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Estonia
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
ESTONIA VS LATVIA

Compare Estonia and Latvia 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.

Latvia
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
Estonia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Estonia ESTONIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Estonia ESTONIA   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    64.7
    72.6
    68.5
    34
    18
    29
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    65.7
    74.4
    70.0
    41
    18
    28
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    64.2
    74.2
    69.1
    69
    35
    54
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    64.6
    74.6
    69.5
    90
    53
    71
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    65.4
    76.1
    70.8
    101
    48
    85
    		  
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    2010
    70.6
    80.2
    75.6
    76
    34
    45
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2019
    74.7
    82.6
    78.9
    53
    32
    37
    		  
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Estonia ESTONIA   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    82.6
    53
    32
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    Age 5
    74.9
    82.8
    58
    34
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 10
    74.9
    82.8
    58
    34
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 15
    75.0
    82.9
    58
    34
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    Age 20
    75.1
    82.9
    60
    34
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    Age 25
    75.3
    83.0
    62
    34
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    Age 30
    75.5
    83.1
    65
    34
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    Age 35
    75.7
    83.3
    66
    34
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    Age 40
    76.0
    83.4
    70
    34
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    Age 45
    76.4
    83.7
    72
    34
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    Age 50
    77.0
    84.0
    71
    33
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    Age 55
    78.0
    84.5
    68
    33
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    Age 60
    79.3
    85.0
    65
    35
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    Age 65
    80.8
    85.7
    66
    35
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    Age 70
    82.9
    86.5
    59
    36
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    Age 75
    85.4
    87.9
    48
    33
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    Age 80
    87.9
    89.4
    45
    33
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.4
    38
    34
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Estonia ESTONIA   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    80.39
    133
    146.65
    49
    2. Hypertension
    66.42
    3
    19.91
    83
    3. Stroke
    31.23
    150
    99.14
    74
    4. Prostate Cancer
    25.91
    39
    28.10
    34
    5. Lung Cancers
    23.24
    34
    23.52
    33
    6. Liver Disease
    17.29
    99
    13.03
    113
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    17
    15.41
    24
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.89
    106
    19.03
    63
    9. Suicide
    11.96
    52
    16.06
    24
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.46
    159
    12.01
    149
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10.12
    44
    11.16
    30
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.86
    38
    30.32
    3
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.77
    11
    10.04
    4
    14. Alcohol
    7.73
    10
    8.83
    9
    15. Lymphomas
    6.80
    22
    6.05
    41
    16. Lung Disease
    6.59
    181
    7.50
    177
    17. Other Injuries
    6.52
    107
    11.98
    45
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.85
    163
    9.94
    155
    19. Drug Use
    5.73
    6
    1.72
    59
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.04
    66
    8.99
    3
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.04
    168
    10.89
    141
    22. Cervical Cancer
    4.94
    128
    7.05
    105
    23. Kidney Disease
    4.73
    171
    6.43
    158
    24. Falls
    4.63
    109
    4.77
    106
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.43
    47
    6.18
    28
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.91
    135
    3.97
    133
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.85
    47
    3.50
    55
    28. Leukemia
    3.75
    84
    4.38
    53
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.70
    164
    7.17
    138
    30. Other Neoplasms
    3.60
    25
    3.00
    32
    31. Bladder Cancer
    3.45
    44
    4.46
    17
    32. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    41
    4.89
    20
    33. HIV/AIDS
    2.77
    94
    3.65
    82
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.51
    52
    3.11
    29
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.51
    131
    1.76
    156
    36. Epilepsy
    2.41
    48
    1.76
    84
    37. Fires
    2.17
    71
    3.48
    36
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.15
    104
    3.17
    85
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    2.13
    158
    2.07
    160
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    1.98
    176
    2.45
    168
    41. Violence
    1.84
    134
    4.15
    98
    42. Drownings
    1.67
    125
    5.64
    21
    43. Skin Disease
    0.83
    118
    1.48
    97
    44. Asthma
    0.77
    143
    0.88
    139
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.76
    173
    0.57
    180
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.75
    131
    0.97
    124
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    19
    0.68
    23
    48. Tuberculosis
    0.62
    137
    2.34
    103
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.54
    150
    0.60
    145
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.49
    54
    0.45
    63
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Estonia ESTONIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,009
    22.53
    8,099
    30.00
    2. Hypertension
    2,700
    20.22
    1,194
    4.42
    3. Stroke
    1,116
    8.36
    5,893
    21.83
    4. Lung Cancers
    657
    4.92
    956
    3.54
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    527
    3.95
    722
    2.67
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    349
    2.61
    501
    1.86
    7. Liver Disease
    328
    2.46
    365
    1.35
    8. Prostate Cancer
    298
    2.23
    464
    1.72
    9. Stomach Cancer
    290
    2.17
    470
    1.74
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    268
    2.01
    436
    1.61
    11. Breast Cancer
    260
    1.95
    472
    1.75
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    229
    1.71
    664
    2.46
    13. Lung Disease
    229
    1.71
    346
    1.28
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    1.62
    921
    3.41
    15. Lymphomas
    213
    1.60
    245
    0.91
    16. Suicide
    197
    1.48
    384
    1.42
    17. Kidney Disease
    176
    1.32
    356
    1.32
    18. Alcohol
    148
    1.11
    227
    0.84
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    146
    1.09
    529
    1.96
    20. Other Injuries
    141
    1.06
    362
    1.34
    21. Bladder Cancer
    126
    0.94
    228
    0.84
    22. Leukemia
    126
    0.94
    186
    0.69
    23. Other Neoplasms
    123
    0.92
    153
    0.57
    24. Falls
    119
    0.89
    201
    0.74
    25. Oral Cancer
    110
    0.82
    214
    0.79
    26. Liver Cancer
    107
    0.80
    157
    0.58
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    99
    0.74
    131
    0.49
    28. Ovary Cancer
    87
    0.65
    196
    0.73
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    82
    0.61
    125
    0.46
    30. Skin Cancers
    79
    0.59
    144
    0.53
    31. Drug Use
    75
    0.56
    41
    0.15
    32. Cervical Cancer
    68
    0.51
    128
    0.47
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    66
    0.49
    59
    0.22
    34. Uterin Cancer
    60
    0.45
    148
    0.55
    35. Road Traffic Accidents
    59
    0.44
    154
    0.57
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    55
    0.41
    142
    0.53
    37. Epilepsy
    45
    0.34
    44
    0.16
    38. Fires
    41
    0.31
    103
    0.38
    39. HIV/AIDS
    40
    0.30
    74
    0.27
    40. Drownings
    30
    0.22
    127
    0.47
    41. Skin Disease
    29
    0.22
    76
    0.28
    42. Violence
    28
    0.21
    94
    0.35
    43. Congenital Anomalies
    25
    0.19
    46
    0.17
    44. Asthma
    24
    0.18
    42
    0.16
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.16
    41
    0.15
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    17
    0.13
    20
    0.07
    47. Tuberculosis
    16
    0.12
    71
    0.26
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    16
    0.12
    20
    0.07
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    12
    0.09
    45
    0.17
    50. Osteoarthritis
    10
    0.07
    7
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Estonia ESTONIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.91
    39
    28.10
    34
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.24
    34
    23.52
    33
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    17
    15.41
    24
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.89
    106
    19.03
    63
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.12
    44
    11.16
    30
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.77
    11
    10.04
    4
    7. Lymphomas
    6.80
    22
    6.05
    41
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.04
    66
    8.99
    3
    9. Cervical Cancer
    4.94
    128
    7.05
    105
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.43
    47
    6.18
    28
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.91
    135
    3.97
    133
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.85
    47
    3.50
    55
    13. Leukemia
    3.75
    84
    4.38
    53
    14. Bladder Cancer
    3.45
    44
    4.46
    17
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    41
    4.89
    20
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.51
    52
    3.11
    29
    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.