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Senegal
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 Senegal 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
Senegal Population Pyramid
33,186,850
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%
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
  Senegal SENEGAL   Laos LAOS
  Senegal SENEGAL   Laos LAOS
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
40.2
41.2
40.7
142
147
143
 
42.2
45.5
43.8
128
125
126
1970
44.6
45.5
45.0
141
145
142
 
44.7
47.6
46.1
140
139
139
1980
50.6
51.7
51.1
134
143
140
 
47.8
50.3
49.1
148
148
146
1990
56.4
58.5
57.4
136
141
138
 
53.4
55.8
54.6
147
148
148
2000
56.0
59.0
57.5
143
145
143
 
56.5
59.7
58.1
140
142
140
2010
62.6
65.8
64.3
132
136
135
 
62.0
65.1
63.6
136
137
136
2019
66.8
70.1
68.6
128
132
129
 
66.2
70.9
68.5
130
128
130
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Laos LAOS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
66.8
70.1
128
132
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age
66.8
70.1
128
132
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age 5
70.2
73.1
119
132
69.6
73.9
126
125
Age 10
70.6
73.5
117
133
69.8
74.1
128
126
Age 15
70.9
73.7
115
133
70.1
74.3
126
126
Age 20
71.2
74.0
114
131
70.4
74.5
126
125
Age 25
71.6
74.3
114
132
70.9
74.8
124
125
Age 30
72.1
74.6
113
131
71.3
75.0
125
125
Age 35
72.5
75.0
111
130
71.7
75.4
126
124
Age 40
73.1
75.5
111
130
72.2
75.8
127
125
Age 45
73.8
76.1
109
130
72.9
76.3
128
127
Age 50
74.7
76.9
109
132
73.7
76.9
131
128
Age 55
75.8
77.8
109
131
74.9
77.8
135
130
Age 60
77.2
78.9
110
131
76.4
78.9
138
132
Age 65
79.0
80.4
110
126
78.2
80.3
137
135
Age 70
81.1
82.2
111
121
80.5
82.0
137
135
Age 75
83.6
84.4
108
116
83.1
84.2
135
135
Age 80
86.5
87.1
108
110
86.1
86.8
134
135
Age 85
89.8
90.3
100
105
89.4
90.0
136
140
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Laos LAOS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
107.21
95
139.74
56
2. Stroke
87.45
88
152.50
21
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
70.75
50
59.07
61
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
51.31
33
27.89
53
5. Malaria
42.82
21
0.15
55
6. Diabetes Mellitus
37.84
64
36.38
71
7. Road Traffic Accidents
35.06
35
19.78
77
8. Kidney Disease
32.13
47
38.60
25
9. Cervical Cancer
31.68
17
7.80
96
10. Prostate Cancer
29.08
32
3.01
174
11. Liver Disease
27.51
63
24.75
75
12. Tuberculosis
23.25
48
34.86
29
13. Lung Disease
23.01
88
46.19
20
14. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.92
36
16.42
119
15. Hypertension
17.73
95
24.41
59
16. Breast Cancer
17.64
83
17.83
80
17. Liver Cancer
13.96
17
25.37
4
18. Asthma
13.53
46
19.60
22
19. Meningitis
12.50
28
1.88
64
20. Maternal Conditions
12.22
25
2.91
61
21. Other Injuries
11.48
50
7.53
92
22. Suicide
10.99
62
5.98
128
23. HIV/AIDS
10.34
58
4.45
78
24. Violence
9.23
56
6.67
74
25. Falls
8.73
37
9.16
28
26. Low Birth Weight
8.37
52
8.47
50
27. Birth Trauma
7.93
41
8.00
40
28. Stomach Cancer
7.76
68
11.97
22
29. Congenital Anomalies
6.71
60
5.84
92
30. Endocrine Disorders
6.44
45
3.39
92
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.11
46
16.83
4
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.68
139
10.17
74
33. Parkinson's Disease
5.57
30
4.40
75
34. Inflammatory/Heart
5.54
75
4.66
93
35. Ovary Cancer
4.87
73
4.05
108
36. Lymphomas
3.90
125
4.47
102
37. Malnutrition
3.50
62
3.82
60
38. Fires
3.34
40
1.68
85
39. Oral Cancer
2.75
91
7.55
14
40. Pertussis
2.69
28
3.41
21
41. Epilepsy
2.64
40
0.86
144
42. Lung Cancers
2.59
166
21.02
48
43. Drownings
2.51
89
7.51
9
44. Uterin Cancer
2.37
89
1.27
151
45. Pancreas Cancer
2.36
133
1.38
157
46. Schistosomiasis
2.31
18
0.25
47
47. Poisonings
2.22
41
0.56
92
48. Bladder Cancer
2.18
85
1.36
137
49. Skin Disease
2.18
53
2.37
45
50. Skin Cancers
2.17
73
1.43
123
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Senegal SENEGAL   Laos LAOS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,184
9.26
2,820
7.01
2. Coronary Heart Disease
6,224
8.03
5,190
12.89
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
5,343
6.89
1,552
3.86
4. Stroke
5,342
6.89
5,769
14.33
5. Malaria
4,595
5.92
10
0.02
6. Road Traffic Accidents
3,832
4.94
1,281
3.18
7. Low Birth Weight
3,636
4.69
1,156
2.87
8. Birth Trauma
3,448
4.45
1,116
2.77
9. Tuberculosis
2,678
3.45
1,949
4.84
10. Diabetes Mellitus
2,395
3.09
1,466
3.64
11. Congenital Anomalies
2,364
3.05
647
1.61
12. Kidney Disease
2,210
2.85
1,646
4.09
13. Liver Disease
2,147
2.77
1,171
2.91
14. Maternal Conditions
1,669
2.15
218
0.54
15. Meningitis
1,628
2.10
154
0.38
16. Other Injuries
1,512
1.95
519
1.29
17. Cervical Cancer
1,405
1.81
187
0.46
18. Lung Disease
1,351
1.74
1,626
4.04
19. Violence
1,247
1.61
475
1.18
20. HIV/AIDS
1,186
1.53
313
0.78
21. Hypertension
1,095
1.41
890
2.21
22. Liver Cancer
1,087
1.40
1,104
2.74
23. Endocrine Disorders
1,041
1.34
186
0.46
24. Suicide
978
1.26
390
0.97
25. Asthma
936
1.21
840
2.09
26. Alzheimers & Dementia
879
1.13
458
1.14
27. Breast Cancer
861
1.11
437
1.09
28. Pertussis
771
0.99
304
0.76
29. Prostate Cancer
642
0.83
37
0.09
30. Falls
622
0.80
440
1.09
31. Stomach Cancer
557
0.72
530
1.32
32. Malnutrition
494
0.64
166
0.41
33. Drownings
494
0.64
568
1.41
34. Fires
448
0.58
108
0.27
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
433
0.56
651
1.62
36. Inflammatory/Heart
426
0.55
206
0.51
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
384
0.50
422
1.05
38. Epilepsy
330
0.43
58
0.14
39. Lymphomas
315
0.41
211
0.52
40. Poisonings
315
0.41
41
0.10
41. Parkinson's Disease
273
0.35
139
0.35
42. Ovary Cancer
220
0.28
101
0.25
43. Oral Cancer
208
0.27
349
0.87
44. Lung Cancers
180
0.23
919
2.28
45. Schistosomiasis
176
0.23
11
0.03
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
166
0.21
207
0.51
47. Pancreas Cancer
159
0.21
61
0.15
48. Skin Disease
159
0.21
89
0.22
49. Measles
158
0.20
29
0.07
50. Bladder Cancer
155
0.20
49
0.12
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Laos LAOS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
31.68
17
7.80
96
2. Prostate Cancer
29.08
32
3.01
174
3. Breast Cancer
17.64
83
17.83
80
4. Liver Cancer
13.96
17
25.37
4
5. Stomach Cancer
7.76
68
11.97
22
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.68
139
10.17
74
7. Ovary Cancer
4.87
73
4.05
108
8. Lymphomas
3.90
125
4.47
102
9. Oral Cancer
2.75
91
7.55
14
10. Lung Cancers
2.59
166
21.02
48
11. Uterin Cancer
2.37
89
1.27
151
12. Pancreas Cancer
2.36
133
1.38
157
13. Bladder Cancer
2.18
85
1.36
137
14. Skin Cancers
2.17
73
1.43
123
15. Oesophagus Cancer
1.50
126
4.43
41
16. Leukemia
1.02
169
5.00
19
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.