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THAILAND VS LAOS
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Compare Thailand 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
     
      Thailand THAILAND   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    53.4
    57.0
    55.1
    77
    78
    77
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    57.4
    62.1
    59.7
    84
    84
    83
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    60.9
    67.1
    63.9
    89
    82
    85
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    63.6
    70.6
    67.0
    101
    88
    96
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    63.3
    73.5
    68.3
    112
    81
    102
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    74
    68
    70
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    71.9
    78.0
    74.9
    74
    67
    71
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Thailand THAILAND   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.9
    78.0
    74
    67
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    72.9
    78.8
    78
    71
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    73.0
    79.0
    77
    70
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    73.2
    79.1
    78
    69
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    73.4
    79.3
    80
    70
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    73.6
    79.5
    80
    69
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    73.9
    79.7
    83
    68
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    74.3
    80.1
    84
    66
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    74.9
    80.4
    83
    64
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    75.6
    80.9
    82
    62
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    76.6
    81.4
    73
    59
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    77.7
    82.0
    72
    59
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    79.2
    82.9
    64
    58
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    80.9
    83.9
    60
    57
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    82.9
    85.1
    55
    57
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.3
    86.8
    49
    55
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.0
    88.8
    41
    55
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.6
    26
    51
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.5
    94.8
    20
    38
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.4
    98.5
    17
    36
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.6
    102.6
    17
    23
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Thailand THAILAND   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    87.08
    91
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    65.52
    115
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60.40
    60
    		  
    103.64
    39
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.57
    14
    		  
    21.84
    55
    5. Lung Disease
    29.97
    35
    		  
    34.40
    23
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.11
    90
    		  
    27.80
    84
    7. HIV/AIDS
    25.92
    48
    		  
    6.82
    77
    8. Liver Cancer
    23.50
    7
    		  
    55.58
    2
    9. Lung Cancers
    21.90
    50
    		  
    12.94
    82
    10. Kidney Disease
    16.08
    70
    		  
    17.30
    56
    11. Liver Disease
    13.54
    99
    		  
    15.22
    90
    12. Suicide
    11.48
    57
    		  
    8.54
    86
    13. Tuberculosis
    11.34
    66
    		  
    17.90
    52
    14. Breast Cancer
    11.18
    129
    		  
    9.91
    146
    15. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    70
    		  
    7.81
    85
    16. Hypertension
    9.04
    140
    		  
    20.37
    55
    17. Other Injuries
    8.61
    111
    		  
    19.68
    42
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.41
    77
    		  
    7.39
    85
    19. Asthma
    7.88
    67
    		  
    25.90
    5
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    7.43
    105
    		  
    9.07
    74
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.18
    48
    		  
    10.04
    19
    22. Violence
    6.98
    73
    		  
    6.66
    75
    23. Drownings
    6.88
    41
    		  
    5.69
    55
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.25
    109
    		  
    17.45
    39
    25. Prostate Cancer
    4.84
    154
    		  
    3.52
    157
    26. Oral Cancer
    4.67
    50
    		  
    4.08
    63
    27. Lymphomas
    4.24
    96
    		  
    4.34
    90
    28. Leukemia
    4.24
    64
    		  
    3.77
    91
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.08
    86
    		  
    27.96
    49
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3.23
    124
    		  
    4.34
    82
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    3.21
    127
    		  
    2.40
    142
    32. Falls
    3.18
    122
    		  
    5.76
    80
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.92
    78
    		  
    1.52
    127
    34. Meningitis
    2.87
    75
    		  
    6.65
    51
    35. Stomach Cancer
    2.84
    145
    		  
    2.46
    154
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.72
    158
    		  
    5.53
    112
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.57
    85
    		  
    0.68
    157
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    2.13
    112
    		  
    1.05
    145
    39. Alcohol
    1.98
    52
    		  
    1.69
    60
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    114
    		  
    18.95
    24
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.67
    117
    		  
    9.05
    27
    42. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    104
    		  
    1.50
    112
    43. Skin Disease
    1.22
    98
    		  
    1.93
    83
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    133
    		  
    1.42
    114
    45. Epilepsy
    1.08
    128
    		  
    1.65
    97
    46. Fires
    1.03
    121
    		  
    3.64
    69
    47. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.98
    151
    		  
    0.71
    159
    48. Malnutrition
    0.87
    109
    		  
    9.20
    49
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.79
    138
    		  
    0.87
    132
    50. Drug Use
    0.77
    100
    		  
    3.55
    25
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Thailand THAILAND   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    68,821
    15.71
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    51,787
    11.82
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    46,832
    10.69
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    24,944
    5.70
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    5. Lung Disease
    23,598
    5.39
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    6. HIV/AIDS
    20,691
    4.72
    		  
    425
    1.01
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    20,654
    4.72
    		  
    938
    2.24
    8. Liver Cancer
    18,798
    4.29
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    9. Lung Cancers
    17,400
    3.97
    		  
    470
    1.12
    10. Kidney Disease
    12,684
    2.90
    		  
    632
    1.51
    11. Liver Disease
    10,824
    2.47
    		  
    594
    1.42
    12. Tuberculosis
    8,913
    2.04
    		  
    707
    1.69
    13. Suicide
    8,740
    2.00
    		  
    422
    1.01
    14. Hypertension
    7,141
    1.63
    		  
    673
    1.61
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,685
    1.53
    		  
    267
    0.64
    16. Other Injuries
    6,485
    1.48
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    17. Asthma
    6,177
    1.41
    		  
    911
    2.17
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5,595
    1.28
    		  
    390
    0.93
    19. Violence
    5,207
    1.19
    		  
    390
    0.93
    20. Drownings
    4,768
    1.09
    		  
    394
    0.94
    21. Breast Cancer
    4,748
    1.08
    		  
    219
    0.52
    22. Cervical Cancer
    4,218
    0.96
    		  
    167
    0.40
    23. Oral Cancer
    3,722
    0.85
    		  
    153
    0.36
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3,402
    0.78
    		  
    817
    1.95
    25. Lymphomas
    3,308
    0.76
    		  
    171
    0.41
    26. Leukemia
    2,972
    0.68
    		  
    203
    0.49
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,932
    0.67
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    28. Falls
    2,480
    0.57
    		  
    247
    0.59
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2,429
    0.55
    		  
    108
    0.26
    30. Other Neoplasms
    2,322
    0.53
    		  
    64
    0.15
    31. Stomach Cancer
    2,259
    0.52
    		  
    92
    0.22
    32. Low Birth Weight
    2,210
    0.50
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    33. Meningitis
    2,125
    0.49
    		  
    476
    1.13
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,108
    0.48
    		  
    219
    0.52
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,043
    0.47
    		  
    25
    0.06
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    1,695
    0.39
    		  
    41
    0.10
    37. Prostate Cancer
    1,695
    0.39
    		  
    46
    0.11
    38. Alcohol
    1,593
    0.36
    		  
    74
    0.18
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1,352
    0.31
    		  
    92
    0.22
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,319
    0.30
    		  
    313
    0.75
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1,275
    0.29
    		  
    50
    0.12
    42. Skin Disease
    957
    0.22
    		  
    75
    0.18
    43. Fires
    778
    0.18
    		  
    196
    0.47
    44. Epilepsy
    772
    0.18
    		  
    92
    0.22
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    767
    0.18
    		  
    22
    0.05
    46. Birth Trauma
    743
    0.17
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    47. Malnutrition
    682
    0.16
    		  
    393
    0.94
    48. Skin Cancers
    630
    0.14
    		  
    30
    0.07
    49. Drug Use
    587
    0.13
    		  
    177
    0.42
    50. Uterin Cancer
    490
    0.11
    		  
    28
    0.07
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Thailand THAILAND   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    23.50
    7
    		  
    55.58
    2
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.90
    50
    		  
    12.94
    82
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.18
    129
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    70
    		  
    7.81
    85
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.41
    77
    		  
    7.39
    85
    6. Prostate Cancer
    4.84
    154
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Oral Cancer
    4.67
    50
    		  
    4.08
    63
    8. Lymphomas
    4.24
    96
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Leukemia
    4.24
    64
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.23
    124
    		  
    4.34
    82
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.84
    145
    		  
    2.46
    154
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.57
    85
    		  
    0.68
    157
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.13
    112
    		  
    1.05
    145
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    104
    		  
    1.50
    112
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    133
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.79
    138
    		  
    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.