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Compare Bhutan 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
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    60.0
    63.4
    61.7
    127
    127
    129
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    69.5
    70.1
    69.8
    97
    127
    114
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.5
    70.1
    97
    127
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    72.1
    72.2
    89
    131
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    72.8
    72.6
    82
    131
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    73.2
    72.9
    77
    130
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    73.5
    73.3
    77
    129
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    73.9
    73.8
    78
    130
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    74.5
    74.3
    75
    127
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    75.1
    74.9
    69
    126
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    76.0
    75.7
    63
    122
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    76.9
    76.6
    54
    116
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    78.0
    77.6
    53
    115
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    79.2
    78.9
    45
    107
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    80.5
    80.4
    42
    94
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    82.0
    82.2
    42
    88
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    83.8
    84.2
    40
    72
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    85.9
    86.6
    33
    57
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.4
    21
    40
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    91.5
    92.6
    11
    16
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    94.9
    96.1
    9
    9
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    98.7
    99.8
    9
    4
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.9
    103.9
    8
    3
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.09
    98
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Lung Disease
    77.92
    4
    		  
    5.89
    165
    3. Stroke
    58.08
    121
    		  
    94.58
    83
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    54.48
    64
    		  
    7.54
    163
    5. Poisonings
    36.54
    1
    		  
    1.77
    69
    6. Other Injuries
    36.13
    7
    		  
    7.85
    119
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    32.10
    73
    		  
    22.07
    102
    8. Liver Disease
    22.51
    59
    		  
    15.86
    85
    9. Tuberculosis
    19.51
    50
    		  
    2.35
    108
    10. Kidney Disease
    18.85
    46
    		  
    5.56
    147
    11. Stomach Cancer
    18.64
    8
    		  
    14.20
    26
    12. Suicide
    17.61
    22
    		  
    18.10
    21
    13. Hypertension
    17.52
    83
    		  
    28.91
    23
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16.80
    59
    		  
    0.04
    172
    15. Fires
    16.45
    7
    		  
    4.11
    66
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    15.69
    3
    		  
    6.08
    120
    17. Low Birth Weight
    14.94
    51
    		  
    1.44
    159
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.53
    99
    		  
    8.19
    139
    19. Asthma
    11.18
    32
    		  
    0.81
    145
    20. Falls
    11.01
    38
    		  
    3.75
    113
    21. Birth Trauma
    10.38
    58
    		  
    4.79
    77
    22. HIV/AIDS
    8.90
    74
    		  
    3.93
    94
    23. Malnutrition
    8.72
    52
    		  
    0.20
    143
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.41
    74
    		  
    24.20
    7
    25. Cervical Cancer
    7.77
    87
    		  
    8.35
    79
    26. Lung Cancers
    7.42
    108
    		  
    26.92
    34
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    6.78
    75
    		  
    2.47
    141
    28. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    18
    		  
    5.39
    36
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.21
    29
    		  
    4.56
    43
    30. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.03
    63
    		  
    1.28
    126
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.97
    42
    		  
    3.43
    69
    32. Epilepsy
    5.50
    45
    		  
    1.68
    96
    33. Drownings
    5.25
    64
    		  
    7.66
    34
    34. Liver Cancer
    5.08
    94
    		  
    3.86
    126
    35. Hepatitis B
    5.02
    9
    		  
    0.12
    139
    36. Ovary Cancer
    4.44
    80
    		  
    10.92
    3
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    3.73
    81
    		  
    10.28
    6
    38. Meningitis
    3.55
    68
    		  
    0.30
    148
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    152
    		  
    17.71
    20
    40. Violence
    3.10
    112
    		  
    4.77
    93
    41. Encephalitis
    2.56
    20
    		  
    0.16
    99
    42. Maternal Conditions
    2.42
    69
    		  
    0.25
    125
    43. Breast Cancer
    2.12
    172
    		  
    21.32
    42
    44. Leukemia
    2.06
    139
    		  
    4.98
    35
    45. Skin Disease
    2.03
    79
    		  
    0.93
    114
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.70
    129
    		  
    6.46
    38
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    1.58
    96
    		  
    0.78
    131
    48. Other Neoplasms
    1.51
    128
    		  
    2.48
    94
    49. Syphilis
    1.27
    50
    		  
    0.00
    172
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    144
    		  
    5.03
    14
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    395
    9.72
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Lung Disease
    354
    8.71
    		  
    241
    0.91
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    312
    7.69
    		  
    237
    0.89
    4. Stroke
    267
    6.56
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    5. Poisonings
    248
    6.10
    		  
    49
    0.18
    6. Other Injuries
    239
    5.89
    		  
    214
    0.81
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    154
    3.80
    		  
    994
    3.75
    8. Liver Disease
    125
    3.07
    		  
    434
    1.64
    9. Suicide
    119
    2.92
    		  
    449
    1.69
    10. Low Birth Weight
    118
    2.90
    		  
    18
    0.07
    11. Fires
    115
    2.84
    		  
    116
    0.44
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    108
    2.65
    		  
    2
    0.01
    13. Kidney Disease
    103
    2.54
    		  
    239
    0.90
    14. Tuberculosis
    103
    2.53
    		  
    64
    0.24
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    101
    2.49
    		  
    91
    0.34
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    96
    2.36
    		  
    181
    0.68
    17. Stomach Cancer
    89
    2.19
    		  
    540
    2.04
    18. Hypertension
    84
    2.05
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    19. Birth Trauma
    82
    2.02
    		  
    60
    0.23
    20. Falls
    62
    1.53
    		  
    122
    0.46
    21. HIV/AIDS
    60
    1.48
    		  
    84
    0.32
    22. Asthma
    54
    1.33
    		  
    33
    0.12
    23. Malnutrition
    49
    1.22
    		  
    3
    0.01
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    45
    1.10
    		  
    722
    2.73
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    40
    0.98
    		  
    81
    0.31
    26. Lung Cancers
    38
    0.94
    		  
    981
    3.71
    27. Drownings
    38
    0.93
    		  
    168
    0.64
    28. Oral Cancer
    33
    0.81
    		  
    172
    0.65
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    33
    0.80
    		  
    49
    0.18
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    31
    0.77
    		  
    131
    0.49
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    31
    0.76
    		  
    166
    0.63
    32. Epilepsy
    30
    0.75
    		  
    38
    0.15
    33. Hepatitis B
    29
    0.71
    		  
    4
    0.02
    34. Liver Cancer
    25
    0.61
    		  
    150
    0.56
    35. Violence
    23
    0.56
    		  
    122
    0.46
    36. Meningitis
    23
    0.56
    		  
    8
    0.03
    37. Cervical Cancer
    19
    0.47
    		  
    142
    0.54
    38. Maternal Conditions
    18
    0.45
    		  
    5
    0.02
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    18
    0.45
    		  
    408
    1.54
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18
    0.44
    		  
    740
    2.79
    41. Encephalitis
    17
    0.41
    		  
    5
    0.02
    42. Leukemia
    12
    0.28
    		  
    189
    0.71
    43. Skin Disease
    11
    0.27
    		  
    36
    0.14
    44. Syphilis
    10
    0.26
    		  
    0
    0.00
    45. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.25
    		  
    236
    0.89
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    9
    0.21
    		  
    311
    1.17
    47. Other Neoplasms
    8
    0.19
    		  
    106
    0.40
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    7
    0.17
    		  
    39
    0.15
    49. Bladder Cancer
    6
    0.14
    		  
    220
    0.83
    50. Breast Cancer
    5
    0.13
    		  
    469
    1.77
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    18.64
    8
    		  
    14.20
    26
    2. Cervical Cancer
    7.77
    87
    		  
    8.35
    79
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.42
    108
    		  
    26.92
    34
    4. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    18
    		  
    5.39
    36
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.21
    29
    		  
    4.56
    43
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.08
    94
    		  
    3.86
    126
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.44
    80
    		  
    10.92
    3
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.73
    81
    		  
    10.28
    6
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    152
    		  
    17.71
    20
    10. Breast Cancer
    2.12
    172
    		  
    21.32
    42
    11. Leukemia
    2.06
    139
    		  
    4.98
    35
    12. Lymphomas
    1.01
    171
    		  
    7.41
    25
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.01
    144
    		  
    5.03
    14
    14. Prostate Cancer
    0.83
    172
    		  
    27.22
    29
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.48
    159
    		  
    4.62
    5
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.35
    170
    		  
    5.91
    11
     
     
     
    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.