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Compare Bulgaria 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
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.6
    71.0
    69.2
    12
    29
    20
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    68.2
    75.3
    71.7
    72
    59
    66
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    71.1
    78.0
    74.5
    86
    68
    81
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.1
    78.0
    86
    68
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    71.9
    78.7
    92
    77
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    72.0
    78.8
    92
    77
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    72.1
    78.8
    93
    77
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    72.3
    78.9
    94
    77
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    72.5
    79.0
    95
    77
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    72.7
    79.1
    98
    77
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    73.0
    79.3
    98
    77
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    73.3
    79.5
    99
    77
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    73.8
    79.8
    102
    77
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    74.6
    80.2
    103
    78
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    75.8
    80.8
    100
    77
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    77.3
    81.6
    97
    77
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    79.2
    82.5
    89
    78
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    81.2
    83.5
    85
    84
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    83.6
    85.0
    87
    94
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    86.4
    87.0
    86
    101
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    89.6
    89.8
    96
    110
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    93.3
    93.2
    100
    138
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.2
    100
    165
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    101.9
    101.6
    103
    168
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    188.45
    21
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Stroke
    156.56
    17
    		  
    94.58
    83
    3. Hypertension
    32.23
    20
    		  
    28.91
    23
    4. Lung Cancers
    29.32
    27
    		  
    26.92
    34
    5. Lung Disease
    27.36
    44
    		  
    5.89
    165
    6. Breast Cancer
    20.19
    48
    		  
    21.32
    42
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.09
    13
    		  
    17.71
    20
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.78
    131
    		  
    7.54
    163
    9. Liver Disease
    13.96
    96
    		  
    15.86
    85
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.43
    127
    		  
    22.07
    102
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.13
    27
    		  
    24.20
    7
    12. Prostate Cancer
    13.03
    110
    		  
    27.22
    29
    13. Suicide
    11.08
    60
    		  
    18.10
    21
    14. Stomach Cancer
    9.77
    43
    		  
    14.20
    26
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.44
    134
    		  
    8.19
    139
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    7.98
    99
    		  
    6.08
    120
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.81
    35
    		  
    10.28
    6
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.73
    89
    		  
    8.35
    79
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.82
    54
    		  
    1.28
    126
    20. Other Injuries
    6.78
    129
    		  
    7.85
    119
    21. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    26
    		  
    10.92
    3
    22. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    67
    		  
    3.86
    126
    23. Kidney Disease
    5.97
    143
    		  
    5.56
    147
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.33
    107
    		  
    1.44
    159
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.99
    40
    		  
    5.39
    36
    26. Uterin Cancer
    4.51
    17
    		  
    5.91
    11
    27. Lymphomas
    4.39
    85
    		  
    7.41
    25
    28. Alcohol
    3.91
    25
    		  
    9.41
    8
    29. Bladder Cancer
    3.87
    39
    		  
    5.03
    14
    30. Falls
    3.71
    114
    		  
    3.75
    113
    31. HIV/AIDS
    3.63
    95
    		  
    3.93
    94
    32. Leukemia
    3.57
    98
    		  
    4.98
    35
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    3.03
    130
    		  
    2.47
    141
    34. Drug Use
    2.47
    43
    		  
    3.41
    27
    35. Birth Trauma
    2.42
    105
    		  
    4.79
    77
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.40
    93
    		  
    3.43
    69
    37. Violence
    2.24
    124
    		  
    4.77
    93
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    46
    		  
    4.62
    5
    39. Drownings
    1.98
    122
    		  
    7.66
    34
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    1.58
    96
    		  
    0.78
    131
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    123
    		  
    4.56
    43
    42. Tuberculosis
    1.46
    117
    		  
    2.35
    108
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.29
    141
    		  
    2.48
    94
    44. Fires
    1.11
    117
    		  
    4.11
    66
    45. Epilepsy
    1.06
    130
    		  
    1.68
    96
    46. Poisonings
    0.92
    107
    		  
    1.77
    69
    47. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.84
    155
    		  
    6.46
    38
    48. Meningitis
    0.83
    113
    		  
    0.30
    148
    49. Asthma
    0.79
    146
    		  
    0.81
    145
    50. Appendicitis
    0.51
    80
    		  
    0.02
    163
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    29,491
    30.57
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Stroke
    25,309
    26.24
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    3. Hypertension
    5,115
    5.30
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    4. Lung Disease
    4,319
    4.48
    		  
    241
    0.91
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,659
    3.79
    		  
    981
    3.71
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,728
    2.83
    		  
    740
    2.79
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,060
    2.14
    		  
    237
    0.89
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,030
    2.10
    		  
    994
    3.75
    9. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,797
    1.86
    		  
    722
    2.73
    10. Liver Disease
    1,601
    1.66
    		  
    434
    1.64
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,391
    1.44
    		  
    469
    1.77
    12. Stomach Cancer
    1,354
    1.40
    		  
    540
    2.04
    13. Suicide
    1,054
    1.09
    		  
    449
    1.69
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1,052
    1.09
    		  
    408
    1.54
    15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,048
    1.09
    		  
    49
    0.18
    16. Kidney Disease
    880
    0.91
    		  
    239
    0.90
    17. Prostate Cancer
    861
    0.89
    		  
    411
    1.55
    18. Liver Cancer
    858
    0.89
    		  
    150
    0.56
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    794
    0.82
    		  
    181
    0.68
    20. Other Injuries
    634
    0.66
    		  
    214
    0.81
    21. Oral Cancer
    585
    0.61
    		  
    172
    0.65
    22. Bladder Cancer
    558
    0.58
    		  
    220
    0.83
    23. Lymphomas
    513
    0.53
    		  
    276
    1.04
    24. Falls
    478
    0.49
    		  
    122
    0.46
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    452
    0.47
    		  
    91
    0.34
    26. Ovary Cancer
    440
    0.46
    		  
    236
    0.89
    27. Cervical Cancer
    437
    0.45
    		  
    142
    0.54
    28. Leukemia
    407
    0.42
    		  
    189
    0.71
    29. Alcohol
    378
    0.39
    		  
    257
    0.97
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    373
    0.39
    		  
    81
    0.31
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    339
    0.35
    		  
    131
    0.49
    32. Uterin Cancer
    318
    0.33
    		  
    143
    0.54
    33. Skin Cancers
    285
    0.30
    		  
    179
    0.68
    34. HIV/AIDS
    278
    0.29
    		  
    84
    0.32
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    262
    0.27
    		  
    39
    0.15
    36. Low Birth Weight
    207
    0.21
    		  
    18
    0.07
    37. Drug Use
    201
    0.21
    		  
    83
    0.31
    38. Violence
    199
    0.21
    		  
    122
    0.46
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    183
    0.19
    		  
    166
    0.63
    40. Other Neoplasms
    163
    0.17
    		  
    106
    0.40
    41. Drownings
    159
    0.16
    		  
    168
    0.64
    42. Tuberculosis
    147
    0.15
    		  
    64
    0.24
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    139
    0.14
    		  
    311
    1.17
    44. Fires
    119
    0.12
    		  
    116
    0.44
    45. Asthma
    116
    0.12
    		  
    33
    0.12
    46. Epilepsy
    95
    0.10
    		  
    38
    0.15
    47. Birth Trauma
    94
    0.10
    		  
    60
    0.23
    48. Poisonings
    86
    0.09
    		  
    49
    0.18
    49. Meningitis
    71
    0.07
    		  
    8
    0.03
    50. Appendicitis
    67
    0.07
    		  
    1
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.32
    27
    		  
    26.92
    34
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.19
    48
    		  
    21.32
    42
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.09
    13
    		  
    17.71
    20
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.03
    110
    		  
    27.22
    29
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.77
    43
    		  
    14.20
    26
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.81
    35
    		  
    10.28
    6
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.73
    89
    		  
    8.35
    79
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.77
    26
    		  
    10.92
    3
    9. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    67
    		  
    3.86
    126
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.99
    40
    		  
    5.39
    36
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.51
    17
    		  
    5.91
    11
    12. Lymphomas
    4.39
    85
    		  
    7.41
    25
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.87
    39
    		  
    5.03
    14
    14. Leukemia
    3.57
    98
    		  
    4.98
    35
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.14
    46
    		  
    4.62
    5
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    123
    		  
    4.56
    43
     
     
     
    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.