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Latvia
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
LATVIA VS IRAN

Compare Latvia and Iran 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.

Iran
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   Iran IRAN
      Latvia LATVIA   Iran IRAN
           
    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
    		  
    48.5
    48.5
    48.5
    96
    105
    100
    1970
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    		  
    54.2
    54.0
    54.1
    95
    111
    102
    1980
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    		  
    58.3
    59.7
    58.9
    103
    117
    109
    1990
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    		  
    63.7
    65.9
    64.8
    100
    114
    110
    2000
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    		  
    69.4
    71.2
    70.3
    66
    102
    90
    2010
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    		  
    72.7
    75.6
    74.1
    52
    88
    68
    2019
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    		  
    75.7
    79.1
    77.3
    44
    62
    49
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Iran IRAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    75.7
    79.1
    44
    62
    Age 5
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    76.8
    80.1
    43
    57
    Age 10
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    76.9
    80.2
    42
    56
    Age 15
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    77.0
    80.3
    42
    56
    Age 20
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    77.3
    80.5
    42
    56
    Age 25
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    77.7
    80.6
    40
    56
    Age 30
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    78.0
    80.8
    40
    56
    Age 35
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    78.4
    80.9
    40
    57
    Age 40
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    78.7
    81.1
    41
    58
    Age 45
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    79.1
    81.3
    42
    57
    Age 50
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    79.6
    81.6
    42
    59
    Age 55
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    80.3
    81.9
    41
    62
    Age 60
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    81.2
    82.5
    41
    63
    Age 65
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    82.4
    83.3
    40
    69
    Age 70
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    83.8
    84.3
    39
    72
    Age 75
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    85.6
    85.8
    46
    78
    Age 80
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    87.9
    87.8
    46
    81
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    90.6
    90.4
    46
    88
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Iran IRAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    146.65
    49
    142.51
    54
    2. Stroke
    99.14
    74
    57.21
    120
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    30.32
    3
    2.29
    157
    4. Prostate Cancer
    28.10
    34
    10.80
    129
    5. Lung Cancers
    23.52
    33
    9.96
    104
    6. Hypertension
    19.91
    83
    25.73
    55
    7. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    63
    9.78
    162
    8. Suicide
    16.06
    24
    5.13
    140
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.41
    24
    6.65
    124
    10. Liver Disease
    13.03
    113
    9.41
    130
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.01
    149
    16.00
    132
    12. Other Injuries
    11.98
    45
    5.05
    132
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.16
    30
    14.67
    11
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.89
    141
    20.84
    107
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    10.04
    4
    3.56
    99
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.94
    155
    18.63
    74
    17. Ovary Cancer
    8.99
    3
    2.62
    158
    18. Alcohol
    8.83
    9
    0.30
    163
    19. Lung Disease
    7.50
    177
    17.75
    119
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.17
    138
    22.15
    65
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.05
    105
    1.43
    179
    22. Kidney Disease
    6.43
    158
    17.84
    115
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.18
    28
    0.95
    176
    24. Lymphomas
    6.05
    41
    4.01
    118
    25. Drownings
    5.64
    21
    1.16
    143
    26. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    20
    1.01
    160
    27. Falls
    4.77
    106
    3.88
    128
    28. Bladder Cancer
    4.46
    17
    2.18
    86
    29. Leukemia
    4.38
    53
    5.50
    14
    30. Violence
    4.15
    98
    3.01
    113
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    133
    5.46
    89
    32. HIV/AIDS
    3.65
    82
    2.75
    96
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.50
    55
    3.58
    53
    34. Fires
    3.48
    36
    2.30
    67
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.17
    85
    1.90
    115
    36. Skin Cancers
    3.11
    29
    0.77
    147
    37. Other Neoplasms
    3.00
    32
    0.16
    176
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    2.45
    168
    4.74
    119
    39. Tuberculosis
    2.34
    103
    1.25
    119
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.07
    160
    4.17
    89
    41. Hepatitis C
    1.99
    1
    0.00
    170
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.76
    156
    2.83
    120
    43. Epilepsy
    1.76
    84
    0.90
    142
    44. Drug Use
    1.72
    59
    2.62
    31
    45. Skin Disease
    1.48
    97
    0.37
    152
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    124
    1.41
    94
    47. Poisonings
    0.96
    69
    0.98
    68
    48. Asthma
    0.88
    139
    5.07
    88
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.75
    10
    0.00
    113
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.68
    23
    0.50
    36
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Latvia LATVIA   Iran IRAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,099
    30.00
    93,308
    28.07
    2. Stroke
    5,893
    21.83
    36,730
    11.05
    3. Hypertension
    1,194
    4.42
    16,415
    4.94
    4. Lung Cancers
    956
    3.54
    6,784
    2.04
    5. Inflammatory/Heart
    921
    3.41
    1,611
    0.48
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    722
    2.67
    4,575
    1.38
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    664
    2.46
    11,046
    3.32
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    529
    1.96
    13,910
    4.18
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    501
    1.86
    11,243
    3.38
    10. Breast Cancer
    472
    1.75
    3,736
    1.12
    11. Stomach Cancer
    470
    1.74
    9,822
    2.96
    12. Prostate Cancer
    464
    1.72
    3,583
    1.08
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    436
    1.61
    2,418
    0.73
    14. Suicide
    384
    1.42
    4,334
    1.30
    15. Liver Disease
    365
    1.35
    6,637
    2.00
    16. Other Injuries
    362
    1.34
    4,048
    1.22
    17. Kidney Disease
    356
    1.32
    11,810
    3.55
    18. Lung Disease
    346
    1.28
    11,409
    3.43
    19. Lymphomas
    245
    0.91
    2,882
    0.87
    20. Bladder Cancer
    228
    0.84
    1,410
    0.42
    21. Alcohol
    227
    0.84
    253
    0.08
    22. Oral Cancer
    214
    0.79
    655
    0.20
    23. Falls
    201
    0.74
    2,821
    0.85
    24. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.73
    937
    0.28
    25. Leukemia
    186
    0.69
    3,966
    1.19
    26. Liver Cancer
    157
    0.58
    3,714
    1.12
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    154
    0.57
    17,803
    5.36
    28. Other Neoplasms
    153
    0.57
    112
    0.03
    29. Uterin Cancer
    148
    0.55
    355
    0.11
    30. Skin Cancers
    144
    0.53
    518
    0.16
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    142
    0.53
    1,246
    0.37
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    131
    0.49
    2,371
    0.71
    33. Cervical Cancer
    128
    0.47
    501
    0.15
    34. Drownings
    127
    0.47
    930
    0.28
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    125
    0.46
    2,545
    0.77
    36. Fires
    103
    0.38
    1,823
    0.55
    37. Violence
    94
    0.35
    2,535
    0.76
    38. Skin Disease
    76
    0.28
    237
    0.07
    39. HIV/AIDS
    74
    0.27
    2,521
    0.76
    40. Tuberculosis
    71
    0.26
    882
    0.27
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    59
    0.22
    2,092
    0.63
    42. Hepatitis C
    53
    0.20
    1
    0.00
    43. Congenital Anomalies
    46
    0.17
    4,844
    1.46
    44. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    45
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    45. Epilepsy
    44
    0.16
    719
    0.22
    46. Asthma
    42
    0.16
    3,360
    1.01
    47. Drug Use
    41
    0.15
    2,242
    0.67
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    41
    0.15
    996
    0.30
    49. Poisonings
    23
    0.09
    816
    0.25
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    20
    0.07
    405
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Iran IRAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.10
    34
    10.80
    129
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.52
    33
    9.96
    104
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    63
    9.78
    162
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.41
    24
    6.65
    124
    5. Stomach Cancer
    11.16
    30
    14.67
    11
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    10.04
    4
    3.56
    99
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.99
    3
    2.62
    158
    8. Cervical Cancer
    7.05
    105
    1.43
    179
    9. Oral Cancer
    6.18
    28
    0.95
    176
    10. Lymphomas
    6.05
    41
    4.01
    118
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    20
    1.01
    160
    12. Bladder Cancer
    4.46
    17
    2.18
    86
    13. Leukemia
    4.38
    53
    5.50
    14
    14. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    133
    5.46
    89
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.50
    55
    3.58
    53
    16. Skin Cancers
    3.11
    29
    0.77
    147
    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.