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Sao Tome
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
SAO TOME VS LAOS

Compare Sao Tome 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
Sao Tome Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   Laos LAOS
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    49.3
    52.3
    50.8
    92
    93
    91
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    54.2
    57.2
    55.7
    96
    95
    95
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    58.2
    61.0
    59.6
    104
    110
    107
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    60.9
    63.7
    62.2
    116
    120
    119
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    60.8
    64.4
    62.6
    123
    126
    127
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    64.3
    68.1
    66.2
    124
    129
    128
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    68.8
    72.0
    70.4
    115
    123
    120
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.8
    72.0
    115
    123
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    71.2
    74.0
    104
    124
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    71.4
    74.2
    104
    124
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    71.6
    74.4
    103
    125
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    71.9
    74.5
    102
    126
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.7
    104
    126
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    72.5
    74.9
    107
    126
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    72.8
    75.2
    107
    129
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    73.2
    75.5
    110
    129
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    73.7
    76.0
    113
    132
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    74.4
    76.7
    116
    136
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    75.4
    77.5
    122
    142
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    76.7
    78.6
    126
    142
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    78.4
    80.0
    132
    145
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    80.6
    81.7
    133
    145
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    83.2
    83.9
    134
    151
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.5
    131
    157
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.6
    146
    162
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.60
    64
    139.74
    56
    2. Stroke
    107.87
    61
    152.50
    21
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    99.50
    24
    59.07
    61
    4. Lung Disease
    50.70
    16
    46.19
    20
    5. Kidney Disease
    46.72
    13
    38.60
    25
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    42.59
    17
    19.78
    77
    7. Liver Disease
    38.72
    28
    24.75
    75
    8. Tuberculosis
    30.26
    36
    34.86
    29
    9. Asthma
    24.13
    16
    19.60
    22
    10. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    70
    3.01
    174
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.73
    86
    16.42
    119
    12. Cervical Cancer
    14.88
    57
    7.80
    96
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.76
    128
    36.38
    71
    14. Falls
    14.27
    7
    9.16
    28
    15. Lung Cancers
    13.51
    84
    21.02
    48
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12.46
    66
    27.89
    53
    17. Stomach Cancer
    11.50
    27
    11.97
    22
    18. Breast Cancer
    10.59
    153
    17.83
    80
    19. Liver Cancer
    9.21
    34
    25.37
    4
    20. Hypertension
    7.94
    145
    24.41
    59
    21. Other Injuries
    7.20
    97
    7.53
    92
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.30
    79
    5.84
    92
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    6.27
    48
    3.39
    92
    24. Violence
    6.18
    77
    6.67
    74
    25. Low Birth Weight
    5.99
    82
    8.47
    50
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    31
    4.40
    75
    27. Birth Trauma
    5.51
    60
    8.00
    40
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.37
    78
    4.66
    93
    29. Malnutrition
    5.35
    50
    3.82
    60
    30. Ovary Cancer
    4.99
    68
    4.05
    108
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.25
    22
    3.57
    33
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    165
    10.17
    74
    33. Bladder Cancer
    3.77
    32
    1.36
    137
    34. Meningitis
    3.20
    51
    1.88
    64
    35. Maternal Conditions
    2.97
    59
    2.91
    61
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.84
    88
    16.83
    4
    37. Suicide
    2.20
    176
    5.98
    128
    38. Epilepsy
    2.19
    55
    0.86
    144
    39. Encephalitis
    1.71
    7
    0.97
    23
    40. Drownings
    1.67
    124
    7.51
    9
    41. Skin Disease
    1.66
    89
    2.37
    45
    42. Pertussis
    1.65
    50
    3.41
    21
    43. Drug Use
    1.30
    84
    0.53
    157
    44. Alcohol
    1.23
    102
    1.13
    107
    45. Leukemia
    1.16
    167
    5.00
    19
    46. Hepatitis B
    1.12
    32
    0.32
    80
    47. Tetanus
    1.06
    24
    1.31
    17
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    156
    4.43
    41
    49. Syphilis
    0.81
    46
    0.25
    76
    50. Poisonings
    0.75
    77
    0.56
    92
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    111
    12.44
    2,820
    7.01
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108
    12.11
    5,190
    12.89
    3. Stroke
    92
    10.31
    5,769
    14.33
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    60
    6.73
    1,281
    3.18
    5. Kidney Disease
    44
    4.93
    1,646
    4.09
    6. Tuberculosis
    41
    4.60
    1,949
    4.84
    7. Lung Disease
    41
    4.60
    1,626
    4.04
    8. Liver Disease
    40
    4.48
    1,171
    2.91
    9. Low Birth Weight
    31
    3.48
    1,156
    2.87
    10. Birth Trauma
    28
    3.14
    1,116
    2.77
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    27
    3.03
    647
    1.61
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    24
    2.69
    1,552
    3.86
    13. Asthma
    22
    2.47
    840
    2.09
    14. Lung Cancers
    15
    1.68
    919
    2.28
    15. Falls
    15
    1.68
    440
    1.09
    16. Stomach Cancer
    14
    1.57
    530
    1.32
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    13
    1.46
    1,466
    3.64
    18. Other Injuries
    13
    1.46
    519
    1.29
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12
    1.35
    458
    1.14
    20. Violence
    12
    1.35
    475
    1.18
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    10
    1.12
    186
    0.46
    22. Malnutrition
    9
    1.01
    166
    0.41
    23. Liver Cancer
    9
    1.01
    1,104
    2.74
    24. Cervical Cancer
    9
    1.01
    187
    0.46
    25. Hypertension
    7
    0.78
    890
    2.21
    26. Pertussis
    6
    0.67
    304
    0.76
    27. Breast Cancer
    6
    0.67
    437
    1.09
    28. Prostate Cancer
    6
    0.67
    37
    0.09
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    6
    0.67
    206
    0.51
    30. Meningitis
    5
    0.56
    154
    0.38
    31. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.56
    218
    0.54
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4
    0.45
    422
    1.05
    33. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.45
    49
    0.12
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    4
    0.45
    139
    0.35
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.45
    207
    0.51
    36. Drownings
    4
    0.45
    568
    1.41
    37. Syphilis
    3
    0.34
    28
    0.07
    38. Encephalitis
    3
    0.34
    69
    0.17
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3
    0.34
    101
    0.25
    40. Epilepsy
    3
    0.34
    58
    0.14
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.34
    651
    1.62
    42. Suicide
    3
    0.34
    390
    0.97
    43. Tetanus
    2
    0.22
    96
    0.24
    44. Drug Use
    2
    0.22
    33
    0.08
    45. Skin Disease
    2
    0.22
    89
    0.22
    46. Measles
    1
    0.11
    29
    0.07
    47. Hepatitis B
    1
    0.11
    17
    0.04
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    1
    0.11
    214
    0.53
    49. Leukemia
    1
    0.11
    290
    0.72
    50. Alcohol
    1
    0.11
    61
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    70
    3.01
    174
    2. Cervical Cancer
    14.88
    57
    7.80
    96
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.51
    84
    21.02
    48
    4. Stomach Cancer
    11.50
    27
    11.97
    22
    5. Breast Cancer
    10.59
    153
    17.83
    80
    6. Liver Cancer
    9.21
    34
    25.37
    4
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.99
    68
    4.05
    108
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    165
    10.17
    74
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.77
    32
    1.36
    137
    10. Leukemia
    1.16
    167
    5.00
    19
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    156
    4.43
    41
    12. Lymphomas
    0.07
    183
    4.47
    102
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    0.01
    182
    1.38
    157
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.01
    182
    7.55
    14
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    179
    1.43
    123
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    183
    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.