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Malaysia
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
MALAYSIA VS LAOS

Compare Malaysia 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
Malaysia Population Pyramid
40,550,371
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Laos Population Pyramid
9,479,753
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malaysia MALAYSIA   Laos LAOS
  Malaysia MALAYSIA   Laos LAOS
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
52.8
55.9
54.3
80
81
81
  
42.2
45.5
43.8
128
125
126
1970
60.0
63.2
61.6
71
74
76
  
44.7
47.6
46.1
140
139
139
1980
65.0
68.8
66.9
60
76
68
  
47.8
50.3
49.1
148
148
146
1990
68.2
72.5
70.3
53
74
60
  
53.4
55.8
54.6
147
148
148
2000
70.2
74.9
72.4
55
66
63
  
56.5
59.7
58.1
140
142
140
2010
71.9
76.5
74.1
62
77
67
  
62.0
65.1
63.6
136
137
136
2019
72.6
77.1
74.7
74
90
80
  
66.2
70.9
68.5
130
128
130
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malaysia MALAYSIA   Laos LAOS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
72.6
77.1
74
90
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age
72.6
77.1
74
90
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age 5
73.3
77.7
81
92
69.6
73.9
126
125
Age 10
73.4
77.8
83
92
69.8
74.1
128
126
Age 15
73.5
77.8
80
92
70.1
74.3
126
126
Age 20
73.7
77.9
80
92
70.4
74.5
126
125
Age 25
74.1
78.0
80
92
70.9
74.8
124
125
Age 30
74.4
78.2
79
93
71.3
75.0
125
125
Age 35
74.8
78.3
80
93
71.7
75.4
126
124
Age 40
75.2
78.5
79
93
72.2
75.8
127
125
Age 45
75.7
78.8
78
94
72.9
76.3
128
127
Age 50
76.4
79.2
81
96
73.7
76.9
131
128
Age 55
77.3
79.8
81
97
74.9
77.8
135
130
Age 60
78.5
80.6
81
99
76.4
78.9
138
132
Age 65
80.1
81.6
80
102
78.2
80.3
137
135
Age 70
82.0
83.1
76
101
80.5
82.0
137
135
Age 75
84.5
85.1
68
97
83.1
84.2
135
135
Age 80
87.4
87.5
60
94
86.1
86.8
134
135
Age 85
90.5
90.4
53
81
89.4
90.0
136
140
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malaysia MALAYSIA   Laos LAOS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
136.21
61
139.74
56
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
90.22
33
59.07
61
3. Stroke
81.65
92
152.50
21
4. Lung Disease
25.89
74
46.19
20
5. Kidney Disease
24.25
80
38.60
25
6. Road Traffic Accidents
22.76
60
19.78
77
7. Breast Cancer
20.80
44
17.83
80
8. Liver Disease
17.91
97
24.75
75
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.95
108
16.42
119
10. Lung Cancers
15.25
77
21.02
48
11. Diabetes Mellitus
14.82
126
36.38
71
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.27
31
10.17
74
13. HIV/AIDS
8.15
63
4.45
78
14. Skin Disease
7.90
7
2.37
45
15. Prostate Cancer
7.43
144
3.01
174
16. Other Injuries
7.39
95
7.53
92
17. Liver Cancer
6.96
57
25.37
4
18. Cervical Cancer
6.94
107
7.80
96
19. Falls
6.80
71
9.16
28
20. Diarrhoeal diseases
6.63
73
27.89
53
21. Oral Cancer
6.32
27
7.55
14
22. Suicide
5.77
130
5.98
128
23. Ovary Cancer
5.57
48
4.05
108
24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.55
52
16.83
4
25. Stomach Cancer
5.36
101
11.97
22
26. Leukemia
4.58
38
5.00
19
27. Lymphomas
4.55
95
4.47
102
28. Parkinson's Disease
4.52
69
4.40
75
29. Inflammatory/Heart
4.18
108
4.66
93
30. Congenital Anomalies
4.04
136
5.84
92
31. Tuberculosis
3.87
90
34.86
29
32. Asthma
3.65
98
19.60
22
33. Pancreas Cancer
3.59
95
1.38
157
34. Endocrine Disorders
2.86
117
3.39
92
35. Drownings
2.63
83
7.51
9
36. Violence
2.62
118
6.67
74
37. Low Birth Weight
2.57
134
8.47
50
38. Hypertension
2.45
173
24.41
59
39. Uterin Cancer
2.44
84
1.27
151
40. Bladder Cancer
1.79
106
1.36
137
41. Oesophagus Cancer
1.54
123
4.43
41
42. Encephalitis
1.50
10
0.97
23
43. Fires
1.15
104
1.68
85
44. Drug Use
1.09
106
0.53
157
45. Malnutrition
1.01
101
3.82
60
46. Other Neoplasms
1.00
61
0.29
143
47. Meningitis
1.00
80
1.88
64
48. Birth Trauma
0.92
126
8.00
40
49. Skin Cancers
0.91
139
1.43
123
50. Dengue
0.90
9
0.22
28
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Malaysia MALAYSIA   Laos LAOS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
36,729
21.86
5,190
12.89
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
23,477
13.97
2,820
7.01
3. Stroke
21,592
12.85
5,769
14.33
4. Road Traffic Accidents
7,181
4.27
1,281
3.18
5. Lung Disease
6,633
3.95
1,626
4.04
6. Kidney Disease
6,629
3.95
1,646
4.09
7. Liver Disease
5,125
3.05
1,171
2.91
8. Lung Cancers
4,319
2.57
919
2.28
9. Diabetes Mellitus
4,107
2.44
1,466
3.64
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,996
2.38
458
1.14
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,832
2.28
422
1.05
12. Breast Cancer
3,071
1.83
437
1.09
13. HIV/AIDS
2,679
1.59
313
0.78
14. Other Injuries
2,222
1.32
519
1.29
15. Skin Disease
2,066
1.23
89
0.22
16. Liver Cancer
1,984
1.18
1,104
2.74
17. Oral Cancer
1,865
1.11
349
0.87
18. Falls
1,855
1.10
440
1.09
19. Suicide
1,823
1.09
390
0.97
20. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,773
1.06
1,552
3.86
21. Stomach Cancer
1,441
0.86
530
1.32
22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,424
0.85
651
1.62
23. Leukemia
1,412
0.84
290
0.72
24. Congenital Anomalies
1,403
0.84
647
1.61
25. Lymphomas
1,321
0.79
211
0.52
26. Tuberculosis
1,227
0.73
1,949
4.84
27. Inflammatory/Heart
1,214
0.72
206
0.51
28. Parkinson's Disease
1,106
0.66
139
0.35
29. Low Birth Weight
1,020
0.61
1,156
2.87
30. Asthma
1,013
0.60
840
2.09
31. Cervical Cancer
1,010
0.60
187
0.46
32. Pancreas Cancer
994
0.59
61
0.15
33. Prostate Cancer
903
0.54
37
0.09
34. Violence
869
0.52
475
1.18
35. Ovary Cancer
827
0.49
101
0.25
36. Drownings
820
0.49
568
1.41
37. Endocrine Disorders
809
0.48
186
0.46
38. Hypertension
649
0.39
890
2.21
39. Bladder Cancer
467
0.28
49
0.12
40. Encephalitis
452
0.27
69
0.17
41. Oesophagus Cancer
435
0.26
214
0.53
42. Birth Trauma
359
0.21
1,116
2.77
43. Uterin Cancer
352
0.21
29
0.07
44. Fires
336
0.20
108
0.27
45. Drug Use
322
0.19
33
0.08
46. Meningitis
301
0.18
154
0.38
47. Dengue
280
0.17
17
0.04
48. Other Neoplasms
265
0.16
12
0.03
49. Malnutrition
249
0.15
166
0.41
50. Skin Cancers
247
0.15
59
0.15
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Malaysia MALAYSIA   Laos LAOS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
20.80
44
17.83
80
2. Lung Cancers
15.25
77
21.02
48
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.27
31
10.17
74
4. Prostate Cancer
7.43
144
3.01
174
5. Liver Cancer
6.96
57
25.37
4
6. Cervical Cancer
6.94
107
7.80
96
7. Oral Cancer
6.32
27
7.55
14
8. Ovary Cancer
5.57
48
4.05
108
9. Stomach Cancer
5.36
101
11.97
22
10. Leukemia
4.58
38
5.00
19
11. Lymphomas
4.55
95
4.47
102
12. Pancreas Cancer
3.59
95
1.38
157
13. Uterin Cancer
2.44
84
1.27
151
14. Bladder Cancer
1.79
106
1.36
137
15. Oesophagus Cancer
1.54
123
4.43
41
16. Skin Cancers
0.91
139
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.