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Compare Uruguay 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
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    64.9
    71.2
    68.0
    32
    28
    33
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    65.6
    72.1
    68.8
    44
    38
    38
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    67.1
    73.9
    70.4
    41
    41
    40
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    69.0
    76.5
    72.6
    44
    34
    38
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    71.0
    79.0
    74.9
    48
    33
    41
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    72.7
    79.7
    76.3
    51
    40
    40
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    73.3
    80.4
    77.0
    56
    40
    44
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.3
    80.4
    56
    40
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    74.1
    81.2
    56
    40
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    74.2
    81.3
    60
    40
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    74.3
    81.3
    59
    40
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    74.7
    81.5
    57
    40
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    75.1
    81.6
    55
    40
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    75.5
    81.8
    56
    39
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    75.9
    82.0
    56
    39
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    76.3
    82.3
    58
    38
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    76.7
    82.6
    60
    38
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    77.3
    83.1
    60
    36
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    78.1
    83.7
    65
    35
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    79.1
    84.5
    65
    33
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    80.6
    85.6
    63
    32
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    82.3
    86.9
    65
    31
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    84.6
    88.6
    63
    15
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    87.2
    90.6
    64
    8
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.4
    93.1
    62
    7
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.9
    96.0
    55
    11
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.9
    99.2
    55
    12
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.5
    27
    37
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    57.30
    142
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    46.28
    133
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Prostate Cancer
    31.71
    19
    		  
    3.52
    157
    4. Lung Cancers
    30.18
    21
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Breast Cancer
    26.76
    8
    		  
    9.91
    146
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24.95
    100
    		  
    103.64
    39
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.82
    7
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Alzheimers/Dementia
    20.74
    17
    		  
    0.71
    159
    9. Lung Disease
    19.51
    81
    		  
    34.40
    23
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.41
    78
    		  
    21.84
    55
    11. Other Injuries
    13.24
    79
    		  
    19.68
    42
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    12.74
    131
    		  
    27.80
    84
    13. Suicide
    12.07
    51
    		  
    8.54
    86
    14. Kidney Disease
    11.76
    105
    		  
    17.30
    56
    15. Hypertension
    10.99
    130
    		  
    20.37
    55
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    10.68
    3
    		  
    1.05
    145
    17. Stomach Cancer
    9.29
    48
    		  
    2.46
    154
    18. Cervical Cancer
    9.11
    76
    		  
    7.81
    85
    19. Lymphomas
    7.50
    23
    		  
    4.34
    90
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.90
    89
    		  
    5.53
    112
    21. Other Neoplasms
    6.74
    10
    		  
    1.52
    127
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    6.24
    81
    		  
    2.40
    142
    23. HIV/AIDS
    5.99
    84
    		  
    6.82
    77
    24. Violence
    5.80
    82
    		  
    6.66
    75
    25. Ovary Cancer
    5.51
    48
    		  
    4.34
    82
    26. Liver Disease
    5.37
    152
    		  
    15.22
    90
    27. Leukemia
    5.27
    24
    		  
    3.77
    91
    28. Bladder Cancer
    5.26
    10
    		  
    1.50
    112
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.21
    37
    		  
    0.68
    157
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.50
    137
    		  
    9.07
    74
    31. Oral Cancer
    4.00
    64
    		  
    4.08
    63
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.90
    15
    		  
    0.45
    152
    33. Liver Cancer
    2.95
    152
    		  
    55.58
    2
    34. Drownings
    2.35
    111
    		  
    5.69
    55
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.31
    146
    		  
    17.45
    39
    36. Asthma
    2.17
    112
    		  
    25.90
    5
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    81
    		  
    1.42
    114
    38. Skin Disease
    2.06
    78
    		  
    1.93
    83
    39. Epilepsy
    1.56
    107
    		  
    1.65
    97
    40. Alcohol
    1.36
    67
    		  
    1.69
    60
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    126
    		  
    27.96
    49
    42. Malnutrition
    1.18
    105
    		  
    9.20
    49
    43. Fires
    1.08
    118
    		  
    3.64
    69
    44. Tuberculosis
    1.04
    129
    		  
    17.90
    52
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.04
    125
    		  
    0.87
    132
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.96
    62
    		  
    0.37
    110
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.91
    147
    		  
    9.05
    27
    48. Drug Use
    0.89
    94
    		  
    3.55
    25
    49. Falls
    0.83
    171
    		  
    5.76
    80
    50. Poisonings
    0.78
    116
    		  
    0.98
    102
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,117
    13.25
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    2,696
    11.46
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,438
    6.11
    		  
    470
    1.12
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,316
    5.59
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,288
    5.47
    		  
    22
    0.05
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,144
    4.86
    		  
    267
    0.64
    7. Lung Disease
    1,076
    4.57
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    8. Prostate Cancer
    727
    3.09
    		  
    46
    0.11
    9. Breast Cancer
    714
    3.03
    		  
    219
    0.52
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    694
    2.95
    		  
    938
    2.24
    11. Kidney Disease
    689
    2.93
    		  
    632
    1.51
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    667
    2.83
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    13. Hypertension
    644
    2.74
    		  
    673
    1.61
    14. Other Injuries
    608
    2.58
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    549
    2.33
    		  
    41
    0.10
    16. Suicide
    469
    1.99
    		  
    422
    1.01
    17. Stomach Cancer
    463
    1.97
    		  
    92
    0.22
    18. Lymphomas
    381
    1.62
    		  
    171
    0.41
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    365
    1.55
    		  
    219
    0.52
    20. Other Neoplasms
    337
    1.43
    		  
    64
    0.15
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    332
    1.41
    		  
    108
    0.26
    22. Bladder Cancer
    292
    1.24
    		  
    50
    0.12
    23. Leukemia
    260
    1.11
    		  
    203
    0.49
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    256
    1.09
    		  
    25
    0.06
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    242
    1.03
    		  
    14
    0.03
    26. Liver Disease
    240
    1.02
    		  
    594
    1.42
    27. HIV/AIDS
    207
    0.88
    		  
    425
    1.01
    28. Violence
    206
    0.88
    		  
    390
    0.93
    29. Cervical Cancer
    204
    0.87
    		  
    167
    0.40
    30. Oral Cancer
    186
    0.79
    		  
    153
    0.36
    31. Liver Cancer
    150
    0.64
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    32. Ovary Cancer
    141
    0.60
    		  
    92
    0.22
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    132
    0.56
    		  
    817
    1.95
    34. Skin Disease
    121
    0.51
    		  
    75
    0.18
    35. Asthma
    101
    0.43
    		  
    911
    2.17
    36. Drownings
    82
    0.35
    		  
    394
    0.94
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    77
    0.33
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    38. Uterin Cancer
    75
    0.32
    		  
    28
    0.07
    39. Epilepsy
    68
    0.29
    		  
    92
    0.22
    40. Malnutrition
    65
    0.28
    		  
    393
    0.94
    41. Low Birth Weight
    64
    0.27
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    42. Alcohol
    56
    0.24
    		  
    74
    0.18
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    54
    0.23
    		  
    313
    0.75
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    53
    0.23
    		  
    13
    0.03
    45. Skin Cancers
    52
    0.22
    		  
    30
    0.07
    46. Drug Use
    45
    0.19
    		  
    177
    0.42
    47. Tuberculosis
    45
    0.19
    		  
    707
    1.69
    48. Fires
    44
    0.19
    		  
    196
    0.47
    49. Anemia
    41
    0.18
    		  
    50
    0.12
    50. Falls
    40
    0.17
    		  
    247
    0.59
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.71
    19
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Lung Cancers
    30.18
    21
    		  
    12.94
    82
    3. Breast Cancer
    26.76
    8
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.82
    7
    		  
    7.39
    85
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    10.68
    3
    		  
    1.05
    145
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.29
    48
    		  
    2.46
    154
    7. Cervical Cancer
    9.11
    76
    		  
    7.81
    85
    8. Lymphomas
    7.50
    23
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.51
    48
    		  
    4.34
    82
    10. Leukemia
    5.27
    24
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Bladder Cancer
    5.26
    10
    		  
    1.50
    112
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.21
    37
    		  
    0.68
    157
    13. Oral Cancer
    4.00
    64
    		  
    4.08
    63
    14. Liver Cancer
    2.95
    152
    		  
    55.58
    2
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    81
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.04
    125
    		  
    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.