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Greece
COUNTRY #1
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GREECE VS LAOS

Compare Greece 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
Greece Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Laos LAOS
      Greece GREECE   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63.02
    148
    139.74
    56
    2. Stroke
    35.72
    144
    152.50
    21
    3. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    21.02
    48
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.43
    121
    59.07
    61
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    17.83
    80
    6. Lung Disease
    13.43
    149
    46.19
    20
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    3.01
    174
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.11
    134
    38.60
    25
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    10.17
    74
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.74
    156
    16.42
    119
    11. Hypertension
    7.48
    146
    24.41
    59
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    1.38
    157
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.68
    140
    19.78
    77
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.56
    16
    4.40
    75
    15. Other Injuries
    6.19
    117
    7.53
    92
    16. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    11.97
    22
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    25.37
    4
    18. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    5.00
    19
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    1.36
    137
    20. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    4.47
    102
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    4.05
    108
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.49
    173
    36.38
    71
    23. Liver Disease
    3.87
    173
    24.75
    75
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.67
    117
    4.66
    93
    25. Suicide
    3.63
    156
    5.98
    128
    26. Falls
    3.05
    146
    9.16
    28
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    1.27
    151
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    2.60
    127
    3.39
    92
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.37
    171
    5.84
    92
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    143
    8.47
    50
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    7.80
    96
    32. Drownings
    2.08
    114
    7.51
    9
    33. Drug Use
    1.95
    47
    0.53
    157
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.91
    54
    0.29
    143
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    7.55
    14
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    1.43
    123
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.60
    129
    16.83
    4
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    4.43
    41
    39. Epilepsy
    0.99
    136
    0.86
    144
    40. Violence
    0.86
    160
    6.67
    74
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    20
    0.12
    138
    42. Fires
    0.54
    137
    1.68
    85
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.38
    129
    4.45
    78
    44. Alcohol
    0.33
    158
    1.13
    107
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.29
    171
    3.57
    33
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.28
    174
    8.00
    40
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.25
    154
    34.86
    29
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.25
    108
    0.18
    135
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    91
    0.32
    80
    50. Meningitis
    0.21
    155
    1.88
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Greece GREECE   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,124
    20.92
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Stroke
    14,077
    13.94
    5,769
    14.33
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,282
    8.20
    2,820
    7.01
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,355
    7.28
    919
    2.28
    5. Lung Disease
    5,526
    5.47
    1,626
    4.04
    6. Kidney Disease
    4,759
    4.71
    1,646
    4.09
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,940
    3.90
    458
    1.14
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,264
    3.23
    422
    1.05
    9. Hypertension
    2,922
    2.89
    890
    2.21
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    2,646
    2.62
    139
    0.35
    11. Breast Cancer
    2,520
    2.50
    437
    1.09
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2,023
    2.00
    37
    0.09
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,904
    1.89
    61
    0.15
    14. Liver Cancer
    1,566
    1.55
    1,104
    2.74
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1,551
    1.54
    49
    0.12
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    1.52
    530
    1.32
    17. Other Injuries
    1,453
    1.44
    519
    1.29
    18. Leukemia
    1,354
    1.34
    290
    0.72
    19. Lymphomas
    1,268
    1.26
    211
    0.52
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,266
    1.25
    1,466
    3.64
    21. Falls
    1,245
    1.23
    440
    1.09
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    0.86
    1,281
    3.18
    23. Liver Disease
    809
    0.80
    1,171
    2.91
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    725
    0.72
    206
    0.51
    25. Other Neoplasms
    679
    0.67
    12
    0.03
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    611
    0.61
    651
    1.62
    27. Ovary Cancer
    557
    0.55
    101
    0.25
    28. Suicide
    533
    0.53
    390
    0.97
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    526
    0.52
    186
    0.46
    30. Oral Cancer
    440
    0.44
    349
    0.87
    31. Skin Cancers
    438
    0.43
    59
    0.15
    32. Drownings
    435
    0.43
    568
    1.41
    33. Uterin Cancer
    373
    0.37
    29
    0.07
    34. Epilepsy
    249
    0.25
    58
    0.14
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    246
    0.24
    214
    0.53
    36. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.24
    187
    0.46
    37. Drug Use
    193
    0.19
    33
    0.08
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    174
    0.17
    647
    1.61
    39. Fires
    146
    0.14
    108
    0.27
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    135
    0.13
    6
    0.01
    41. Low Birth Weight
    127
    0.13
    1,156
    2.87
    42. Violence
    104
    0.10
    475
    1.18
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    100
    0.10
    207
    0.51
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    95
    0.09
    1,552
    3.86
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    67
    0.07
    7
    0.02
    46. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.07
    1,949
    4.84
    47. Hepatitis B
    56
    0.06
    17
    0.04
    48. Skin Disease
    56
    0.06
    89
    0.22
    49. Alcohol
    50
    0.05
    61
    0.15
    50. HIV/AIDS
    47
    0.05
    313
    0.78
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    21.02
    48
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    17.83
    80
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    3.01
    174
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    10.17
    74
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    1.38
    157
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    11.97
    22
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    25.37
    4
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    1.36
    137
    9. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    5.00
    19
    10. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    4.47
    102
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    4.05
    108
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    1.27
    151
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    7.80
    96
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    7.55
    14
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    1.43
    123
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    4.43
    41
    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.