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Finland
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
FINLAND VS LAOS

Compare Finland 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
Finland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Laos LAOS
      Finland FINLAND   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    74.0
    80.9
    77.5
    29
    15
    23
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    79.2
    84.0
    81.6
    25
    17
    22
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.2
    84.0
    25
    17
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    79.4
    84.3
    27
    19
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    27
    18
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    79.7
    84.4
    27
    19
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.5
    27
    18
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.6
    27
    17
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.7
    27
    16
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.9
    28
    16
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    81.1
    85.1
    26
    17
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    81.6
    85.4
    27
    18
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    82.4
    85.8
    28
    21
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.4
    26
    20
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    84.7
    87.2
    29
    22
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.1
    32
    24
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.5
    35
    26
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    48
    45
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    58.60
    152
    139.74
    56
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    54.65
    1
    16.42
    119
    3. Stroke
    24.54
    157
    152.50
    21
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    21.02
    48
    5. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    3.01
    174
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    17.83
    80
    7. Suicide
    13.43
    38
    5.98
    128
    8. Liver Disease
    11.51
    117
    24.75
    75
    9. Hypertension
    11.23
    123
    24.41
    59
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    10.17
    74
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    1.38
    157
    12. Lung Disease
    8.59
    173
    46.19
    20
    13. Falls
    8.17
    47
    9.16
    28
    14. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    4.47
    102
    15. Alcohol
    5.17
    17
    1.13
    107
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    4.05
    108
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    4.84
    56
    4.40
    75
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.58
    94
    4.66
    93
    19. Drug Use
    4.52
    10
    0.53
    157
    20. Other Injuries
    4.29
    143
    7.53
    92
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    25.37
    4
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.51
    179
    36.38
    71
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    11.97
    22
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3.26
    151
    5.84
    92
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.09
    168
    19.78
    77
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    1.27
    151
    27. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2.80
    183
    59.07
    61
    28. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    5.00
    19
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    4.43
    41
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.38
    132
    3.39
    92
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.26
    48
    0.29
    143
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    1.43
    123
    33. Kidney Disease
    2.05
    183
    38.60
    25
    34. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    1.36
    137
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    7.55
    14
    36. Drownings
    1.20
    138
    7.51
    9
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    7.80
    96
    38. Epilepsy
    1.19
    122
    0.86
    144
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.15
    147
    16.83
    4
    40. Violence
    1.06
    153
    6.67
    74
    41. Low Birth Weight
    0.74
    174
    8.47
    50
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.72
    21
    0.12
    138
    43. Fires
    0.69
    126
    1.68
    85
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.65
    5
    0.00
    120
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.53
    44
    0.18
    135
    46. Asthma
    0.48
    164
    19.60
    22
    47. Poisonings
    0.26
    132
    0.56
    92
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.21
    177
    8.00
    40
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.17
    166
    34.86
    29
    50. Skin Disease
    0.17
    170
    2.37
    45
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Finland FINLAND   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,120
    23.00
    458
    1.14
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,831
    20.33
    5,190
    12.89
    3. Stroke
    4,115
    8.51
    5,769
    14.33
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,312
    4.78
    919
    2.28
    5. Hypertension
    2,030
    4.20
    890
    2.21
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,433
    2.96
    422
    1.05
    7. Falls
    1,325
    2.74
    440
    1.09
    8. Lung Disease
    1,289
    2.67
    1,626
    4.04
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,247
    2.58
    61
    0.15
    10. Liver Disease
    1,068
    2.21
    1,171
    2.91
    11. Prostate Cancer
    970
    2.01
    37
    0.09
    12. Breast Cancer
    948
    1.96
    437
    1.09
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    853
    1.76
    139
    0.35
    14. Lymphomas
    851
    1.76
    211
    0.52
    15. Suicide
    846
    1.75
    390
    0.97
    16. Liver Cancer
    545
    1.13
    1,104
    2.74
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    518
    1.07
    206
    0.51
    18. Alcohol
    464
    0.96
    61
    0.15
    19. Stomach Cancer
    447
    0.92
    530
    1.32
    20. Other Injuries
    437
    0.90
    519
    1.29
    21. Influenza and Pneumonia
    436
    0.90
    2,820
    7.01
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    418
    0.86
    1,466
    3.64
    23. Other Neoplasms
    377
    0.78
    12
    0.03
    24. Leukemia
    371
    0.77
    290
    0.72
    25. Ovary Cancer
    344
    0.71
    101
    0.25
    26. Kidney Disease
    342
    0.71
    1,646
    4.09
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    320
    0.66
    214
    0.53
    28. Bladder Cancer
    308
    0.64
    49
    0.12
    29. Skin Cancers
    297
    0.61
    59
    0.15
    30. Drug Use
    269
    0.56
    33
    0.08
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.53
    186
    0.46
    32. Uterin Cancer
    225
    0.47
    29
    0.07
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    215
    0.44
    1,281
    3.18
    34. Oral Cancer
    207
    0.43
    349
    0.87
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    192
    0.40
    647
    1.61
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    151
    0.31
    651
    1.62
    37. Drownings
    106
    0.22
    568
    1.41
    38. Epilepsy
    104
    0.22
    58
    0.14
    39. Schizophrenia
    93
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    40. Asthma
    85
    0.18
    840
    2.09
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    83
    0.17
    7
    0.02
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    80
    0.17
    6
    0.01
    43. Violence
    64
    0.13
    475
    1.18
    44. Cervical Cancer
    62
    0.13
    187
    0.46
    45. Fires
    62
    0.13
    108
    0.27
    46. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.07
    1,949
    4.84
    47. Skin Disease
    27
    0.06
    89
    0.22
    48. Low Birth Weight
    26
    0.05
    1,156
    2.87
    49. Poisonings
    25
    0.05
    41
    0.10
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    19
    0.04
    207
    0.51
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    21.02
    48
    2. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    3.01
    174
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    17.83
    80
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    10.17
    74
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    1.38
    157
    6. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    4.47
    102
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    4.05
    108
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    25.37
    4
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    11.97
    22
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    1.27
    151
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    5.00
    19
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    4.43
    41
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    1.43
    123
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    1.36
    137
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    7.55
    14
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    7.80
    96
    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.