World Health Review
COUNTRY #1
Compare Latvia and Peru 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.
COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Latvia Population Pyramid
1,479,176
Peru Population Pyramid
40,373,987
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
LATVIA | PERU | ||||||||||||
LATVIA | PERU | ||||||||||||
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
|
46.7
|
49.3
|
48.0
|
102
|
101
|
101
|
|
1970 |
65.7
|
74.2
|
69.8
|
42
|
20
|
32
|
52.4
|
55.6
|
53.9
|
103
|
102
|
103
|
|
1980 |
63.8
|
74.1
|
68.8
|
74
|
38
|
56
|
58.3
|
62.4
|
60.3
|
102
|
103
|
103
|
|
1990 |
64.2
|
74.6
|
69.3
|
94
|
54
|
74
|
63.5
|
68.2
|
65.8
|
104
|
104
|
105
|
|
2000 |
64.4
|
75.7
|
70.1
|
106
|
54
|
93
|
68.9
|
73.9
|
71.4
|
70
|
79
|
75
|
|
2010 |
67.6
|
77.7
|
72.8
|
101
|
55
|
88
|
71.2
|
76.3
|
73.7
|
71
|
79
|
73
|
|
2019 |
70.6
|
79.8
|
75.4
|
94
|
51
|
74
|
78.5
|
81.3
|
79.9
|
31
|
39
|
32
|
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
LATVIA | PERU | ||||||||
World Rank | World Rank | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
70.6
|
79.8
|
94
|
51
|
78.5
|
81.3
|
31
|
39
|
|
Age 5 |
70.8
|
80.1
|
114
|
59
|
79.5
|
82.3
|
25
|
35
|
|
Age 10 |
70.8
|
80.1
|
114
|
59
|
79.6
|
82.4
|
24
|
35
|
|
Age 15 |
70.9
|
80.1
|
116
|
61
|
79.7
|
82.5
|
24
|
35
|
|
Age 20 |
71.1
|
80.2
|
118
|
60
|
79.9
|
82.6
|
24
|
35
|
|
Age 25 |
71.3
|
80.3
|
118
|
61
|
80.3
|
82.8
|
22
|
35
|
|
Age 30 |
71.6
|
80.4
|
119
|
62
|
80.6
|
82.9
|
20
|
35
|
|
Age 35 |
72.2
|
80.6
|
119
|
61
|
81.0
|
83.1
|
19
|
35
|
|
Age 40 |
72.7
|
80.8
|
121
|
61
|
81.4
|
83.3
|
18
|
35
|
|
Age 45 |
73.5
|
81.2
|
119
|
61
|
81.8
|
83.6
|
13
|
35
|
|
Age 50 |
74.4
|
81.6
|
118
|
58
|
82.3
|
84.0
|
13
|
35
|
|
Age 55 |
75.7
|
82.2
|
111
|
57
|
82.9
|
84.4
|
9
|
34
|
|
Age 60 |
77.3
|
83.0
|
108
|
56
|
83.7
|
85.1
|
8
|
33
|
|
Age 65 |
79.1
|
83.9
|
104
|
56
|
84.6
|
85.8
|
8
|
34
|
|
Age 70 |
81.4
|
85.0
|
95
|
56
|
85.8
|
86.9
|
6
|
28
|
|
Age 75 |
84.0
|
86.4
|
87
|
59
|
87.3
|
88.2
|
3
|
23
|
|
Age 80 |
86.7
|
88.1
|
85
|
69
|
89.3
|
89.8
|
1
|
17
|
|
Age 85 |
89.7
|
90.2
|
108
|
107
|
91.5
|
91.8
|
7
|
18
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
LATVIA | PERU | |||||
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
146.65
|
49
|
39.96
|
173
|
|
2. | Stroke |
99.14
|
74
|
22.60
|
162
|
|
3. | Inflammatory/Heart |
30.32
|
3
|
1.46
|
175
|
|
4. | Prostate Cancer |
28.10
|
34
|
20.46
|
62
|
|
5. | Lung Cancers |
23.52
|
33
|
9.48
|
108
|
|
6. | Hypertension |
19.91
|
83
|
3.06
|
165
|
|
7. | Breast Cancer |
19.03
|
63
|
11.56
|
146
|
|
8. | Suicide |
16.06
|
24
|
2.73
|
166
|
|
9. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
15.41
|
24
|
7.86
|
105
|
|
10. | Liver Disease |
13.03
|
113
|
19.25
|
91
|
|
11. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
12.01
|
149
|
44.20
|
64
|
|
12. | Other Injuries |
11.98
|
45
|
8.67
|
80
|
|
13. | Stomach Cancer |
11.16
|
30
|
15.13
|
10
|
|
14. | Diabetes Mellitus |
10.89
|
141
|
13.28
|
133
|
|
15. | Pancreas Cancer |
10.04
|
4
|
4.82
|
69
|
|
16. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
9.94
|
155
|
16.23
|
123
|
|
17. | Ovary Cancer |
8.99
|
3
|
4.19
|
100
|
|
18. | Alcohol |
8.83
|
9
|
0.98
|
119
|
|
19. | Lung Disease |
7.50
|
177
|
7.23
|
178
|
|
20. | Road Traffic Accidents |
7.17
|
138
|
13.36
|
110
|
|
21. | Cervical Cancer |
7.05
|
105
|
11.29
|
74
|
|
22. | Kidney Disease |
6.43
|
158
|
21.30
|
102
|
|
23. | Oral Cancer |
6.18
|
28
|
1.55
|
157
|
|
24. | Lymphomas |
6.05
|
41
|
6.79
|
23
|
|
25. | Drownings |
5.64
|
21
|
1.78
|
122
|
|
26. | Uterin Cancer |
4.89
|
20
|
1.76
|
124
|
|
27. | Falls |
4.77
|
106
|
3.81
|
132
|
|
28. | Bladder Cancer |
4.46
|
17
|
1.35
|
139
|
|
29. | Leukemia |
4.38
|
53
|
5.62
|
12
|
|
30. | Violence |
4.15
|
98
|
9.14
|
57
|
|
31. | Liver Cancer |
3.97
|
133
|
7.43
|
54
|
|
32. | HIV/AIDS |
3.65
|
82
|
2.59
|
98
|
|
33. | Oesophagus Cancer |
3.50
|
55
|
1.17
|
146
|
|
34. | Fires |
3.48
|
36
|
0.72
|
125
|
|
35. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
3.17
|
85
|
1.79
|
123
|
|
36. | Skin Cancers |
3.11
|
29
|
2.31
|
60
|
|
37. | Other Neoplasms |
3.00
|
32
|
0.16
|
178
|
|
38. | Congenital Anomalies |
2.45
|
168
|
5.17
|
109
|
|
39. | Tuberculosis |
2.34
|
103
|
7.14
|
75
|
|
40. | Parkinson's Disease |
2.07
|
160
|
3.64
|
120
|
|
41. | Hepatitis C |
1.99
|
1
|
0.01
|
149
|
|
42. | Endocrine Disorders |
1.76
|
156
|
1.41
|
164
|
|
43. | Epilepsy |
1.76
|
84
|
0.79
|
157
|
|
44. | Drug Use |
1.72
|
59
|
1.92
|
48
|
|
45. | Skin Disease |
1.48
|
97
|
0.45
|
145
|
|
46. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
0.97
|
124
|
0.59
|
143
|
|
47. | Poisonings |
0.96
|
69
|
0.38
|
114
|
|
48. | Asthma |
0.88
|
139
|
0.62
|
153
|
|
49. | Prostatic Hypertrophy |
0.75
|
10
|
0.00
|
146
|
|
50. | Multiple Sclerosis |
0.68
|
23
|
0.10
|
155
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
LATVIA | PERU | |||||
Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
8,099
|
30.00
|
13,769
|
11.22
|
|
2. | Stroke |
5,893
|
21.83
|
7,722
|
6.29
|
|
3. | Hypertension |
1,194
|
4.42
|
1,061
|
0.86
|
|
4. | Lung Cancers |
956
|
3.54
|
3,169
|
2.58
|
|
5. | Inflammatory/Heart |
921
|
3.41
|
494
|
0.40
|
|
6. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
722
|
2.67
|
2,642
|
2.15
|
|
7. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
664
|
2.46
|
5,811
|
4.74
|
|
8. | Diabetes Mellitus |
529
|
1.96
|
4,437
|
3.62
|
|
9. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
501
|
1.86
|
15,326
|
12.49
|
|
10. | Breast Cancer |
472
|
1.75
|
1,969
|
1.60
|
|
11. | Stomach Cancer |
470
|
1.74
|
5,072
|
4.13
|
|
12. | Prostate Cancer |
464
|
1.72
|
3,167
|
2.58
|
|
13. | Pancreas Cancer |
436
|
1.61
|
1,607
|
1.31
|
|
14. | Suicide |
384
|
1.42
|
903
|
0.74
|
|
15. | Liver Disease |
365
|
1.35
|
6,375
|
5.20
|
|
16. | Other Injuries |
362
|
1.34
|
2,876
|
2.34
|
|
17. | Kidney Disease |
356
|
1.32
|
7,234
|
5.90
|
|
18. | Lung Disease |
346
|
1.28
|
2,519
|
2.05
|
|
19. | Lymphomas |
245
|
0.91
|
2,254
|
1.84
|
|
20. | Bladder Cancer |
228
|
0.84
|
463
|
0.38
|
|
21. | Alcohol |
227
|
0.84
|
321
|
0.26
|
|
22. | Oral Cancer |
214
|
0.79
|
519
|
0.42
|
|
23. | Falls |
201
|
0.74
|
1,285
|
1.05
|
|
24. | Ovary Cancer |
196
|
0.73
|
713
|
0.58
|
|
25. | Leukemia |
186
|
0.69
|
1,850
|
1.51
|
|
26. | Liver Cancer |
157
|
0.58
|
2,476
|
2.02
|
|
27. | Road Traffic Accidents |
154
|
0.57
|
4,414
|
3.60
|
|
28. | Other Neoplasms |
153
|
0.57
|
54
|
0.04
|
|
29. | Uterin Cancer |
148
|
0.55
|
304
|
0.25
|
|
30. | Skin Cancers |
144
|
0.53
|
786
|
0.64
|
|
31. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
142
|
0.53
|
609
|
0.50
|
|
32. | Oesophagus Cancer |
131
|
0.49
|
394
|
0.32
|
|
33. | Cervical Cancer |
128
|
0.47
|
1,924
|
1.57
|
|
34. | Drownings |
127
|
0.47
|
584
|
0.48
|
|
35. | Parkinson's Disease |
125
|
0.46
|
1,270
|
1.04
|
|
36. | Fires |
103
|
0.38
|
239
|
0.19
|
|
37. | Violence |
94
|
0.35
|
3,013
|
2.46
|
|
38. | Skin Disease |
76
|
0.28
|
156
|
0.13
|
|
39. | HIV/AIDS |
74
|
0.27
|
849
|
0.69
|
|
40. | Tuberculosis |
71
|
0.26
|
2,377
|
1.94
|
|
41. | Endocrine Disorders |
59
|
0.22
|
474
|
0.39
|
|
42. | Hepatitis C |
53
|
0.20
|
4
|
0.00
|
|
43. | Congenital Anomalies |
46
|
0.17
|
1,997
|
1.63
|
|
44. | Prostatic Hypertrophy |
45
|
0.17
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
45. | Epilepsy |
44
|
0.16
|
262
|
0.21
|
|
46. | Asthma |
42
|
0.16
|
208
|
0.17
|
|
47. | Drug Use |
41
|
0.15
|
635
|
0.52
|
|
48. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
41
|
0.15
|
198
|
0.16
|
|
49. | Poisonings |
23
|
0.09
|
126
|
0.10
|
|
50. | Multiple Sclerosis |
20
|
0.07
|
35
|
0.03
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
LATVIA | PERU | |||||
Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Prostate Cancer |
28.10
|
34
|
20.46
|
62
|
|
2. | Lung Cancers |
23.52
|
33
|
9.48
|
108
|
|
3. | Breast Cancer |
19.03
|
63
|
11.56
|
146
|
|
4. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
15.41
|
24
|
7.86
|
105
|
|
5. | Stomach Cancer |
11.16
|
30
|
15.13
|
10
|
|
6. | Pancreas Cancer |
10.04
|
4
|
4.82
|
69
|
|
7. | Ovary Cancer |
8.99
|
3
|
4.19
|
100
|
|
8. | Cervical Cancer |
7.05
|
105
|
11.29
|
74
|
|
9. | Oral Cancer |
6.18
|
28
|
1.55
|
157
|
|
10. | Lymphomas |
6.05
|
41
|
6.79
|
23
|
|
11. | Uterin Cancer |
4.89
|
20
|
1.76
|
124
|
|
12. | Bladder Cancer |
4.46
|
17
|
1.35
|
139
|
|
13. | Leukemia |
4.38
|
53
|
5.62
|
12
|
|
14. | Liver Cancer |
3.97
|
133
|
7.43
|
54
|
|
15. | Oesophagus Cancer |
3.50
|
55
|
1.17
|
146
|
|
16. | Skin Cancers |
3.11
|
29
|
2.31
|
60
|
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.
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.