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Latvia
COUNTRY #1
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LATVIA VS LITHUANIA

Compare Latvia and Lithuania 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.

Lithuania
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Latvia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    		  
    66.9
    72.9
    69.8
    18
    17
    14
    1970
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    		  
    66.8
    75.0
    70.8
    27
    10
    22
    1980
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    		  
    65.6
    75.6
    70.5
    57
    23
    39
    1990
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    		  
    66.4
    76.2
    71.2
    73
    37
    51
    2000
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    		  
    65.9
    77.2
    71.6
    98
    41
    72
    2010
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    		  
    66.7
    78.3
    72.4
    110
    46
    95
    2019
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    		  
    71.2
    80.4
    76.0
    86
    47
    65
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    71.2
    80.4
    86
    47
    Age 5
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    71.6
    80.7
    100
    48
    Age 10
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    71.6
    80.8
    100
    48
    Age 15
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    71.7
    80.8
    102
    48
    Age 20
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    71.8
    80.9
    105
    49
    Age 25
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    72.0
    81.0
    107
    48
    Age 30
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    72.4
    81.1
    108
    48
    Age 35
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    72.8
    81.3
    108
    48
    Age 40
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    73.4
    81.6
    104
    48
    Age 45
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    74.2
    81.9
    103
    48
    Age 50
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    75.1
    82.3
    97
    47
    Age 55
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    76.2
    82.8
    97
    46
    Age 60
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    77.6
    83.5
    96
    49
    Age 65
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    79.4
    84.3
    93
    49
    Age 70
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    81.6
    85.4
    89
    52
    Age 75
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    84.2
    86.6
    78
    55
    Age 80
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    86.9
    88.2
    78
    63
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    89.7
    90.3
    110
    99
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    146.65
    49
    174.70
    37
    2. Stroke
    99.14
    74
    65.24
    111
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    30.32
    3
    10.79
    24
    4. Prostate Cancer
    28.10
    34
    23.77
    52
    5. Lung Cancers
    23.52
    33
    22.61
    38
    6. Hypertension
    19.91
    83
    15.85
    105
    7. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    63
    18.35
    73
    8. Suicide
    16.06
    24
    20.16
    15
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.41
    24
    15.34
    26
    10. Liver Disease
    13.03
    113
    16.33
    102
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.01
    149
    10.94
    156
    12. Other Injuries
    11.98
    45
    9.55
    71
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.16
    30
    10.82
    32
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.89
    141
    7.84
    154
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    10.04
    4
    9.39
    7
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.94
    155
    6.73
    161
    17. Ovary Cancer
    8.99
    3
    6.70
    21
    18. Alcohol
    8.83
    9
    5.40
    15
    19. Lung Disease
    7.50
    177
    6.95
    180
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.17
    138
    7.24
    137
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.05
    105
    8.29
    93
    22. Kidney Disease
    6.43
    158
    4.85
    170
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.18
    28
    7.08
    17
    24. Lymphomas
    6.05
    41
    5.30
    72
    25. Drownings
    5.64
    21
    4.54
    34
    26. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    20
    4.03
    27
    27. Falls
    4.77
    106
    7.78
    58
    28. Bladder Cancer
    4.46
    17
    3.83
    29
    29. Leukemia
    4.38
    53
    4.60
    37
    30. Violence
    4.15
    98
    4.26
    96
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    133
    4.10
    123
    32. HIV/AIDS
    3.65
    82
    0.74
    118
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.50
    55
    4.22
    44
    34. Fires
    3.48
    36
    1.08
    110
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.17
    85
    4.83
    60
    36. Skin Cancers
    3.11
    29
    3.09
    30
    37. Other Neoplasms
    3.00
    32
    2.88
    33
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    2.45
    168
    3.22
    152
    39. Tuberculosis
    2.34
    103
    2.75
    98
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.07
    160
    2.38
    154
    41. Hepatitis C
    1.99
    1
    0.65
    10
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.76
    156
    1.52
    161
    43. Epilepsy
    1.76
    84
    1.78
    82
    44. Drug Use
    1.72
    59
    4.14
    17
    45. Skin Disease
    1.48
    97
    0.78
    120
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    124
    0.41
    161
    47. Poisonings
    0.96
    69
    1.15
    65
    48. Asthma
    0.88
    139
    0.54
    159
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.75
    10
    0.09
    46
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.68
    23
    0.62
    28
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,099
    30.00
    15,329
    40.90
    2. Stroke
    5,893
    21.83
    5,643
    15.06
    3. Hypertension
    1,194
    4.42
    1,289
    3.44
    4. Lung Cancers
    956
    3.54
    1,329
    3.55
    5. Inflammatory/Heart
    921
    3.41
    484
    1.29
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    722
    2.67
    1,074
    2.87
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    664
    2.46
    649
    1.73
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    529
    1.96
    525
    1.40
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    501
    1.86
    654
    1.74
    10. Breast Cancer
    472
    1.75
    629
    1.68
    11. Stomach Cancer
    470
    1.74
    639
    1.70
    12. Prostate Cancer
    464
    1.72
    598
    1.60
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    436
    1.61
    578
    1.54
    14. Suicide
    384
    1.42
    721
    1.92
    15. Liver Disease
    365
    1.35
    644
    1.72
    16. Other Injuries
    362
    1.34
    416
    1.11
    17. Kidney Disease
    356
    1.32
    372
    0.99
    18. Lung Disease
    346
    1.28
    513
    1.37
    19. Lymphomas
    245
    0.91
    321
    0.86
    20. Bladder Cancer
    228
    0.84
    292
    0.78
    21. Alcohol
    227
    0.84
    192
    0.51
    22. Oral Cancer
    214
    0.79
    338
    0.90
    23. Falls
    201
    0.74
    518
    1.38
    24. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.73
    233
    0.62
    25. Leukemia
    186
    0.69
    284
    0.76
    26. Liver Cancer
    157
    0.58
    239
    0.64
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    154
    0.57
    225
    0.60
    28. Other Neoplasms
    153
    0.57
    212
    0.57
    29. Uterin Cancer
    148
    0.55
    159
    0.42
    30. Skin Cancers
    144
    0.53
    197
    0.53
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    142
    0.53
    313
    0.84
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    131
    0.49
    219
    0.58
    33. Cervical Cancer
    128
    0.47
    224
    0.60
    34. Drownings
    127
    0.47
    150
    0.40
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    125
    0.46
    222
    0.59
    36. Fires
    103
    0.38
    51
    0.14
    37. Violence
    94
    0.35
    132
    0.35
    38. Skin Disease
    76
    0.28
    48
    0.13
    39. HIV/AIDS
    74
    0.27
    22
    0.06
    40. Tuberculosis
    71
    0.26
    119
    0.32
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    59
    0.22
    72
    0.19
    42. Hepatitis C
    53
    0.20
    23
    0.06
    43. Congenital Anomalies
    46
    0.17
    62
    0.17
    44. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    45
    0.17
    8
    0.02
    45. Epilepsy
    44
    0.16
    62
    0.17
    46. Asthma
    42
    0.16
    45
    0.12
    47. Drug Use
    41
    0.15
    122
    0.33
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    41
    0.15
    29
    0.08
    49. Poisonings
    23
    0.09
    46
    0.12
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    20
    0.07
    29
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.10
    34
    23.77
    52
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.52
    33
    22.61
    38
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    63
    18.35
    73
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.41
    24
    15.34
    26
    5. Stomach Cancer
    11.16
    30
    10.82
    32
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    10.04
    4
    9.39
    7
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.99
    3
    6.70
    21
    8. Cervical Cancer
    7.05
    105
    8.29
    93
    9. Oral Cancer
    6.18
    28
    7.08
    17
    10. Lymphomas
    6.05
    41
    5.30
    72
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    20
    4.03
    27
    12. Bladder Cancer
    4.46
    17
    3.83
    29
    13. Leukemia
    4.38
    53
    4.60
    37
    14. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    133
    4.10
    123
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.50
    55
    4.22
    44
    16. Skin Cancers
    3.11
    29
    3.09
    30
    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.