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Compare Denmark 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
     
      Denmark DENMARK   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    70.4
    74.0
    72.2
    4
    8
    4
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    70.9
    75.9
    73.3
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    71.2
    77.2
    74.1
    13
    13
    12
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    72.0
    77.7
    74.8
    24
    25
    26
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    74.5
    79.1
    76.8
    27
    31
    29
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    77.1
    81.3
    79.2
    25
    29
    28
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    78.6
    82.5
    80.6
    22
    29
    27
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Denmark DENMARK   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    82.5
    22
    29
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    78.9
    82.8
    23
    30
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    79.0
    82.8
    23
    30
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    79.0
    82.8
    23
    30
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    79.1
    82.8
    23
    30
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    79.2
    82.9
    23
    31
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    79.3
    82.9
    24
    31
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    79.4
    83.0
    25
    31
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    79.6
    83.1
    27
    32
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    79.9
    83.3
    28
    32
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    80.3
    83.6
    28
    32
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    80.9
    84.0
    30
    32
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    81.8
    84.6
    30
    32
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    82.8
    85.4
    30
    34
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    84.1
    86.3
    34
    35
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.5
    42
    44
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.3
    49
    46
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.7
    58
    46
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    93.7
    94.5
    75
    57
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.9
    101
    81
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    133
    98
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Denmark DENMARK   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    44.79
    160
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Lung Cancers
    39.03
    7
    		  
    26.92
    34
    3. Lung Disease
    33.27
    27
    		  
    5.89
    165
    4. Stroke
    32.22
    154
    		  
    94.58
    83
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29.53
    8
    		  
    6.46
    38
    6. Breast Cancer
    27.69
    5
    		  
    21.32
    42
    7. Prostate Cancer
    27.56
    27
    		  
    27.22
    29
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.84
    6
    		  
    17.71
    20
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.42
    119
    		  
    7.54
    163
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.73
    126
    		  
    22.07
    102
    11. Liver Disease
    11.59
    105
    		  
    15.86
    85
    12. Alcohol
    10.54
    6
    		  
    9.41
    8
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    9.89
    8
    		  
    10.28
    6
    14. Hypertension
    9.39
    139
    		  
    28.91
    23
    15. Suicide
    9.19
    82
    		  
    18.10
    21
    16. Ovary Cancer
    7.76
    13
    		  
    10.92
    3
    17. Lymphomas
    6.40
    42
    		  
    7.41
    25
    18. Leukemia
    5.91
    8
    		  
    4.98
    35
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.44
    94
    		  
    2.47
    141
    20. Bladder Cancer
    5.27
    9
    		  
    5.03
    14
    21. Falls
    5.22
    90
    		  
    3.75
    113
    22. Stomach Cancer
    5.00
    101
    		  
    14.20
    26
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.70
    40
    		  
    4.56
    43
    24. Oral Cancer
    4.53
    54
    		  
    5.39
    36
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.46
    106
    		  
    3.86
    126
    26. Skin Cancers
    4.15
    7
    		  
    4.62
    5
    27. Kidney Disease
    3.97
    159
    		  
    5.56
    147
    28. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.96
    159
    		  
    8.19
    139
    29. Drug Use
    3.61
    24
    		  
    3.41
    27
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.48
    68
    		  
    3.43
    69
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.14
    148
    		  
    24.20
    7
    32. Uterin Cancer
    3.08
    42
    		  
    5.91
    11
    33. Other Injuries
    3.08
    163
    		  
    7.85
    119
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    2.95
    45
    		  
    0.78
    131
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    138
    		  
    1.44
    159
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.66
    100
    		  
    0.04
    172
    37. Other Neoplasms
    2.45
    96
    		  
    2.48
    94
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    2.32
    165
    		  
    6.08
    120
    39. Cervical Cancer
    2.10
    151
    		  
    8.35
    79
    40. Epilepsy
    2.01
    84
    		  
    1.68
    96
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    3
    		  
    0.70
    27
    42. Anemia
    1.11
    69
    		  
    0.19
    130
    43. Violence
    0.86
    156
    		  
    4.77
    93
    44. Poisonings
    0.82
    114
    		  
    1.77
    69
    45. Fires
    0.80
    130
    		  
    4.11
    66
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.78
    67
    		  
    0.49
    95
    47. Asthma
    0.69
    154
    		  
    0.81
    145
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.69
    21
    		  
    0.20
    103
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.68
    149
    		  
    1.28
    126
    50. Skin Disease
    0.59
    131
    		  
    0.93
    114
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Denmark DENMARK   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,013
    11.46
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Lung Cancers
    4,048
    9.26
    		  
    981
    3.71
    3. Lung Disease
    3,796
    8.68
    		  
    241
    0.91
    4. Stroke
    3,648
    8.34
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3,592
    8.21
    		  
    311
    1.17
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,321
    5.31
    		  
    740
    2.79
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,240
    5.12
    		  
    237
    0.89
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,474
    3.37
    		  
    994
    3.75
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,454
    3.32
    		  
    469
    1.77
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,421
    3.25
    		  
    411
    1.55
    11. Hypertension
    1,087
    2.48
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1,025
    2.34
    		  
    408
    1.54
    13. Liver Disease
    940
    2.15
    		  
    434
    1.64
    14. Alcohol
    796
    1.82
    		  
    257
    0.97
    15. Lymphomas
    677
    1.55
    		  
    276
    1.04
    16. Suicide
    625
    1.43
    		  
    449
    1.69
    17. Bladder Cancer
    591
    1.35
    		  
    220
    0.83
    18. Leukemia
    588
    1.34
    		  
    189
    0.71
    19. Falls
    586
    1.34
    		  
    122
    0.46
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    539
    1.23
    		  
    81
    0.31
    21. Stomach Cancer
    490
    1.12
    		  
    540
    2.04
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    465
    1.06
    		  
    166
    0.63
    23. Kidney Disease
    454
    1.04
    		  
    239
    0.90
    24. Liver Cancer
    445
    1.02
    		  
    150
    0.56
    25. Oral Cancer
    416
    0.95
    		  
    172
    0.65
    26. Skin Cancers
    414
    0.95
    		  
    179
    0.68
    27. Ovary Cancer
    406
    0.93
    		  
    236
    0.89
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    395
    0.90
    		  
    131
    0.49
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    354
    0.81
    		  
    39
    0.15
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    305
    0.70
    		  
    2
    0.01
    31. Other Injuries
    297
    0.68
    		  
    214
    0.81
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    294
    0.67
    		  
    722
    2.73
    33. Other Neoplasms
    277
    0.63
    		  
    106
    0.40
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    251
    0.57
    		  
    181
    0.68
    35. Drug Use
    221
    0.51
    		  
    83
    0.31
    36. Uterin Cancer
    178
    0.41
    		  
    143
    0.54
    37. Epilepsy
    149
    0.34
    		  
    38
    0.15
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    139
    0.32
    		  
    20
    0.08
    39. Anemia
    135
    0.31
    		  
    8
    0.03
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    115
    0.26
    		  
    91
    0.34
    41. Low Birth Weight
    107
    0.24
    		  
    18
    0.07
    42. Cervical Cancer
    95
    0.22
    		  
    142
    0.54
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    91
    0.21
    		  
    20
    0.07
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    80
    0.18
    		  
    49
    0.18
    45. Asthma
    73
    0.17
    		  
    33
    0.12
    46. Fires
    70
    0.16
    		  
    116
    0.44
    47. Skin Disease
    68
    0.16
    		  
    36
    0.14
    48. Poisonings
    63
    0.14
    		  
    49
    0.18
    49. Schizophrenia
    61
    0.14
    		  
    5
    0.02
    50. Depression
    52
    0.12
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Denmark DENMARK   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    39.03
    7
    		  
    26.92
    34
    2. Breast Cancer
    27.69
    5
    		  
    21.32
    42
    3. Prostate Cancer
    27.56
    27
    		  
    27.22
    29
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.84
    6
    		  
    17.71
    20
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.89
    8
    		  
    10.28
    6
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.76
    13
    		  
    10.92
    3
    7. Lymphomas
    6.40
    42
    		  
    7.41
    25
    8. Leukemia
    5.91
    8
    		  
    4.98
    35
    9. Bladder Cancer
    5.27
    9
    		  
    5.03
    14
    10. Stomach Cancer
    5.00
    101
    		  
    14.20
    26
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.70
    40
    		  
    4.56
    43
    12. Oral Cancer
    4.53
    54
    		  
    5.39
    36
    13. Liver Cancer
    4.46
    106
    		  
    3.86
    126
    14. Skin Cancers
    4.15
    7
    		  
    4.62
    5
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.08
    42
    		  
    5.91
    11
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.10
    151
    		  
    8.35
    79
     
     
     
    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.