1.42
    114
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.64
    143
    		  
    7.81
    85
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.60
    84
    		  
    0.68
    157
    33. Falls
    2.52
    134
    		  
    5.76
    80
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    49
    		  
    0.87
    132
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.01
    114
    		  
    10.04
    19
    36. HIV/AIDS
    1.77
    109
    		  
    6.82
    77
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.65
    153
    		  
    17.45
    39
    38. Skin Disease
    1.15
    103
    		  
    1.93
    83
    39. Asthma
    1.12
    133
    		  
    25.90
    5
    40. Hepatitis C
    0.97
    11
    		  
    0.02
    145
    41. Drug Use
    0.93
    93
    		  
    3.55
    25
    42. Drownings
    0.81
    153
    		  
    5.69
    55
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.80
    141
    		  
    18.95
    24
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.80
    142
    		  
    27.96
    49
    45. Epilepsy
    0.76
    156
    		  
    1.65
    97
    46. Violence
    0.64
    163
    		  
    6.66
    75
    47. Alcohol
    0.62
    98
    		  
    1.69
    60
    48. Poisonings
    0.61
    131
    		  
    0.98
    102
    49. Anemia
    0.58
    100
    		  
    1.31
    66
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.52
    164
    		  
    9.05
    27
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Spain SPAIN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    41,284
    13.65
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    30,203
    9.99
    		  
    22
    0.05
    3. Stroke
    29,577
    9.78
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Lung Cancers
    22,534
    7.45
    		  
    470
    1.12
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17,706
    5.85
    		  
    267
    0.64
    6. Lung Disease
    15,404
    5.09
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    7. Hypertension
    10,972
    3.63
    		  
    673
    1.61
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,416
    3.44
    		  
    938
    2.24
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,694
    3.21
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    10. Kidney Disease
    7,499
    2.48
    		  
    632
    1.51
    11. Breast Cancer
    7,109
    2.35
    		  
    219
    0.52
    12. Prostate Cancer
    6,718
    2.22
    		  
    46
    0.11
    13. Stomach Cancer
    6,371
    2.11
    		  
    92
    0.22
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    6,325
    2.09
    		  
    41
    0.10
    15. Bladder Cancer
    5,770
    1.91
    		  
    50
    0.12
    16. Lymphomas
    5,400
    1.79
    		  
    171
    0.41
    17. Liver Cancer
    5,218
    1.73
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    18. Liver Disease
    5,044
    1.67
    		  
    594
    1.42
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,942
    1.63
    		  
    219
    0.52
    20. Other Injuries
    4,710
    1.56
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    21. Other Neoplasms
    4,291
    1.42
    		  
    64
    0.15
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4,005
    1.32
    		  
    108
    0.26
    23. Leukemia
    3,722
    1.23
    		  
    203
    0.49
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3,653
    1.21
    		  
    14
    0.03
    25. Suicide
    3,284
    1.09
    		  
    422
    1.01
    26. Oral Cancer
    2,601
    0.86
    		  
    153
    0.36
    27. Falls
    2,262
    0.75
    		  
    247
    0.59
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,091
    0.69
    		  
    25
    0.06
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,057
    0.68
    		  
    390
    0.93
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2,035
    0.67
    		  
    92
    0.22
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,009
    0.66
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    32. Skin Cancers
    1,794
    0.59
    		  
    30
    0.07
    33. Uterin Cancer
    1,553
    0.51
    		  
    28
    0.07
    34. Skin Disease
    1,236
    0.41
    		  
    75
    0.18
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,235
    0.41
    		  
    817
    1.95
    36. Asthma
    1,141
    0.38
    		  
    911
    2.17
    37. HIV/AIDS
    1,031
    0.34
    		  
    425
    1.01
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1,018
    0.34
    		  
    167
    0.40
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    844
    0.28
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    40. Hepatitis C
    819
    0.27
    		  
    1
    0.00
    41. Anemia
    637
    0.21
    		  
    50
    0.12
    42. Epilepsy
    572
    0.19
    		  
    92
    0.22
    43. Drug Use
    512
    0.17
    		  
    177
    0.42
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    505
    0.17
    		  
    313
    0.75
    45. Low Birth Weight
    475
    0.16
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    46. Drownings
    453
    0.15
    		  
    394
    0.94
    47. Poisonings
    431
    0.14
    		  
    64
    0.15
    48. Alcohol
    404
    0.13
    		  
    74
    0.18
    49. Tuberculosis
    342
    0.11
    		  
    707
    1.69
    50. Violence
    325
    0.11
    		  
    390
    0.93
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Spain SPAIN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.15
    33
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.97
    14
    		  
    7.39
    85
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    92
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.16
    97
    		  
    3.52
    157
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.16
    42
    		  
    1.05
    145
    6. Stomach Cancer
    7.04
    65
    		  
    2.46
    154
    7. Lymphomas
    6.02
    53
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.93
    74
    		  
    55.58
    2
    9. Bladder Cancer
    5.89
    6
    		  
    1.50
    112
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.65
    75
    		  
    4.34
    82
    11. Leukemia
    4.27
    62
    		  
    3.77
    91
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.34
    76
    		  
    4.08
    63
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    49
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.64
    143
    		  
    7.81
    85
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.60
    84
    		  
    0.68
    157
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    49
    		  
    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.