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Compare Bosnia and Herzegovina 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
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    58.8
    62.1
    60.4
    60
    60
    61
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    64.2
    68.4
    66.2
    53
    53
    54
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    67.7
    72.9
    70.2
    38
    49
    44
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    69.4
    74.9
    72.1
    42
    52
    43
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    71.0
    76.4
    73.6
    47
    51
    50
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    73.9
    78.8
    76.4
    39
    44
    39
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    75.0
    79.7
    77.4
    40
    45
    42
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    75.0
    79.7
    40
    45
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    75.5
    80.1
    46
    47
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    75.5
    80.2
    46
    47
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    75.6
    80.2
    46
    48
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    75.7
    80.3
    47
    49
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    75.9
    80.3
    49
    51
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    76.0
    80.4
    50
    53
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    76.2
    80.5
    53
    57
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    76.4
    80.6
    56
    60
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    76.7
    80.8
    62
    64
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    77.2
    81.1
    65
    66
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    77.9
    81.6
    67
    66
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    78.9
    82.1
    70
    72
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    80.0
    82.8
    76
    74
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.1
    71
    74
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    84.1
    85.8
    72
    77
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.0
    72
    79
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    90.4
    90.7
    65
    80
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.0
    58
    81
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.0
    46
    75
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.2
    42
    68
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    129.33
    48
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Stroke
    125.37
    48
    		  
    94.58
    83
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.50
    25
    		  
    26.92
    34
    4. Lung Disease
    20.90
    71
    		  
    5.89
    165
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.70
    118
    		  
    22.07
    102
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    102
    		  
    21.32
    42
    7. Liver Disease
    12.91
    102
    		  
    15.86
    85
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.49
    114
    		  
    8.19
    139
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.83
    55
    		  
    17.71
    20
    10. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    		  
    18.10
    21
    11. Prostate Cancer
    10.83
    119
    		  
    27.22
    29
    12. Stomach Cancer
    7.92
    58
    		  
    14.20
    26
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.80
    160
    		  
    7.54
    163
    14. Liver Cancer
    7.44
    56
    		  
    3.86
    126
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.35
    100
    		  
    24.20
    7
    16. Other Injuries
    6.14
    138
    		  
    7.85
    119
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    6.06
    50
    		  
    10.28
    6
    18. Poisonings
    5.88
    19
    		  
    1.77
    69
    19. Hypertension
    5.33
    159
    		  
    28.91
    23
    20. Ovary Cancer
    4.80
    73
    		  
    10.92
    3
    21. Kidney Disease
    4.79
    156
    		  
    5.56
    147
    22. Falls
    4.15
    104
    		  
    3.75
    113
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    4.09
    142
    		  
    6.08
    120
    24. Alcohol
    3.88
    27
    		  
    9.41
    8
    25. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    131
    		  
    1.44
    159
    26. Tuberculosis
    3.28
    98
    		  
    2.35
    108
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.26
    54
    		  
    5.03
    14
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.11
    77
    		  
    3.43
    69
    29. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    133
    		  
    8.35
    79
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.75
    55
    		  
    5.91
    11
    31. Lymphomas
    2.50
    135
    		  
    7.41
    25
    32. Asthma
    2.38
    110
    		  
    0.81
    145
    33. Leukemia
    2.06
    140
    		  
    4.98
    35
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.88
    119
    		  
    2.48
    94
    35. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.53
    135
    		  
    6.46
    38
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.52
    121
    		  
    1.28
    126
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    124
    		  
    4.56
    43
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1.36
    164
    		  
    2.47
    141
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.30
    156
    		  
    5.39
    36
    40. Epilepsy
    1.24
    120
    		  
    1.68
    96
    41. Drownings
    1.24
    141
    		  
    7.66
    34
    42. Violence
    1.22
    144
    		  
    4.77
    93
    43. Birth Trauma
    1.14
    128
    		  
    4.79
    77
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.05
    115
    		  
    0.78
    131
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.03
    126
    		  
    4.62
    5
    46. Meningitis
    0.92
    108
    		  
    0.30
    148
    47. Fires
    0.84
    127
    		  
    4.11
    66
    48. Drug Use
    0.60
    116
    		  
    3.41
    27
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.45
    40
    		  
    0.70
    27
    50. Appendicitis
    0.27
    104
    		  
    0.02
    163
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    8,842
    27.84
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,820
    27.77
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,733
    5.46
    		  
    981
    3.71
    4. Lung Disease
    1,438
    4.53
    		  
    241
    0.91
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,051
    3.31
    		  
    994
    3.75
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    747
    2.35
    		  
    740
    2.79
    7. Liver Disease
    690
    2.17
    		  
    434
    1.64
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    576
    1.81
    		  
    181
    0.68
    9. Suicide
    532
    1.67
    		  
    449
    1.69
    10. Stomach Cancer
    479
    1.51
    		  
    540
    2.04
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    478
    1.50
    		  
    237
    0.89
    12. Liver Cancer
    476
    1.50
    		  
    150
    0.56
    13. Breast Cancer
    426
    1.34
    		  
    469
    1.77
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    390
    1.23
    		  
    722
    2.73
    15. Hypertension
    373
    1.18
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    370
    1.16
    		  
    408
    1.54
    17. Prostate Cancer
    336
    1.06
    		  
    411
    1.55
    18. Kidney Disease
    317
    1.00
    		  
    239
    0.90
    19. Other Injuries
    304
    0.96
    		  
    214
    0.81
    20. Poisonings
    287
    0.90
    		  
    49
    0.18
    21. Falls
    258
    0.81
    		  
    122
    0.46
    22. Bladder Cancer
    221
    0.69
    		  
    220
    0.83
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    198
    0.62
    		  
    131
    0.49
    24. Tuberculosis
    197
    0.62
    		  
    64
    0.24
    25. Alcohol
    184
    0.58
    		  
    257
    0.97
    26. Asthma
    158
    0.50
    		  
    33
    0.12
    27. Ovary Cancer
    147
    0.46
    		  
    236
    0.89
    28. Lymphomas
    138
    0.44
    		  
    276
    1.04
    29. Other Neoplasms
    112
    0.35
    		  
    106
    0.40
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    110
    0.35
    		  
    311
    1.17
    31. Leukemia
    106
    0.33
    		  
    189
    0.71
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    105
    0.33
    		  
    49
    0.18
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    98
    0.31
    		  
    91
    0.34
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    94
    0.30
    		  
    166
    0.63
    35. Cervical Cancer
    88
    0.28
    		  
    142
    0.54
    36. Uterin Cancer
    84
    0.26
    		  
    143
    0.54
    37. Oral Cancer
    81
    0.25
    		  
    172
    0.65
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    78
    0.25
    		  
    81
    0.31
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    77
    0.24
    		  
    39
    0.15
    40. Low Birth Weight
    66
    0.21
    		  
    18
    0.07
    41. Skin Cancers
    59
    0.19
    		  
    179
    0.68
    42. Violence
    57
    0.18
    		  
    122
    0.46
    43. Epilepsy
    57
    0.18
    		  
    38
    0.15
    44. Drownings
    53
    0.17
    		  
    168
    0.64
    45. Meningitis
    44
    0.14
    		  
    8
    0.03
    46. Fires
    43
    0.14
    		  
    116
    0.44
    47. Drug Use
    28
    0.09
    		  
    83
    0.31
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    23
    0.07
    		  
    20
    0.08
    49. Birth Trauma
    21
    0.07
    		  
    60
    0.23
    50. Appendicitis
    18
    0.06
    		  
    1
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.50
    25
    		  
    26.92
    34
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    102
    		  
    21.32
    42
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.83
    55
    		  
    17.71
    20
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.83
    119
    		  
    27.22
    29
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.92
    58
    		  
    14.20
    26
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.44
    56
    		  
    3.86
    126
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.06
    50
    		  
    10.28
    6
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.80
    73
    		  
    10.92
    3
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.26
    54
    		  
    5.03
    14
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    133
    		  
    8.35
    79
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.75
    55
    		  
    5.91
    11
    12. Lymphomas
    2.50
    135
    		  
    7.41
    25
    13. Leukemia
    2.06
    140
    		  
    4.98
    35
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    124
    		  
    4.56
    43
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.30
    156
    		  
    5.39
    36
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.03
    126
    		  
    4.62
    5
     
     
     
    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.