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Guatemala
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

Compare Guatemala 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
Guatemala Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Laos LAOS
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.2
    46.6
    45.9
    110
    117
    116
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    51.0
    53.8
    52.4
    111
    114
    113
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    55.4
    59.5
    57.4
    120
    118
    117
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    59.6
    65.5
    62.5
    122
    117
    117
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    64.3
    71.0
    67.7
    108
    103
    104
     
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    67.3
    74.0
    70.7
    104
    100
    100
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    69.0
    75.0
    72.0
    112
    105
    110
     
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.0
    75.0
    112
    105
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    70.8
    76.7
    111
    100
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    70.9
    76.8
    112
    100
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    71.1
    76.9
    111
    100
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    71.6
    77.2
    109
    100
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    72.4
    77.4
    100
    97
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    73.2
    77.7
    95
    95
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    73.9
    78.0
    91
    95
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    74.7
    78.3
    86
    94
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    75.6
    78.8
    80
    95
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    76.6
    79.4
    78
    94
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    77.9
    80.2
    74
    93
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    79.4
    81.4
    63
    89
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    81.0
    82.8
    62
    80
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    83.1
    84.6
    55
    65
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    85.1
    86.2
    58
    66
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    87.4
    88.4
    58
    58
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.8
    78
    63
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    85.26
    127
    139.74
    56
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.32
    51
    59.07
    61
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    63.24
    23
    36.38
    71
    4. Kidney Disease
    55.14
    8
    38.60
    25
    5. Liver Disease
    48.70
    12
    24.75
    75
    6. Stroke
    42.01
    137
    152.50
    21
    7. Violence
    27.04
    13
    6.67
    74
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    26.54
    56
    19.78
    77
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    18.72
    59
    27.89
    53
    10. Prostate Cancer
    16.99
    80
    3.01
    174
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.66
    114
    16.42
    119
    12. Lung Disease
    16.50
    130
    46.19
    20
    13. Liver Cancer
    16.25
    13
    25.37
    4
    14. Other Injuries
    15.26
    22
    7.53
    92
    15. Malnutrition
    14.81
    15
    3.82
    60
    16. Stomach Cancer
    14.12
    13
    11.97
    22
    17. Alcohol
    13.98
    4
    1.13
    107
    18. Cervical Cancer
    12.90
    67
    7.80
    96
    19. Falls
    10.84
    17
    9.16
    28
    20. HIV/AIDS
    9.24
    61
    4.45
    78
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.86
    17
    16.83
    4
    22. Breast Cancer
    7.97
    176
    17.83
    80
    23. Suicide
    6.23
    124
    5.98
    128
    24. Hypertension
    5.92
    153
    24.41
    59
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    5.53
    98
    5.84
    92
    26. Low Birth Weight
    5.13
    87
    8.47
    50
    27. Birth Trauma
    4.47
    70
    8.00
    40
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    167
    10.17
    74
    29. Leukemia
    4.02
    69
    5.00
    19
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.67
    85
    3.39
    92
    31. Lung Cancers
    3.51
    151
    21.02
    48
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.48
    126
    4.40
    75
    33. Epilepsy
    2.89
    33
    0.86
    144
    34. Asthma
    2.78
    102
    19.60
    22
    35. Drownings
    2.75
    79
    7.51
    9
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.61
    63
    2.91
    61
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    2.59
    127
    1.38
    157
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.31
    105
    34.86
    29
    39. Ovary Cancer
    2.09
    171
    4.05
    108
    40. Lymphomas
    1.95
    174
    4.47
    102
    41. Skin Disease
    1.94
    72
    2.37
    45
    42. Drug Use
    1.89
    50
    0.53
    157
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.73
    169
    4.66
    93
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    105
    1.43
    123
    45. Meningitis
    1.71
    67
    1.88
    64
    46. Poisonings
    1.66
    53
    0.56
    92
    47. Fires
    1.36
    96
    1.68
    85
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    138
    4.43
    41
    49. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    168
    7.55
    14
    50. Appendicitis
    1.12
    13
    0.48
    66
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,825
    11.28
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,245
    10.61
    2,820
    7.01
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,932
    7.96
    1,466
    3.64
    4. Kidney Disease
    6,277
    7.21
    1,646
    4.09
    5. Liver Disease
    5,684
    6.53
    1,171
    2.91
    6. Stroke
    4,849
    5.57
    5,769
    14.33
    7. Violence
    4,411
    5.06
    475
    1.18
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,026
    4.62
    1,281
    3.18
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,617
    3.00
    1,552
    3.86
    10. Other Injuries
    2,466
    2.83
    519
    1.29
    11. Malnutrition
    1,981
    2.27
    166
    0.41
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,957
    2.25
    458
    1.14
    13. Lung Disease
    1,901
    2.18
    1,626
    4.04
    14. Alcohol
    1,799
    2.07
    61
    0.15
    15. Liver Cancer
    1,765
    2.03
    1,104
    2.74
    16. Low Birth Weight
    1,658
    1.90
    1,156
    2.87
    17. Stomach Cancer
    1,570
    1.80
    530
    1.32
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    1,517
    1.74
    647
    1.61
    19. Birth Trauma
    1,466
    1.68
    1,116
    2.77
    20. Falls
    1,371
    1.57
    440
    1.09
    21. HIV/AIDS
    1,173
    1.35
    313
    0.78
    22. Suicide
    1,039
    1.19
    390
    0.97
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,029
    1.18
    651
    1.62
    24. Prostate Cancer
    846
    0.97
    37
    0.09
    25. Cervical Cancer
    808
    0.93
    187
    0.46
    26. Hypertension
    679
    0.78
    890
    2.21
    27. Leukemia
    601
    0.69
    290
    0.72
    28. Breast Cancer
    495
    0.57
    437
    1.09
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    486
    0.56
    186
    0.46
    30. Maternal Conditions
    468
    0.54
    218
    0.54
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    464
    0.53
    422
    1.05
    32. Epilepsy
    463
    0.53
    58
    0.14
    33. Drownings
    463
    0.53
    568
    1.41
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    393
    0.45
    139
    0.35
    35. Lung Cancers
    391
    0.45
    919
    2.28
    36. Asthma
    335
    0.38
    840
    2.09
    37. Tuberculosis
    301
    0.35
    1,949
    4.84
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    282
    0.32
    61
    0.15
    39. Poisonings
    275
    0.32
    41
    0.10
    40. Drug Use
    272
    0.31
    33
    0.08
    41. Meningitis
    271
    0.31
    154
    0.38
    42. Skin Disease
    232
    0.27
    89
    0.22
    43. Lymphomas
    229
    0.26
    211
    0.52
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    225
    0.26
    206
    0.51
    45. Fires
    207
    0.24
    108
    0.27
    46. Skin Cancers
    195
    0.22
    59
    0.15
    47. Appendicitis
    164
    0.19
    29
    0.07
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    144
    0.17
    214
    0.53
    49. Oral Cancer
    142
    0.16
    349
    0.87
    50. Ovary Cancer
    133
    0.15
    101
    0.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    16.99
    80
    3.01
    174
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.25
    13
    25.37
    4
    3. Stomach Cancer
    14.12
    13
    11.97
    22
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.90
    67
    7.80
    96
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.97
    176
    17.83
    80
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    167
    10.17
    74
    7. Leukemia
    4.02
    69
    5.00
    19
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.51
    151
    21.02
    48
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.59
    127
    1.38
    157
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.09
    171
    4.05
    108
    11. Lymphomas
    1.95
    174
    4.47
    102
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    105
    1.43
    123
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    138
    4.43
    41
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    168
    7.55
    14
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.52
    179
    1.36
    137
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.46
    177
    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.