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Compare United Kingdom 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
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    17
    16
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    75.4
    80.2
    77.7
    19
    23
    22
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    79.4
    83.0
    81.2
    18
    27
    20
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.4
    83.0
    18
    27
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    79.7
    83.3
    17
    27
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    79.8
    83.4
    17
    27
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    79.8
    83.4
    17
    27
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    79.9
    83.4
    18
    27
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    80.0
    83.5
    18
    27
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    80.2
    83.6
    18
    27
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    80.4
    83.7
    18
    27
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    80.7
    83.8
    17
    27
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    81.0
    84.1
    17
    28
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    81.4
    84.3
    17
    29
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    82.0
    84.7
    15
    29
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    82.7
    85.3
    14
    29
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    83.7
    86.0
    15
    29
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.9
    86.9
    16
    28
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.1
    18
    28
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.8
    19
    30
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.0
    20
    31
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.4
    94.9
    25
    36
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.3
    39
    43
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.3
    54
    55
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.10
    139
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    34.68
    147
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    18
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    24.35
    14
    		  
    0.71
    159
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23.43
    102
    		  
    103.64
    39
    6. Breast Cancer
    22.10
    28
    		  
    9.91
    146
    7. Lung Disease
    21.36
    68
    		  
    34.40
    23
    8. Prostate Cancer
    20.61
    56
    		  
    3.52
    157
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.23
    39
    		  
    7.39
    85
    10. Liver Disease
    9.31
    119
    		  
    15.22
    90
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.64
    24
    		  
    0.68
    157
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.35
    40
    		  
    1.05
    145
    13. Lymphomas
    7.20
    28
    		  
    4.34
    90
    14. Other Injuries
    7.09
    127
    		  
    19.68
    42
    15. Ovary Cancer
    6.99
    22
    		  
    4.34
    82
    16. Suicide
    6.28
    103
    		  
    8.54
    86
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.91
    164
    		  
    27.80
    84
    18. Leukemia
    4.51
    52
    		  
    3.77
    91
    19. Hypertension
    4.50
    162
    		  
    20.37
    55
    20. Bladder Cancer
    4.49
    25
    		  
    1.50
    112
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.39
    111
    		  
    2.46
    154
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.37
    5
    		  
    0.45
    152
    23. Falls
    4.06
    106
    		  
    5.76
    80
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.84
    127
    		  
    55.58
    2
    25. Drug Use
    3.83
    19
    		  
    3.55
    25
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.78
    146
    		  
    9.07
    74
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.47
    134
    		  
    17.45
    39
    28. Kidney Disease
    3.32
    167
    		  
    17.30
    56
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.28
    122
    		  
    2.40
    142
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.23
    38
    		  
    1.42
    114
    31. Skin Cancers
    3.03
    25
    		  
    0.87
    132
    32. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.97
    169
    		  
    21.84
    55
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.96
    150
    		  
    5.53
    112
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.94
    76
    		  
    1.52
    127
    35. Oral Cancer
    2.73
    91
    		  
    4.08
    63
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.49
    145
    		  
    7.81
    85
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.17
    100
    		  
    9.05
    27
    38. Alcohol
    1.70
    59
    		  
    1.69
    60
    39. Skin Disease
    1.65
    90
    		  
    1.93
    83
    40. Epilepsy
    1.43
    112
    		  
    1.65
    97
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.34
    4
    		  
    0.06
    152
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.19
    133
    		  
    27.96
    49
    43. Asthma
    0.97
    138
    		  
    25.90
    5
    44. Poisonings
    0.91
    108
    		  
    0.98
    102
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.82
    142
    		  
    10.04
    19
    46. Violence
    0.63
    165
    		  
    6.66
    75
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    151
    		  
    18.95
    24
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    82
    		  
    0.37
    110
    49. Drownings
    0.44
    167
    		  
    5.69
    55
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.42
    130
    		  
    6.82
    77
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75,014
    17.21
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    46,280
    10.62
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Lung Cancers
    36,956
    8.48
    		  
    470
    1.12
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    34,343
    7.88
    		  
    22
    0.05
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30,776
    7.06
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    6. Lung Disease
    27,763
    6.37
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,181
    4.17
    		  
    267
    0.64
    8. Breast Cancer
    12,760
    2.93
    		  
    219
    0.52
    9. Prostate Cancer
    12,101
    2.78
    		  
    46
    0.11
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,756
    2.01
    		  
    25
    0.06
    11. Lymphomas
    8,633
    1.98
    		  
    171
    0.41
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8,614
    1.98
    		  
    41
    0.10
    13. Liver Disease
    7,654
    1.76
    		  
    594
    1.42
    14. Other Injuries
    6,507
    1.49
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    6,131
    1.41
    		  
    14
    0.03
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,088
    1.40
    		  
    938
    2.24
    17. Bladder Cancer
    5,794
    1.33
    		  
    50
    0.12
    18. Hypertension
    5,747
    1.32
    		  
    673
    1.61
    19. Stomach Cancer
    5,328
    1.22
    		  
    92
    0.22
    20. Leukemia
    5,224
    1.20
    		  
    203
    0.49
    21. Falls
    4,877
    1.12
    		  
    247
    0.59
    22. Kidney Disease
    4,428
    1.02
    		  
    632
    1.51
    23. Liver Cancer
    4,392
    1.01
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    24. Suicide
    4,381
    1.01
    		  
    422
    1.01
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,214
    0.97
    		  
    92
    0.22
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,640
    0.84
    		  
    64
    0.15
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,318
    0.76
    		  
    30
    0.07
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,156
    0.72
    		  
    108
    0.26
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,052
    0.70
    		  
    219
    0.52
    30. Oral Cancer
    2,790
    0.64
    		  
    153
    0.36
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,620
    0.60
    		  
    313
    0.75
    32. Drug Use
    2,460
    0.56
    		  
    177
    0.42
    33. Skin Disease
    2,146
    0.49
    		  
    75
    0.18
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    2,103
    0.48
    		  
    817
    1.95
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2,072
    0.48
    		  
    28
    0.07
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,008
    0.46
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,632
    0.37
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1,539
    0.35
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    39. Alcohol
    1,276
    0.29
    		  
    74
    0.18
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,259
    0.29
    		  
    2
    0.01
    41. Cervical Cancer
    1,196
    0.27
    		  
    167
    0.40
    42. Epilepsy
    1,146
    0.26
    		  
    92
    0.22
    43. Asthma
    1,092
    0.25
    		  
    911
    2.17
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,050
    0.24
    		  
    390
    0.93
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    761
    0.17
    		  
    13
    0.03
    46. Poisonings
    641
    0.15
    		  
    64
    0.15
    47. Violence
    402
    0.09
    		  
    390
    0.93
    48. Tuberculosis
    362
    0.08
    		  
    707
    1.69
    49. Fires
    335
    0.08
    		  
    196
    0.47
    50. Drownings
    303
    0.07
    		  
    394
    0.94
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    18
    		  
    12.94
    82
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.10
    28
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.61
    56
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.23
    39
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.64
    24
    		  
    0.68
    157
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.35
    40
    		  
    1.05
    145
    7. Lymphomas
    7.20
    28
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.99
    22
    		  
    4.34
    82
    9. Leukemia
    4.51
    52
    		  
    3.77
    91
    10. Bladder Cancer
    4.49
    25
    		  
    1.50
    112
    11. Stomach Cancer
    4.39
    111
    		  
    2.46
    154
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.84
    127
    		  
    55.58
    2
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.23
    38
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.03
    25
    		  
    0.87
    132
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.73
    91
    		  
    4.08
    63
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.49
    145
    		  
    7.81
    85
     
     
     
    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.