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Singapore
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
SINGAPORE VS LAOS

Compare Singapore 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
Singapore Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Laos LAOS
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.7
    65.7
    63.7
    47
    50
    45
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    65.4
    70.2
    67.7
    45
    45
    44
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    68.9
    74.2
    71.5
    33
    36
    29
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    71.9
    76.9
    74.3
    28
    30
    30
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    75.9
    80.9
    78.3
    11
    17
    13
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    79.2
    84.7
    82.0
    8
    3
    3
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    81.0
    85.5
    83.2
    6
    4
    4
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.0
    85.5
    6
    4
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    81.3
    85.6
    6
    4
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    81.4
    85.8
    6
    4
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.8
    6
    4
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    81.7
    85.9
    6
    4
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    81.9
    86.0
    5
    4
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    82.1
    86.1
    5
    4
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    82.4
    86.3
    5
    4
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    82.7
    86.5
    4
    4
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    83.2
    86.8
    4
    4
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    83.8
    87.2
    5
    4
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.8
    6
    5
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    8
    6
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    87.2
    89.4
    8
    4
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.8
    4
    3
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.6
    3
    4
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    61.08
    56
    59.07
    61
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.68
    149
    139.74
    56
    3. Stroke
    18.41
    175
    152.50
    21
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    21.02
    48
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    10.17
    74
    6. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    17.83
    80
    7. Kidney Disease
    12.04
    135
    38.60
    25
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    75
    5.98
    128
    9. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    3.01
    174
    10. Hypertension
    8.44
    138
    24.41
    59
    11. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    25.37
    4
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    1.38
    157
    13. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    11.97
    22
    14. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    4.47
    102
    15. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    4.05
    108
    16. Lung Disease
    4.45
    183
    46.19
    20
    17. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    7.55
    14
    18. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    1.27
    151
    19. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    5.00
    19
    20. Falls
    2.93
    153
    9.16
    28
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.67
    148
    4.66
    93
    22. Liver Disease
    2.40
    180
    24.75
    75
    23. Other Neoplasms
    2.32
    46
    0.29
    143
    24. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    7.80
    96
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    1.92
    178
    5.84
    92
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.69
    181
    19.78
    77
    27. Skin Disease
    1.60
    93
    2.37
    45
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    4.43
    41
    29. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    1.36
    137
    30. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.28
    183
    36.38
    71
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    1.09
    174
    4.40
    75
    32. Other Injuries
    1.03
    183
    7.53
    92
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    161
    16.83
    4
    34. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    1.43
    123
    35. Low Birth Weight
    0.65
    176
    8.47
    50
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    0.49
    182
    3.39
    92
    37. Asthma
    0.45
    167
    19.60
    22
    38. Drownings
    0.44
    175
    7.51
    9
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.43
    183
    16.42
    119
    40. Epilepsy
    0.42
    180
    0.86
    144
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.34
    146
    34.86
    29
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.34
    168
    27.89
    53
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.28
    173
    3.57
    33
    44. Drug Use
    0.26
    178
    0.53
    157
    45. Violence
    0.22
    182
    6.67
    74
    46. HIV/AIDS
    0.20
    145
    4.45
    78
    47. Alcohol
    0.12
    181
    1.13
    107
    48. Meningitis
    0.10
    179
    1.88
    64
    49. Fires
    0.09
    182
    1.68
    85
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.07
    183
    8.00
    40
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,292
    22.26
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,189
    21.83
    2,820
    7.01
    3. Stroke
    1,559
    6.56
    5,769
    14.33
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,540
    6.48
    919
    2.28
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,203
    5.06
    422
    1.05
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,028
    4.32
    1,646
    4.09
    7. Liver Cancer
    746
    3.14
    1,104
    2.74
    8. Hypertension
    732
    3.08
    890
    2.21
    9. Suicide
    650
    2.73
    390
    0.97
    10. Breast Cancer
    605
    2.55
    437
    1.09
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    537
    2.26
    61
    0.15
    12. Stomach Cancer
    405
    1.70
    530
    1.32
    13. Lymphomas
    397
    1.67
    211
    0.52
    14. Lung Disease
    383
    1.61
    1,626
    4.04
    15. Oral Cancer
    317
    1.33
    349
    0.87
    16. Prostate Cancer
    303
    1.27
    37
    0.09
    17. Leukemia
    249
    1.05
    290
    0.72
    18. Falls
    218
    0.92
    440
    1.09
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    215
    0.90
    206
    0.51
    20. Liver Disease
    209
    0.88
    1,171
    2.91
    21. Ovary Cancer
    204
    0.86
    101
    0.25
    22. Other Neoplasms
    195
    0.82
    12
    0.03
    23. Uterin Cancer
    147
    0.62
    29
    0.07
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    137
    0.58
    214
    0.53
    25. Skin Disease
    136
    0.57
    89
    0.22
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    121
    0.51
    1,281
    3.18
    27. Bladder Cancer
    120
    0.50
    49
    0.12
    28. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    0.45
    1,466
    3.64
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    90
    0.38
    139
    0.35
    30. Cervical Cancer
    85
    0.36
    187
    0.46
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    80
    0.34
    647
    1.61
    32. Other Injuries
    79
    0.33
    519
    1.29
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    69
    0.29
    651
    1.62
    34. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.24
    59
    0.15
    35. Asthma
    37
    0.16
    840
    2.09
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32
    0.13
    458
    1.14
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    30
    0.13
    186
    0.46
    38. Drownings
    29
    0.12
    568
    1.41
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    28
    0.12
    1,552
    3.86
    40. Tuberculosis
    26
    0.11
    1,949
    4.84
    41. Low Birth Weight
    25
    0.11
    1,156
    2.87
    42. Epilepsy
    25
    0.11
    58
    0.14
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.09
    207
    0.51
    44. Drug Use
    19
    0.08
    33
    0.08
    45. HIV/AIDS
    18
    0.08
    313
    0.78
    46. Violence
    15
    0.06
    475
    1.18
    47. Alcohol
    10
    0.04
    61
    0.15
    48. Meningitis
    8
    0.03
    154
    0.38
    49. Fires
    7
    0.03
    108
    0.27
    50. Appendicitis
    6
    0.03
    29
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    21.02
    48
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    10.17
    74
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    17.83
    80
    4. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    3.01
    174
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    25.37
    4
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    1.38
    157
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    11.97
    22
    8. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    4.47
    102
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    4.05
    108
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    7.55
    14
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    1.27
    151
    12. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    5.00
    19
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    7.80
    96
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    4.43
    41
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    1.36
    137
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    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.