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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
LAOS VS SENEGAL

Compare Laos and Senegal 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.

Senegal
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%
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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%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Laos LAOS   Senegal SENEGAL
  Laos LAOS   Senegal SENEGAL
       
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
  
40.2
41.2
40.7
142
147
143
1970
44.7
47.6
46.1
140
139
139
  
44.6
45.5
45.0
141
145
142
1980
47.8
50.3
49.1
148
148
146
  
50.6
51.7
51.1
134
143
140
1990
53.4
55.8
54.6
147
148
148
  
56.4
58.5
57.4
136
141
138
2000
56.5
59.7
58.1
140
142
140
  
56.0
59.0
57.5
143
145
143
2010
62.0
65.1
63.6
136
137
136
  
62.6
65.8
64.3
132
136
135
2019
66.2
70.9
68.5
130
128
130
  
66.8
70.1
68.6
128
132
129
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Laos LAOS   Senegal SENEGAL
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
66.2
70.9
130
128
66.8
70.1
128
132
Age
66.2
70.9
130
128
66.8
70.1
128
132
Age 5
69.6
73.9
126
125
70.2
73.1
119
132
Age 10
69.8
74.1
128
126
70.6
73.5
117
133
Age 15
70.1
74.3
126
126
70.9
73.7
115
133
Age 20
70.4
74.5
126
125
71.2
74.0
114
131
Age 25
70.9
74.8
124
125
71.6
74.3
114
132
Age 30
71.3
75.0
125
125
72.1
74.6
113
131
Age 35
71.7
75.4
126
124
72.5
75.0
111
130
Age 40
72.2
75.8
127
125
73.1
75.5
111
130
Age 45
72.9
76.3
128
127
73.8
76.1
109
130
Age 50
73.7
76.9
131
128
74.7
76.9
109
132
Age 55
74.9
77.8
135
130
75.8
77.8
109
131
Age 60
76.4
78.9
138
132
77.2
78.9
110
131
Age 65
78.2
80.3
137
135
79.0
80.4
110
126
Age 70
80.5
82.0
137
135
81.1
82.2
111
121
Age 75
83.1
84.2
135
135
83.6
84.4
108
116
Age 80
86.1
86.8
134
135
86.5
87.1
108
110
Age 85
89.4
90.0
136
140
89.8
90.3
100
105
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Laos LAOS   Senegal SENEGAL
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
152.50
21
87.45
88
2. Coronary Heart Disease
139.74
56
107.21
95
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
59.07
61
70.75
50
4. Lung Disease
46.19
20
23.01
88
5. Kidney Disease
38.60
25
32.13
47
6. Diabetes Mellitus
36.38
71
37.84
64
7. Tuberculosis
34.86
29
23.25
48
8. Diarrhoeal diseases
27.89
53
51.31
33
9. Liver Cancer
25.37
4
13.96
17
10. Liver Disease
24.75
75
27.51
63
11. Hypertension
24.41
59
17.73
95
12. Lung Cancers
21.02
48
2.59
166
13. Road Traffic Accidents
19.78
77
35.06
35
14. Asthma
19.60
22
13.53
46
15. Breast Cancer
17.83
80
17.64
83
16. Peptic Ulcer Disease
16.83
4
6.11
46
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.42
119
20.92
36
18. Stomach Cancer
11.97
22
7.76
68
19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.17
74
5.68
139
20. Falls
9.16
28
8.73
37
21. Low Birth Weight
8.47
50
8.37
52
22. Birth Trauma
8.00
40
7.93
41
23. Cervical Cancer
7.80
96
31.68
17
24. Oral Cancer
7.55
14
2.75
91
25. Other Injuries
7.53
92
11.48
50
26. Drownings
7.51
9
2.51
89
27. Violence
6.67
74
9.23
56
28. Suicide
5.98
128
10.99
62
29. Congenital Anomalies
5.84
92
6.71
60
30. Leukemia
5.00
19
1.02
169
31. Inflammatory/Heart
4.66
93
5.54
75
32. Lymphomas
4.47
102
3.90
125
33. HIV/AIDS
4.45
78
10.34
58
34. Oesophagus Cancer
4.43
41
1.50
126
35. Parkinson's Disease
4.40
75
5.57
30
36. Ovary Cancer
4.05
108
4.87
73
37. Malnutrition
3.82
60
3.50
62
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.57
33
2.15
65
39. Pertussis
3.41
21
2.69
28
40. Endocrine Disorders
3.39
92
6.44
45
41. Prostate Cancer
3.01
174
29.08
32
42. Maternal Conditions
2.91
61
12.22
25
43. Skin Disease
2.37
45
2.18
53
44. Meningitis
1.88
64
12.50
28
45. Fires
1.68
85
3.34
40
46. Skin Cancers
1.43
123
2.17
73
47. Pancreas Cancer
1.38
157
2.36
133
48. Bladder Cancer
1.36
137
2.18
85
49. Tetanus
1.31
17
0.45
49
50. Uterin Cancer
1.27
151
2.37
89
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Laos LAOS   Senegal SENEGAL
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
5,769
14.33
5,342
6.89
2. Coronary Heart Disease
5,190
12.89
6,224
8.03
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,820
7.01
7,184
9.26
4. Tuberculosis
1,949
4.84
2,678
3.45
5. Kidney Disease
1,646
4.09
2,210
2.85
6. Lung Disease
1,626
4.04
1,351
1.74
7. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,552
3.86
5,343
6.89
8. Diabetes Mellitus
1,466
3.64
2,395
3.09
9. Road Traffic Accidents
1,281
3.18
3,832
4.94
10. Liver Disease
1,171
2.91
2,147
2.77
11. Low Birth Weight
1,156
2.87
3,636
4.69
12. Birth Trauma
1,116
2.77
3,448
4.45
13. Liver Cancer
1,104
2.74
1,087
1.40
14. Lung Cancers
919
2.28
180
0.23
15. Hypertension
890
2.21
1,095
1.41
16. Asthma
840
2.09
936
1.21
17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
651
1.62
433
0.56
18. Congenital Anomalies
647
1.61
2,364
3.05
19. Drownings
568
1.41
494
0.64
20. Stomach Cancer
530
1.32
557
0.72
21. Other Injuries
519
1.29
1,512
1.95
22. Violence
475
1.18
1,247
1.61
23. Alzheimers & Dementia
458
1.14
879
1.13
24. Falls
440
1.09
622
0.80
25. Breast Cancer
437
1.09
861
1.11
26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
422
1.05
384
0.50
27. Suicide
390
0.97
978
1.26
28. Oral Cancer
349
0.87
208
0.27
29. HIV/AIDS
313
0.78
1,186
1.53
30. Pertussis
304
0.76
771
0.99
31. Leukemia
290
0.72
113
0.15
32. Maternal Conditions
218
0.54
1,669
2.15
33. Oesophagus Cancer
214
0.53
99
0.13
34. Lymphomas
211
0.52
315
0.41
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
207
0.51
166
0.21
36. Inflammatory/Heart
206
0.51
426
0.55
37. Cervical Cancer
187
0.46
1,405
1.81
38. Endocrine Disorders
186
0.46
1,041
1.34
39. Malnutrition
166
0.41
494
0.64
40. Meningitis
154
0.38
1,628
2.10
41. Parkinson's Disease
139
0.35
273
0.35
42. Fires
108
0.27
448
0.58
43. Ovary Cancer
101
0.25
220
0.28
44. Tetanus
96
0.24
85
0.11
45. Skin Disease
89
0.22
159
0.21
46. Encephalitis
69
0.17
85
0.11
47. Alcohol
61
0.15
74
0.10
48. Pancreas Cancer
61
0.15
159
0.21
49. Skin Cancers
59
0.15
147
0.19
50. Epilepsy
58
0.14
330
0.43
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Laos LAOS   Senegal SENEGAL
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Liver Cancer
25.37
4
13.96
17
2. Lung Cancers
21.02
48
2.59
166
3. Breast Cancer
17.83
80
17.64
83
4. Stomach Cancer
11.97
22
7.76
68
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.17
74
5.68
139
6. Cervical Cancer
7.80
96
31.68
17
7. Oral Cancer
7.55
14
2.75
91
8. Leukemia
5.00
19
1.02
169
9. Lymphomas
4.47
102
3.90
125
10. Oesophagus Cancer
4.43
41
1.50
126
11. Ovary Cancer
4.05
108
4.87
73
12. Prostate Cancer
3.01
174
29.08
32
13. Skin Cancers
1.43
123
2.17
73
14. Pancreas Cancer
1.38
157
2.36
133
15. Bladder Cancer
1.36
137
2.18
85
16. Uterin Cancer
1.27
151
2.37
89
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.