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VIET NAM VS LAOS
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Compare Viet Nam 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
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    42.6
    46.3
    44.4
    123
    119
    120
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    46.9
    51.9
    49.4
    129
    118
    123
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    55.5
    59.9
    57.7
    119
    114
    116
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    64.1
    67.7
    65.9
    95
    108
    103
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    70.3
    73.9
    72.1
    55
    76
    62
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    70.3
    80.1
    75.2
    81
    36
    51
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    71.3
    80.7
    76.0
    83
    39
    56
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.3
    80.7
    83
    39
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    73.0
    82.2
    76
    33
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    73.2
    82.3
    76
    32
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    73.4
    82.4
    76
    32
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    73.7
    82.5
    74
    32
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    74.1
    82.7
    74
    32
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    74.6
    82.8
    73
    32
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    75.1
    83.0
    72
    32
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    75.6
    83.2
    68
    31
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    76.3
    83.5
    67
    30
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    77.1
    83.8
    68
    30
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    78.2
    84.2
    60
    31
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    79.5
    84.9
    58
    31
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    81.1
    85.8
    57
    31
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.1
    87.0
    50
    25
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.5
    88.6
    46
    13
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.3
    90.6
    27
    7
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.5
    93.1
    13
    8
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    95.0
    96.1
    7
    7
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.9
    99.5
    7
    9
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    103.1
    103.4
    5
    8
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    139.75
    30
    		  
    123.84
    49
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    45.28
    159
    		  
    135.32
    41
    3. Lung Disease
    31.91
    29
    		  
    34.40
    23
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.57
    86
    		  
    103.64
    39
    5. Liver Cancer
    24.00
    6
    		  
    55.58
    2
    6. Lung Cancers
    23.31
    45
    		  
    12.94
    82
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.10
    45
    		  
    21.84
    55
    8. Tuberculosis
    20.28
    49
    		  
    17.90
    52
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.08
    110
    		  
    27.80
    84
    10. Liver Disease
    16.87
    80
    		  
    15.22
    90
    11. Stomach Cancer
    15.19
    22
    		  
    2.46
    154
    12. Kidney Disease
    13.00
    98
    		  
    17.30
    56
    13. Other Injuries
    11.82
    85
    		  
    19.68
    42
    14. HIV/AIDS
    11.46
    67
    		  
    6.82
    77
    15. Hypertension
    11.01
    129
    		  
    20.37
    55
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    9.81
    51
    		  
    9.07
    74
    17. Breast Cancer
    9.15
    153
    		  
    9.91
    146
    18. Falls
    8.94
    49
    		  
    5.76
    80
    19. Low Birth Weight
    8.48
    80
    		  
    17.45
    39
    20. Asthma
    8.16
    60
    		  
    25.90
    5
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.99
    92
    		  
    7.39
    85
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.79
    74
    		  
    27.96
    49
    23. Drownings
    5.94
    50
    		  
    5.69
    55
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.67
    31
    		  
    4.08
    63
    25. Suicide
    5.09
    123
    		  
    8.54
    86
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.87
    119
    		  
    7.81
    85
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    4.04
    110
    		  
    2.40
    142
    28. Leukemia
    3.77
    92
    		  
    3.77
    91
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.66
    92
    		  
    10.04
    19
    30. Malnutrition
    3.44
    75
    		  
    9.20
    49
    31. Meningitis
    3.42
    69
    		  
    6.65
    51
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.40
    142
    		  
    5.53
    112
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.25
    74
    		  
    9.05
    27
    34. Violence
    3.24
    108
    		  
    6.66
    75
    35. Prostate Cancer
    2.98
    161
    		  
    3.52
    157
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    77
    		  
    0.68
    157
    37. Birth Trauma
    2.85
    97
    		  
    18.95
    24
    38. Lymphomas
    2.78
    130
    		  
    4.34
    90
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.66
    98
    		  
    0.71
    159
    40. Epilepsy
    2.14
    79
    		  
    1.65
    97
    41. Fires
    1.97
    93
    		  
    3.64
    69
    42. Skin Disease
    1.88
    84
    		  
    1.93
    83
    43. Ovary Cancer
    1.77
    162
    		  
    4.34
    82
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.72
    99
    		  
    1.42
    114
    45. Appendicitis
    1.05
    47
    		  
    1.92
    27
    46. Other Neoplasms
    1.03
    151
    		  
    1.52
    127
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    0.98
    152
    		  
    1.05
    145
    48. Measles
    0.97
    47
    		  
    0.05
    82
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.93
    130
    		  
    0.87
    132
    50. Poisonings
    0.93
    106
    		  
    0.98
    102
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    112,626
    23.90
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,533
    7.75
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    3. Lung Disease
    25,542
    5.42
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24,952
    5.29
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    21,337
    4.53
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    6. Liver Cancer
    20,223
    4.29
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    7. Lung Cancers
    19,012
    4.03
    		  
    470
    1.12
    8. Tuberculosis
    17,095
    3.63
    		  
    707
    1.69
    9. Liver Disease
    14,118
    3.00
    		  
    594
    1.42
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13,603
    2.89
    		  
    938
    2.24
    11. Stomach Cancer
    12,475
    2.65
    		  
    92
    0.22
    12. HIV/AIDS
    11,013
    2.34
    		  
    425
    1.01
    13. Kidney Disease
    10,561
    2.24
    		  
    632
    1.51
    14. Other Injuries
    10,337
    2.19
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    15. Hypertension
    8,848
    1.88
    		  
    673
    1.61
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    8,019
    1.70
    		  
    817
    1.95
    17. Falls
    7,432
    1.58
    		  
    247
    0.59
    18. Low Birth Weight
    6,893
    1.46
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    19. Asthma
    6,559
    1.39
    		  
    911
    2.17
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5,706
    1.21
    		  
    267
    0.64
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,584
    1.18
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    22. Drownings
    5,230
    1.11
    		  
    394
    0.94
    23. Oral Cancer
    4,758
    1.01
    		  
    153
    0.36
    24. Suicide
    4,600
    0.98
    		  
    422
    1.01
    25. Breast Cancer
    4,172
    0.89
    		  
    219
    0.52
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    3,366
    0.71
    		  
    108
    0.26
    27. Leukemia
    3,304
    0.70
    		  
    203
    0.49
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,045
    0.65
    		  
    390
    0.93
    29. Violence
    3,037
    0.64
    		  
    390
    0.93
    30. Meningitis
    2,887
    0.61
    		  
    476
    1.13
    31. Malnutrition
    2,815
    0.60
    		  
    393
    0.94
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,792
    0.59
    		  
    219
    0.52
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,639
    0.56
    		  
    313
    0.75
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,500
    0.53
    		  
    25
    0.06
    35. Birth Trauma
    2,318
    0.49
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    36. Lymphomas
    2,310
    0.49
    		  
    171
    0.41
    37. Cervical Cancer
    2,213
    0.47
    		  
    167
    0.40
    38. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,169
    0.46
    		  
    22
    0.05
    39. Epilepsy
    1,876
    0.40
    		  
    92
    0.22
    40. Fires
    1,668
    0.35
    		  
    196
    0.47
    41. Skin Disease
    1,540
    0.33
    		  
    75
    0.18
    42. Prostate Cancer
    870
    0.18
    		  
    46
    0.11
    43. Appendicitis
    862
    0.18
    		  
    79
    0.19
    44. Other Neoplasms
    845
    0.18
    		  
    64
    0.15
    45. Poisonings
    823
    0.17
    		  
    64
    0.15
    46. Ovary Cancer
    800
    0.17
    		  
    92
    0.22
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    794
    0.17
    		  
    41
    0.10
    48. Measles
    792
    0.17
    		  
    3
    0.01
    49. Uterin Cancer
    780
    0.17
    		  
    28
    0.07
    50. Skin Cancers
    761
    0.16
    		  
    30
    0.07
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    24.00
    6
    		  
    55.58
    2
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.31
    45
    		  
    12.94
    82
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.19
    22
    		  
    2.46
    154
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.15
    153
    		  
    9.91
    146
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.99
    92
    		  
    7.39
    85
    6. Oral Cancer
    5.67
    31
    		  
    4.08
    63
    7. Cervical Cancer
    4.87
    119
    		  
    7.81
    85
    8. Leukemia
    3.77
    92
    		  
    3.77
    91
    9. Prostate Cancer
    2.98
    161
    		  
    3.52
    157
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    77
    		  
    0.68
    157
    11. Lymphomas
    2.78
    130
    		  
    4.34
    90
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.77
    162
    		  
    4.34
    82
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.72
    99
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.98
    152
    		  
    1.05
    145
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.93
    130
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.60
    165
    		  
    1.50
    112
     
     
     
    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.