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Compare Bahamas and Latvia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    60.9
    65.9
    63.3
    51
    48
    49
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    63.1
    69.4
    66.2
    59
    48
    55
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    63.8
    71.8
    67.7
    73
    59
    64
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    66.0
    73.3
    69.5
    76
    69
    70
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    67.2
    72.9
    70.0
    83
    87
    89
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    71.7
    78.1
    75.0
    65
    51
    56
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    72.9
    79.1
    76.1
    63
    52
    54
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.9
    79.1
    63
    52
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    73.8
    80.0
    64
    48
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    73.9
    80.1
    66
    49
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    74.0
    80.1
    66
    50
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    74.3
    80.3
    66
    49
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    74.7
    80.4
    64
    48
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    75.2
    80.7
    61
    48
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    75.8
    81.0
    58
    48
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    76.6
    81.4
    54
    46
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    77.4
    81.9
    51
    44
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    78.3
    82.5
    43
    43
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    79.5
    83.2
    42
    41
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    80.7
    84.1
    40
    37
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    82.1
    85.0
    40
    37
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    83.7
    86.2
    43
    38
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.8
    43
    36
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.7
    47
    34
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    90.6
    92.1
    53
    28
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    94.0
    95.0
    52
    29
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.4
    68
    38
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.5
    74
    35
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    88.85
    88
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. HIV/AIDS
    72.69
    27
    		  
    3.93
    94
    3. Stroke
    59.30
    120
    		  
    94.58
    83
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.27
    39
    		  
    22.07
    102
    5. Hypertension
    41.53
    7
    		  
    28.91
    23
    6. Prostate Cancer
    41.49
    10
    		  
    27.22
    29
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.71
    87
    		  
    7.54
    163
    8. Breast Cancer
    22.41
    23
    		  
    21.32
    42
    9. Kidney Disease
    16.29
    67
    		  
    5.56
    147
    10. Violence
    15.21
    31
    		  
    4.77
    93
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.79
    121
    		  
    8.19
    139
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.84
    62
    		  
    17.71
    20
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    9.67
    54
    		  
    2.47
    141
    14. Lung Cancers
    9.19
    96
    		  
    26.92
    34
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.77
    82
    		  
    24.20
    7
    16. Lymphomas
    7.76
    16
    		  
    7.41
    25
    17. Other Injuries
    7.18
    125
    		  
    7.85
    119
    18. Liver Disease
    7.10
    138
    		  
    15.86
    85
    19. Skin Disease
    6.84
    22
    		  
    0.93
    114
    20. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.79
    35
    		  
    6.46
    38
    21. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    105
    		  
    8.35
    79
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.07
    121
    		  
    6.08
    120
    23. Stomach Cancer
    6.06
    77
    		  
    14.20
    26
    24. Ovary Cancer
    5.45
    52
    		  
    10.92
    3
    25. Drownings
    4.68
    74
    		  
    7.66
    34
    26. Low Birth Weight
    4.11
    125
    		  
    1.44
    159
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    80
    		  
    10.28
    6
    28. Uterin Cancer
    3.47
    32
    		  
    5.91
    11
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.31
    29
    		  
    0.78
    131
    30. Lung Disease
    3.28
    170
    		  
    5.89
    165
    31. Falls
    2.69
    131
    		  
    3.75
    113
    32. Leukemia
    2.50
    130
    		  
    4.98
    35
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    113
    		  
    5.39
    36
    34. Birth Trauma
    2.22
    108
    		  
    4.79
    77
    35. Suicide
    2.19
    159
    		  
    18.10
    21
    36. Alcohol
    2.15
    50
    		  
    9.41
    8
    37. Skin Cancers
    1.97
    59
    		  
    4.62
    5
    38. Liver Cancer
    1.87
    166
    		  
    3.86
    126
    39. Fires
    1.77
    99
    		  
    4.11
    66
    40. Anemia
    1.76
    59
    		  
    0.19
    130
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.60
    116
    		  
    4.56
    43
    42. Asthma
    1.45
    124
    		  
    0.81
    145
    43. Epilepsy
    1.39
    114
    		  
    1.68
    96
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    134
    		  
    0.04
    172
    45. Bladder Cancer
    1.14
    136
    		  
    5.03
    14
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.14
    140
    		  
    3.43
    69
    47. Other Neoplasms
    1.08
    149
    		  
    2.48
    94
    48. Poisonings
    0.94
    105
    		  
    1.77
    69
    49. Meningitis
    0.83
    112
    		  
    0.30
    148
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.83
    9
    		  
    0.20
    103
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    299
    15.15
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. HIV/AIDS
    295
    14.96
    		  
    84
    0.32
    3. Stroke
    198
    10.07
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    146
    7.42
    		  
    994
    3.75
    5. Hypertension
    140
    7.09
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    96
    4.89
    		  
    237
    0.89
    7. Violence
    58
    2.95
    		  
    122
    0.46
    8. Prostate Cancer
    58
    2.92
    		  
    411
    1.55
    9. Kidney Disease
    57
    2.89
    		  
    239
    0.90
    10. Breast Cancer
    47
    2.37
    		  
    469
    1.77
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    44
    2.25
    		  
    181
    0.68
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    38
    1.94
    		  
    740
    2.79
    13. Lung Cancers
    33
    1.69
    		  
    981
    3.71
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    33
    1.68
    		  
    81
    0.31
    15. Lymphomas
    28
    1.41
    		  
    276
    1.04
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    28
    1.40
    		  
    722
    2.73
    17. Liver Disease
    26
    1.32
    		  
    434
    1.64
    18. Skin Disease
    23
    1.18
    		  
    36
    0.14
    19. Other Injuries
    23
    1.15
    		  
    214
    0.81
    20. Alzheimers/Dementia
    23
    1.15
    		  
    311
    1.17
    21. Stomach Cancer
    21
    1.08
    		  
    540
    2.04
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    20
    1.00
    		  
    91
    0.34
    23. Drownings
    18
    0.93
    		  
    168
    0.64
    24. Low Birth Weight
    13
    0.66
    		  
    18
    0.07
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    13
    0.65
    		  
    408
    1.54
    26. Cervical Cancer
    13
    0.64
    		  
    142
    0.54
    27. Ovary Cancer
    11
    0.55
    		  
    236
    0.89
    28. Lung Disease
    11
    0.54
    		  
    241
    0.91
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.54
    		  
    39
    0.15
    30. Leukemia
    9
    0.46
    		  
    189
    0.71
    31. Suicide
    9
    0.44
    		  
    449
    1.69
    32. Alcohol
    9
    0.44
    		  
    257
    0.97
    33. Falls
    8
    0.42
    		  
    122
    0.46
    34. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.41
    		  
    172
    0.65
    35. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.38
    		  
    143
    0.54
    36. Skin Cancers
    7
    0.37
    		  
    179
    0.68
    37. Anemia
    7
    0.36
    		  
    8
    0.03
    38. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.36
    		  
    60
    0.23
    39. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.35
    		  
    150
    0.56
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    7
    0.34
    		  
    166
    0.63
    41. Fires
    6
    0.28
    		  
    116
    0.44
    42. Epilepsy
    5
    0.27
    		  
    38
    0.15
    43. Asthma
    5
    0.25
    		  
    33
    0.12
    44. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.21
    		  
    220
    0.83
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.20
    		  
    131
    0.49
    46. Other Neoplasms
    4
    0.19
    		  
    106
    0.40
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3
    0.18
    		  
    2
    0.01
    48. Poisonings
    3
    0.16
    		  
    49
    0.18
    49. Meningitis
    3
    0.16
    		  
    8
    0.03
    50. Schizophrenia
    3
    0.14
    		  
    5
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    41.49
    10
    		  
    27.22
    29
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.41
    23
    		  
    21.32
    42
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.84
    62
    		  
    17.71
    20
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.19
    96
    		  
    26.92
    34
    5. Lymphomas
    7.76
    16
    		  
    7.41
    25
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    105
    		  
    8.35
    79
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.06
    77
    		  
    14.20
    26
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.45
    52
    		  
    10.92
    3
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    80
    		  
    10.28
    6
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.47
    32
    		  
    5.91
    11
    11. Leukemia
    2.50
    130
    		  
    4.98
    35
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    113
    		  
    5.39
    36
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.97
    59
    		  
    4.62
    5
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.87
    166
    		  
    3.86
    126
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.60
    116
    		  
    4.56
    43
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.14
    136
    		  
    5.03
    14
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.