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France
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
FRANCE VS LAOS

Compare France 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   Laos LAOS
      France FRANCE   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    75.0
    82.7
    78.8
    20
    2
    10
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    79.8
    85.1
    82.5
    20
    6
    11
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    85.1
    20
    6
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    80.2
    85.4
    20
    5
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    80.2
    85.5
    20
    5
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    80.2
    85.5
    20
    5
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    80.3
    85.5
    19
    5
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    80.4
    85.6
    19
    5
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    80.6
    85.7
    21
    5
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    80.8
    85.7
    21
    5
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    81.0
    85.9
    21
    5
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    81.3
    86.0
    22
    5
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    81.8
    86.3
    22
    5
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    82.3
    86.7
    21
    5
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    83.3
    87.2
    17
    5
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    84.5
    87.8
    10
    4
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    7
    4
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.4
    5
    3
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    89.0
    90.5
    9
    6
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.9
    15
    16
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.17
    182
    139.74
    56
    2. Lung Cancers
    27.51
    19
    21.02
    48
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.61
    52
    17.83
    80
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.19
    64
    16.42
    119
    5. Stroke
    16.74
    181
    152.50
    21
    6. Prostate Cancer
    13.24
    118
    3.01
    174
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    40
    10.17
    74
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    76
    5.98
    128
    9. Lung Disease
    8.62
    172
    46.19
    20
    10. Other Injuries
    8.36
    82
    7.53
    92
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8.22
    18
    1.38
    157
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.06
    167
    59.07
    61
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.66
    61
    25.37
    4
    14. Liver Disease
    6.54
    154
    24.75
    75
    15. Lymphomas
    6.05
    40
    4.47
    102
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.71
    165
    36.38
    71
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.97
    70
    4.05
    108
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.86
    169
    38.60
    25
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    4.79
    65
    3.39
    92
    20. Leukemia
    4.65
    33
    5.00
    19
    21. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.60
    156
    19.78
    77
    22. Other Neoplasms
    4.55
    18
    0.29
    143
    23. Falls
    3.99
    125
    9.16
    28
    24. Oral Cancer
    3.84
    60
    7.55
    14
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    136
    11.97
    22
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.68
    35
    1.36
    137
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.41
    56
    4.43
    41
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.35
    128
    4.66
    93
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.31
    132
    4.40
    75
    30. Alcohol
    3.29
    30
    1.13
    107
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    3.19
    154
    5.84
    92
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.89
    65
    1.27
    151
    33. Hypertension
    2.64
    170
    24.41
    59
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.55
    156
    7.80
    96
    35. Skin Cancers
    2.18
    71
    1.43
    123
    36. Drug Use
    1.71
    60
    0.53
    157
    37. Malnutrition
    1.52
    88
    3.82
    60
    38. Epilepsy
    1.42
    107
    0.86
    144
    39. Low Birth Weight
    1.29
    162
    8.47
    50
    40. Drownings
    0.91
    151
    7.51
    9
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    146
    27.89
    53
    42. Violence
    0.80
    162
    6.67
    74
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.70
    140
    3.57
    33
    44. Skin Disease
    0.67
    127
    2.37
    45
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.65
    25
    0.12
    138
    46. Asthma
    0.62
    152
    19.60
    22
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.60
    144
    8.00
    40
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.49
    177
    16.83
    4
    49. Schizophrenia
    0.46
    9
    0.00
    120
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.45
    125
    4.45
    78
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      France FRANCE   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63,181
    13.22
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    53,157
    11.12
    458
    1.14
    3. Stroke
    36,354
    7.60
    5,769
    14.33
    4. Lung Cancers
    35,657
    7.46
    919
    2.28
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,854
    4.57
    422
    1.05
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,771
    4.14
    2,820
    7.01
    7. Lung Disease
    18,232
    3.81
    1,626
    4.04
    8. Breast Cancer
    15,536
    3.25
    437
    1.09
    9. Other Injuries
    15,119
    3.16
    519
    1.29
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    12,360
    2.59
    61
    0.15
    11. Kidney Disease
    11,477
    2.40
    1,646
    4.09
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,912
    2.28
    1,466
    3.64
    13. Prostate Cancer
    10,873
    2.27
    37
    0.09
    14. Lymphomas
    10,067
    2.11
    211
    0.52
    15. Liver Cancer
    9,573
    2.00
    1,104
    2.74
    16. Suicide
    8,961
    1.87
    390
    0.97
    17. Other Neoplasms
    8,771
    1.83
    12
    0.03
    18. Falls
    8,284
    1.73
    440
    1.09
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8,086
    1.69
    186
    0.46
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    7,570
    1.58
    139
    0.35
    21. Leukemia
    7,457
    1.56
    290
    0.72
    22. Liver Disease
    7,382
    1.54
    1,171
    2.91
    23. Hypertension
    7,109
    1.49
    890
    2.21
    24. Bladder Cancer
    6,566
    1.37
    49
    0.12
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    6,065
    1.27
    206
    0.51
    26. Stomach Cancer
    5,530
    1.16
    530
    1.32
    27. Oral Cancer
    4,676
    0.98
    349
    0.87
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,673
    0.98
    214
    0.53
    29. Malnutrition
    4,212
    0.88
    166
    0.41
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3,964
    0.83
    101
    0.25
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,339
    0.70
    1,281
    3.18
    32. Skin Cancers
    3,256
    0.68
    59
    0.15
    33. Alcohol
    3,189
    0.67
    61
    0.15
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2,721
    0.57
    29
    0.07
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,012
    0.42
    647
    1.61
    36. Drug Use
    1,881
    0.39
    33
    0.08
    37. Epilepsy
    1,865
    0.39
    58
    0.14
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,807
    0.38
    1,552
    3.86
    39. Skin Disease
    1,598
    0.33
    89
    0.22
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,574
    0.33
    187
    0.46
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,384
    0.29
    207
    0.51
    42. Asthma
    1,039
    0.22
    840
    2.09
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    986
    0.21
    651
    1.62
    44. Anemia
    973
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    868
    0.18
    568
    1.41
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    752
    0.16
    6
    0.01
    47. Low Birth Weight
    651
    0.14
    1,156
    2.87
    48. Schizophrenia
    647
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    49. Violence
    538
    0.11
    475
    1.18
    50. Tuberculosis
    435
    0.09
    1,949
    4.84
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.51
    19
    21.02
    48
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.61
    52
    17.83
    80
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.24
    118
    3.01
    174
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    40
    10.17
    74
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.22
    18
    1.38
    157
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.66
    61
    25.37
    4
    7. Lymphomas
    6.05
    40
    4.47
    102
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.97
    70
    4.05
    108
    9. Leukemia
    4.65
    33
    5.00
    19
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.84
    60
    7.55
    14
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    136
    11.97
    22
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.68
    35
    1.36
    137
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.41
    56
    4.43
    41
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.89
    65
    1.27
    151
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.55
    156
    7.80
    96
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.18
    71
    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.