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Compare Zambia 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
     
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    43.8
    46.8
    45.3
    119
    116
    118
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    47.6
    50.8
    49.2
    125
    123
    126
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    50.0
    53.4
    51.7
    139
    138
    137
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    45.9
    50.3
    48.0
    171
    165
    166
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    38.9
    40.3
    39.6
    182
    184
    184
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    56.1
    60.0
    58.0
    163
    156
    158
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    59.0
    64.7
    61.8
    162
    152
    157
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.0
    64.7
    162
    152
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    63.3
    68.7
    163
    153
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    64.1
    69.4
    166
    152
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    64.6
    69.9
    166
    152
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    65.2
    70.4
    166
    152
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    66.1
    71.1
    167
    150
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    67.1
    71.9
    168
    150
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    68.4
    72.8
    167
    148
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    70.0
    73.8
    161
    145
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    71.7
    74.9
    143
    141
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    73.4
    76.0
    128
    140
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    75.2
    77.2
    115
    132
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    76.8
    78.4
    110
    131
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    78.6
    79.8
    105
    127
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    80.7
    81.5
    105
    125
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    83.1
    83.7
    106
    125
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.4
    110
    124
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.7
    110
    125
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    93.1
    93.4
    115
    119
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.3
    97.5
    117
    112
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.9
    121
    113
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    361.95
    5
    		  
    6.82
    77
    2. Stroke
    119.23
    53
    		  
    123.84
    49
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    86.86
    49
    		  
    103.64
    39
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    68.91
    124
    		  
    135.32
    41
    5. Malaria
    51.91
    22
    		  
    5.09
    46
    6. Falls
    46.08
    1
    		  
    5.76
    80
    7. Malnutrition
    40.84
    19
    		  
    9.20
    49
    8. Cervical Cancer
    36.40
    6
    		  
    7.81
    85
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    35.64
    64
    		  
    27.80
    84
    10. Tuberculosis
    33.84
    35
    		  
    17.90
    52
    11. Diarrhoeal diseases
    27.61
    50
    		  
    27.96
    49
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    26.51
    29
    		  
    21.84
    55
    13. Liver Disease
    26.02
    42
    		  
    15.22
    90
    14. Prostate Cancer
    25.59
    37
    		  
    3.52
    157
    15. Birth Trauma
    20.72
    19
    		  
    18.95
    24
    16. Meningitis
    20.08
    30
    		  
    6.65
    51
    17. Low Birth Weight
    18.46
    37
    		  
    17.45
    39
    18. Hypertension
    18.39
    69
    		  
    20.37
    55
    19. Other Injuries
    16.82
    52
    		  
    19.68
    42
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.60
    31
    		  
    7.20
    47
    21. Kidney Disease
    16.37
    65
    		  
    17.30
    56
    22. Suicide
    14.80
    34
    		  
    8.54
    86
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.03
    28
    		  
    5.53
    112
    24. Fires
    12.38
    18
    		  
    3.64
    69
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    12.23
    41
    		  
    2.40
    142
    26. Violence
    11.75
    42
    		  
    6.66
    75
    27. Drownings
    11.19
    12
    		  
    5.69
    55
    28. Breast Cancer
    11.00
    132
    		  
    9.91
    146
    29. Epilepsy
    10.01
    24
    		  
    1.65
    97
    30. Lung Disease
    9.83
    150
    		  
    34.40
    23
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.70
    17
    		  
    0.68
    157
    32. Skin Disease
    8.80
    13
    		  
    1.93
    83
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    8.55
    88
    		  
    9.07
    74
    34. Poisonings
    8.34
    5
    		  
    0.98
    102
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.32
    58
    		  
    10.04
    19
    36. Asthma
    6.21
    74
    		  
    25.90
    5
    37. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5.83
    11
    		  
    0.37
    110
    38. Schistosomiasis
    5.65
    8
    		  
    0.19
    57
    39. Stomach Cancer
    4.97
    102
    		  
    2.46
    154
    40. Other Neoplasms
    4.76
    19
    		  
    1.52
    127
    41. Syphilis
    4.72
    5
    		  
    0.98
    57
    42. Lymphomas
    4.39
    86
    		  
    4.34
    90
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.13
    134
    		  
    7.39
    85
    44. Drug Use
    3.84
    18
    		  
    3.55
    25
    45. Measles
    3.72
    17
    		  
    0.05
    82
    46. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    122
    		  
    4.34
    82
    47. Liver Cancer
    3.31
    146
    		  
    55.58
    2
    48. Oral Cancer
    3.06
    82
    		  
    4.08
    63
    49. Hepatitis B
    2.83
    36
    		  
    0.22
    111
    50. Encephalitis
    2.60
    19
    		  
    0.69
    60
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    35,990
    26.54
    		  
    425
    1.01
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,049
    8.15
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    3. Malaria
    10,733
    7.91
    		  
    292
    0.70
    4. Birth Trauma
    6,021
    4.44
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    5. Stroke
    5,826
    4.30
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,662
    4.18
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    7. Low Birth Weight
    5,366
    3.96
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    8. Tuberculosis
    3,715
    2.74
    		  
    707
    1.69
    9. Malnutrition
    3,698
    2.73
    		  
    393
    0.94
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,546
    2.61
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    11. Falls
    3,428
    2.53
    		  
    247
    0.59
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,055
    2.25
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    13. Meningitis
    2,832
    2.09
    		  
    476
    1.13
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    2,233
    1.65
    		  
    817
    1.95
    15. Other Injuries
    1,943
    1.43
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,839
    1.36
    		  
    938
    2.24
    17. Maternal Conditions
    1,781
    1.31
    		  
    424
    1.01
    18. Fires
    1,722
    1.27
    		  
    196
    0.47
    19. Liver Disease
    1,704
    1.26
    		  
    594
    1.42
    20. Drownings
    1,623
    1.20
    		  
    394
    0.94
    21. Violence
    1,487
    1.10
    		  
    390
    0.93
    22. Suicide
    1,346
    0.99
    		  
    422
    1.01
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,265
    0.93
    		  
    108
    0.26
    24. Epilepsy
    1,251
    0.92
    		  
    92
    0.22
    25. Syphilis
    1,210
    0.89
    		  
    89
    0.21
    26. Cervical Cancer
    1,165
    0.86
    		  
    167
    0.40
    27. Kidney Disease
    1,130
    0.83
    		  
    632
    1.51
    28. Poisonings
    1,107
    0.82
    		  
    64
    0.15
    29. Measles
    999
    0.74
    		  
    3
    0.01
    30. Hypertension
    910
    0.67
    		  
    673
    1.61
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    737
    0.54
    		  
    219
    0.52
    32. Pertussis
    641
    0.47
    		  
    254
    0.61
    33. Skin Disease
    615
    0.45
    		  
    75
    0.18
    34. Lung Disease
    567
    0.42
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    510
    0.38
    		  
    25
    0.06
    36. Prostate Cancer
    505
    0.37
    		  
    46
    0.11
    37. Drug Use
    430
    0.32
    		  
    177
    0.42
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    422
    0.31
    		  
    390
    0.93
    39. Asthma
    369
    0.27
    		  
    911
    2.17
    40. Schistosomiasis
    358
    0.26
    		  
    8
    0.02
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    352
    0.26
    		  
    13
    0.03
    42. Breast Cancer
    350
    0.26
    		  
    219
    0.52
    43. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.24
    		  
    64
    0.15
    44. Leishmaniasis
    315
    0.23
    		  
    0
    0.00
    45. Encephalitis
    306
    0.23
    		  
    52
    0.12
    46. Lymphomas
    305
    0.22
    		  
    171
    0.41
    47. Tetanus
    270
    0.20
    		  
    88
    0.21
    48. Stomach Cancer
    254
    0.19
    		  
    92
    0.22
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    234
    0.17
    		  
    267
    0.64
    50. Anemia
    212
    0.16
    		  
    50
    0.12
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    36.40
    6
    		  
    7.81
    85
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.59
    37
    		  
    3.52
    157
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.00
    132
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.70
    17
    		  
    0.68
    157
    5. Stomach Cancer
    4.97
    102
    		  
    2.46
    154
    6. Lymphomas
    4.39
    86
    		  
    4.34
    90
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.13
    134
    		  
    7.39
    85
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    122
    		  
    4.34
    82
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.31
    146
    		  
    55.58
    2
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.06
    82
    		  
    4.08
    63
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.23
    80
    		  
    1.50
    112
    12. Lung Cancers
    1.90
    149
    		  
    12.94
    82
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.72
    124
    		  
    1.05
    145
    14. Leukemia
    1.69
    145
    		  
    3.77
    91
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.49
    110
    		  
    1.42
    114
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.48
    97
    		  
    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.