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New Zealand
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
NEW ZEALAND VS LATVIA

Compare New Zealand and Latvia 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.

Latvia
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
New Zealand Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Latvia LATVIA
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    21
    21
    22
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    75.9
    81.2
    78.6
    10
    11
    11
    		  
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2019
    80.4
    83.5
    82.0
    15
    24
    16
    		  
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    83.5
    15
    24
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    Age 5
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 10
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 15
    80.9
    83.9
    14
    24
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.0
    13
    24
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.1
    12
    24
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    Age 30
    81.4
    84.2
    12
    24
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    Age 35
    81.6
    84.3
    12
    24
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    Age 40
    81.8
    84.5
    11
    24
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    Age 45
    82.1
    84.6
    9
    22
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    Age 50
    82.5
    84.9
    7
    20
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.3
    6
    20
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    Age 60
    83.8
    85.8
    6
    19
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    Age 65
    84.6
    86.4
    7
    18
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    Age 70
    85.7
    87.2
    9
    20
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.2
    9
    21
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.6
    12
    23
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    19
    24
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.59
    163
    146.65
    49
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    24.84
    16
    9.94
    155
    3. Stroke
    22.24
    165
    99.14
    74
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    23.52
    33
    5. Lung Disease
    18.17
    111
    7.50
    177
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    19.03
    63
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    15.41
    24
    8. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    28.10
    34
    9. Suicide
    10.30
    68
    16.06
    24
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.83
    127
    7.17
    138
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.34
    152
    10.89
    141
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.08
    166
    12.01
    149
    13. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    3.11
    29
    14. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    6.05
    41
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    10.04
    4
    16. Falls
    5.65
    92
    4.77
    106
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    8.99
    3
    18. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    4.38
    53
    19. Kidney Disease
    4.19
    176
    6.43
    158
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.07
    115
    30.32
    3
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    3.95
    82
    1.76
    156
    22. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    11.16
    30
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.49
    147
    2.45
    168
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    3.97
    133
    25. Other Injuries
    3.23
    168
    11.98
    45
    26. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    4.89
    20
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.16
    138
    2.07
    160
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    3.50
    55
    29. Hypertension
    3.04
    166
    19.91
    83
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    4.46
    17
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.42
    44
    3.00
    32
    32. Liver Disease
    2.07
    181
    13.03
    113
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    6.18
    28
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.87
    149
    0.57
    180
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    7.05
    105
    36. Drug Use
    1.38
    74
    1.72
    59
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.33
    98
    0.97
    124
    38. Violence
    1.20
    146
    4.15
    98
    39. Drownings
    1.17
    142
    5.64
    21
    40. Skin Disease
    1.10
    108
    1.48
    97
    41. Asthma
    1.03
    133
    0.88
    139
    42. Epilepsy
    0.97
    139
    1.76
    84
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.76
    149
    0.26
    170
    44. Alcohol
    0.75
    128
    8.83
    9
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    165
    3.17
    85
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.52
    33
    0.68
    23
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    58
    0.45
    63
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.44
    22
    1.99
    1
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.34
    169
    0.60
    145
    50. Fires
    0.29
    164
    3.48
    36
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,095
    18.16
    8,099
    30.00
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,032
    10.81
    664
    2.46
    3. Stroke
    2,378
    8.47
    5,893
    21.83
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,873
    6.67
    956
    3.54
    5. Lung Disease
    1,815
    6.47
    346
    1.28
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,495
    5.33
    722
    2.67
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    920
    3.28
    501
    1.86
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    769
    2.74
    529
    1.96
    9. Prostate Cancer
    739
    2.63
    464
    1.72
    10. Breast Cancer
    737
    2.63
    472
    1.75
    11. Falls
    627
    2.23
    201
    0.74
    12. Skin Cancers
    612
    2.18
    144
    0.53
    13. Lymphomas
    608
    2.17
    245
    0.91
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    543
    1.94
    436
    1.61
    15. Suicide
    528
    1.88
    384
    1.42
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    458
    1.63
    154
    0.57
    17. Kidney Disease
    432
    1.54
    356
    1.32
    18. Leukemia
    391
    1.39
    186
    0.69
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    353
    1.26
    125
    0.46
    20. Hypertension
    327
    1.17
    1,194
    4.42
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    325
    1.16
    59
    0.22
    22. Stomach Cancer
    323
    1.15
    470
    1.74
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    313
    1.12
    921
    3.41
    24. Liver Cancer
    288
    1.03
    157
    0.58
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    279
    0.99
    131
    0.49
    26. Bladder Cancer
    267
    0.95
    228
    0.84
    27. Other Neoplasms
    245
    0.87
    153
    0.57
    28. Other Injuries
    218
    0.78
    362
    1.34
    29. Ovary Cancer
    207
    0.74
    196
    0.73
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    176
    0.63
    46
    0.17
    31. Oral Cancer
    164
    0.58
    214
    0.79
    32. Liver Disease
    158
    0.56
    365
    1.35
    33. Uterin Cancer
    145
    0.52
    148
    0.55
    34. Skin Disease
    118
    0.42
    76
    0.28
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    113
    0.40
    41
    0.15
    36. Asthma
    91
    0.32
    42
    0.16
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    81
    0.29
    14
    0.05
    38. Low Birth Weight
    78
    0.28
    11
    0.04
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    70
    0.25
    142
    0.53
    40. Drug Use
    69
    0.25
    41
    0.15
    41. Cervical Cancer
    61
    0.22
    128
    0.47
    42. Violence
    57
    0.20
    94
    0.35
    43. Epilepsy
    55
    0.20
    44
    0.16
    44. Drownings
    54
    0.19
    127
    0.47
    45. Alcohol
    51
    0.18
    227
    0.84
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    47
    0.17
    20
    0.07
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    43
    0.15
    20
    0.07
    48. Hepatitis C
    30
    0.11
    53
    0.20
    49. Osteoarthritis
    24
    0.09
    7
    0.03
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    22
    0.08
    45
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    23.52
    33
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    19.03
    63
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    15.41
    24
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    28.10
    34
    5. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    3.11
    29
    6. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    6.05
    41
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    10.04
    4
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    8.99
    3
    9. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    4.38
    53
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    11.16
    30
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    3.97
    133
    12. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    4.89
    20
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    3.50
    55
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    4.46
    17
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    6.18
    28
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    7.05
    105
    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.