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TURKMENISTAN VS LAOS
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Compare Turkmenistan 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
     
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    51.2
    58.3
    54.6
    86
    73
    79
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    54.9
    62.1
    58.4
    92
    83
    87
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    57.5
    64.6
    61.0
    109
    92
    98
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    59.2
    67.1
    63.0
    126
    110
    115
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    58.5
    66.9
    62.6
    134
    120
    125
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    61.7
    70.1
    65.8
    138
    121
    130
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    62.2
    70.5
    66.3
    143
    125
    132
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    62.2
    70.5
    143
    125
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    66.0
    73.7
    146
    120
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    66.5
    74.0
    147
    119
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    66.7
    74.1
    149
    119
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    66.9
    74.4
    155
    119
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    67.3
    74.7
    156
    120
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    67.8
    75.0
    159
    120
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    68.4
    75.3
    166
    121
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    69.1
    75.7
    168
    123
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    70.0
    76.2
    172
    123
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    71.1
    76.8
    173
    122
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    72.6
    77.5
    175
    122
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    74.5
    78.6
    175
    121
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    76.9
    80.2
    170
    120
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    79.5
    82.0
    153
    119
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.8
    84.6
    120
    100
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.8
    87.1
    118
    99
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.3
    101
    92
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.4
    93.9
    96
    90
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.6
    97.9
    85
    80
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.2
    72
    62
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    461.09
    1
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    173.84
    9
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Liver Disease
    58.78
    3
    		  
    15.22
    90
    4. Lung Disease
    40.37
    17
    		  
    34.40
    23
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39.18
    78
    		  
    103.64
    39
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    21.57
    103
    		  
    27.80
    84
    7. Other Injuries
    20.24
    38
    		  
    19.68
    42
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.02
    2
    		  
    0.68
    157
    9. Suicide
    19.70
    13
    		  
    8.54
    86
    10. Hypertension
    19.14
    64
    		  
    20.37
    55
    11. Stomach Cancer
    17.61
    12
    		  
    2.46
    154
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.41
    83
    		  
    21.84
    55
    13. Low Birth Weight
    16.43
    45
    		  
    17.45
    39
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13.48
    61
    		  
    27.96
    49
    15. Violence
    12.80
    39
    		  
    6.66
    75
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    12.74
    6
    		  
    9.07
    74
    17. Lung Cancers
    12.12
    85
    		  
    12.94
    82
    18. Birth Trauma
    11.69
    53
    		  
    18.95
    24
    19. Tuberculosis
    10.56
    70
    		  
    17.90
    52
    20. Breast Cancer
    10.45
    140
    		  
    9.91
    146
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.18
    15
    		  
    10.04
    19
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.69
    59
    		  
    5.53
    112
    23. Kidney Disease
    9.67
    120
    		  
    17.30
    56
    24. Fires
    9.09
    36
    		  
    3.64
    69
    25. Drownings
    8.91
    25
    		  
    5.69
    55
    26. Liver Cancer
    7.15
    59
    		  
    55.58
    2
    27. Cervical Cancer
    6.30
    107
    		  
    7.81
    85
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.16
    102
    		  
    7.39
    85
    29. Asthma
    6.03
    77
    		  
    25.90
    5
    30. Epilepsy
    5.13
    50
    		  
    1.65
    97
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.71
    51
    		  
    9.05
    27
    32. Oral Cancer
    4.26
    62
    		  
    4.08
    63
    33. Lymphomas
    3.85
    110
    		  
    4.34
    90
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    3.46
    116
    		  
    2.40
    142
    35. Falls
    3.39
    119
    		  
    5.76
    80
    36. Meningitis
    3.31
    71
    		  
    6.65
    51
    37. Leukemia
    2.60
    127
    		  
    3.77
    91
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    2.28
    110
    		  
    1.05
    145
    39. Ovary Cancer
    2.26
    153
    		  
    4.34
    82
    40. Poisonings
    1.96
    64
    		  
    0.98
    102
    41. Uterin Cancer
    1.94
    88
    		  
    1.42
    114
    42. Alcohol
    1.92
    54
    		  
    1.69
    60
    43. Prostate Cancer
    1.82
    167
    		  
    3.52
    157
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    95
    		  
    1.50
    112
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.52
    94
    		  
    0.87
    132
    46. Drug Use
    1.50
    65
    		  
    3.55
    25
    47. Other Neoplasms
    1.36
    138
    		  
    1.52
    127
    48. Malnutrition
    1.28
    102
    		  
    9.20
    49
    49. Maternal Conditions
    1.25
    86
    		  
    7.20
    47
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.86
    8
    		  
    0.11
    134
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,902
    35.39
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    5,575
    13.24
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Liver Disease
    2,357
    5.60
    		  
    594
    1.42
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,916
    4.55
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    5. Lung Disease
    1,325
    3.15
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    6. Other Injuries
    1,037
    2.46
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    7. Suicide
    1,003
    2.38
    		  
    422
    1.01
    8. Low Birth Weight
    953
    2.26
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    877
    2.08
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    776
    1.84
    		  
    938
    2.24
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    720
    1.71
    		  
    817
    1.95
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    712
    1.69
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    13. Birth Trauma
    678
    1.61
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    14. Violence
    667
    1.58
    		  
    390
    0.93
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    660
    1.57
    		  
    25
    0.06
    16. Hypertension
    640
    1.52
    		  
    673
    1.61
    17. Stomach Cancer
    604
    1.43
    		  
    92
    0.22
    18. Drownings
    484
    1.15
    		  
    394
    0.94
    19. Lung Cancers
    459
    1.09
    		  
    470
    1.12
    20. Fires
    451
    1.07
    		  
    196
    0.47
    21. Tuberculosis
    433
    1.03
    		  
    707
    1.69
    22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    430
    1.02
    		  
    390
    0.93
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    418
    0.99
    		  
    219
    0.52
    24. Kidney Disease
    414
    0.98
    		  
    632
    1.51
    25. Epilepsy
    278
    0.66
    		  
    92
    0.22
    26. Liver Cancer
    249
    0.59
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    227
    0.54
    		  
    267
    0.64
    28. Asthma
    224
    0.53
    		  
    911
    2.17
    29. Breast Cancer
    223
    0.53
    		  
    219
    0.52
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    192
    0.46
    		  
    313
    0.75
    31. Meningitis
    178
    0.42
    		  
    476
    1.13
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    175
    0.42
    		  
    108
    0.26
    33. Falls
    167
    0.40
    		  
    247
    0.59
    34. Lymphomas
    165
    0.39
    		  
    171
    0.41
    35. Oral Cancer
    155
    0.37
    		  
    153
    0.36
    36. Cervical Cancer
    129
    0.31
    		  
    167
    0.40
    37. Leukemia
    122
    0.29
    		  
    203
    0.49
    38. Poisonings
    97
    0.23
    		  
    64
    0.15
    39. Alcohol
    88
    0.21
    		  
    74
    0.18
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    77
    0.18
    		  
    41
    0.10
    41. Drug Use
    72
    0.17
    		  
    177
    0.42
    42. Maternal Conditions
    69
    0.16
    		  
    424
    1.01
    43. Other Neoplasms
    64
    0.15
    		  
    64
    0.15
    44. Malnutrition
    62
    0.15
    		  
    393
    0.94
    45. Bladder Cancer
    58
    0.14
    		  
    50
    0.12
    46. Skin Cancers
    53
    0.13
    		  
    30
    0.07
    47. Ovary Cancer
    47
    0.11
    		  
    92
    0.22
    48. Schizophrenia
    40
    0.10
    		  
    4
    0.01
    49. Encephalitis
    39
    0.09
    		  
    52
    0.12
    50. Uterin Cancer
    37
    0.09
    		  
    28
    0.07
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.02
    2
    		  
    0.68
    157
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.61
    12
    		  
    2.46
    154
    3. Lung Cancers
    12.12
    85
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.45
    140
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Liver Cancer
    7.15
    59
    		  
    55.58
    2
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.30
    107
    		  
    7.81
    85
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.16
    102
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.26
    62
    		  
    4.08
    63
    9. Lymphomas
    3.85
    110
    		  
    4.34
    90
    10. Leukemia
    2.60
    127
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.28
    110
    		  
    1.05
    145
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.26
    153
    		  
    4.34
    82
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.94
    88
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Prostate Cancer
    1.82
    167
    		  
    3.52
    157
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    95
    		  
    1.50
    112
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.52
    94
    		  
    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.