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Compare Sweden 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
     
      Sweden SWEDEN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    4
    3
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    77.4
    82.0
    79.6
    2
    6
    3
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    80.7
    84.0
    82.4
    4
    12
    10
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sweden SWEDEN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.7
    84.0
    4
    12
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    80.9
    84.3
    5
    12
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.3
    5
    11
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    81.0
    84.3
    5
    12
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    81.1
    84.4
    5
    12
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    81.3
    84.4
    5
    12
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    11
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    81.6
    84.6
    4
    12
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    81.8
    84.7
    4
    12
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    82.0
    84.8
    5
    13
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    82.3
    85.1
    6
    14
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    82.7
    85.4
    7
    15
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.8
    9
    16
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.4
    10
    19
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.3
    12
    18
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.3
    19
    23
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.8
    26
    31
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.8
    49
    45
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.7
    94.5
    76
    60
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.5
    97.9
    95
    87
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.8
    151
    145
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sweden SWEDEN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    71.31
    121
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    36.15
    143
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    32.41
    5
    		  
    0.71
    159
    4. Prostate Cancer
    27.42
    28
    		  
    3.52
    157
    5. Lung Cancers
    19.87
    58
    		  
    12.94
    82
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.17
    78
    		  
    9.91
    146
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.47
    37
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Lung Disease
    12.53
    133
    		  
    34.40
    23
    9. Suicide
    11.43
    58
    		  
    8.54
    86
    10. Hypertension
    10.38
    132
    		  
    20.37
    55
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.68
    144
    		  
    27.80
    84
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8.61
    21
    		  
    1.05
    145
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.04
    159
    		  
    103.64
    39
    14. Ovary Cancer
    7.68
    14
    		  
    4.34
    82
    15. Other Injuries
    7.10
    126
    		  
    19.68
    42
    16. Lymphomas
    6.80
    34
    		  
    4.34
    90
    17. Falls
    4.56
    100
    		  
    5.76
    80
    18. Leukemia
    4.15
    69
    		  
    3.77
    91
    19. Liver Disease
    3.94
    162
    		  
    15.22
    90
    20. Kidney Disease
    3.83
    162
    		  
    17.30
    56
    21. Stomach Cancer
    3.80
    124
    		  
    2.46
    154
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.79
    111
    		  
    2.40
    142
    23. Skin Cancers
    3.79
    10
    		  
    0.87
    132
    24. Alcohol
    3.74
    30
    		  
    1.69
    60
    25. Other Neoplasms
    3.74
    48
    		  
    1.52
    127
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    130
    		  
    55.58
    2
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.53
    49
    		  
    1.50
    112
    28. Uterin Cancer
    3.25
    36
    		  
    1.42
    114
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.24
    145
    		  
    5.53
    112
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.20
    94
    		  
    27.96
    49
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.98
    134
    		  
    7.81
    85
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    2.63
    58
    		  
    0.45
    152
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    2.50
    163
    		  
    9.07
    74
    34. Drug Use
    2.49
    40
    		  
    3.55
    25
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.48
    92
    		  
    0.68
    157
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.36
    171
    		  
    21.84
    55
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.80
    134
    		  
    4.08
    63
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.57
    121
    		  
    9.05
    27
    39. Epilepsy
    1.19
    124
    		  
    1.65
    97
    40. Violence
    1.00
    149
    		  
    6.66
    75
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.94
    12
    		  
    0.06
    152
    42. Fires
    0.83
    128
    		  
    3.64
    69
    43. Poisonings
    0.80
    115
    		  
    0.98
    102
    44. Skin Disease
    0.76
    123
    		  
    1.93
    83
    45. Asthma
    0.72
    149
    		  
    25.90
    5
    46. Drownings
    0.70
    156
    		  
    5.69
    55
    47. Low Birth Weight
    0.69
    169
    		  
    17.45
    39
    48. Anemia
    0.66
    88
    		  
    1.31
    66
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.63
    80
    		  
    0.37
    110
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.53
    40
    		  
    0.02
    145
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Sweden SWEDEN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,145
    21.38
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    7,934
    11.20
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7,450
    10.51
    		  
    22
    0.05
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,791
    5.35
    		  
    470
    1.12
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,032
    4.28
    		  
    267
    0.64
    6. Lung Disease
    2,709
    3.82
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    7. Prostate Cancer
    2,672
    3.77
    		  
    46
    0.11
    8. Hypertension
    2,324
    3.28
    		  
    673
    1.61
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,026
    2.86
    		  
    938
    2.24
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,684
    2.38
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    1,656
    2.34
    		  
    41
    0.10
    12. Breast Cancer
    1,543
    2.18
    		  
    219
    0.52
    13. Other Injuries
    1,405
    1.98
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    14. Lymphomas
    1,336
    1.89
    		  
    171
    0.41
    15. Suicide
    1,255
    1.77
    		  
    422
    1.01
    16. Falls
    951
    1.34
    		  
    247
    0.59
    17. Kidney Disease
    850
    1.20
    		  
    632
    1.51
    18. Other Neoplasms
    801
    1.13
    		  
    64
    0.15
    19. Leukemia
    784
    1.11
    		  
    203
    0.49
    20. Bladder Cancer
    745
    1.05
    		  
    50
    0.12
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    734
    1.04
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    22. Ovary Cancer
    710
    1.00
    		  
    92
    0.22
    23. Stomach Cancer
    706
    1.00
    		  
    92
    0.22
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    689
    0.97
    		  
    108
    0.26
    25. Liver Cancer
    670
    0.95
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    26. Skin Cancers
    661
    0.93
    		  
    30
    0.07
    27. Liver Disease
    610
    0.86
    		  
    594
    1.42
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    592
    0.84
    		  
    14
    0.03
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.77
    		  
    219
    0.52
    30. Alcohol
    482
    0.68
    		  
    74
    0.18
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    461
    0.65
    		  
    25
    0.06
    32. Uterin Cancer
    370
    0.52
    		  
    28
    0.07
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    330
    0.47
    		  
    313
    0.75
    34. Oral Cancer
    323
    0.46
    		  
    153
    0.36
    35. Road Traffic Accidents
    270
    0.38
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    36. Cervical Cancer
    244
    0.34
    		  
    167
    0.40
    37. Drug Use
    237
    0.33
    		  
    177
    0.42
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    220
    0.31
    		  
    817
    1.95
    39. Skin Disease
    171
    0.24
    		  
    75
    0.18
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    155
    0.22
    		  
    2
    0.01
    41. Anemia
    153
    0.22
    		  
    50
    0.12
    42. Asthma
    147
    0.21
    		  
    911
    2.17
    43. Epilepsy
    141
    0.20
    		  
    92
    0.22
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    133
    0.19
    		  
    13
    0.03
    45. Fires
    122
    0.17
    		  
    196
    0.47
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    100
    0.14
    		  
    390
    0.93
    47. Poisonings
    95
    0.13
    		  
    64
    0.15
    48. Violence
    94
    0.13
    		  
    390
    0.93
    49. Drownings
    84
    0.12
    		  
    394
    0.94
    50. Depression
    65
    0.09
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Sweden SWEDEN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    27.42
    28
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Lung Cancers
    19.87
    58
    		  
    12.94
    82
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.17
    78
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.47
    37
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.61
    21
    		  
    1.05
    145
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.68
    14
    		  
    4.34
    82
    7. Lymphomas
    6.80
    34
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Leukemia
    4.15
    69
    		  
    3.77
    91
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.80
    124
    		  
    2.46
    154
    10. Skin Cancers
    3.79
    10
    		  
    0.87
    132
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    130
    		  
    55.58
    2
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.53
    49
    		  
    1.50
    112
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.25
    36
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.98
    134
    		  
    7.81
    85
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.48
    92
    		  
    0.68
    157
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.80
    134
    		  
    4.08
    63
     
     
     
    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.