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Botswana
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
BOTSWANA VS LAOS

Compare Botswana 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
Botswana Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Laos LAOS
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    52.5
    50.7
    95
    91
    92
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    100
    98
    98
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    58.5
    62.6
    60.5
    101
    102
    101
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    60.5
    65.6
    63.0
    118
    116
    116
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    47.9
    47.7
    47.8
    168
    177
    173
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    58.7
    63.7
    61.1
    150
    143
    149
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    59.0
    65.5
    62.2
    174
    160
    171
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    59.0
    65.5
    174
    160
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    61.8
    68.1
    176
    173
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    62.0
    68.3
    177
    174
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    62.1
    68.4
    177
    174
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    62.6
    68.7
    177
    174
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    63.2
    69.2
    178
    174
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    63.9
    69.8
    178
    174
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    64.9
    70.7
    177
    173
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    66.1
    71.9
    177
    172
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    67.7
    73.3
    176
    169
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    69.6
    74.8
    176
    164
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    71.8
    76.4
    174
    159
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    74.2
    78.0
    172
    156
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    76.7
    79.7
    171
    150
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    79.4
    81.7
    170
    148
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    82.4
    84.0
    166
    145
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    85.7
    86.7
    159
    145
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.9
    155
    144
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    252.76
    3
    4.45
    78
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.53
    65
    139.74
    56
    3. Stroke
    133.30
    30
    152.50
    21
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    110.71
    21
    59.07
    61
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    99.86
    9
    36.38
    71
    6. Lung Disease
    40.61
    28
    46.19
    20
    7. Hypertension
    39.78
    24
    24.41
    59
    8. Kidney Disease
    38.81
    24
    38.60
    25
    9. Tuberculosis
    34.54
    30
    34.86
    29
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    30.71
    49
    27.89
    53
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.39
    48
    19.78
    77
    12. Liver Disease
    30.38
    56
    24.75
    75
    13. Suicide
    20.22
    14
    5.98
    128
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.91
    71
    16.42
    119
    15. Cervical Cancer
    18.90
    40
    7.80
    96
    16. Violence
    18.25
    22
    6.67
    74
    17. Asthma
    17.13
    28
    19.60
    22
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.33
    15
    4.66
    93
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13.09
    119
    3.01
    174
    20. Other Injuries
    11.76
    48
    7.53
    92
    21. Low Birth Weight
    10.36
    34
    8.47
    50
    22. Breast Cancer
    8.55
    170
    17.83
    80
    23. Malnutrition
    8.21
    37
    3.82
    60
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    8.12
    28
    5.84
    92
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.01
    18
    4.43
    41
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.00
    32
    16.83
    4
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    6.51
    44
    3.39
    92
    28. Fires
    6.18
    5
    1.68
    85
    29. Birth Trauma
    5.97
    56
    8.00
    40
    30. Meningitis
    5.86
    45
    1.88
    64
    31. Oral Cancer
    5.52
    33
    7.55
    14
    32. Maternal Conditions
    4.92
    49
    2.91
    61
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.69
    60
    4.40
    75
    34. Skin Cancers
    4.55
    11
    1.43
    123
    35. Falls
    4.45
    115
    9.16
    28
    36. Lymphomas
    4.43
    104
    4.47
    102
    37. Liver Cancer
    4.32
    118
    25.37
    4
    38. Drownings
    3.71
    54
    7.51
    9
    39. Lung Cancers
    3.39
    153
    21.02
    48
    40. Epilepsy
    2.90
    31
    0.86
    144
    41. Skin Disease
    2.52
    37
    2.37
    45
    42. Ovary Cancer
    2.44
    164
    4.05
    108
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.43
    57
    3.57
    33
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.09
    181
    10.17
    74
    45. Alcohol
    1.92
    62
    1.13
    107
    46. Poisonings
    1.90
    48
    0.56
    92
    47. Pertussis
    1.48
    55
    3.41
    21
    48. Drug Use
    1.40
    73
    0.53
    157
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    1.33
    159
    1.38
    157
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.23
    153
    1.27
    151
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    4,950
    25.51
    313
    0.78
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,674
    8.63
    2,820
    7.01
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,632
    8.41
    5,190
    12.89
    4. Stroke
    1,588
    8.18
    5,769
    14.33
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,273
    6.56
    1,466
    3.64
    6. Tuberculosis
    649
    3.34
    1,949
    4.84
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    608
    3.13
    1,281
    3.18
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    527
    2.72
    1,552
    3.86
    9. Kidney Disease
    506
    2.61
    1,646
    4.09
    10. Lung Disease
    482
    2.48
    1,626
    4.04
    11. Hypertension
    471
    2.43
    890
    2.21
    12. Liver Disease
    459
    2.37
    1,171
    2.91
    13. Low Birth Weight
    447
    2.30
    1,156
    2.87
    14. Violence
    389
    2.00
    475
    1.18
    15. Suicide
    370
    1.91
    390
    0.97
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    287
    1.48
    647
    1.61
    17. Birth Trauma
    261
    1.34
    1,116
    2.77
    18. Asthma
    232
    1.20
    840
    2.09
    19. Other Injuries
    216
    1.11
    519
    1.29
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    177
    0.91
    206
    0.51
    21. Malnutrition
    171
    0.88
    166
    0.41
    22. Cervical Cancer
    164
    0.85
    187
    0.46
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    164
    0.85
    458
    1.14
    24. Maternal Conditions
    118
    0.61
    218
    0.54
    25. Meningitis
    108
    0.56
    154
    0.38
    26. Fires
    108
    0.56
    108
    0.27
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    103
    0.53
    214
    0.53
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    103
    0.53
    186
    0.46
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    90
    0.46
    651
    1.62
    30. Drownings
    83
    0.43
    568
    1.41
    31. Lymphomas
    77
    0.40
    211
    0.52
    32. Oral Cancer
    70
    0.36
    349
    0.87
    33. Breast Cancer
    68
    0.35
    437
    1.09
    34. Falls
    62
    0.32
    440
    1.09
    35. Liver Cancer
    57
    0.29
    1,104
    2.74
    36. Epilepsy
    56
    0.29
    58
    0.14
    37. Skin Cancers
    52
    0.27
    59
    0.15
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    47
    0.24
    139
    0.35
    39. Pertussis
    45
    0.23
    304
    0.76
    40. Lung Cancers
    45
    0.23
    919
    2.28
    41. Prostate Cancer
    45
    0.23
    37
    0.09
    42. Poisonings
    42
    0.22
    41
    0.10
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    37
    0.19
    207
    0.51
    44. Syphilis
    36
    0.19
    28
    0.07
    45. Alcohol
    31
    0.16
    61
    0.15
    46. Skin Disease
    30
    0.15
    89
    0.22
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    28
    0.14
    422
    1.05
    48. Drug Use
    26
    0.13
    33
    0.08
    49. Ovary Cancer
    19
    0.10
    101
    0.25
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    16
    0.08
    61
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    18.90
    40
    7.80
    96
    2. Prostate Cancer
    13.09
    119
    3.01
    174
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.55
    170
    17.83
    80
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.01
    18
    4.43
    41
    5. Oral Cancer
    5.52
    33
    7.55
    14
    6. Skin Cancers
    4.55
    11
    1.43
    123
    7. Lymphomas
    4.43
    104
    4.47
    102
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.32
    118
    25.37
    4
    9. Lung Cancers
    3.39
    153
    21.02
    48
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.44
    164
    4.05
    108
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.09
    181
    10.17
    74
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1.33
    159
    1.38
    157
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.23
    153
    1.27
    151
    14. Leukemia
    0.76
    174
    5.00
    19
    15. Stomach Cancer
    0.74
    182
    11.97
    22
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.52
    178
    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.