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Compare Venezuela 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
     
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    58.2
    61.5
    59.8
    61
    64
    62
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    62.6
    67.8
    65.1
    62
    57
    59
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    65.5
    71.4
    68.3
    59
    61
    58
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    68.4
    74.2
    71.2
    51
    56
    50
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    70.5
    76.2
    73.3
    53
    54
    52
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    69.8
    77.8
    73.7
    90
    54
    75
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    70.0
    78.5
    74.1
    94
    60
    85
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    70.0
    78.5
    94
    60
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    71.2
    79.5
    97
    58
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    71.2
    79.6
    98
    60
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    71.4
    79.7
    98
    58
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    72.3
    79.9
    95
    57
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    73.5
    80.1
    82
    56
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    74.5
    80.3
    74
    55
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    75.3
    80.6
    67
    52
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    76.0
    80.9
    61
    52
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    76.6
    81.3
    63
    51
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    77.3
    81.8
    62
    51
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    78.1
    82.4
    62
    50
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    79.4
    83.4
    61
    48
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    80.9
    84.6
    62
    45
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    82.4
    85.9
    61
    44
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    84.6
    87.8
    64
    38
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    87.3
    90.3
    62
    16
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.5
    93.2
    59
    5
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.2
    96.5
    36
    3
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.3
    99.8
    25
    3
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.6
    103.2
    18
    9
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    99.94
    69
    		  
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    48.69
    131
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Violence
    47.04
    3
    		  
    6.66
    75
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    42.02
    42
    		  
    27.80
    84
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    41.06
    3
    		  
    21.84
    55
    6. Prostate Cancer
    23.75
    42
    		  
    3.52
    157
    7. Hypertension
    21.03
    48
    		  
    20.37
    55
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.31
    123
    		  
    103.64
    39
    9. Lung Disease
    15.11
    116
    		  
    34.40
    23
    10. Lung Cancers
    14.64
    76
    		  
    12.94
    82
    11. Breast Cancer
    14.58
    99
    		  
    9.91
    146
    12. Cervical Cancer
    13.19
    52
    		  
    7.81
    85
    13. Kidney Disease
    11.21
    107
    		  
    17.30
    56
    14. Liver Disease
    11.02
    109
    		  
    15.22
    90
    15. Other Neoplasms
    9.18
    1
    		  
    1.52
    127
    16. Stomach Cancer
    9.16
    49
    		  
    2.46
    154
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    7.37
    107
    		  
    9.07
    74
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.87
    93
    		  
    7.39
    85
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.76
    96
    		  
    17.45
    39
    20. Other Injuries
    6.51
    133
    		  
    19.68
    42
    21. HIV/AIDS
    6.31
    79
    		  
    6.82
    77
    22. Liver Cancer
    4.25
    112
    		  
    55.58
    2
    23. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    88
    		  
    4.34
    82
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    4.10
    73
    		  
    1.05
    145
    25. Lymphomas
    3.84
    111
    		  
    4.34
    90
    26. Leukemia
    3.25
    106
    		  
    3.77
    91
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.23
    92
    		  
    27.96
    49
    28. Falls
    3.17
    123
    		  
    5.76
    80
    29. Chagas disease
    3.14
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    30. Suicide
    2.70
    155
    		  
    8.54
    86
    31. Birth Trauma
    2.41
    106
    		  
    18.95
    24
    32. Maternal Conditions
    2.25
    72
    		  
    7.20
    47
    33. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.20
    118
    		  
    0.71
    159
    34. Tuberculosis
    2.13
    111
    		  
    17.90
    52
    35. Oral Cancer
    2.02
    120
    		  
    4.08
    63
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    1.98
    148
    		  
    2.40
    142
    37. Epilepsy
    1.88
    86
    		  
    1.65
    97
    38. Drownings
    1.81
    126
    		  
    5.69
    55
    39. Skin Cancers
    1.68
    79
    		  
    0.87
    132
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.68
    116
    		  
    9.05
    27
    41. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.53
    172
    		  
    5.53
    112
    42. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    117
    		  
    1.42
    114
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.39
    120
    		  
    1.50
    112
    44. Malnutrition
    1.34
    100
    		  
    9.20
    49
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.29
    135
    		  
    0.68
    157
    46. Asthma
    1.09
    135
    		  
    25.90
    5
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.99
    118
    		  
    0.45
    152
    48. Alcohol
    0.97
    80
    		  
    1.69
    60
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.89
    65
    		  
    0.37
    110
    50. Drug Use
    0.88
    96
    		  
    3.55
    25
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    23,199
    17.92
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Violence
    14,365
    11.09
    		  
    390
    0.93
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    12,112
    9.35
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    4. Stroke
    11,060
    8.54
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    9,790
    7.56
    		  
    938
    2.24
    6. Hypertension
    4,690
    3.62
    		  
    673
    1.61
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,538
    3.50
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    8. Lung Cancers
    3,490
    2.69
    		  
    470
    1.12
    9. Lung Disease
    3,363
    2.60
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    10. Liver Disease
    2,826
    2.18
    		  
    594
    1.42
    11. Kidney Disease
    2,665
    2.06
    		  
    632
    1.51
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,405
    1.86
    		  
    817
    1.95
    13. Prostate Cancer
    2,396
    1.85
    		  
    46
    0.11
    14. Low Birth Weight
    2,251
    1.74
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    15. Other Neoplasms
    2,225
    1.72
    		  
    64
    0.15
    16. Stomach Cancer
    2,153
    1.66
    		  
    92
    0.22
    17. Breast Cancer
    1,904
    1.47
    		  
    219
    0.52
    18. Other Injuries
    1,890
    1.46
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    19. HIV/AIDS
    1,806
    1.40
    		  
    425
    1.01
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,750
    1.35
    		  
    167
    0.40
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,639
    1.27
    		  
    267
    0.64
    22. Liver Cancer
    1,004
    0.77
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    984
    0.76
    		  
    41
    0.10
    24. Lymphomas
    959
    0.74
    		  
    171
    0.41
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    885
    0.68
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    26. Leukemia
    868
    0.67
    		  
    203
    0.49
    27. Birth Trauma
    801
    0.62
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    28. Falls
    777
    0.60
    		  
    247
    0.59
    29. Suicide
    773
    0.60
    		  
    422
    1.01
    30. Chagas disease
    715
    0.55
    		  
    0
    0.00
    31. Maternal Conditions
    695
    0.54
    		  
    424
    1.01
    32. Drownings
    558
    0.43
    		  
    394
    0.94
    33. Ovary Cancer
    542
    0.42
    		  
    92
    0.22
    34. Tuberculosis
    533
    0.41
    		  
    707
    1.69
    35. Epilepsy
    517
    0.40
    		  
    92
    0.22
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    512
    0.40
    		  
    108
    0.26
    37. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.39
    		  
    153
    0.36
    38. Alzheimers/Dementia
    468
    0.36
    		  
    22
    0.05
    39. Skin Cancers
    394
    0.30
    		  
    30
    0.07
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    391
    0.30
    		  
    313
    0.75
    41. Inflammatory/Heart
    371
    0.29
    		  
    219
    0.52
    42. Malnutrition
    328
    0.25
    		  
    393
    0.94
    43. Bladder Cancer
    316
    0.24
    		  
    50
    0.12
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    309
    0.24
    		  
    25
    0.06
    45. Asthma
    277
    0.21
    		  
    911
    2.17
    46. Alcohol
    268
    0.21
    		  
    74
    0.18
    47. Drug Use
    245
    0.19
    		  
    177
    0.42
    48. Meningitis
    232
    0.18
    		  
    476
    1.13
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    215
    0.17
    		  
    14
    0.03
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    208
    0.16
    		  
    13
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    23.75
    42
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Lung Cancers
    14.64
    76
    		  
    12.94
    82
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.58
    99
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Cervical Cancer
    13.19
    52
    		  
    7.81
    85
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.16
    49
    		  
    2.46
    154
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.87
    93
    		  
    7.39
    85
    7. Liver Cancer
    4.25
    112
    		  
    55.58
    2
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    88
    		  
    4.34
    82
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.10
    73
    		  
    1.05
    145
    10. Lymphomas
    3.84
    111
    		  
    4.34
    90
    11. Leukemia
    3.25
    106
    		  
    3.77
    91
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.02
    120
    		  
    4.08
    63
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.68
    79
    		  
    0.87
    132
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    117
    		  
    1.42
    114
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.39
    120
    		  
    1.50
    112
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.29
    135
    		  
    0.68
    157
     
     
     
    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.