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Vanuatu
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
VANUATU VS LAOS

Compare Vanuatu 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
Vanuatu Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Vanuatu VANUATU   Laos LAOS
      Vanuatu VANUATU   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.4
    48.3
    46.8
    109
    109
    111
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    51.3
    54.4
    52.8
    110
    109
    108
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    57.1
    60.6
    58.8
    111
    111
    110
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    62.0
    65.0
    63.5
    111
    119
    113
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    67.6
    70.7
    69.0
    87
    107
    99
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    69.3
    72.9
    71.0
    94
    107
    99
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    62.7
    68.3
    65.3
    151
    144
    147
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Vanuatu VANUATU   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.7
    68.3
    151
    144
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    64.5
    70.0
    169
    158
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    64.6
    70.1
    169
    162
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    64.8
    70.3
    169
    163
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    65.2
    70.5
    169
    163
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    65.8
    70.8
    169
    165
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    66.6
    71.2
    168
    167
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    67.5
    71.6
    168
    167
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    68.5
    72.2
    168
    168
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    69.7
    73.0
    168
    172
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    71.2
    74.0
    168
    174
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    72.9
    75.2
    168
    175
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    74.8
    76.7
    168
    176
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    77.2
    78.5
    166
    176
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    79.8
    80.5
    163
    174
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    82.6
    83.0
    163
    173
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    85.6
    85.9
    160
    168
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    89.0
    89.2
    165
    170
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Vanuatu VANUATU   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    299.44
    7
    139.74
    56
    2. Stroke
    190.53
    6
    152.50
    21
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    81.66
    15
    36.38
    71
    4. Lung Disease
    78.03
    7
    46.19
    20
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59.97
    58
    59.07
    61
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    46.26
    39
    27.89
    53
    7. Kidney Disease
    43.29
    16
    38.60
    25
    8. Hypertension
    31.50
    40
    24.41
    59
    9. Asthma
    29.89
    7
    19.60
    22
    10. Liver Disease
    27.40
    64
    24.75
    75
    11. Suicide
    20.97
    13
    5.98
    128
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.62
    90
    16.42
    119
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.40
    84
    19.78
    77
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    16.53
    4
    3.57
    33
    15. Liver Cancer
    14.32
    16
    25.37
    4
    16. Prostate Cancer
    14.31
    108
    3.01
    174
    17. Breast Cancer
    13.78
    124
    17.83
    80
    18. Drownings
    12.56
    4
    7.51
    9
    19. Other Injuries
    12.56
    41
    7.53
    92
    20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    12.20
    7
    16.83
    4
    21. Cervical Cancer
    11.35
    72
    7.80
    96
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    9.71
    3
    4.40
    75
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    9.24
    16
    5.84
    92
    24. Lung Cancers
    8.83
    109
    21.02
    48
    25. Falls
    7.87
    55
    9.16
    28
    26. Tuberculosis
    7.46
    74
    34.86
    29
    27. Malnutrition
    6.59
    44
    3.82
    60
    28. Low Birth Weight
    6.17
    75
    8.47
    50
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.91
    68
    4.66
    93
    30. Maternal Conditions
    5.24
    47
    2.91
    61
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.85
    152
    10.17
    74
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    4.71
    68
    3.39
    92
    33. Skin Disease
    4.13
    20
    2.37
    45
    34. Leukemia
    4.06
    66
    5.00
    19
    35. Ovary Cancer
    3.60
    126
    4.05
    108
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.94
    84
    8.00
    40
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2.91
    160
    11.97
    22
    38. Violence
    2.69
    117
    6.67
    74
    39. Meningitis
    2.40
    58
    1.88
    64
    40. Pertussis
    2.20
    40
    3.41
    21
    41. Epilepsy
    2.01
    68
    0.86
    144
    42. Alcohol
    1.85
    65
    1.13
    107
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.75
    125
    1.27
    151
    44. Fires
    1.74
    82
    1.68
    85
    45. Syphilis
    1.35
    28
    0.25
    76
    46. Lymphomas
    1.32
    178
    4.47
    102
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    144
    1.36
    137
    48. Poisonings
    0.79
    75
    0.56
    92
    49. Appendicitis
    0.72
    39
    0.48
    66
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    0.65
    176
    1.38
    157
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Vanuatu VANUATU   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    454
    22.70
    5,190
    12.89
    2. Stroke
    288
    14.40
    5,769
    14.33
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    127
    6.35
    1,466
    3.64
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    124
    6.20
    2,820
    7.01
    5. Lung Disease
    108
    5.40
    1,626
    4.04
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    80
    4.00
    1,552
    3.86
    7. Kidney Disease
    70
    3.50
    1,646
    4.09
    8. Suicide
    54
    2.70
    390
    0.97
    9. Liver Disease
    51
    2.55
    1,171
    2.91
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    48
    2.40
    647
    1.61
    11. Hypertension
    47
    2.35
    890
    2.21
    12. Asthma
    45
    2.25
    840
    2.09
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    45
    2.25
    1,281
    3.18
    14. Low Birth Weight
    43
    2.15
    1,156
    2.87
    15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    35
    1.75
    207
    0.51
    16. Drownings
    35
    1.75
    568
    1.41
    17. Other Injuries
    30
    1.50
    519
    1.29
    18. Liver Cancer
    27
    1.35
    1,104
    2.74
    19. Birth Trauma
    20
    1.00
    1,116
    2.77
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18
    0.90
    458
    1.14
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    18
    0.90
    651
    1.62
    22. Tuberculosis
    16
    0.80
    1,949
    4.84
    23. Lung Cancers
    15
    0.75
    919
    2.28
    24. Maternal Conditions
    14
    0.70
    218
    0.54
    25. Breast Cancer
    13
    0.65
    437
    1.09
    26. Cervical Cancer
    13
    0.65
    187
    0.46
    27. Falls
    13
    0.65
    440
    1.09
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    0.60
    139
    0.35
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    11
    0.55
    206
    0.51
    30. Pertussis
    10
    0.50
    304
    0.76
    31. Malnutrition
    10
    0.50
    166
    0.41
    32. Prostate Cancer
    9
    0.45
    37
    0.09
    33. Leukemia
    9
    0.45
    290
    0.72
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    9
    0.45
    186
    0.46
    35. Syphilis
    8
    0.40
    28
    0.07
    36. Meningitis
    8
    0.40
    154
    0.38
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8
    0.40
    422
    1.05
    38. Skin Disease
    7
    0.35
    89
    0.22
    39. Violence
    7
    0.35
    475
    1.18
    40. Stomach Cancer
    6
    0.30
    530
    1.32
    41. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    58
    0.14
    42. Ovary Cancer
    4
    0.20
    101
    0.25
    43. Alcohol
    4
    0.20
    61
    0.15
    44. Fires
    4
    0.20
    108
    0.27
    45. Tetanus
    3
    0.15
    96
    0.24
    46. Lymphomas
    3
    0.15
    211
    0.52
    47. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.10
    29
    0.07
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.10
    49
    0.12
    49. Poisonings
    2
    0.10
    41
    0.10
    50. Encephalitis
    1
    0.05
    69
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Vanuatu VANUATU   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    14.32
    16
    25.37
    4
    2. Prostate Cancer
    14.31
    108
    3.01
    174
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.78
    124
    17.83
    80
    4. Cervical Cancer
    11.35
    72
    7.80
    96
    5. Lung Cancers
    8.83
    109
    21.02
    48
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.85
    152
    10.17
    74
    7. Leukemia
    4.06
    66
    5.00
    19
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.60
    126
    4.05
    108
    9. Stomach Cancer
    2.91
    160
    11.97
    22
    10. Uterin Cancer
    1.75
    125
    1.27
    151
    11. Lymphomas
    1.32
    178
    4.47
    102
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    144
    1.36
    137
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    0.65
    176
    1.38
    157
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.61
    180
    7.55
    14
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.00
    183
    4.43
    41
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    183
    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.