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Compare Burkina Faso 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
     
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    36.0
    36.7
    154
    165
    160
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    42.2
    42.7
    42.4
    151
    158
    155
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    46.3
    48.4
    47.3
    153
    154
    154
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    48.4
    51.6
    50.0
    161
    163
    161
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    48.8
    52.1
    50.4
    160
    160
    161
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    56.6
    58.3
    57.5
    159
    164
    162
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    59.1
    60.5
    59.9
    160
    166
    163
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.1
    60.5
    160
    166
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    65.1
    65.9
    154
    165
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    65.9
    67.0
    154
    165
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    66.4
    67.7
    154
    165
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    67.0
    68.3
    154
    165
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    67.8
    69.1
    148
    165
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    68.6
    69.9
    148
    165
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    69.4
    70.8
    151
    167
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    70.2
    71.7
    155
    170
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    71.1
    72.6
    163
    172
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    72.1
    73.6
    164
    176
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    73.3
    74.6
    168
    179
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    74.8
    75.8
    172
    179
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    76.6
    77.3
    174
    179
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    78.7
    79.2
    176
    179
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    81.3
    81.7
    178
    180
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    84.5
    84.7
    178
    180
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    88.1
    88.3
    178
    180
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    92.2
    92.4
    177
    178
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    96.8
    96.9
    177
    177
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    176
    176
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    220.99
    6
    		  
    7.54
    163
    2. Stroke
    159.82
    15
    		  
    94.58
    83
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    111.03
    59
    		  
    215.40
    15
    4. Malaria
    61.39
    12
    		  
    0.00
    172
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    57.04
    24
    		  
    0.04
    172
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    54.82
    24
    		  
    22.07
    102
    7. Meningitis
    41.12
    6
    		  
    0.30
    148
    8. Liver Disease
    36.66
    14
    		  
    15.86
    85
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.56
    8
    		  
    8.19
    139
    10. HIV/AIDS
    35.26
    42
    		  
    3.93
    94
    11. Malnutrition
    31.37
    30
    		  
    0.20
    143
    12. Other Injuries
    23.59
    28
    		  
    7.85
    119
    13. Lung Disease
    22.35
    59
    		  
    5.89
    165
    14. Prostate Cancer
    21.64
    52
    		  
    27.22
    29
    15. Maternal Conditions
    21.63
    21
    		  
    0.25
    125
    16. Low Birth Weight
    21.52
    28
    		  
    1.44
    159
    17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    20.45
    5
    		  
    3.43
    69
    18. Cervical Cancer
    19.87
    30
    		  
    8.35
    79
    19. Falls
    18.68
    10
    		  
    3.75
    113
    20. Hypertension
    18.18
    71
    		  
    28.91
    23
    21. Birth Trauma
    17.44
    35
    		  
    4.79
    77
    22. Kidney Disease
    16.01
    71
    		  
    5.56
    147
    23. Breast Cancer
    15.86
    93
    		  
    21.32
    42
    24. Liver Cancer
    15.33
    16
    		  
    3.86
    126
    25. Epilepsy
    14.24
    7
    		  
    1.68
    96
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    13.83
    30
    		  
    2.47
    141
    27. Tuberculosis
    12.99
    59
    		  
    2.35
    108
    28. Asthma
    12.21
    26
    		  
    0.81
    145
    29. Fires
    11.90
    23
    		  
    4.11
    66
    30. Anemia
    11.56
    18
    		  
    0.19
    130
    31. Appendicitis
    10.81
    3
    		  
    0.02
    163
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    10.52
    39
    		  
    6.08
    120
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.14
    66
    		  
    24.20
    7
    34. Violence
    8.85
    59
    		  
    4.77
    93
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.11
    35
    		  
    1.28
    126
    36. Skin Disease
    6.53
    23
    		  
    0.93
    114
    37. Drownings
    5.75
    52
    		  
    7.66
    34
    38. Suicide
    4.54
    128
    		  
    18.10
    21
    39. Hepatitis B
    3.49
    29
    		  
    0.12
    139
    40. Other Neoplasms
    2.95
    75
    		  
    2.48
    94
    41. Stomach Cancer
    2.95
    142
    		  
    14.20
    26
    42. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.95
    89
    		  
    6.46
    38
    43. Schistosomiasis
    2.92
    32
    		  
    0.00
    172
    44. Ovary Cancer
    2.82
    141
    		  
    10.92
    3
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    2.80
    49
    		  
    0.78
    131
    46. Poisonings
    2.60
    55
    		  
    1.77
    69
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2.40
    73
    		  
    5.03
    14
    48. Lymphomas
    2.36
    141
    		  
    7.41
    25
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.28
    109
    		  
    5.39
    36
    50. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.25
    167
    		  
    17.71
    20
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22,959
    15.83
    		  
    237
    0.89
    2. Malaria
    16,581
    11.43
    		  
    0
    0.00
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9,993
    6.89
    		  
    2
    0.01
    4. Stroke
    9,118
    6.29
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    5. Low Birth Weight
    7,096
    4.89
    		  
    18
    0.07
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,480
    4.47
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    7. Meningitis
    6,001
    4.14
    		  
    8
    0.03
    8. Birth Trauma
    5,750
    3.96
    		  
    60
    0.23
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,813
    3.32
    		  
    181
    0.68
    10. HIV/AIDS
    4,496
    3.10
    		  
    84
    0.32
    11. Malnutrition
    4,400
    3.03
    		  
    3
    0.01
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,432
    2.37
    		  
    994
    3.75
    13. Other Injuries
    3,284
    2.26
    		  
    214
    0.81
    14. Liver Disease
    3,134
    2.16
    		  
    434
    1.64
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    3,113
    2.15
    		  
    91
    0.34
    16. Maternal Conditions
    2,817
    1.94
    		  
    5
    0.02
    17. Fires
    2,158
    1.49
    		  
    116
    0.44
    18. Epilepsy
    2,113
    1.46
    		  
    38
    0.15
    19. Falls
    2,032
    1.40
    		  
    122
    0.46
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    1,921
    1.32
    		  
    81
    0.31
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,430
    0.99
    		  
    131
    0.49
    22. Lung Disease
    1,410
    0.97
    		  
    241
    0.91
    23. Tuberculosis
    1,402
    0.97
    		  
    64
    0.24
    24. Kidney Disease
    1,351
    0.93
    		  
    239
    0.90
    25. Violence
    1,292
    0.89
    		  
    122
    0.46
    26. Liver Cancer
    1,219
    0.84
    		  
    150
    0.56
    27. Anemia
    1,181
    0.81
    		  
    8
    0.03
    28. Asthma
    1,034
    0.71
    		  
    33
    0.12
    29. Hypertension
    1,018
    0.70
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    30. Appendicitis
    1,001
    0.69
    		  
    1
    0.00
    31. Drownings
    973
    0.67
    		  
    168
    0.64
    32. Cervical Cancer
    839
    0.58
    		  
    142
    0.54
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    696
    0.48
    		  
    722
    2.73
    34. Pertussis
    672
    0.46
    		  
    0
    0.00
    35. Breast Cancer
    670
    0.46
    		  
    469
    1.77
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    645
    0.44
    		  
    49
    0.18
    37. Skin Disease
    577
    0.40
    		  
    36
    0.14
    38. Suicide
    485
    0.33
    		  
    449
    1.69
    39. Measles
    445
    0.31
    		  
    0
    0.00
    40. Poisonings
    438
    0.30
    		  
    49
    0.18
    41. Prostate Cancer
    367
    0.25
    		  
    411
    1.55
    42. Syphilis
    345
    0.24
    		  
    0
    0.00
    43. Hepatitis B
    317
    0.22
    		  
    4
    0.02
    44. Encephalitis
    267
    0.18
    		  
    5
    0.02
    45. Other Neoplasms
    266
    0.18
    		  
    106
    0.40
    46. Lymphomas
    228
    0.16
    		  
    276
    1.04
    47. Tetanus
    223
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
    48. Schistosomiasis
    221
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Stomach Cancer
    202
    0.14
    		  
    540
    2.04
    50. Leishmaniasis
    182
    0.13
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    21.64
    52
    		  
    27.22
    29
    2. Cervical Cancer
    19.87
    30
    		  
    8.35
    79
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.86
    93
    		  
    21.32
    42
    4. Liver Cancer
    15.33
    16
    		  
    3.86
    126
    5. Stomach Cancer
    2.95
    142
    		  
    14.20
    26
    6. Ovary Cancer
    2.82
    141
    		  
    10.92
    3
    7. Bladder Cancer
    2.40
    73
    		  
    5.03
    14
    8. Lymphomas
    2.36
    141
    		  
    7.41
    25
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.28
    109
    		  
    5.39
    36
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.25
    167
    		  
    17.71
    20
    11. Lung Cancers
    2.15
    146
    		  
    26.92
    34
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.43
    127
    		  
    4.56
    43
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.35
    105
    		  
    4.62
    5
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    129
    		  
    5.91
    11
    15. Leukemia
    1.13
    155
    		  
    4.98
    35
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.78
    157
    		  
    10.28
    6
     
     
     
    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.