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Micronesia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Micronesia 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
Micronesia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Laos LAOS
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    57.3
    58.4
    57.8
    66
    72
    67
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    61.3
    62.4
    61.8
    65
    80
    72
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    64.6
    65.7
    65.1
    65
    86
    82
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    65.7
    66.8
    66.3
    81
    111
    99
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    66.0
    68.1
    67.0
    97
    117
    110
     
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    67.5
    69.9
    68.7
    102
    122
    113
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    60.3
    66.0
    63.0
    167
    155
    162
     
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.3
    66.0
    167
    155
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    62.4
    67.8
    175
    175
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    62.6
    68.0
    175
    175
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    62.7
    68.1
    176
    175
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    63.1
    68.4
    176
    175
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    63.8
    68.7
    176
    175
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    64.6
    69.2
    176
    176
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    65.5
    69.7
    175
    179
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    66.6
    70.4
    175
    179
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    68.0
    71.3
    175
    179
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    69.7
    72.4
    175
    179
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    71.6
    73.8
    176
    179
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    73.8
    75.6
    176
    179
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    76.4
    77.6
    176
    179
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    79.2
    79.8
    174
    180
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    82.2
    82.4
    173
    181
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    85.4
    85.4
    170
    178
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    88.9
    88.9
    168
    174
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    280.36
    11
    139.74
    56
    2. Stroke
    181.04
    10
    152.50
    21
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    172.00
    3
    36.38
    71
    4. Kidney Disease
    77.01
    1
    38.60
    25
    5. Lung Disease
    67.93
    10
    46.19
    20
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    66.80
    54
    59.07
    61
    7. Hypertension
    41.50
    20
    24.41
    59
    8. Breast Cancer
    41.39
    3
    17.83
    80
    9. Lung Cancers
    31.29
    11
    21.02
    48
    10. Suicide
    28.99
    5
    5.98
    128
    11. Prostate Cancer
    28.57
    33
    3.01
    174
    12. Liver Disease
    27.88
    61
    24.75
    75
    13. Asthma
    26.17
    8
    19.60
    22
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    19.96
    58
    27.89
    53
    15. Cervical Cancer
    19.81
    39
    7.80
    96
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.00
    70
    16.42
    119
    17. Stomach Cancer
    16.29
    6
    11.97
    22
    18. Drownings
    15.31
    2
    7.51
    9
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    15.30
    5
    3.57
    33
    20. Other Injuries
    13.69
    31
    7.53
    92
    21. Tuberculosis
    12.92
    60
    34.86
    29
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.22
    47
    10.17
    74
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    10.56
    2
    4.40
    75
    24. Liver Cancer
    10.45
    28
    25.37
    4
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.84
    13
    16.83
    4
    26. Falls
    9.05
    31
    9.16
    28
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    8.12
    27
    5.84
    92
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.84
    43
    4.66
    93
    29. Low Birth Weight
    7.34
    62
    8.47
    50
    30. Uterin Cancer
    6.94
    6
    1.27
    151
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6.81
    38
    3.39
    92
    32. Leukemia
    5.72
    11
    5.00
    19
    33. Ovary Cancer
    5.60
    46
    4.05
    108
    34. Birth Trauma
    5.44
    61
    8.00
    40
    35. Malnutrition
    5.33
    51
    3.82
    60
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    5.12
    63
    1.38
    157
    37. Violence
    4.89
    89
    6.67
    74
    38. Lymphomas
    4.53
    97
    4.47
    102
    39. Oral Cancer
    4.31
    54
    7.55
    14
    40. Skin Disease
    3.95
    21
    2.37
    45
    41. Maternal Conditions
    3.35
    55
    2.91
    61
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.99
    74
    4.43
    41
    43. Meningitis
    2.69
    54
    1.88
    64
    44. Pertussis
    2.57
    31
    3.41
    21
    45. Epilepsy
    2.55
    43
    0.86
    144
    46. Alcohol
    2.45
    49
    1.13
    107
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2.41
    72
    1.36
    137
    48. Fires
    2.04
    72
    1.68
    85
    49. Syphilis
    1.75
    15
    0.25
    76
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.43
    122
    1.43
    123
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    193
    19.88
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    123
    12.67
    1,466
    3.64
    3. Stroke
    119
    12.26
    5,769
    14.33
    4. Kidney Disease
    56
    5.77
    1,646
    4.09
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    52
    5.36
    2,820
    7.01
    6. Lung Disease
    41
    4.22
    1,626
    4.04
    7. Suicide
    32
    3.30
    390
    0.97
    8. Hypertension
    27
    2.78
    890
    2.21
    9. Liver Disease
    24
    2.47
    1,171
    2.91
    10. Lung Cancers
    23
    2.37
    919
    2.28
    11. Breast Cancer
    17
    1.75
    437
    1.09
    12. Drownings
    17
    1.75
    568
    1.41
    13. Asthma
    16
    1.65
    840
    2.09
    14. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.54
    1,156
    2.87
    15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    14
    1.44
    207
    0.51
    16. Tuberculosis
    13
    1.34
    1,949
    4.84
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13
    1.34
    1,552
    3.86
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    13
    1.34
    647
    1.61
    19. Other Injuries
    13
    1.34
    519
    1.29
    20. Stomach Cancer
    12
    1.24
    530
    1.32
    21. Birth Trauma
    11
    1.13
    1,116
    2.77
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8
    0.82
    422
    1.05
    23. Liver Cancer
    8
    0.82
    1,104
    2.74
    24. Cervical Cancer
    8
    0.82
    187
    0.46
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7
    0.72
    458
    1.14
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.72
    651
    1.62
    27. Prostate Cancer
    6
    0.62
    37
    0.09
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    6
    0.62
    206
    0.51
    29. Falls
    6
    0.62
    440
    1.09
    30. Leukemia
    5
    0.51
    290
    0.72
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    5
    0.51
    186
    0.46
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    5
    0.51
    139
    0.35
    33. Violence
    5
    0.51
    475
    1.18
    34. Pertussis
    4
    0.41
    304
    0.76
    35. Maternal Conditions
    4
    0.41
    218
    0.54
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.41
    61
    0.15
    37. Lymphomas
    4
    0.41
    211
    0.52
    38. Syphilis
    3
    0.31
    28
    0.07
    39. Meningitis
    3
    0.31
    154
    0.38
    40. Malnutrition
    3
    0.31
    166
    0.41
    41. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.31
    349
    0.87
    42. Uterin Cancer
    3
    0.31
    29
    0.07
    43. Epilepsy
    3
    0.31
    58
    0.14
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.31
    89
    0.22
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.21
    214
    0.53
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2
    0.21
    101
    0.25
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.21
    49
    0.12
    48. Alcohol
    2
    0.21
    61
    0.15
    49. Fires
    2
    0.21
    108
    0.27
    50. Encephalitis
    1
    0.10
    69
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    41.39
    3
    17.83
    80
    2. Lung Cancers
    31.29
    11
    21.02
    48
    3. Prostate Cancer
    28.57
    33
    3.01
    174
    4. Cervical Cancer
    19.81
    39
    7.80
    96
    5. Stomach Cancer
    16.29
    6
    11.97
    22
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.22
    47
    10.17
    74
    7. Liver Cancer
    10.45
    28
    25.37
    4
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.94
    6
    1.27
    151
    9. Leukemia
    5.72
    11
    5.00
    19
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.60
    46
    4.05
    108
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    5.12
    63
    1.38
    157
    12. Lymphomas
    4.53
    97
    4.47
    102
    13. Oral Cancer
    4.31
    54
    7.55
    14
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.99
    74
    4.43
    41
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.41
    72
    1.36
    137
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.43
    122
    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.