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Sweden
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
SWEDEN VS LAOS

Compare Sweden 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
Sweden Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Laos LAOS
      Sweden SWEDEN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    139.74
    56
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    16.42
    119
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    3.01
    174
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    152.50
    21
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    21.02
    48
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    46.19
    20
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    17.83
    80
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    10.17
    74
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    5.98
    128
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    59.07
    61
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    1.38
    157
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    36.38
    71
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    24.41
    59
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    4.47
    102
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    38.60
    25
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    4.05
    108
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    7.53
    92
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    0.53
    157
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    24.75
    75
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    9.16
    28
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    0.29
    143
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    5.00
    19
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    25.37
    4
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    4.40
    75
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    3.39
    92
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    1.43
    123
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    5.84
    92
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    11.97
    22
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    1.36
    137
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    4.66
    93
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    19.78
    77
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    1.27
    151
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    4.43
    41
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    7.80
    96
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    1.13
    107
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    7.55
    14
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    6.67
    74
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    16.83
    4
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    27.89
    53
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    0.12
    138
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    7.51
    9
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    0.86
    144
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    2.37
    45
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    8.47
    50
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    19.60
    22
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    0.00
    122
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    0.18
    135
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    1.68
    85
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    3.57
    33
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    8.00
    40
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sweden SWEDEN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    458
    1.14
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    5,769
    14.33
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    1,626
    4.04
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    919
    2.28
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    422
    1.05
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    2,820
    7.01
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    37
    0.09
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    61
    0.15
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    890
    2.21
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    1,466
    3.64
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    1,646
    4.09
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    437
    1.09
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    390
    0.97
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    519
    1.29
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    211
    0.52
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    440
    1.09
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    12
    0.03
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    139
    0.35
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    290
    0.72
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    49
    0.12
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    1,104
    2.74
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    1,171
    2.91
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    186
    0.46
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
    59
    0.15
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    530
    1.32
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    101
    0.25
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    206
    0.51
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    214
    0.53
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    33
    0.08
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    349
    0.87
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    61
    0.15
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    29
    0.07
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    1,281
    3.18
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    647
    1.61
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    1,552
    3.86
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    651
    1.62
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    187
    0.46
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    89
    0.22
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    6
    0.01
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    840
    2.09
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    7
    0.02
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    58
    0.14
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    166
    0.41
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    568
    1.41
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    475
    1.18
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    207
    0.51
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    108
    0.27
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    3.01
    174
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    21.02
    48
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    17.83
    80
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    10.17
    74
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    1.38
    157
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    4.47
    102
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    4.05
    108
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    5.00
    19
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    25.37
    4
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    1.43
    123
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    11.97
    22
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    1.36
    137
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    1.27
    151
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    4.43
    41
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    7.80
    96
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    7.55
    14
    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.