Lao PDR - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 52.88
2010 38.89
2015 31.96
2019 25.64

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 7.32
2010 8.43
2015 8.74
2019 9.02

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 39.80
2010 52.68
2015 59.30
2019 65.34

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Lao PDR was 22.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 22.70 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 28.70
2001 28.60
2002 28.10
2003 27.60
2004 27.20
2005 27.00
2006 26.60
2007 26.10
2008 25.70
2009 25.10
2010 24.60
2011 24.20
2012 23.80
2013 23.50
2014 23.30
2015 23.10
2016 23.00
2017 22.90
2018 22.80
2019 22.70

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Lao PDR was 30.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 35.00 in 2001, while its lowest value was 30.50 in 2016.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 34.80
2001 35.00
2002 34.40
2003 34.30
2004 34.20
2005 34.20
2006 34.20
2007 33.70
2008 33.40
2009 32.80
2010 32.30
2011 31.80
2012 31.30
2013 31.00
2014 30.80
2015 30.70
2016 30.50
2017 30.60
2018 30.80
2019 30.90

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Lao PDR was 26.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 31.70 in 2001, while its lowest value was 26.70 in 2016.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 31.60
2001 31.70
2002 31.10
2003 30.80
2004 30.50
2005 30.40
2006 30.20
2007 29.70
2008 29.40
2009 28.80
2010 28.30
2011 27.80
2012 27.40
2013 27.10
2014 26.90
2015 26.80
2016 26.70
2017 26.70
2018 26.80
2019 26.80

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 182.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 196.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 188.50

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Lao PDR was 0.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.60 in 2015.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.50
2001 1.40
2002 1.40
2003 1.30
2004 1.20
2005 1.10
2006 1.10
2007 1.00
2008 1.10
2009 1.10
2010 1.00
2011 1.00
2012 0.90
2013 0.90
2014 0.70
2015 0.60
2016 0.60
2017 0.60
2018 0.60
2019 0.60

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Lao PDR was 0.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.30 in 2001 and a minimum value of 0.40 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.30
2001 1.30
2002 1.20
2003 1.10
2004 1.00
2005 1.00
2006 0.90
2007 0.80
2008 1.00
2009 0.90
2010 0.90
2011 0.80
2012 0.80
2013 0.70
2014 0.50
2015 0.50
2016 0.50
2017 0.50
2018 0.40
2019 0.40

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Lao PDR was 0.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.60 in 2002 and a minimum value of 0.70 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.60
2001 1.60
2002 1.60
2003 1.50
2004 1.30
2005 1.30
2006 1.30
2007 1.20
2008 1.30
2009 1.20
2010 1.20
2011 1.10
2012 1.10
2013 1.00
2014 0.80
2015 0.80
2016 0.80
2017 0.80
2018 0.70
2019 0.70

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Lao PDR was 3.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.60 in 2001 and a minimum value of 3.20 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 5.60
2001 5.60
2002 5.40
2003 5.20
2004 5.00
2005 5.00
2006 4.80
2007 4.60
2008 4.50
2009 4.30
2010 4.20
2011 4.10
2012 3.80
2013 3.70
2014 3.50
2015 3.50
2016 3.40
2017 3.40
2018 3.30
2019 3.20

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Lao PDR was 7.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.20 in 2001 and a minimum value of 7.50 in 2014.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 8.20
2001 8.20
2002 8.00
2003 7.90
2004 8.00
2005 8.10
2006 8.10
2007 8.10
2008 8.10
2009 8.00
2010 7.80
2011 7.80
2012 7.60
2013 7.70
2014 7.50
2015 7.70
2016 7.70
2017 7.90
2018 7.90
2019 7.60

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Lao PDR was 5.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.90 in 2001 and a minimum value of 5.40 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 6.90
2001 6.90
2002 6.70
2003 6.50
2004 6.50
2005 6.50
2006 6.40
2007 6.30
2008 6.30
2009 6.10
2010 6.00
2011 5.90
2012 5.70
2013 5.70
2014 5.50
2015 5.60
2016 5.60
2017 5.60
2018 5.60
2019 5.40

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Lao PDR was 17.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.90 in 2019 and a minimum value of 13.40 in 2001.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 13.80
2001 13.40
2002 13.60
2003 13.70
2004 13.80
2005 14.00
2006 13.90
2007 14.20
2008 14.10
2009 14.20
2010 14.30
2011 14.00
2012 14.20
2013 14.30
2014 16.40
2015 15.20
2016 16.40
2017 16.80
2018 17.30
2019 17.90

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 11.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors