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Panama
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
PANAMA VS LAOS

Compare Panama 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
Panama Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Laos LAOS
      Panama PANAMA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    59.9
    62.0
    60.9
    58
    61
    60
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    64.2
    67.0
    65.6
    52
    60
    57
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    67.8
    72.4
    70.1
    37
    54
    47
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    69.8
    75.2
    72.5
    40
    46
    39
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    73.2
    78.4
    75.7
    33
    34
    34
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    73.5
    79.8
    76.5
    43
    37
    38
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    76.7
    82.1
    79.3
    37
    33
    35
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    82.1
    37
    33
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    77.9
    83.2
    37
    32
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    78.0
    83.3
    37
    32
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    78.1
    83.4
    37
    31
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    78.5
    83.5
    37
    30
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    78.9
    83.6
    37
    29
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    79.4
    83.8
    33
    29
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    79.7
    84.1
    31
    28
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    80.1
    84.3
    29
    26
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    80.5
    84.6
    29
    26
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.9
    29
    23
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    81.7
    85.4
    26
    19
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    82.6
    86.0
    24
    15
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    83.7
    86.7
    24
    14
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    85.1
    87.6
    19
    12
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.8
    11
    11
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.3
    5
    10
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.1
    4
    10
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.54
    159
    139.74
    56
    2. Stroke
    40.58
    138
    152.50
    21
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.93
    85
    38.60
    25
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    23.54
    103
    36.38
    71
    5. Prostate Cancer
    18.10
    75
    3.01
    174
    6. Violence
    17.46
    25
    6.67
    74
    7. Lung Disease
    15.81
    135
    46.19
    20
    8. HIV/AIDS
    15.42
    48
    4.45
    78
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.99
    104
    19.78
    77
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.90
    141
    59.07
    61
    11. Breast Cancer
    12.10
    139
    17.83
    80
    12. Hypertension
    10.48
    131
    24.41
    59
    13. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    52
    11.97
    22
    14. Cervical Cancer
    8.37
    92
    7.80
    96
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.95
    104
    10.17
    74
    16. Liver Disease
    7.57
    147
    24.75
    75
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    7.51
    41
    5.84
    92
    18. Lung Cancers
    6.93
    121
    21.02
    48
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    54
    3.39
    92
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.91
    67
    4.66
    93
    21. Other Neoplasms
    5.68
    8
    0.29
    143
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.37
    166
    16.42
    119
    23. Tuberculosis
    5.19
    83
    34.86
    29
    24. Lymphomas
    4.74
    88
    4.47
    102
    25. Leukemia
    4.35
    55
    5.00
    19
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.09
    125
    25.37
    4
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    105
    8.47
    50
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.62
    85
    27.89
    53
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    109
    1.38
    157
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    64
    1.27
    151
    31. Suicide
    2.86
    163
    5.98
    128
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.79
    151
    4.05
    108
    33. Malnutrition
    2.51
    79
    3.82
    60
    34. Skin Disease
    2.50
    38
    2.37
    45
    35. Drownings
    2.44
    91
    7.51
    9
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    2.35
    155
    4.40
    75
    37. Other Injuries
    2.30
    178
    7.53
    92
    38. Falls
    2.01
    172
    9.16
    28
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.78
    145
    7.55
    14
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.55
    101
    8.00
    40
    41. Epilepsy
    1.48
    99
    0.86
    144
    42. Anemia
    1.31
    12
    0.00
    122
    43. Asthma
    1.22
    124
    19.60
    22
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    131
    1.43
    123
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.19
    145
    4.43
    41
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.78
    94
    2.91
    61
    47. Drug Use
    0.75
    136
    0.53
    157
    48. Alcohol
    0.72
    130
    1.13
    107
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    171
    1.36
    137
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.66
    166
    16.83
    4
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Panama PANAMA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,624
    14.96
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Stroke
    2,006
    11.43
    5,769
    14.33
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,106
    6.30
    1,646
    4.09
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,070
    6.10
    1,466
    3.64
    5. Lung Disease
    815
    4.65
    1,626
    4.04
    6. Violence
    730
    4.16
    475
    1.18
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    697
    3.97
    2,820
    7.01
    8. HIV/AIDS
    653
    3.72
    313
    0.78
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    591
    3.37
    1,281
    3.18
    10. Hypertension
    510
    2.91
    890
    2.21
    11. Stomach Cancer
    397
    2.26
    530
    1.32
    12. Prostate Cancer
    390
    2.22
    37
    0.09
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    378
    2.15
    647
    1.61
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    352
    2.01
    422
    1.05
    15. Liver Disease
    325
    1.85
    1,171
    2.91
    16. Lung Cancers
    303
    1.73
    919
    2.28
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    296
    1.69
    458
    1.14
    18. Breast Cancer
    279
    1.59
    437
    1.09
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    279
    1.59
    186
    0.46
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    270
    1.54
    206
    0.51
    21. Other Neoplasms
    256
    1.46
    12
    0.03
    22. Low Birth Weight
    238
    1.36
    1,156
    2.87
    23. Tuberculosis
    223
    1.27
    1,949
    4.84
    24. Lymphomas
    205
    1.17
    211
    0.52
    25. Leukemia
    189
    1.08
    290
    0.72
    26. Cervical Cancer
    185
    1.05
    187
    0.46
    27. Liver Cancer
    182
    1.04
    1,104
    2.74
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    163
    0.93
    1,552
    3.86
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    135
    0.77
    61
    0.15
    30. Skin Disease
    127
    0.72
    89
    0.22
    31. Malnutrition
    122
    0.70
    166
    0.41
    32. Suicide
    121
    0.69
    390
    0.97
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    115
    0.66
    139
    0.35
    34. Drownings
    103
    0.59
    568
    1.41
    35. Other Injuries
    100
    0.57
    519
    1.29
    36. Birth Trauma
    94
    0.54
    1,116
    2.77
    37. Falls
    92
    0.52
    440
    1.09
    38. Oral Cancer
    78
    0.44
    349
    0.87
    39. Uterin Cancer
    66
    0.38
    29
    0.07
    40. Epilepsy
    66
    0.38
    58
    0.14
    41. Ovary Cancer
    64
    0.36
    101
    0.25
    42. Anemia
    63
    0.36
    0
    0.00
    43. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.32
    59
    0.15
    44. Asthma
    56
    0.32
    840
    2.09
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.30
    214
    0.53
    46. Bladder Cancer
    33
    0.19
    49
    0.12
    47. Drug Use
    33
    0.19
    33
    0.08
    48. Maternal Conditions
    32
    0.18
    218
    0.54
    49. Alcohol
    30
    0.17
    61
    0.15
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    30
    0.17
    651
    1.62
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.10
    75
    3.01
    174
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.10
    139
    17.83
    80
    3. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    52
    11.97
    22
    4. Cervical Cancer
    8.37
    92
    7.80
    96
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.95
    104
    10.17
    74
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.93
    121
    21.02
    48
    7. Lymphomas
    4.74
    88
    4.47
    102
    8. Leukemia
    4.35
    55
    5.00
    19
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.09
    125
    25.37
    4
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    109
    1.38
    157
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    64
    1.27
    151
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.79
    151
    4.05
    108
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.78
    145
    7.55
    14
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    131
    1.43
    123
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.19
    145
    4.43
    41
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    171
    1.36
    137
    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.