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Barbados
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Barbados 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
Barbados Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Barbados BARBADOS   Laos LAOS
      Barbados BARBADOS   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.2
    67.0
    64.5
    42
    42
    40
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    66.2
    71.2
    68.7
    33
    41
    39
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    69.6
    74.7
    72.1
    24
    31
    28
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    72.0
    77.1
    74.5
    26
    29
    29
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    70.9
    75.5
    73.3
    47
    60
    47
     
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    72.3
    77.1
    74.7
    57
    69
    59
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    74.3
    77.7
    76.0
    58
    83
    62
     
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Barbados BARBADOS   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.3
    77.7
    58
    83
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    75.3
    78.5
    54
    80
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    75.4
    78.6
    54
    80
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    75.4
    78.6
    55
    80
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    75.7
    78.8
    55
    79
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    75.9
    79.0
    55
    79
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    76.3
    79.1
    55
    79
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    76.8
    79.3
    51
    78
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.6
    50
    80
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    77.6
    80.0
    50
    80
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.4
    51
    81
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    78.9
    81.0
    55
    80
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    79.9
    81.8
    57
    79
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    81.2
    82.9
    58
    78
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    82.8
    84.2
    60
    75
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    84.9
    85.9
    62
    74
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    87.4
    88.0
    61
    75
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.4
    69
    84
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Barbados BARBADOS   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    59.91
    2
    3.01
    174
    2. Stroke
    58.54
    119
    152.50
    21
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    55.52
    156
    139.74
    56
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.44
    59
    36.38
    71
    5. Breast Cancer
    35.36
    5
    17.83
    80
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.42
    84
    59.07
    61
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.22
    6
    10.17
    74
    8. Endocrine Disorders
    16.58
    6
    3.39
    92
    9. Kidney Disease
    16.30
    120
    38.60
    25
    10. Other Injuries
    15.13
    23
    7.53
    92
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.38
    139
    16.42
    119
    12. Hypertension
    11.09
    126
    24.41
    59
    13. Lung Disease
    10.68
    166
    46.19
    20
    14. Lymphomas
    10.54
    3
    4.47
    102
    15. Violence
    10.16
    51
    6.67
    74
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.05
    83
    7.80
    96
    17. Skin Disease
    8.82
    4
    2.37
    45
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.39
    40
    4.66
    93
    19. HIV/AIDS
    8.36
    62
    4.45
    78
    20. Lung Cancers
    8.22
    112
    21.02
    48
    21. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.96
    132
    19.78
    77
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    7.44
    31
    1.38
    157
    23. Uterin Cancer
    7.04
    5
    1.27
    151
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    6.78
    58
    5.84
    92
    25. Leukemia
    6.34
    3
    5.00
    19
    26. Ovary Cancer
    5.52
    51
    4.05
    108
    27. Other Neoplasms
    5.02
    13
    0.29
    143
    28. Liver Disease
    4.94
    161
    24.75
    75
    29. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    108
    11.97
    22
    30. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    72
    7.55
    14
    31. Liver Cancer
    2.86
    170
    25.37
    4
    32. Asthma
    2.63
    105
    19.60
    22
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.49
    153
    4.40
    75
    34. Birth Trauma
    2.34
    88
    8.00
    40
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.29
    141
    8.47
    50
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.26
    98
    16.83
    4
    37. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2.20
    3
    0.00
    122
    38. Epilepsy
    2.07
    61
    0.86
    144
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.90
    113
    4.43
    41
    40. Anemia
    1.67
    10
    0.00
    122
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    128
    1.36
    137
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.38
    120
    27.89
    53
    43. Falls
    1.34
    178
    9.16
    28
    44. Meningitis
    1.03
    78
    1.88
    64
    45. Alcohol
    0.84
    126
    1.13
    107
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.73
    19
    0.18
    135
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.57
    158
    1.43
    123
    48. Drownings
    0.54
    167
    7.51
    9
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.47
    113
    2.91
    61
    50. Poisonings
    0.44
    104
    0.56
    92
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Barbados BARBADOS   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    384
    13.60
    5,769
    14.33
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    358
    12.68
    5,190
    12.89
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    260
    9.21
    1,466
    3.64
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    221
    7.83
    2,820
    7.01
    5. Prostate Cancer
    165
    5.84
    37
    0.09
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    115
    4.07
    422
    1.05
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    114
    4.04
    458
    1.14
    8. Breast Cancer
    95
    3.37
    437
    1.09
    9. Endocrine Disorders
    93
    3.29
    186
    0.46
    10. Kidney Disease
    92
    3.26
    1,646
    4.09
    11. Other Injuries
    79
    2.80
    519
    1.29
    12. Lung Disease
    74
    2.62
    1,626
    4.04
    13. Hypertension
    72
    2.55
    890
    2.21
    14. Skin Disease
    62
    2.20
    89
    0.22
    15. Lymphomas
    51
    1.81
    211
    0.52
    16. Lung Cancers
    43
    1.52
    919
    2.28
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    39
    1.38
    61
    0.15
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    39
    1.38
    206
    0.51
    19. Violence
    32
    1.13
    475
    1.18
    20. Leukemia
    29
    1.03
    290
    0.72
    21. HIV/AIDS
    28
    0.99
    313
    0.78
    22. Stomach Cancer
    28
    0.99
    530
    1.32
    23. Cervical Cancer
    28
    0.99
    187
    0.46
    24. Other Neoplasms
    26
    0.92
    12
    0.03
    25. Liver Disease
    23
    0.81
    1,171
    2.91
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    23
    0.81
    1,281
    3.18
    27. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.74
    29
    0.07
    28. Oral Cancer
    18
    0.64
    349
    0.87
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    18
    0.64
    647
    1.61
    30. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    17
    0.60
    0
    0.00
    31. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.57
    101
    0.25
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    16
    0.57
    139
    0.35
    33. Liver Cancer
    14
    0.50
    1,104
    2.74
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14
    0.50
    651
    1.62
    35. Asthma
    13
    0.46
    840
    2.09
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    12
    0.43
    214
    0.53
    37. Anemia
    11
    0.39
    0
    0.00
    38. Bladder Cancer
    9
    0.32
    49
    0.12
    39. Epilepsy
    9
    0.32
    58
    0.14
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7
    0.25
    1,552
    3.86
    41. Falls
    7
    0.25
    440
    1.09
    42. Low Birth Weight
    5
    0.18
    1,156
    2.87
    43. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.18
    1,116
    2.77
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5
    0.18
    7
    0.02
    45. Meningitis
    4
    0.14
    154
    0.38
    46. Skin Cancers
    4
    0.14
    59
    0.15
    47. Alcohol
    4
    0.14
    61
    0.15
    48. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.07
    17
    0.04
    49. Malnutrition
    2
    0.07
    166
    0.41
    50. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.07
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Barbados BARBADOS   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    59.91
    2
    3.01
    174
    2. Breast Cancer
    35.36
    5
    17.83
    80
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.22
    6
    10.17
    74
    4. Lymphomas
    10.54
    3
    4.47
    102
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.05
    83
    7.80
    96
    6. Lung Cancers
    8.22
    112
    21.02
    48
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.44
    31
    1.38
    157
    8. Uterin Cancer
    7.04
    5
    1.27
    151
    9. Leukemia
    6.34
    3
    5.00
    19
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.52
    51
    4.05
    108
    11. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    108
    11.97
    22
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    72
    7.55
    14
    13. Liver Cancer
    2.86
    170
    25.37
    4
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.90
    113
    4.43
    41
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    128
    1.36
    137
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.57
    158
    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.