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Latvia
COUNTRY #1
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LATVIA VS GHANA

Compare Latvia and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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
Latvia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Ghana GHANA
      Latvia LATVIA   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    146.65
    49
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    99.14
    74
    124.02
    35
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    30.32
    3
    11.13
    23
    4. Prostate Cancer
    28.10
    34
    24.21
    50
    5. Lung Cancers
    23.52
    33
    1.71
    177
    6. Hypertension
    19.91
    83
    17.73
    94
    7. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    63
    19.09
    60
    8. Suicide
    16.06
    24
    10.54
    64
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.41
    24
    6.86
    121
    10. Liver Disease
    13.03
    113
    36.74
    35
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.01
    149
    99.08
    26
    12. Other Injuries
    11.98
    45
    10.75
    58
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.16
    30
    6.41
    86
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.89
    141
    44.68
    47
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    10.04
    4
    2.52
    128
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.94
    155
    17.79
    85
    17. Ovary Cancer
    8.99
    3
    8.00
    7
    18. Alcohol
    8.83
    9
    1.37
    94
    19. Lung Disease
    7.50
    177
    26.48
    69
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.17
    138
    31.33
    46
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.05
    105
    24.53
    27
    22. Kidney Disease
    6.43
    158
    30.38
    56
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.18
    28
    2.86
    86
    24. Lymphomas
    6.05
    41
    5.70
    55
    25. Drownings
    5.64
    21
    2.38
    93
    26. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    20
    2.86
    68
    27. Falls
    4.77
    106
    8.85
    34
    28. Bladder Cancer
    4.46
    17
    1.91
    102
    29. Leukemia
    4.38
    53
    1.38
    163
    30. Violence
    4.15
    98
    6.73
    72
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    133
    17.60
    10
    32. HIV/AIDS
    3.65
    82
    51.92
    22
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.50
    55
    2.61
    87
    34. Fires
    3.48
    36
    3.31
    41
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.17
    85
    2.19
    103
    36. Skin Cancers
    3.11
    29
    1.57
    114
    37. Other Neoplasms
    3.00
    32
    0.41
    98
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    2.45
    168
    7.03
    51
    39. Tuberculosis
    2.34
    103
    44.25
    21
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.07
    160
    4.48
    70
    41. Hepatitis C
    1.99
    1
    0.15
    73
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.76
    156
    6.88
    37
    43. Epilepsy
    1.76
    84
    1.45
    103
    44. Drug Use
    1.72
    59
    3.31
    22
    45. Skin Disease
    1.48
    97
    1.87
    77
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    124
    1.73
    80
    47. Poisonings
    0.96
    69
    2.15
    42
    48. Asthma
    0.88
    139
    13.95
    42
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.75
    10
    0.00
    104
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.68
    23
    0.59
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Latvia LATVIA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,099
    30.00
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    5,893
    21.83
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Hypertension
    1,194
    4.42
    2,231
    1.28
    4. Lung Cancers
    956
    3.54
    237
    0.14
    5. Inflammatory/Heart
    921
    3.41
    1,615
    0.92
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    722
    2.67
    803
    0.46
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    664
    2.46
    1,294
    0.74
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    529
    1.96
    5,929
    3.39
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    501
    1.86
    16,262
    9.29
    10. Breast Cancer
    472
    1.75
    1,937
    1.11
    11. Stomach Cancer
    470
    1.74
    870
    0.50
    12. Prostate Cancer
    464
    1.72
    1,031
    0.59
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    436
    1.61
    334
    0.19
    14. Suicide
    384
    1.42
    1,993
    1.14
    15. Liver Disease
    365
    1.35
    6,053
    3.46
    16. Other Injuries
    362
    1.34
    2,433
    1.39
    17. Kidney Disease
    356
    1.32
    4,161
    2.38
    18. Lung Disease
    346
    1.28
    3,120
    1.78
    19. Lymphomas
    245
    0.91
    875
    0.50
    20. Bladder Cancer
    228
    0.84
    245
    0.14
    21. Alcohol
    227
    0.84
    244
    0.14
    22. Oral Cancer
    214
    0.79
    483
    0.28
    23. Falls
    201
    0.74
    1,168
    0.67
    24. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.73
    698
    0.40
    25. Leukemia
    186
    0.69
    340
    0.19
    26. Liver Cancer
    157
    0.58
    2,851
    1.63
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    154
    0.57
    7,808
    4.46
    28. Other Neoplasms
    153
    0.57
    48
    0.03
    29. Uterin Cancer
    148
    0.55
    219
    0.13
    30. Skin Cancers
    144
    0.53
    214
    0.12
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    142
    0.53
    321
    0.18
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    131
    0.49
    285
    0.16
    33. Cervical Cancer
    128
    0.47
    2,161
    1.24
    34. Drownings
    127
    0.47
    740
    0.42
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    125
    0.46
    387
    0.22
    36. Fires
    103
    0.38
    729
    0.42
    37. Violence
    94
    0.35
    1,857
    1.06
    38. Skin Disease
    76
    0.28
    264
    0.15
    39. HIV/AIDS
    74
    0.27
    13,565
    7.75
    40. Tuberculosis
    71
    0.26
    10,214
    5.84
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    59
    0.22
    1,965
    1.12
    42. Hepatitis C
    53
    0.20
    28
    0.02
    43. Congenital Anomalies
    46
    0.17
    3,935
    2.25
    44. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    45
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    45. Epilepsy
    44
    0.16
    329
    0.19
    46. Asthma
    42
    0.16
    1,979
    1.13
    47. Drug Use
    41
    0.15
    630
    0.36
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    41
    0.15
    256
    0.15
    49. Poisonings
    23
    0.09
    522
    0.30
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    20
    0.07
    113
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.10
    34
    24.21
    50
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.52
    33
    1.71
    177
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    63
    19.09
    60
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.41
    24
    6.86
    121
    5. Stomach Cancer
    11.16
    30
    6.41
    86
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    10.04
    4
    2.52
    128
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.99
    3
    8.00
    7
    8. Cervical Cancer
    7.05
    105
    24.53
    27
    9. Oral Cancer
    6.18
    28
    2.86
    86
    10. Lymphomas
    6.05
    41
    5.70
    55
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    20
    2.86
    68
    12. Bladder Cancer
    4.46
    17
    1.91
    102
    13. Leukemia
    4.38
    53
    1.38
    163
    14. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    133
    17.60
    10
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.50
    55
    2.61
    87
    16. Skin Cancers
    3.11
    29
    1.57
    114
    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.