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Compare Croatia 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
     
      Croatia CROATIA   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    63.7
    68.5
    66.0
    37
    37
    37
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    65.8
    72.3
    69.0
    38
    35
    37
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    66.4
    74.2
    70.2
    46
    37
    45
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    68.6
    75.9
    72.2
    49
    38
    41
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    69.1
    76.7
    72.8
    64
    49
    54
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    73.3
    79.8
    76.6
    44
    38
    37
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    74.7
    81.2
    78.0
    43
    36
    36
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Croatia CROATIA   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    81.2
    43
    36
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    75.1
    81.5
    49
    39
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    75.1
    81.5
    50
    39
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    75.2
    81.6
    50
    39
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    75.3
    81.6
    50
    39
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    75.5
    81.7
    51
    39
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    75.6
    81.8
    54
    40
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    75.8
    81.9
    57
    40
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    76.1
    82.0
    59
    40
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    76.4
    82.2
    65
    41
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    77.0
    82.5
    69
    42
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    77.8
    83.0
    71
    43
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    79.0
    83.6
    69
    46
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    80.4
    84.3
    66
    51
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    82.1
    85.2
    69
    56
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    84.4
    86.6
    69
    58
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.6
    69
    61
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.3
    70
    62
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    94.0
    94.5
    50
    58
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.3
    40
    49
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.4
    33
    45
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Croatia CROATIA   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    124.58
    49
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Stroke
    72.33
    106
    		  
    94.58
    83
    3. Lung Cancers
    37.21
    10
    		  
    26.92
    34
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24.35
    2
    		  
    17.71
    20
    5. Breast Cancer
    21.59
    34
    		  
    21.32
    42
    6. Prostate Cancer
    20.83
    54
    		  
    27.22
    29
    7. Liver Disease
    17.56
    78
    		  
    15.86
    85
    8. Hypertension
    17.55
    81
    		  
    28.91
    23
    9. Lung Disease
    16.63
    103
    		  
    5.89
    165
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.04
    124
    		  
    22.07
    102
    11. Suicide
    12.13
    50
    		  
    18.10
    21
    12. Falls
    11.02
    37
    		  
    3.75
    113
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.91
    40
    		  
    14.20
    26
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.47
    132
    		  
    8.19
    139
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    8.53
    23
    		  
    10.28
    6
    16. Ovary Cancer
    7.10
    20
    		  
    10.92
    3
    17. Liver Cancer
    6.32
    69
    		  
    3.86
    126
    18. Lymphomas
    6.24
    47
    		  
    7.41
    25
    19. Oral Cancer
    6.05
    24
    		  
    5.39
    36
    20. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5.83
    43
    		  
    6.46
    38
    21. Kidney Disease
    5.70
    145
    		  
    5.56
    147
    22. Other Injuries
    4.80
    153
    		  
    7.85
    119
    23. Alcohol
    4.69
    14
    		  
    9.41
    8
    24. Bladder Cancer
    4.67
    19
    		  
    5.03
    14
    25. Leukemia
    4.62
    46
    		  
    4.98
    35
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.31
    125
    		  
    8.35
    79
    27. Uterin Cancer
    4.22
    20
    		  
    5.91
    11
    28. Skin Cancers
    4.08
    8
    		  
    4.62
    5
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.51
    149
    		  
    6.08
    120
    30. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3.08
    172
    		  
    7.54
    163
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    2.94
    46
    		  
    0.78
    131
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    76
    		  
    4.56
    43
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.55
    92
    		  
    3.43
    69
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.54
    90
    		  
    2.48
    94
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.53
    161
    		  
    24.20
    7
    36. Epilepsy
    2.17
    77
    		  
    1.68
    96
    37. Drownings
    1.95
    124
    		  
    7.66
    34
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.55
    156
    		  
    1.44
    159
    39. Drug Use
    1.42
    70
    		  
    3.41
    27
    40. Schizophrenia
    1.35
    2
    		  
    0.20
    103
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    1.18
    167
    		  
    2.47
    141
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.91
    140
    		  
    1.28
    126
    43. Violence
    0.90
    154
    		  
    4.77
    93
    44. Tuberculosis
    0.84
    134
    		  
    2.35
    108
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.70
    26
    		  
    0.70
    27
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.67
    146
    		  
    4.79
    77
    47. Asthma
    0.65
    157
    		  
    0.81
    145
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.63
    79
    		  
    0.49
    95
    49. Poisonings
    0.59
    136
    		  
    1.77
    69
    50. Meningitis
    0.56
    128
    		  
    0.30
    148
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Croatia CROATIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,672
    27.50
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Stroke
    6,999
    16.49
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    3. Lung Cancers
    2,806
    6.61
    		  
    981
    3.71
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,077
    4.89
    		  
    740
    2.79
    5. Hypertension
    1,705
    4.02
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    6. Lung Disease
    1,596
    3.76
    		  
    241
    0.91
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,300
    3.06
    		  
    994
    3.75
    8. Liver Disease
    1,175
    2.77
    		  
    434
    1.64
    9. Falls
    1,039
    2.45
    		  
    122
    0.46
    10. Breast Cancer
    966
    2.28
    		  
    469
    1.77
    11. Stomach Cancer
    889
    2.10
    		  
    540
    2.04
    12. Prostate Cancer
    801
    1.89
    		  
    411
    1.55
    13. Suicide
    710
    1.67
    		  
    449
    1.69
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    703
    1.66
    		  
    408
    1.54
    15. Alzheimers/Dementia
    598
    1.41
    		  
    311
    1.17
    16. Kidney Disease
    551
    1.30
    		  
    239
    0.90
    17. Liver Cancer
    512
    1.21
    		  
    150
    0.56
    18. Lymphomas
    507
    1.20
    		  
    276
    1.04
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    455
    1.07
    		  
    181
    0.68
    20. Bladder Cancer
    399
    0.94
    		  
    220
    0.83
    21. Oral Cancer
    397
    0.93
    		  
    172
    0.65
    22. Leukemia
    379
    0.89
    		  
    189
    0.71
    23. Skin Cancers
    327
    0.77
    		  
    179
    0.68
    24. Other Injuries
    325
    0.76
    		  
    214
    0.81
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    295
    0.70
    		  
    39
    0.15
    26. Ovary Cancer
    287
    0.68
    		  
    236
    0.89
    27. Alcohol
    285
    0.67
    		  
    257
    0.97
    28. Influenza and Pneumonia
    254
    0.60
    		  
    237
    0.89
    29. Other Neoplasms
    231
    0.54
    		  
    106
    0.40
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    226
    0.53
    		  
    131
    0.49
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    220
    0.52
    		  
    166
    0.63
    32. Uterin Cancer
    211
    0.50
    		  
    143
    0.54
    33. Cervical Cancer
    161
    0.38
    		  
    142
    0.54
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    142
    0.33
    		  
    722
    2.73
    35. Epilepsy
    125
    0.30
    		  
    38
    0.15
    36. Drownings
    111
    0.26
    		  
    168
    0.64
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    103
    0.24
    		  
    91
    0.34
    38. Schizophrenia
    92
    0.22
    		  
    5
    0.02
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    87
    0.21
    		  
    49
    0.18
    40. Drug Use
    79
    0.19
    		  
    83
    0.31
    41. Tuberculosis
    65
    0.15
    		  
    64
    0.24
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    65
    0.15
    		  
    81
    0.31
    43. Asthma
    63
    0.15
    		  
    33
    0.12
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    59
    0.14
    		  
    20
    0.07
    45. Violence
    48
    0.11
    		  
    122
    0.46
    46. Fires
    42
    0.10
    		  
    116
    0.44
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    41
    0.10
    		  
    20
    0.08
    48. Poisonings
    39
    0.09
    		  
    49
    0.18
    49. Low Birth Weight
    37
    0.09
    		  
    18
    0.07
    50. Hepatitis C
    27
    0.06
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Croatia CROATIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    37.21
    10
    		  
    26.92
    34
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24.35
    2
    		  
    17.71
    20
    3. Breast Cancer
    21.59
    34
    		  
    21.32
    42
    4. Prostate Cancer
    20.83
    54
    		  
    27.22
    29
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.91
    40
    		  
    14.20
    26
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.53
    23
    		  
    10.28
    6
    7. Ovary Cancer
    7.10
    20
    		  
    10.92
    3
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.32
    69
    		  
    3.86
    126
    9. Lymphomas
    6.24
    47
    		  
    7.41
    25
    10. Oral Cancer
    6.05
    24
    		  
    5.39
    36
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.67
    19
    		  
    5.03
    14
    12. Leukemia
    4.62
    46
    		  
    4.98
    35
    13. Cervical Cancer
    4.31
    125
    		  
    8.35
    79
    14. Uterin Cancer
    4.22
    20
    		  
    5.91
    11
    15. Skin Cancers
    4.08
    8
    		  
    4.62
    5
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    76
    		  
    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.