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HEALTH PROFILE: Laos

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Laos LAOS POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Laos
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Laos LAOS LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    Laos LAOS TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    152.50
    21
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.74
    56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59.07
    61
    4. Lung Disease
    46.19
    20
    5. Kidney Disease
    38.60
    25
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.38
    71
    7. Tuberculosis
    34.86
    29
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    27.89
    53
    9. Liver Cancer
    25.37
    4
    10. Liver Disease
    24.75
    75
    11. Hypertension
    24.41
    59
    12. Lung Cancers
    21.02
    48
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.78
    77
    14. Asthma
    19.60
    22
    15. Breast Cancer
    17.83
    80
    16. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    16.83
    4
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.42
    119
    18. Stomach Cancer
    11.97
    22
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.17
    74
    20. Falls
    9.16
    28
    21. Low Birth Weight
    8.47
    50
    22. Birth Trauma
    8.00
    40
    23. Cervical Cancer
    7.80
    96
    24. Oral Cancer
    7.55
    14
    25. Other Injuries
    7.53
    92
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Drownings
    7.51
    9
    27. Violence
    6.67
    74
    28. Suicide
    5.98
    128
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    5.84
    92
    30. Leukemia
    5.00
    19
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.66
    93
    32. Lymphomas
    4.47
    102
    33. HIV/AIDS
    4.45
    78
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.43
    41
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    4.40
    75
    36. Ovary Cancer
    4.05
    108
    37. Malnutrition
    3.82
    60
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.57
    33
    39. Pertussis
    3.41
    21
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    3.39
    92
    41. Prostate Cancer
    3.01
    174
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2.91
    61
    43. Skin Disease
    2.37
    45
    44. Meningitis
    1.88
    64
    45. Fires
    1.68
    85
    46. Skin Cancers
    1.43
    123
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    1.38
    157
    48. Bladder Cancer
    1.36
    137
    49. Tetanus
    1.31
    17
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.27
    151
    Laos LAOS TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    5,769
    14.33
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,190
    12.89
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,820
    7.01
    4. Tuberculosis
    1,949
    4.84
    5. Kidney Disease
    1,646
    4.09
    6. Lung Disease
    1,626
    4.04
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,552
    3.86
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,466
    3.64
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,281
    3.18
    10. Liver Disease
    1,171
    2.91
    11. Low Birth Weight
    1,156
    2.87
    12. Birth Trauma
    1,116
    2.77
    13. Liver Cancer
    1,104
    2.74
    14. Lung Cancers
    919
    2.28
    15. Hypertension
    890
    2.21
    16. Asthma
    840
    2.09
    17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    651
    1.62
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    647
    1.61
    19. Drownings
    568
    1.41
    20. Stomach Cancer
    530
    1.32
    21. Other Injuries
    519
    1.29
    22. Violence
    475
    1.18
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    458
    1.14
    24. Falls
    440
    1.09
    25. Breast Cancer
    437
    1.09
      Deaths %
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    422
    1.05
    27. Suicide
    390
    0.97
    28. Oral Cancer
    349
    0.87
    29. HIV/AIDS
    313
    0.78
    30. Pertussis
    304
    0.76
    31. Leukemia
    290
    0.72
    32. Maternal Conditions
    218
    0.54
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    214
    0.53
    34. Lymphomas
    211
    0.52
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    207
    0.51
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    206
    0.51
    37. Cervical Cancer
    187
    0.46
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    186
    0.46
    39. Malnutrition
    166
    0.41
    40. Meningitis
    154
    0.38
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    139
    0.35
    42. Fires
    108
    0.27
    43. Ovary Cancer
    101
    0.25
    44. Tetanus
    96
    0.24
    45. Skin Disease
    89
    0.22
    46. Encephalitis
    69
    0.17
    47. Alcohol
    61
    0.15
    48. Pancreas Cancer
    61
    0.15
    49. Skin Cancers
    59
    0.15
    50. Epilepsy
    58
    0.14
    Laos LAOS CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    25.37
    4
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.02
    48
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.83
    80
    4. Stomach Cancer
    11.97
    22
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.17
    74
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.80
    96
    7. Oral Cancer
    7.55
    14
    8. Leukemia
    5.00
    19
      Rate World Rank
    9. Lymphomas
    4.47
    102
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.43
    41
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.05
    108
    12. Prostate Cancer
    3.01
    174
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.43
    123
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.38
    157
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.36
    137
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.27
    151
    Laos LAOS HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    12.1
    16
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    51.0
    9.7
    14
    65
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    3.7
    6.7
    166
    179
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.14
    91
    Laos LAOS LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    Laos LAOS DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    7.574m
    100
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.99
    79
    Population 0-14
    31.3%
    62
    Population 15-64
    64.6%
    103
    Population 65 +
    4.1%
    138
    Birth Rate / 1000
    20.90
    65
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.37
    122
    Fertility Rate
    2.57
    64
    Infant Mortality
    49.48
    25
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.04
    132
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.02
    159
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.98
    131
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.83
    71
    Net Migration
    -0.99
    122
    Population Growth
    1.46%
    59
    Literacy Total
    84.7%
    122
    Literacy Male
    90.0%
    98
    Literacy Female
    79.4%
    108
    Unemployment
    0.7%
    181
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    68.5
    130
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    60.5
    125
    GDP per Capita USD
    $7,800
    122

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    218,962
    758
    4/1/24
    Laos COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Laos causes.

     
     
    Laos COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Laos COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.