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Uganda
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Uganda 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
Uganda Population Pyramid
 
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    Laos Population Pyramid
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Laos LAOS
      Uganda UGANDA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.7
    45.9
    44.2
    122
    121
    122
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    48.4
    51.4
    49.9
    123
    119
    122
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    48.6
    51.6
    50.1
    146
    144
    144
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    48.1
    51.8
    49.9
    162
    162
    162
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    45.1
    48.0
    46.6
    176
    176
    176
     
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    57.2
    59.5
    58.4
    157
    158
    156
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    63.2
    70.1
    66.7
    148
    133
    136
     
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    70.1
    148
    133
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    66.5
    73.0
    155
    133
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    67.1
    73.5
    154
    132
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.8
    154
    131
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    67.9
    74.1
    154
    130
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    68.3
    74.4
    154
    129
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    68.9
    74.8
    154
    129
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    69.5
    75.4
    154
    126
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    70.3
    75.9
    153
    123
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    71.3
    76.6
    154
    123
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    72.5
    77.4
    154
    119
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    74.0
    78.3
    153
    116
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    75.7
    79.4
    152
    113
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    77.7
    80.8
    154
    109
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    80.1
    82.4
    153
    109
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    82.8
    84.6
    151
    105
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.2
    145
    98
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.4
    131
    86
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    99.89
    72
    152.50
    21
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.33
    131
    139.74
    56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    81.99
    41
    59.07
    61
    4. HIV/AIDS
    69.15
    18
    4.45
    78
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    53.60
    6
    19.78
    77
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    46.00
    40
    27.89
    53
    7. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    7.80
    96
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.31
    60
    36.38
    71
    9. Liver Disease
    33.70
    47
    24.75
    75
    10. Hypertension
    30.73
    43
    24.41
    59
    11. Malaria
    30.23
    31
    0.15
    55
    12. Lung Disease
    28.73
    59
    46.19
    20
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    3.01
    174
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.60
    77
    38.60
    25
    15. Tuberculosis
    24.27
    45
    34.86
    29
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.36
    60
    16.42
    119
    17. Violence
    17.69
    24
    6.67
    74
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    4.43
    41
    19. Asthma
    11.28
    56
    19.60
    22
    20. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    17.83
    80
    21. Malnutrition
    11.07
    28
    3.82
    60
    22. Suicide
    10.45
    65
    5.98
    128
    23. Other Injuries
    10.15
    64
    7.53
    92
    24. Maternal Conditions
    9.90
    33
    2.91
    61
    25. Meningitis
    9.73
    36
    1.88
    64
    26. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    4.47
    102
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.85
    42
    8.00
    40
    28. Falls
    7.78
    59
    9.16
    28
    29. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    25.37
    4
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    10.17
    74
    31. Low Birth Weight
    7.36
    61
    8.47
    50
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    6.31
    78
    5.84
    92
    33. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    4.05
    108
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.66
    63
    16.83
    4
    35. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    11.97
    22
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.44
    95
    4.66
    93
    37. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    7.55
    14
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    4.10
    93
    4.40
    75
    39. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    21.02
    48
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    2.94
    115
    3.39
    92
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    1.27
    151
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    1.38
    157
    43. Fires
    2.83
    54
    1.68
    85
    44. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    5.00
    19
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    1.43
    123
    46. Drownings
    2.33
    95
    7.51
    9
    47. Poisonings
    2.33
    39
    0.56
    92
    48. Syphilis
    2.33
    5
    0.25
    76
    49. Pertussis
    2.25
    38
    3.41
    21
    50. Epilepsy
    1.99
    70
    0.86
    144
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Uganda UGANDA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    21,188
    10.21
    313
    0.78
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18,865
    9.09
    2,820
    7.01
    3. Malaria
    13,576
    6.54
    10
    0.02
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,012
    6.27
    1,281
    3.18
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,103
    5.83
    1,552
    3.86
    6. Stroke
    11,181
    5.39
    5,769
    14.33
    7. Birth Trauma
    10,405
    5.01
    1,116
    2.77
    8. Low Birth Weight
    9,673
    4.66
    1,156
    2.87
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,784
    4.23
    5,190
    12.89
    10. Tuberculosis
    7,255
    3.50
    1,949
    4.84
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    6,641
    3.20
    647
    1.61
    12. Violence
    6,175
    2.98
    475
    1.18
    13. Liver Disease
    5,122
    2.47
    1,171
    2.91
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,794
    2.31
    1,466
    3.64
    15. Cervical Cancer
    4,378
    2.11
    187
    0.46
    16. Meningitis
    3,718
    1.79
    154
    0.38
    17. Maternal Conditions
    3,641
    1.75
    218
    0.54
    18. Malnutrition
    3,317
    1.60
    166
    0.41
    19. Kidney Disease
    3,168
    1.53
    1,646
    4.09
    20. Other Injuries
    3,130
    1.51
    519
    1.29
    21. Hypertension
    3,120
    1.50
    890
    2.21
    22. Lung Disease
    3,051
    1.47
    1,626
    4.04
    23. Syphilis
    2,235
    1.08
    28
    0.07
    24. Suicide
    2,033
    0.98
    390
    0.97
    25. Pertussis
    1,909
    0.92
    304
    0.76
    26. Lymphomas
    1,762
    0.85
    211
    0.52
    27. Asthma
    1,745
    0.84
    840
    2.09
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,674
    0.81
    214
    0.53
    29. Liver Cancer
    1,522
    0.73
    1,104
    2.74
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,286
    0.62
    458
    1.14
    31. Drownings
    1,238
    0.60
    568
    1.41
    32. Breast Cancer
    1,128
    0.54
    437
    1.09
    33. Falls
    1,127
    0.54
    440
    1.09
    34. Prostate Cancer
    950
    0.46
    37
    0.09
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    919
    0.44
    422
    1.05
    36. Fires
    872
    0.42
    108
    0.27
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    859
    0.41
    206
    0.51
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    761
    0.37
    186
    0.46
    39. Poisonings
    745
    0.36
    41
    0.10
    40. Oral Cancer
    731
    0.35
    349
    0.87
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    687
    0.33
    651
    1.62
    42. Leukemia
    599
    0.29
    290
    0.72
    43. Epilepsy
    599
    0.29
    58
    0.14
    44. Ovary Cancer
    519
    0.25
    101
    0.25
    45. Stomach Cancer
    515
    0.25
    530
    1.32
    46. Lung Cancers
    441
    0.21
    919
    2.28
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    358
    0.17
    61
    0.15
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    351
    0.17
    139
    0.35
    49. Skin Cancers
    349
    0.17
    59
    0.15
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    348
    0.17
    207
    0.51
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    7.80
    96
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    3.01
    174
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    4.43
    41
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    17.83
    80
    5. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    4.47
    102
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    25.37
    4
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    10.17
    74
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    4.05
    108
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    11.97
    22
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    7.55
    14
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    21.02
    48
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    1.27
    151
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    1.38
    157
    14. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    5.00
    19
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    1.43
    123
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    113
    1.36
    137
    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.