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Laos
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
LAOS VS BANGLADESH

Compare Laos and Bangladesh 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.

Bangladesh
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
Laos Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Laos LAOS   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Laos LAOS   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    		  
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
    1970
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    		  
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
    1980
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    		  
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
    1990
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    		  
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
    2000
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    		  
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
    2010
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    		  
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
    2019
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    		  
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Laos LAOS   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    Age 5
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    Age 10
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    Age 15
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    Age 20
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    Age 25
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    Age 30
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    Age 35
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    Age 40
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    Age 45
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    Age 50
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    Age 55
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    Age 60
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    Age 65
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    Age 70
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    Age 75
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Laos LAOS   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    152.50
    21
    119.20
    41
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.74
    56
    94.27
    118
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59.07
    61
    22.96
    103
    4. Lung Disease
    46.19
    20
    41.72
    25
    5. Kidney Disease
    38.60
    25
    9.14
    143
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.38
    71
    25.49
    98
    7. Tuberculosis
    34.86
    29
    25.88
    42
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    27.89
    53
    29.61
    52
    9. Liver Cancer
    25.37
    4
    2.29
    178
    10. Liver Disease
    24.75
    75
    16.64
    101
    11. Hypertension
    24.41
    59
    13.27
    114
    12. Lung Cancers
    21.02
    48
    10.24
    102
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.78
    77
    16.74
    88
    14. Asthma
    19.60
    22
    7.70
    74
    15. Breast Cancer
    17.83
    80
    10.69
    152
    16. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    16.83
    4
    1.01
    149
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.42
    119
    13.89
    142
    18. Stomach Cancer
    11.97
    22
    5.45
    100
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.17
    74
    3.57
    172
    20. Falls
    9.16
    28
    2.64
    159
    21. Low Birth Weight
    8.47
    50
    7.38
    60
    22. Birth Trauma
    8.00
    40
    5.68
    58
    23. Cervical Cancer
    7.80
    96
    7.75
    97
    24. Oral Cancer
    7.55
    14
    12.13
    4
    25. Other Injuries
    7.53
    92
    5.56
    123
    26. Drownings
    7.51
    9
    4.55
    33
    27. Violence
    6.67
    74
    2.89
    115
    28. Suicide
    5.98
    128
    3.85
    153
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    5.84
    92
    4.70
    121
    30. Leukemia
    5.00
    19
    1.29
    164
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.66
    93
    1.20
    180
    32. Lymphomas
    4.47
    102
    2.05
    173
    33. HIV/AIDS
    4.45
    78
    0.36
    130
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.43
    41
    15.32
    4
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    4.40
    75
    3.49
    125
    36. Ovary Cancer
    4.05
    108
    3.34
    133
    37. Malnutrition
    3.82
    60
    1.70
    86
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.57
    33
    2.25
    58
    39. Pertussis
    3.41
    21
    1.24
    60
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    3.39
    92
    0.98
    176
    41. Prostate Cancer
    3.01
    174
    3.07
    173
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2.91
    61
    2.19
    67
    43. Skin Disease
    2.37
    45
    1.01
    110
    44. Meningitis
    1.88
    64
    1.37
    70
    45. Fires
    1.68
    85
    0.89
    119
    46. Skin Cancers
    1.43
    123
    0.68
    153
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    1.38
    157
    1.15
    164
    48. Bladder Cancer
    1.36
    137
    0.84
    162
    49. Tetanus
    1.31
    17
    0.25
    61
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.27
    151
    0.68
    170
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Laos LAOS   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    5,769
    14.33
    134,166
    18.74
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,190
    12.89
    108,528
    15.16
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,820
    7.01
    29,586
    4.13
    4. Tuberculosis
    1,949
    4.84
    37,175
    5.19
    5. Kidney Disease
    1,646
    4.09
    10,841
    1.51
    6. Lung Disease
    1,626
    4.04
    45,699
    6.38
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,552
    3.86
    36,111
    5.05
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,466
    3.64
    28,976
    4.05
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,281
    3.18
    25,023
    3.50
    10. Liver Disease
    1,171
    2.91
    21,024
    2.94
    11. Low Birth Weight
    1,156
    2.87
    17,457
    2.44
    12. Birth Trauma
    1,116
    2.77
    13,392
    1.87
    13. Liver Cancer
    1,104
    2.74
    2,884
    0.40
    14. Lung Cancers
    919
    2.28
    12,174
    1.70
    15. Hypertension
    890
    2.21
    14,776
    2.06
    16. Asthma
    840
    2.09
    8,893
    1.24
    17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    651
    1.62
    1,251
    0.17
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    647
    1.61
    10,113
    1.41
    19. Drownings
    568
    1.41
    7,094
    0.99
    20. Stomach Cancer
    530
    1.32
    6,799
    0.95
    21. Other Injuries
    519
    1.29
    7,629
    1.07
    22. Violence
    475
    1.18
    4,623
    0.65
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    458
    1.14
    14,993
    2.09
    24. Falls
    440
    1.09
    3,328
    0.46
    25. Breast Cancer
    437
    1.09
    6,808
    0.95
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    422
    1.05
    4,534
    0.63
    27. Suicide
    390
    0.97
    5,998
    0.84
    28. Oral Cancer
    349
    0.87
    15,511
    2.17
    29. HIV/AIDS
    313
    0.78
    563
    0.08
    30. Pertussis
    304
    0.76
    2,011
    0.28
    31. Leukemia
    290
    0.72
    1,895
    0.26
    32. Maternal Conditions
    218
    0.54
    3,920
    0.55
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    214
    0.53
    19,525
    2.73
    34. Lymphomas
    211
    0.52
    2,667
    0.37
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    207
    0.51
    2,922
    0.41
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    206
    0.51
    1,485
    0.21
    37. Cervical Cancer
    187
    0.46
    5,132
    0.72
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    186
    0.46
    1,335
    0.19
    39. Malnutrition
    166
    0.41
    2,418
    0.34
    40. Meningitis
    154
    0.38
    2,105
    0.29
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    139
    0.35
    3,782
    0.53
    42. Fires
    108
    0.27
    1,271
    0.18
    43. Ovary Cancer
    101
    0.25
    2,231
    0.31
    44. Tetanus
    96
    0.24
    450
    0.06
    45. Skin Disease
    89
    0.22
    1,131
    0.16
    46. Encephalitis
    69
    0.17
    371
    0.05
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    61
    0.15
    1,414
    0.20
    48. Alcohol
    61
    0.15
    262
    0.04
    49. Skin Cancers
    59
    0.15
    853
    0.12
    50. Epilepsy
    58
    0.14
    1,353
    0.19
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Laos LAOS   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    25.37
    4
    2.29
    178
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.02
    48
    10.24
    102
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.83
    80
    10.69
    152
    4. Stomach Cancer
    11.97
    22
    5.45
    100
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.17
    74
    3.57
    172
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.80
    96
    7.75
    97
    7. Oral Cancer
    7.55
    14
    12.13
    4
    8. Leukemia
    5.00
    19
    1.29
    164
    9. Lymphomas
    4.47
    102
    2.05
    173
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.43
    41
    15.32
    4
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.05
    108
    3.34
    133
    12. Prostate Cancer
    3.01
    174
    3.07
    173
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.43
    123
    0.68
    153
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.38
    157
    1.15
    164
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.36
    137
    0.84
    162
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.27
    151
    0.68
    170
    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.