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Laos
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 Laos and Malawi 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.

Malawi
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
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%
Malawi Population Pyramid
38,142,971
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
  Laos LAOS   Malawi MALAWI
  Laos LAOS   Malawi MALAWI
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
42.2
45.5
43.8
128
125
126
 
37.4
38.5
37.9
153
155
157
1970
44.7
47.6
46.1
140
139
139
 
40.1
41.6
40.8
161
161
160
1980
47.8
50.3
49.1
148
148
146
 
43.9
45.8
44.8
159
162
160
1990
53.4
55.8
54.6
147
148
148
 
47.3
50.0
48.6
164
166
164
2000
56.5
59.7
58.1
140
142
140
 
42.6
43.6
43.1
180
182
182
2010
62.0
65.1
63.6
136
137
136
 
51.7
54.0
52.9
172
174
173
2019
66.2
70.9
68.5
130
128
130
 
62.3
68.9
65.6
153
138
143
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Laos LAOS   Malawi MALAWI
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
66.2
70.9
130
128
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age
66.2
70.9
130
128
62.3
68.9
153
138
Age 5
69.6
73.9
126
125
65.3
71.6
165
142
Age 10
69.8
74.1
128
126
65.8
72.1
165
143
Age 15
70.1
74.3
126
126
66.1
72.3
165
143
Age 20
70.4
74.5
126
125
66.5
72.6
165
143
Age 25
70.9
74.8
124
125
67.0
73.0
165
143
Age 30
71.3
75.0
125
125
67.6
73.4
165
142
Age 35
71.7
75.4
126
124
68.3
74.0
166
142
Age 40
72.2
75.8
127
125
69.1
74.8
167
142
Age 45
72.9
76.3
128
127
70.2
75.6
167
140
Age 50
73.7
76.9
131
128
71.6
76.6
166
141
Age 55
74.9
77.8
135
130
73.3
77.8
166
132
Age 60
76.4
78.9
138
132
75.1
79.0
164
128
Age 65
78.2
80.3
137
135
77.3
80.5
164
120
Age 70
80.5
82.0
137
135
79.8
82.3
162
116
Age 75
83.1
84.2
135
135
82.7
84.5
158
107
Age 80
86.1
86.8
134
135
85.9
87.2
153
102
Age 85
89.4
90.0
136
140
89.4
90.3
141
97
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Laos LAOS   Malawi MALAWI
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
152.50
21
99.81
73
2. Coronary Heart Disease
139.74
56
82.36
130
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
59.07
61
79.50
43
4. Lung Disease
46.19
20
23.06
86
5. Kidney Disease
38.60
25
23.88
86
6. Diabetes Mellitus
36.38
71
36.03
73
7. Tuberculosis
34.86
29
23.26
47
8. Diarrhoeal diseases
27.89
53
60.66
25
9. Liver Cancer
25.37
4
3.24
158
10. Liver Disease
24.75
75
43.20
16
11. Hypertension
24.41
59
32.87
38
12. Lung Cancers
21.02
48
1.92
173
13. Road Traffic Accidents
19.78
77
57.15
3
14. Asthma
19.60
22
9.68
66
15. Breast Cancer
17.83
80
13.43
128
16. Peptic Ulcer Disease
16.83
4
3.68
73
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.42
119
19.90
48
18. Stomach Cancer
11.97
22
2.55
167
19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.17
74
2.90
178
20. Falls
9.16
28
8.32
43
21. Low Birth Weight
8.47
50
8.83
48
22. Birth Trauma
8.00
40
7.34
47
23. Cervical Cancer
7.80
96
62.51
2
24. Oral Cancer
7.55
14
3.05
83
25. Other Injuries
7.53
92
10.06
67
26. Drownings
7.51
9
2.23
104
27. Violence
6.67
74
3.12
112
28. Suicide
5.98
128
10.58
63
29. Congenital Anomalies
5.84
92
6.35
75
30. Leukemia
5.00
19
0.62
179
31. Inflammatory/Heart
4.66
93
4.28
101
32. Lymphomas
4.47
102
7.19
18
33. HIV/AIDS
4.45
78
99.96
13
34. Oesophagus Cancer
4.43
41
21.94
1
35. Parkinson's Disease
4.40
75
3.95
97
36. Ovary Cancer
4.05
108
3.33
134
37. Malnutrition
3.82
60
14.32
16
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.57
33
1.88
74
39. Pertussis
3.41
21
1.36
57
40. Endocrine Disorders
3.39
92
2.36
134
41. Prostate Cancer
3.01
174
13.89
113
42. Maternal Conditions
2.91
61
12.32
24
43. Skin Disease
2.37
45
1.36
100
44. Meningitis
1.88
64
12.92
27
45. Fires
1.68
85
2.94
51
46. Skin Cancers
1.43
123
4.59
9
47. Pancreas Cancer
1.38
157
0.45
180
48. Bladder Cancer
1.36
137
4.76
13
49. Tetanus
1.31
17
1.22
19
50. Uterin Cancer
1.27
151
0.51
175
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Laos LAOS   Malawi MALAWI
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
5,769
14.33
5,939
6.16
2. Coronary Heart Disease
5,190
12.89
4,929
5.11
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,820
7.01
7,739
8.03
4. Tuberculosis
1,949
4.84
2,992
3.10
5. Kidney Disease
1,646
4.09
1,567
1.63
6. Lung Disease
1,626
4.04
1,340
1.39
7. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,552
3.86
5,782
6.00
8. Diabetes Mellitus
1,466
3.64
2,267
2.35
9. Road Traffic Accidents
1,281
3.18
6,221
6.45
10. Liver Disease
1,171
2.91
3,259
3.38
11. Low Birth Weight
1,156
2.87
4,339
4.50
12. Birth Trauma
1,116
2.77
3,563
3.70
13. Liver Cancer
1,104
2.74
317
0.33
14. Lung Cancers
919
2.28
131
0.14
15. Hypertension
890
2.21
1,797
1.86
16. Asthma
840
2.09
705
0.73
17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
651
1.62
280
0.29
18. Congenital Anomalies
647
1.61
2,509
2.60
19. Drownings
568
1.41
458
0.47
20. Stomach Cancer
530
1.32
206
0.21
21. Other Injuries
519
1.29
1,266
1.31
22. Violence
475
1.18
406
0.42
23. Alzheimers & Dementia
458
1.14
782
0.81
24. Falls
440
1.09
562
0.58
25. Breast Cancer
437
1.09
600
0.62
26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
422
1.05
234
0.24
27. Suicide
390
0.97
1,007
1.04
28. Oral Cancer
349
0.87
251
0.26
29. HIV/AIDS
313
0.78
12,839
13.32
30. Pertussis
304
0.76
436
0.45
31. Leukemia
290
0.72
82
0.09
32. Maternal Conditions
218
0.54
1,854
1.92
33. Oesophagus Cancer
214
0.53
1,842
1.91
34. Lymphomas
211
0.52
839
0.87
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
207
0.51
154
0.16
36. Inflammatory/Heart
206
0.51
370
0.38
37. Cervical Cancer
187
0.46
2,876
2.98
38. Endocrine Disorders
186
0.46
257
0.27
39. Malnutrition
166
0.41
1,499
1.55
40. Meningitis
154
0.38
1,792
1.86
41. Parkinson's Disease
139
0.35
200
0.21
42. Fires
108
0.27
380
0.39
43. Ovary Cancer
101
0.25
158
0.16
44. Tetanus
96
0.24
178
0.18
45. Skin Disease
89
0.22
101
0.10
46. Encephalitis
69
0.17
48
0.05
47. Alcohol
61
0.15
114
0.12
48. Pancreas Cancer
61
0.15
38
0.04
49. Skin Cancers
59
0.15
331
0.34
50. Epilepsy
58
0.14
260
0.27
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Laos LAOS   Malawi MALAWI
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Liver Cancer
25.37
4
3.24
158
2. Lung Cancers
21.02
48
1.92
173
3. Breast Cancer
17.83
80
13.43
128
4. Stomach Cancer
11.97
22
2.55
167
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.17
74
2.90
178
6. Cervical Cancer
7.80
96
62.51
2
7. Oral Cancer
7.55
14
3.05
83
8. Leukemia
5.00
19
0.62
179
9. Lymphomas
4.47
102
7.19
18
10. Oesophagus Cancer
4.43
41
21.94
1
11. Ovary Cancer
4.05
108
3.33
134
12. Prostate Cancer
3.01
174
13.89
113
13. Skin Cancers
1.43
123
4.59
9
14. Pancreas Cancer
1.38
157
0.45
180
15. Bladder Cancer
1.36
137
4.76
13
16. Uterin Cancer
1.27
151
0.51
175
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.