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Moldova
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 Moldova 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
Moldova Population Pyramid
3,360,176
Laos Population Pyramid
9,479,753
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Moldova MOLDOVA   Laos LAOS
  Moldova MOLDOVA   Laos LAOS
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
58.2
65.9
62.0
62
48
55
 
42.2
45.5
43.8
128
125
126
1970
61.4
68.3
64.7
64
55
63
 
44.7
47.6
46.1
140
139
139
1980
61.6
68.4
64.9
82
79
83
 
47.8
50.3
49.1
148
148
146
1990
63.9
70.8
67.3
96
86
92
 
53.4
55.8
54.6
147
148
148
2000
63.2
71.0
67.1
113
104
108
 
56.5
59.7
58.1
140
142
140
2010
64.7
73.0
68.8
119
106
111
 
62.0
65.1
63.6
136
137
136
2019
69.3
77.1
73.3
110
89
95
 
66.2
70.9
68.5
130
128
130
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Moldova MOLDOVA   Laos LAOS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.3
77.1
110
89
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age
69.3
77.1
110
89
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age 5
70.4
78.2
118
89
69.6
73.9
126
125
Age 10
70.5
78.2
119
89
69.8
74.1
128
126
Age 15
70.6
78.3
120
89
70.1
74.3
126
126
Age 20
70.8
78.4
120
91
70.4
74.5
126
125
Age 25
71.0
78.5
123
91
70.9
74.8
124
125
Age 30
71.2
78.5
127
91
71.3
75.0
125
125
Age 35
71.6
78.7
130
92
71.7
75.4
126
124
Age 40
72.0
78.9
131
92
72.2
75.8
127
125
Age 45
72.8
79.2
130
92
72.9
76.3
128
127
Age 50
73.8
79.6
129
93
73.7
76.9
131
128
Age 55
75.0
80.2
131
94
74.9
77.8
135
130
Age 60
76.6
80.9
128
95
76.4
78.9
138
132
Age 65
78.7
81.9
115
99
78.2
80.3
137
135
Age 70
81.8
83.5
83
93
80.5
82.0
137
135
Age 75
83.8
85.1
90
95
83.1
84.2
135
135
Age 80
87.3
87.7
66
89
86.1
86.8
134
135
Age 85
91.5
91.0
8
53
89.4
90.0
136
140
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Moldova MOLDOVA   Laos LAOS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
245.76
18
139.74
56
2. Stroke
100.83
71
152.50
21
3. Liver Disease
50.57
10
24.75
75
4. Hypertension
39.16
26
24.41
59
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
21.42
110
59.07
61
6. Lung Cancers
18.69
61
21.02
48
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
17.43
10
10.17
74
8. Breast Cancer
17.42
88
17.83
80
9. Other Injuries
14.89
26
7.53
92
10. Prostate Cancer
13.36
116
3.01
174
11. Lung Disease
12.92
154
46.19
20
12. Suicide
12.17
50
5.98
128
13. Stomach Cancer
8.84
53
11.97
22
14. Liver Cancer
8.77
42
25.37
4
15. Inflammatory/Heart
8.61
39
4.66
93
16. Pancreas Cancer
7.24
39
1.38
157
17. Cervical Cancer
7.09
103
7.80
96
18. Diabetes Mellitus
6.88
158
36.38
71
19. Road Traffic Accidents
6.60
141
19.78
77
20. Congenital Anomalies
6.58
64
5.84
92
21. Oral Cancer
6.32
26
7.55
14
22. Kidney Disease
5.43
163
38.60
25
23. Poisonings
4.53
5
0.56
92
24. Alcohol
4.34
23
1.13
107
25. Drownings
4.16
42
7.51
9
26. Lymphomas
4.14
114
4.47
102
27. HIV/AIDS
3.90
79
4.45
78
28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.89
71
16.83
4
29. Tuberculosis
3.79
91
34.86
29
30. Ovary Cancer
3.79
118
4.05
108
31. Violence
3.50
106
6.67
74
32. Bladder Cancer
3.05
52
1.36
137
33. Uterin Cancer
3.04
54
1.27
151
34. Low Birth Weight
2.98
124
8.47
50
35. Alzheimers & Dementia
2.92
174
16.42
119
36. Falls
2.72
158
9.16
28
37. Leukemia
2.60
140
5.00
19
38. Skin Cancers
2.10
77
1.43
123
39. Oesophagus Cancer
1.74
117
4.43
41
40. Fires
1.36
95
1.68
85
41. Birth Trauma
1.22
112
8.00
40
42. Other Neoplasms
1.18
58
0.29
143
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.15
107
3.57
33
44. Drug Use
1.13
101
0.53
157
45. Epilepsy
1.01
135
0.86
144
46. Endocrine Disorders
0.85
178
3.39
92
47. Skin Disease
0.80
119
2.37
45
48. Asthma
0.44
168
19.60
22
49. Meningitis
0.42
122
1.88
64
50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
0.21
27
0.00
122
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Moldova MOLDOVA   Laos LAOS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
14,292
37.00
5,190
12.89
2. Stroke
5,878
15.22
5,769
14.33
3. Liver Disease
2,869
7.43
1,171
2.91
4. Hypertension
2,287
5.92
890
2.21
5. Lung Cancers
1,131
2.93
919
2.28
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,042
2.70
2,820
7.01
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,030
2.67
422
1.05
8. Other Injuries
772
2.00
519
1.29
9. Lung Disease
752
1.95
1,626
4.04
10. Suicide
593
1.54
390
0.97
11. Breast Cancer
592
1.53
437
1.09
12. Stomach Cancer
518
1.34
530
1.32
13. Liver Cancer
514
1.33
1,104
2.74
14. Inflammatory/Heart
476
1.23
206
0.51
15. Pancreas Cancer
427
1.11
61
0.15
16. Diabetes Mellitus
407
1.05
1,466
3.64
17. Oral Cancer
375
0.97
349
0.87
18. Kidney Disease
307
0.79
1,646
4.09
19. Prostate Cancer
295
0.76
37
0.09
20. Road Traffic Accidents
293
0.76
1,281
3.18
21. Alcohol
233
0.60
61
0.15
22. Lymphomas
230
0.60
211
0.52
23. Poisonings
220
0.57
41
0.10
24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
219
0.57
651
1.62
25. Cervical Cancer
212
0.55
187
0.46
26. Tuberculosis
197
0.51
1,949
4.84
27. Congenital Anomalies
190
0.49
647
1.61
28. HIV/AIDS
189
0.49
313
0.78
29. Bladder Cancer
181
0.47
49
0.12
30. Drownings
179
0.46
568
1.41
31. Violence
167
0.43
475
1.18
32. Alzheimers & Dementia
163
0.42
458
1.14
33. Falls
149
0.39
440
1.09
34. Leukemia
140
0.36
290
0.72
35. Ovary Cancer
123
0.32
101
0.25
36. Skin Cancers
121
0.31
59
0.15
37. Uterin Cancer
108
0.28
29
0.07
38. Oesophagus Cancer
105
0.27
214
0.53
39. Low Birth Weight
90
0.23
1,156
2.87
40. Fires
70
0.18
108
0.27
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
68
0.18
207
0.51
42. Other Neoplasms
65
0.17
12
0.03
43. Drug Use
59
0.15
33
0.08
44. Epilepsy
46
0.12
58
0.14
45. Skin Disease
45
0.12
89
0.22
46. Endocrine Disorders
40
0.10
186
0.46
47. Birth Trauma
37
0.10
1,116
2.77
48. Asthma
26
0.07
840
2.09
49. Meningitis
17
0.04
154
0.38
50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
12
0.03
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Moldova MOLDOVA   Laos LAOS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
18.69
61
21.02
48
2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
17.43
10
10.17
74
3. Breast Cancer
17.42
88
17.83
80
4. Prostate Cancer
13.36
116
3.01
174
5. Stomach Cancer
8.84
53
11.97
22
6. Liver Cancer
8.77
42
25.37
4
7. Pancreas Cancer
7.24
39
1.38
157
8. Cervical Cancer
7.09
103
7.80
96
9. Oral Cancer
6.32
26
7.55
14
10. Lymphomas
4.14
114
4.47
102
11. Ovary Cancer
3.79
118
4.05
108
12. Bladder Cancer
3.05
52
1.36
137
13. Uterin Cancer
3.04
54
1.27
151
14. Leukemia
2.60
140
5.00
19
15. Skin Cancers
2.10
77
1.43
123
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.74
117
4.43
41
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.