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Latvia
COUNTRY #1
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LATVIA VS NEW GUINEA

Compare Latvia and New Guinea 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.

New Guinea
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   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Latvia LATVIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    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
    		  
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    		  
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    		  
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    		  
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    		  
    56.7
    61.3
    58.9
    139
    133
    136
    2010
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    		  
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2019
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    		  
    63.4
    67.4
    65.3
    145
    149
    148
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    63.4
    67.4
    145
    149
    Age 5
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    66.6
    70.2
    154
    157
    Age 10
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    66.9
    70.5
    157
    159
    Age 15
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    67.1
    70.7
    160
    161
    Age 20
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    67.5
    70.9
    160
    161
    Age 25
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    68.0
    71.3
    161
    161
    Age 30
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    68.5
    71.8
    161
    162
    Age 35
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    69.1
    72.3
    161
    162
    Age 40
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    69.9
    73.1
    164
    162
    Age 45
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    70.9
    73.9
    162
    163
    Age 50
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    72.1
    75.0
    161
    163
    Age 55
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    73.6
    76.2
    161
    164
    Age 60
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    75.4
    77.6
    159
    163
    Age 65
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    77.5
    79.3
    157
    163
    Age 70
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    80.0
    81.3
    154
    161
    Age 75
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    82.9
    83.8
    148
    157
    Age 80
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    86.0
    86.6
    146
    156
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    89.4
    89.8
    143
    146
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    146.65
    49
    152.96
    47
    2. Stroke
    99.14
    74
    118.90
    43
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    30.32
    3
    4.35
    97
    4. Prostate Cancer
    28.10
    34
    21.28
    54
    5. Lung Cancers
    23.52
    33
    13.71
    82
    6. Hypertension
    19.91
    83
    25.98
    53
    7. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    63
    28.94
    13
    8. Suicide
    16.06
    24
    3.57
    157
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.41
    24
    10.80
    64
    10. Liver Disease
    13.03
    113
    10.10
    127
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.01
    149
    41.97
    66
    12. Other Injuries
    11.98
    45
    8.96
    77
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.16
    30
    10.61
    36
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.89
    141
    96.77
    10
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    10.04
    4
    2.21
    136
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.94
    155
    14.47
    138
    17. Ovary Cancer
    8.99
    3
    5.99
    34
    18. Alcohol
    8.83
    9
    1.41
    87
    19. Lung Disease
    7.50
    177
    122.46
    2
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.17
    138
    14.45
    99
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.05
    105
    21.97
    33
    22. Kidney Disease
    6.43
    158
    13.07
    128
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.18
    28
    12.56
    2
    24. Lymphomas
    6.05
    41
    6.83
    21
    25. Drownings
    5.64
    21
    2.58
    85
    26. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    20
    3.18
    48
    27. Falls
    4.77
    106
    13.87
    8
    28. Bladder Cancer
    4.46
    17
    2.00
    96
    29. Leukemia
    4.38
    53
    4.25
    57
    30. Violence
    4.15
    98
    12.19
    39
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    133
    12.14
    22
    32. HIV/AIDS
    3.65
    82
    7.23
    65
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.50
    55
    4.59
    38
    34. Fires
    3.48
    36
    5.98
    7
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.17
    85
    6.32
    40
    36. Skin Cancers
    3.11
    29
    9.28
    1
    37. Other Neoplasms
    3.00
    32
    0.37
    113
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    2.45
    168
    6.28
    80
    39. Tuberculosis
    2.34
    103
    46.96
    20
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.07
    160
    6.12
    20
    41. Hepatitis C
    1.99
    1
    0.12
    83
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.76
    156
    2.76
    123
    43. Epilepsy
    1.76
    84
    1.37
    111
    44. Drug Use
    1.72
    59
    0.20
    180
    45. Skin Disease
    1.48
    97
    2.76
    33
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    124
    17.27
    3
    47. Poisonings
    0.96
    69
    1.50
    58
    48. Asthma
    0.88
    139
    47.57
    2
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.75
    10
    0.00
    145
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.68
    23
    0.08
    171
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Latvia LATVIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,099
    30.00
    6,835
    12.17
    2. Stroke
    5,893
    21.83
    5,095
    9.08
    3. Hypertension
    1,194
    4.42
    1,096
    1.95
    4. Lung Cancers
    956
    3.54
    622
    1.11
    5. Inflammatory/Heart
    921
    3.41
    229
    0.41
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    722
    2.67
    445
    0.79
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    664
    2.46
    343
    0.61
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    529
    1.96
    4,533
    8.07
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    501
    1.86
    2,595
    4.62
    10. Breast Cancer
    472
    1.75
    764
    1.36
    11. Stomach Cancer
    470
    1.74
    447
    0.80
    12. Prostate Cancer
    464
    1.72
    285
    0.51
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    436
    1.61
    107
    0.19
    14. Suicide
    384
    1.42
    259
    0.46
    15. Liver Disease
    365
    1.35
    624
    1.11
    16. Other Injuries
    362
    1.34
    647
    1.15
    17. Kidney Disease
    356
    1.32
    687
    1.22
    18. Lung Disease
    346
    1.28
    4,538
    8.08
    19. Lymphomas
    245
    0.91
    353
    0.63
    20. Bladder Cancer
    228
    0.84
    82
    0.15
    21. Alcohol
    227
    0.84
    93
    0.17
    22. Oral Cancer
    214
    0.79
    580
    1.03
    23. Falls
    201
    0.74
    502
    0.89
    24. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.73
    179
    0.32
    25. Leukemia
    186
    0.69
    253
    0.45
    26. Liver Cancer
    157
    0.58
    644
    1.15
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    154
    0.57
    1,105
    1.97
    28. Other Neoplasms
    153
    0.57
    15
    0.03
    29. Uterin Cancer
    148
    0.55
    81
    0.14
    30. Skin Cancers
    144
    0.53
    417
    0.74
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    142
    0.53
    301
    0.54
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    131
    0.49
    199
    0.35
    33. Cervical Cancer
    128
    0.47
    665
    1.18
    34. Drownings
    127
    0.47
    240
    0.43
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    125
    0.46
    185
    0.33
    36. Fires
    103
    0.38
    488
    0.87
    37. Violence
    94
    0.35
    969
    1.73
    38. Skin Disease
    76
    0.28
    126
    0.22
    39. HIV/AIDS
    74
    0.27
    611
    1.09
    40. Tuberculosis
    71
    0.26
    3,969
    7.07
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    59
    0.22
    153
    0.27
    42. Hepatitis C
    53
    0.20
    8
    0.01
    43. Congenital Anomalies
    46
    0.17
    951
    1.69
    44. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    45
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    45. Epilepsy
    44
    0.16
    111
    0.20
    46. Asthma
    42
    0.16
    1,842
    3.28
    47. Drug Use
    41
    0.15
    13
    0.02
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    41
    0.15
    1,072
    1.91
    49. Poisonings
    23
    0.09
    121
    0.22
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    20
    0.07
    5
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.10
    34
    21.28
    54
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.52
    33
    13.71
    82
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    63
    28.94
    13
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.41
    24
    10.80
    64
    5. Stomach Cancer
    11.16
    30
    10.61
    36
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    10.04
    4
    2.21
    136
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.99
    3
    5.99
    34
    8. Cervical Cancer
    7.05
    105
    21.97
    33
    9. Oral Cancer
    6.18
    28
    12.56
    2
    10. Lymphomas
    6.05
    41
    6.83
    21
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    20
    3.18
    48
    12. Bladder Cancer
    4.46
    17
    2.00
    96
    13. Leukemia
    4.38
    53
    4.25
    57
    14. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    133
    12.14
    22
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.50
    55
    4.59
    38
    16. Skin Cancers
    3.11
    29
    9.28
    1
    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.