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HEALTH PROFILE: Latvia

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Latvia LATVIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    Age 5
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 10
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 15
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    Age 20
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    Age 25
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    Age 30
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    Age 35
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    Age 40
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    Age 45
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    Age 50
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    Age 55
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    Age 60
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    Age 65
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    Age 70
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    Age 75
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    Age 80
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    Latvia LATVIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    146.65
    49
    2. Stroke
    99.14
    74
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    30.32
    3
    4. Prostate Cancer
    28.10
    34
    5. Lung Cancers
    23.52
    33
    6. Hypertension
    19.91
    83
    7. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    63
    8. Suicide
    16.06
    24
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.41
    24
    10. Liver Disease
    13.03
    113
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.01
    149
    12. Other Injuries
    11.98
    45
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.16
    30
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.89
    141
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    10.04
    4
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.94
    155
    17. Ovary Cancer
    8.99
    3
    18. Alcohol
    8.83
    9
    19. Lung Disease
    7.50
    177
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.17
    138
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.05
    105
    22. Kidney Disease
    6.43
    158
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.18
    28
    24. Lymphomas
    6.05
    41
    25. Drownings
    5.64
    21
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    20
    27. Falls
    4.77
    106
    28. Bladder Cancer
    4.46
    17
    29. Leukemia
    4.38
    53
    30. Violence
    4.15
    98
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    133
    32. HIV/AIDS
    3.65
    82
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.50
    55
    34. Fires
    3.48
    36
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.17
    85
    36. Skin Cancers
    3.11
    29
    37. Other Neoplasms
    3.00
    32
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    2.45
    168
    39. Tuberculosis
    2.34
    103
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.07
    160
    41. Hepatitis C
    1.99
    1
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.76
    156
    43. Epilepsy
    1.76
    84
    44. Drug Use
    1.72
    59
    45. Skin Disease
    1.48
    97
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    124
    47. Poisonings
    0.96
    69
    48. Asthma
    0.88
    139
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.75
    10
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.68
    23
    Latvia LATVIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,099
    30.00
    2. Stroke
    5,893
    21.83
    3. Hypertension
    1,194
    4.42
    4. Lung Cancers
    956
    3.54
    5. Inflammatory/Heart
    921
    3.41
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    722
    2.67
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    664
    2.46
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    529
    1.96
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    501
    1.86
    10. Breast Cancer
    472
    1.75
    11. Stomach Cancer
    470
    1.74
    12. Prostate Cancer
    464
    1.72
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    436
    1.61
    14. Suicide
    384
    1.42
    15. Liver Disease
    365
    1.35
    16. Other Injuries
    362
    1.34
    17. Kidney Disease
    356
    1.32
    18. Lung Disease
    346
    1.28
    19. Lymphomas
    245
    0.91
    20. Bladder Cancer
    228
    0.84
    21. Alcohol
    227
    0.84
    22. Oral Cancer
    214
    0.79
    23. Falls
    201
    0.74
    24. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.73
    25. Leukemia
    186
    0.69
      Deaths %
    26. Liver Cancer
    157
    0.58
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    154
    0.57
    28. Other Neoplasms
    153
    0.57
    29. Uterin Cancer
    148
    0.55
    30. Skin Cancers
    144
    0.53
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    142
    0.53
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    131
    0.49
    33. Cervical Cancer
    128
    0.47
    34. Drownings
    127
    0.47
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    125
    0.46
    36. Fires
    103
    0.38
    37. Violence
    94
    0.35
    38. Skin Disease
    76
    0.28
    39. HIV/AIDS
    74
    0.27
    40. Tuberculosis
    71
    0.26
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    59
    0.22
    42. Hepatitis C
    53
    0.20
    43. Congenital Anomalies
    46
    0.17
    44. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    45
    0.17
    45. Epilepsy
    44
    0.16
    46. Asthma
    42
    0.16
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    41
    0.15
    48. Drug Use
    41
    0.15
    49. Poisonings
    23
    0.09
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    20
    0.07
    Latvia LATVIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.10
    34
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.52
    33
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    63
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.41
    24
    5. Stomach Cancer
    11.16
    30
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    10.04
    4
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.99
    3
    8. Cervical Cancer
    7.05
    105
      Rate World Rank
    9. Oral Cancer
    6.18
    28
    10. Lymphomas
    6.05
    41
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    20
    12. Bladder Cancer
    4.46
    17
    13. Leukemia
    4.38
    53
    14. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    133
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.50
    55
    16. Skin Cancers
    3.11
    29
    Latvia LATVIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    13.2
    2
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    50.1
    19.7
    16
    25
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    21.6
    25.1
    65
    82
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    6.18
    40
    Latvia LATVIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    2010
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2019
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    Latvia LATVIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    1.863m
    146
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.86
    191
    Population 0-14
    15.3%
    167
    Population 15-64
    64.2%
    114
    Population 65 +
    20.5%
    14
    Birth Rate / 1000
    8.73
    177
    Death Rate / 1000
    14.65
    4
    Fertility Rate
    1.54
    167
    Infant Mortality
    4.93
    154
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    53
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.06
    37
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.97
    135
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.50
    190
    Net Migration
    -5.32
    174
    Population Growth
    -1.10%
    191
    Literacy Total
    99.9%
    7
    Literacy Male
    99.9%
    11
    Literacy Female
    99.9%
    4
    Unemployment
    6.1%
    100
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    75.4
    74
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    66.2
    66
    GDP per Capita USD
    $29,900
    45

    COVID-19 REPORT

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    982,381
    6,711
    4/1/24
    Latvia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Latvia causes.

     
     
    Latvia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Latvia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.