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Malaysia
COUNTRY #1
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

Compare Malaysia 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
Malaysia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Laos LAOS
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    52.8
    55.9
    54.3
    80
    81
    81
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    60.0
    63.2
    61.6
    71
    74
    76
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    65.0
    68.8
    66.9
    60
    76
    68
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    68.2
    72.5
    70.3
    53
    74
    60
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    70.2
    74.9
    72.4
    55
    66
    63
     
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    71.9
    76.5
    74.1
    62
    77
    67
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    72.6
    77.1
    74.7
    74
    90
    80
     
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.6
    77.1
    74
    90
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    73.3
    77.7
    81
    92
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    73.4
    77.8
    83
    92
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    73.5
    77.8
    80
    92
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    73.7
    77.9
    80
    92
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    74.1
    78.0
    80
    92
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    74.4
    78.2
    79
    93
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    74.8
    78.3
    80
    93
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    75.2
    78.5
    79
    93
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    75.7
    78.8
    78
    94
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    76.4
    79.2
    81
    96
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    77.3
    79.8
    81
    97
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    78.5
    80.6
    81
    99
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    80.1
    81.6
    80
    102
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    82.0
    83.1
    76
    101
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    84.5
    85.1
    68
    97
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.5
    60
    94
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    90.5
    90.4
    53
    81
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    136.21
    61
    139.74
    56
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    90.22
    33
    59.07
    61
    3. Stroke
    81.65
    92
    152.50
    21
    4. Lung Disease
    25.89
    74
    46.19
    20
    5. Kidney Disease
    24.25
    80
    38.60
    25
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.76
    60
    19.78
    77
    7. Breast Cancer
    20.80
    44
    17.83
    80
    8. Liver Disease
    17.91
    97
    24.75
    75
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.95
    108
    16.42
    119
    10. Lung Cancers
    15.25
    77
    21.02
    48
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.82
    126
    36.38
    71
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    31
    10.17
    74
    13. HIV/AIDS
    8.15
    63
    4.45
    78
    14. Skin Disease
    7.90
    7
    2.37
    45
    15. Prostate Cancer
    7.43
    144
    3.01
    174
    16. Other Injuries
    7.39
    95
    7.53
    92
    17. Liver Cancer
    6.96
    57
    25.37
    4
    18. Cervical Cancer
    6.94
    107
    7.80
    96
    19. Falls
    6.80
    71
    9.16
    28
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.63
    73
    27.89
    53
    21. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    27
    7.55
    14
    22. Suicide
    5.77
    130
    5.98
    128
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.57
    48
    4.05
    108
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.55
    52
    16.83
    4
    25. Stomach Cancer
    5.36
    101
    11.97
    22
    26. Leukemia
    4.58
    38
    5.00
    19
    27. Lymphomas
    4.55
    95
    4.47
    102
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    4.52
    69
    4.40
    75
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.18
    108
    4.66
    93
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.04
    136
    5.84
    92
    31. Tuberculosis
    3.87
    90
    34.86
    29
    32. Asthma
    3.65
    98
    19.60
    22
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    95
    1.38
    157
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    2.86
    117
    3.39
    92
    35. Drownings
    2.63
    83
    7.51
    9
    36. Violence
    2.62
    118
    6.67
    74
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.57
    134
    8.47
    50
    38. Hypertension
    2.45
    173
    24.41
    59
    39. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    84
    1.27
    151
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    106
    1.36
    137
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.54
    123
    4.43
    41
    42. Encephalitis
    1.50
    10
    0.97
    23
    43. Fires
    1.15
    104
    1.68
    85
    44. Drug Use
    1.09
    106
    0.53
    157
    45. Malnutrition
    1.01
    101
    3.82
    60
    46. Other Neoplasms
    1.00
    61
    0.29
    143
    47. Meningitis
    1.00
    80
    1.88
    64
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    126
    8.00
    40
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    139
    1.43
    123
    50. Dengue
    0.90
    9
    0.22
    28
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,729
    21.86
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23,477
    13.97
    2,820
    7.01
    3. Stroke
    21,592
    12.85
    5,769
    14.33
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,181
    4.27
    1,281
    3.18
    5. Lung Disease
    6,633
    3.95
    1,626
    4.04
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,629
    3.95
    1,646
    4.09
    7. Liver Disease
    5,125
    3.05
    1,171
    2.91
    8. Lung Cancers
    4,319
    2.57
    919
    2.28
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,107
    2.44
    1,466
    3.64
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,996
    2.38
    458
    1.14
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,832
    2.28
    422
    1.05
    12. Breast Cancer
    3,071
    1.83
    437
    1.09
    13. HIV/AIDS
    2,679
    1.59
    313
    0.78
    14. Other Injuries
    2,222
    1.32
    519
    1.29
    15. Skin Disease
    2,066
    1.23
    89
    0.22
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,984
    1.18
    1,104
    2.74
    17. Oral Cancer
    1,865
    1.11
    349
    0.87
    18. Falls
    1,855
    1.10
    440
    1.09
    19. Suicide
    1,823
    1.09
    390
    0.97
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,773
    1.06
    1,552
    3.86
    21. Stomach Cancer
    1,441
    0.86
    530
    1.32
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,424
    0.85
    651
    1.62
    23. Leukemia
    1,412
    0.84
    290
    0.72
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    1,403
    0.84
    647
    1.61
    25. Lymphomas
    1,321
    0.79
    211
    0.52
    26. Tuberculosis
    1,227
    0.73
    1,949
    4.84
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,214
    0.72
    206
    0.51
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    1,106
    0.66
    139
    0.35
    29. Low Birth Weight
    1,020
    0.61
    1,156
    2.87
    30. Asthma
    1,013
    0.60
    840
    2.09
    31. Cervical Cancer
    1,010
    0.60
    187
    0.46
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    994
    0.59
    61
    0.15
    33. Prostate Cancer
    903
    0.54
    37
    0.09
    34. Violence
    869
    0.52
    475
    1.18
    35. Ovary Cancer
    827
    0.49
    101
    0.25
    36. Drownings
    820
    0.49
    568
    1.41
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    809
    0.48
    186
    0.46
    38. Hypertension
    649
    0.39
    890
    2.21
    39. Bladder Cancer
    467
    0.28
    49
    0.12
    40. Encephalitis
    452
    0.27
    69
    0.17
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.26
    214
    0.53
    42. Birth Trauma
    359
    0.21
    1,116
    2.77
    43. Uterin Cancer
    352
    0.21
    29
    0.07
    44. Fires
    336
    0.20
    108
    0.27
    45. Drug Use
    322
    0.19
    33
    0.08
    46. Meningitis
    301
    0.18
    154
    0.38
    47. Dengue
    280
    0.17
    17
    0.04
    48. Other Neoplasms
    265
    0.16
    12
    0.03
    49. Malnutrition
    249
    0.15
    166
    0.41
    50. Skin Cancers
    247
    0.15
    59
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    20.80
    44
    17.83
    80
    2. Lung Cancers
    15.25
    77
    21.02
    48
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    31
    10.17
    74
    4. Prostate Cancer
    7.43
    144
    3.01
    174
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.96
    57
    25.37
    4
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.94
    107
    7.80
    96
    7. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    27
    7.55
    14
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.57
    48
    4.05
    108
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.36
    101
    11.97
    22
    10. Leukemia
    4.58
    38
    5.00
    19
    11. Lymphomas
    4.55
    95
    4.47
    102
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    95
    1.38
    157
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    84
    1.27
    151
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    106
    1.36
    137
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.54
    123
    4.43
    41
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    139
    1.43
    123
    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.