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Bangladesh
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Bangladesh and Laos health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Laos
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Bangladesh Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Laos LAOS
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
     
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
     
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    119.20
    41
    152.50
    21
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.27
    118
    139.74
    56
    3. Lung Disease
    41.72
    25
    46.19
    20
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.61
    52
    27.89
    53
    5. Tuberculosis
    25.88
    42
    34.86
    29
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    98
    36.38
    71
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.96
    103
    59.07
    61
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.74
    88
    19.78
    77
    9. Liver Disease
    16.64
    101
    24.75
    75
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    4.43
    41
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.89
    142
    16.42
    119
    12. Hypertension
    13.27
    114
    24.41
    59
    13. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    7.55
    14
    14. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    17.83
    80
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    21.02
    48
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.14
    143
    38.60
    25
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    7.80
    96
    18. Asthma
    7.70
    74
    19.60
    22
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7.38
    60
    8.47
    50
    20. Birth Trauma
    5.68
    58
    8.00
    40
    21. Other Injuries
    5.56
    123
    7.53
    92
    22. Measles
    5.50
    13
    0.33
    36
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    11.97
    22
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    121
    5.84
    92
    25. Drownings
    4.55
    33
    7.51
    9
    26. Suicide
    3.85
    153
    5.98
    128
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    10.17
    74
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    125
    4.40
    75
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    4.05
    108
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    3.01
    174
    31. Violence
    2.89
    115
    6.67
    74
    32. Falls
    2.64
    159
    9.16
    28
    33. Drug Use
    2.34
    37
    0.53
    157
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    25.37
    4
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.25
    58
    3.57
    33
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.19
    67
    2.91
    61
    37. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    4.47
    102
    38. Malnutrition
    1.70
    86
    3.82
    60
    39. Meningitis
    1.37
    70
    1.88
    64
    40. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    5.00
    19
    41. Pertussis
    1.24
    60
    3.41
    21
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.20
    180
    4.66
    93
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    1.38
    157
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    149
    16.83
    4
    45. Skin Disease
    1.01
    110
    2.37
    45
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.98
    176
    3.39
    92
    47. Epilepsy
    0.97
    138
    0.86
    144
    48. Appendicitis
    0.93
    21
    0.48
    66
    49. Fires
    0.89
    119
    1.68
    85
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.85
    43
    0.32
    80
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    134,166
    18.74
    5,769
    14.33
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108,528
    15.16
    5,190
    12.89
    3. Lung Disease
    45,699
    6.38
    1,626
    4.04
    4. Tuberculosis
    37,175
    5.19
    1,949
    4.84
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36,111
    5.05
    1,552
    3.86
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,586
    4.13
    2,820
    7.01
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    28,976
    4.05
    1,466
    3.64
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    25,023
    3.50
    1,281
    3.18
    9. Liver Disease
    21,024
    2.94
    1,171
    2.91
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    19,525
    2.73
    214
    0.53
    11. Low Birth Weight
    17,457
    2.44
    1,156
    2.87
    12. Oral Cancer
    15,511
    2.17
    349
    0.87
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14,993
    2.09
    458
    1.14
    14. Hypertension
    14,776
    2.06
    890
    2.21
    15. Birth Trauma
    13,392
    1.87
    1,116
    2.77
    16. Lung Cancers
    12,174
    1.70
    919
    2.28
    17. Kidney Disease
    10,841
    1.51
    1,646
    4.09
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    10,113
    1.41
    647
    1.61
    19. Measles
    9,021
    1.26
    29
    0.07
    20. Asthma
    8,893
    1.24
    840
    2.09
    21. Other Injuries
    7,629
    1.07
    519
    1.29
    22. Drownings
    7,094
    0.99
    568
    1.41
    23. Breast Cancer
    6,808
    0.95
    437
    1.09
    24. Stomach Cancer
    6,799
    0.95
    530
    1.32
    25. Suicide
    5,998
    0.84
    390
    0.97
    26. Cervical Cancer
    5,132
    0.72
    187
    0.46
    27. Violence
    4,623
    0.65
    475
    1.18
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,534
    0.63
    422
    1.05
    29. Maternal Conditions
    3,920
    0.55
    218
    0.54
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3,782
    0.53
    139
    0.35
    31. Falls
    3,328
    0.46
    440
    1.09
    32. Drug Use
    2,967
    0.41
    33
    0.08
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,922
    0.41
    207
    0.51
    34. Liver Cancer
    2,884
    0.40
    1,104
    2.74
    35. Lymphomas
    2,667
    0.37
    211
    0.52
    36. Malnutrition
    2,418
    0.34
    166
    0.41
    37. Ovary Cancer
    2,231
    0.31
    101
    0.25
    38. Meningitis
    2,105
    0.29
    154
    0.38
    39. Pertussis
    2,011
    0.28
    304
    0.76
    40. Leukemia
    1,895
    0.26
    290
    0.72
    41. Prostate Cancer
    1,664
    0.23
    37
    0.09
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,485
    0.21
    206
    0.51
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1,414
    0.20
    61
    0.15
    44. Epilepsy
    1,353
    0.19
    58
    0.14
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,335
    0.19
    186
    0.46
    46. Fires
    1,271
    0.18
    108
    0.27
    47. Appendicitis
    1,262
    0.18
    29
    0.07
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,251
    0.17
    651
    1.62
    49. Syphilis
    1,227
    0.17
    28
    0.07
    50. Skin Disease
    1,131
    0.16
    89
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    4.43
    41
    2. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    7.55
    14
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    17.83
    80
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    21.02
    48
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    7.80
    96
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    11.97
    22
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    10.17
    74
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    4.05
    108
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    3.01
    174
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    25.37
    4
    11. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    4.47
    102
    12. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    5.00
    19
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    1.38
    157
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.84
    162
    1.36
    137
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.68
    153
    1.43
    123
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.68
    170
    1.27
    151
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.