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SURINAME VS LAOS
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Compare Suriname 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
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    58.0
    61.7
    59.8
    64
    63
    63
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    61.2
    65.7
    63.4
    66
    66
    65
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    64.0
    69.0
    66.4
    71
    73
    74
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    65.9
    71.0
    68.4
    79
    85
    84
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    66.1
    72.2
    69.1
    98
    97
    96
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    67.1
    73.6
    70.3
    105
    104
    104
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    68.6
    74.7
    71.6
    101
    106
    103
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.6
    74.7
    101
    106
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    70.3
    76.1
    104
    106
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    70.5
    76.3
    104
    107
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    70.6
    76.4
    105
    106
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    70.9
    76.7
    105
    106
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    71.5
    77.0
    106
    105
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    72.0
    77.4
    105
    102
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    72.6
    77.8
    103
    99
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    73.3
    78.2
    100
    95
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    74.1
    78.7
    96
    94
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    75.0
    79.3
    96
    93
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    76.2
    80.0
    95
    90
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    77.6
    80.9
    90
    88
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    79.2
    82.0
    88
    89
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    81.2
    83.4
    87
    88
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    83.6
    85.3
    86
    84
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.9
    77
    83
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.9
    73
    75
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.0
    94.4
    53
    63
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.1
    98.3
    37
    46
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.6
    23
    25
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    60.21
    118
    		  
    123.84
    49
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    48.27
    157
    		  
    135.32
    41
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    38.58
    58
    		  
    27.80
    84
    4. Suicide
    28.68
    6
    		  
    8.54
    86
    5. Hypertension
    24.13
    30
    		  
    20.37
    55
    6. Prostate Cancer
    20.77
    55
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.06
    115
    		  
    103.64
    39
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.25
    80
    		  
    21.84
    55
    9. HIV/AIDS
    16.26
    60
    		  
    6.82
    77
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.88
    43
    		  
    7.39
    85
    11. Kidney Disease
    13.72
    91
    		  
    17.30
    56
    12. Cervical Cancer
    12.22
    63
    		  
    7.81
    85
    13. Other Injuries
    11.38
    89
    		  
    19.68
    42
    14. Breast Cancer
    11.20
    128
    		  
    9.91
    146
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.02
    93
    		  
    12.94
    82
    16. Liver Disease
    9.78
    115
    		  
    15.22
    90
    17. Low Birth Weight
    9.61
    76
    		  
    17.45
    39
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8.03
    68
    		  
    2.40
    142
    19. Skin Disease
    6.53
    24
    		  
    1.93
    83
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    6.20
    118
    		  
    9.07
    74
    21. Ovary Cancer
    6.04
    40
    		  
    4.34
    82
    22. Violence
    5.40
    88
    		  
    6.66
    75
    23. Lymphomas
    4.16
    99
    		  
    4.34
    90
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.98
    122
    		  
    55.58
    2
    25. Birth Trauma
    3.77
    85
    		  
    18.95
    24
    26. Lung Disease
    3.74
    168
    		  
    34.40
    23
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.60
    130
    		  
    2.46
    154
    28. Epilepsy
    2.97
    64
    		  
    1.65
    97
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.83
    154
    		  
    5.53
    112
    30. Leukemia
    2.69
    122
    		  
    3.77
    91
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.65
    98
    		  
    1.05
    145
    32. Maternal Conditions
    2.40
    70
    		  
    7.20
    47
    33. Drownings
    2.37
    108
    		  
    5.69
    55
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.33
    96
    		  
    9.05
    27
    35. Meningitis
    2.21
    84
    		  
    6.65
    51
    36. Tuberculosis
    1.91
    115
    		  
    17.90
    52
    37. Drug Use
    1.81
    60
    		  
    3.55
    25
    38. Asthma
    1.76
    118
    		  
    25.90
    5
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.68
    121
    		  
    27.96
    49
    40. Falls
    1.66
    153
    		  
    5.76
    80
    41. Fires
    1.40
    108
    		  
    3.64
    69
    42. Malnutrition
    1.26
    103
    		  
    9.20
    49
    43. Alcohol
    1.21
    72
    		  
    1.69
    60
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.21
    126
    		  
    1.42
    114
    45. Hepatitis C
    0.94
    12
    		  
    0.02
    145
    46. Hepatitis B
    0.84
    66
    		  
    0.22
    111
    47. Oral Cancer
    0.84
    168
    		  
    4.08
    63
    48. Anemia
    0.83
    77
    		  
    1.31
    66
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.65
    160
    		  
    1.50
    112
    50. Poisonings
    0.60
    134
    		  
    0.98
    102
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    270
    12.98
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    224
    10.80
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    178
    8.58
    		  
    938
    2.24
    4. Suicide
    151
    7.28
    		  
    422
    1.01
    5. Hypertension
    110
    5.28
    		  
    673
    1.61
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    96
    4.63
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    95
    4.56
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    8. HIV/AIDS
    86
    4.15
    		  
    425
    1.01
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    66
    3.16
    		  
    267
    0.64
    10. Kidney Disease
    64
    3.10
    		  
    632
    1.51
    11. Other Injuries
    57
    2.76
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    12. Low Birth Weight
    51
    2.46
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    13. Lung Cancers
    46
    2.21
    		  
    470
    1.12
    14. Liver Disease
    45
    2.15
    		  
    594
    1.42
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    38
    1.82
    		  
    108
    0.26
    16. Prostate Cancer
    38
    1.81
    		  
    46
    0.11
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    33
    1.61
    		  
    817
    1.95
    18. Cervical Cancer
    31
    1.48
    		  
    167
    0.40
    19. Skin Disease
    30
    1.42
    		  
    75
    0.18
    20. Violence
    29
    1.37
    		  
    390
    0.93
    21. Breast Cancer
    27
    1.32
    		  
    219
    0.52
    22. Birth Trauma
    20
    0.95
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    23. Liver Cancer
    19
    0.91
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    24. Lymphomas
    19
    0.90
    		  
    171
    0.41
    25. Lung Disease
    17
    0.81
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    26. Stomach Cancer
    16
    0.77
    		  
    92
    0.22
    27. Ovary Cancer
    15
    0.72
    		  
    92
    0.22
    28. Epilepsy
    14
    0.67
    		  
    92
    0.22
    29. Drownings
    13
    0.64
    		  
    394
    0.94
    30. Leukemia
    13
    0.61
    		  
    203
    0.49
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    13
    0.61
    		  
    219
    0.52
    32. Maternal Conditions
    13
    0.60
    		  
    424
    1.01
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    12
    0.59
    		  
    41
    0.10
    34. Meningitis
    11
    0.55
    		  
    476
    1.13
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    11
    0.51
    		  
    313
    0.75
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9
    0.45
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    37. Tuberculosis
    9
    0.42
    		  
    707
    1.69
    38. Asthma
    9
    0.42
    		  
    911
    2.17
    39. Drug Use
    8
    0.38
    		  
    177
    0.42
    40. Falls
    8
    0.38
    		  
    247
    0.59
    41. Fires
    7
    0.35
    		  
    196
    0.47
    42. Malnutrition
    6
    0.29
    		  
    393
    0.94
    43. Alcohol
    6
    0.29
    		  
    74
    0.18
    44. Oral Cancer
    5
    0.23
    		  
    153
    0.36
    45. Anemia
    5
    0.23
    		  
    50
    0.12
    46. Hepatitis C
    4
    0.21
    		  
    1
    0.00
    47. Hepatitis B
    4
    0.20
    		  
    9
    0.02
    48. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    		  
    64
    0.15
    49. Bladder Cancer
    3
    0.14
    		  
    50
    0.12
    50. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.12
    		  
    28
    0.07
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Suriname SURINAME   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.77
    55
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.88
    43
    		  
    7.39
    85
    3. Cervical Cancer
    12.22
    63
    		  
    7.81
    85
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.20
    128
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Lung Cancers
    10.02
    93
    		  
    12.94
    82
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.04
    40
    		  
    4.34
    82
    7. Lymphomas
    4.16
    99
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.98
    122
    		  
    55.58
    2
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.60
    130
    		  
    2.46
    154
    10. Leukemia
    2.69
    122
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.65
    98
    		  
    1.05
    145
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.21
    126
    		  
    1.42
    114
    13. Oral Cancer
    0.84
    168
    		  
    4.08
    63
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.65
    160
    		  
    1.50
    112
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.42
    171
    		  
    0.68
    157
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.24
    165
    		  
    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.