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Bhutan
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
BHUTAN VS LAOS

Compare Bhutan 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
Bhutan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Laos LAOS
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    117.54
    84
    139.74
    56
    2. Lung Disease
    87.76
    4
    46.19
    20
    3. Stroke
    60.70
    117
    152.50
    21
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.56
    94
    36.38
    71
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.08
    92
    59.07
    61
    6. Liver Disease
    26.66
    70
    24.75
    75
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    26.23
    55
    27.89
    53
    8. Kidney Disease
    24.53
    78
    38.60
    25
    9. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    11.97
    22
    10. Tuberculosis
    18.33
    53
    34.86
    29
    11. Falls
    17.91
    4
    9.16
    28
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.35
    85
    19.78
    77
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.73
    112
    16.42
    119
    14. Asthma
    12.98
    49
    19.60
    22
    15. Hypertension
    12.74
    117
    24.41
    59
    16. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.92
    9
    3.57
    33
    17. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    7.80
    96
    18. HIV/AIDS
    8.08
    64
    4.45
    78
    19. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    21.02
    48
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    4.43
    41
    21. Low Birth Weight
    7.39
    59
    8.47
    50
    22. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    7.55
    14
    23. Other Injuries
    6.45
    108
    7.53
    92
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.37
    39
    16.83
    4
    25. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    25.37
    4
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.36
    102
    5.84
    92
    27. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    4.05
    108
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.20
    43
    4.40
    75
    29. Suicide
    5.07
    142
    5.98
    128
    30. Birth Trauma
    4.78
    68
    8.00
    40
    31. Encephalitis
    4.26
    2
    0.97
    23
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    10.17
    74
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    1.38
    157
    34. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    17.83
    80
    35. Drownings
    2.83
    76
    7.51
    9
    36. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    5.00
    19
    37. Meningitis
    2.45
    56
    1.88
    64
    38. Violence
    2.26
    126
    6.67
    74
    39. Epilepsy
    2.00
    69
    0.86
    144
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.66
    158
    3.39
    92
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    1.43
    123
    42. Syphilis
    1.37
    26
    0.25
    76
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.24
    179
    4.66
    93
    44. Skin Disease
    1.19
    106
    2.37
    45
    45. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    3.01
    174
    46. Fires
    1.13
    106
    1.68
    85
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    1.36
    137
    48. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    83
    2.91
    61
    49. Drug Use
    0.97
    117
    0.53
    157
    50. Alcohol
    0.92
    123
    1.13
    107
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    702
    17.06
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Lung Disease
    524
    12.73
    1,626
    4.04
    3. Stroke
    360
    8.75
    5,769
    14.33
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    177
    4.30
    2,820
    7.01
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    169
    4.11
    1,552
    3.86
    6. Liver Disease
    166
    4.03
    1,171
    2.91
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    164
    3.99
    1,466
    3.64
    8. Kidney Disease
    149
    3.62
    1,646
    4.09
    9. Tuberculosis
    138
    3.35
    1,949
    4.84
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    123
    2.99
    1,281
    3.18
    11. Stomach Cancer
    118
    2.87
    530
    1.32
    12. Falls
    111
    2.70
    440
    1.09
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    105
    2.55
    458
    1.14
    14. Low Birth Weight
    79
    1.92
    1,156
    2.87
    15. Asthma
    78
    1.90
    840
    2.09
    16. Hypertension
    77
    1.87
    890
    2.21
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    68
    1.65
    207
    0.51
    18. HIV/AIDS
    58
    1.41
    313
    0.78
    19. Birth Trauma
    51
    1.24
    1,116
    2.77
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    50
    1.22
    647
    1.61
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    44
    1.07
    214
    0.53
    22. Lung Cancers
    44
    1.07
    919
    2.28
    23. Oral Cancer
    43
    1.04
    349
    0.87
    24. Other Injuries
    43
    1.04
    519
    1.29
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    39
    0.95
    651
    1.62
    26. Liver Cancer
    35
    0.85
    1,104
    2.74
    27. Suicide
    35
    0.85
    390
    0.97
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    31
    0.75
    139
    0.35
    29. Cervical Cancer
    30
    0.73
    187
    0.46
    30. Encephalitis
    28
    0.68
    69
    0.17
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24
    0.58
    422
    1.05
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    20
    0.49
    61
    0.15
    33. Drownings
    20
    0.49
    568
    1.41
    34. Leukemia
    19
    0.46
    290
    0.72
    35. Violence
    18
    0.44
    475
    1.18
    36. Meningitis
    17
    0.41
    154
    0.38
    37. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.34
    101
    0.25
    38. Epilepsy
    14
    0.34
    58
    0.14
    39. Syphilis
    11
    0.27
    28
    0.07
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    11
    0.27
    186
    0.46
    41. Maternal Conditions
    9
    0.22
    218
    0.54
    42. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.22
    59
    0.15
    43. Breast Cancer
    8
    0.19
    437
    1.09
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    8
    0.19
    206
    0.51
    45. Fires
    8
    0.19
    108
    0.27
    46. Drug Use
    7
    0.17
    33
    0.08
    47. Skin Disease
    7
    0.17
    89
    0.22
    48. Bladder Cancer
    6
    0.15
    49
    0.12
    49. Alcohol
    6
    0.15
    61
    0.15
    50. Lymphomas
    5
    0.12
    211
    0.52
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    11.97
    22
    2. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    7.80
    96
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    21.02
    48
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    4.43
    41
    5. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    7.55
    14
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    25.37
    4
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    4.05
    108
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    10.17
    74
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    1.38
    157
    10. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    17.83
    80
    11. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    5.00
    19
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    1.43
    123
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    3.01
    174
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    1.36
    137
    15. Lymphomas
    0.81
    180
    4.47
    102
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    182
    1.27
    151
    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.