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Compare Finland 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
     
      Finland FINLAND   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.14
    79
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    53.77
    1
    		  
    6.46
    38
    3. Stroke
    35.04
    146
    		  
    94.58
    83
    4. Lung Cancers
    20.15
    57
    		  
    26.92
    34
    5. Prostate Cancer
    17.49
    75
    		  
    27.22
    29
    6. Breast Cancer
    16.90
    82
    		  
    21.32
    42
    7. Liver Disease
    15.59
    86
    		  
    15.86
    85
    8. Suicide
    15.11
    31
    		  
    18.10
    21
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.00
    60
    		  
    17.71
    20
    10. Falls
    10.91
    39
    		  
    3.75
    113
    11. Hypertension
    10.32
    133
    		  
    28.91
    23
    12. Lung Disease
    9.45
    151
    		  
    5.89
    165
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    9.42
    11
    		  
    10.28
    6
    14. Alcohol
    7.55
    9
    		  
    9.41
    8
    15. Lymphomas
    7.31
    27
    		  
    7.41
    25
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.88
    23
    		  
    10.92
    3
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.57
    96
    		  
    24.20
    7
    18. Other Injuries
    5.01
    151
    		  
    7.85
    119
    19. Drug Use
    4.87
    10
    		  
    3.41
    27
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.77
    105
    		  
    14.20
    26
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    4.66
    1
    		  
    0.78
    131
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.66
    166
    		  
    22.07
    102
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.31
    158
    		  
    8.19
    139
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.96
    123
    		  
    3.86
    126
    25. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3.77
    171
    		  
    7.54
    163
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.49
    150
    		  
    6.08
    120
    27. Leukemia
    3.41
    102
    		  
    4.98
    35
    28. Uterin Cancer
    3.09
    41
    		  
    5.91
    11
    29. Other Neoplasms
    2.97
    74
    		  
    2.48
    94
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.65
    29
    		  
    4.62
    5
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.62
    83
    		  
    4.56
    43
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.46
    71
    		  
    5.03
    14
    33. Kidney Disease
    2.35
    171
    		  
    5.56
    147
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.24
    111
    		  
    5.39
    36
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.17
    146
    		  
    2.47
    141
    36. Violence
    2.00
    130
    		  
    4.77
    93
    37. Epilepsy
    1.72
    93
    		  
    1.68
    96
    38. Drownings
    1.68
    132
    		  
    7.66
    34
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.49
    123
    		  
    3.43
    69
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    164
    		  
    8.35
    79
    41. Poisonings
    1.21
    89
    		  
    1.77
    69
    42. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    167
    		  
    1.44
    159
    43. Asthma
    0.94
    140
    		  
    0.81
    145
    44. Fires
    0.84
    127
    		  
    4.11
    66
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    21
    		  
    0.70
    27
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    76
    		  
    0.49
    95
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    146
    		  
    0.04
    172
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.51
    36
    		  
    0.20
    103
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.48
    144
    		  
    2.35
    108
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    162
    		  
    1.28
    126
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Finland FINLAND   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,143
    25.63
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6,850
    15.75
    		  
    311
    1.17
    3. Stroke
    4,170
    9.59
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,148
    4.94
    		  
    981
    3.71
    5. Falls
    1,214
    2.79
    		  
    122
    0.46
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,202
    2.76
    		  
    740
    2.79
    7. Hypertension
    1,188
    2.73
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    8. Liver Disease
    1,188
    2.73
    		  
    434
    1.64
    9. Lung Disease
    1,106
    2.54
    		  
    241
    0.91
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1,022
    2.35
    		  
    408
    1.54
    11. Suicide
    903
    2.08
    		  
    449
    1.69
    12. Breast Cancer
    887
    2.04
    		  
    469
    1.77
    13. Prostate Cancer
    879
    2.02
    		  
    411
    1.55
    14. Lymphomas
    806
    1.85
    		  
    276
    1.04
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    589
    1.35
    		  
    39
    0.15
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    584
    1.34
    		  
    722
    2.73
    17. Alcohol
    545
    1.25
    		  
    257
    0.97
    18. Stomach Cancer
    498
    1.15
    		  
    540
    2.04
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    456
    1.05
    		  
    994
    3.75
    20. Liver Cancer
    436
    1.00
    		  
    150
    0.56
    21. Other Injuries
    403
    0.93
    		  
    214
    0.81
    22. Influenza and Pneumonia
    379
    0.87
    		  
    237
    0.89
    23. Ovary Cancer
    370
    0.85
    		  
    236
    0.89
    24. Leukemia
    348
    0.80
    		  
    189
    0.71
    25. Other Neoplasms
    330
    0.76
    		  
    106
    0.40
    26. Bladder Cancer
    291
    0.67
    		  
    220
    0.83
    27. Kidney Disease
    288
    0.66
    		  
    239
    0.90
    28. Skin Cancers
    274
    0.63
    		  
    179
    0.68
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    270
    0.62
    		  
    166
    0.63
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    263
    0.61
    		  
    181
    0.68
    31. Drug Use
    263
    0.60
    		  
    83
    0.31
    32. Oral Cancer
    218
    0.50
    		  
    172
    0.65
    33. Uterin Cancer
    198
    0.46
    		  
    143
    0.54
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    182
    0.42
    		  
    81
    0.31
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    182
    0.42
    		  
    91
    0.34
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    150
    0.35
    		  
    131
    0.49
    37. Epilepsy
    126
    0.29
    		  
    38
    0.15
    38. Drownings
    125
    0.29
    		  
    168
    0.64
    39. Violence
    114
    0.26
    		  
    122
    0.46
    40. Asthma
    101
    0.23
    		  
    33
    0.12
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    80
    0.18
    		  
    20
    0.07
    42. Poisonings
    79
    0.18
    		  
    49
    0.18
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    75
    0.17
    		  
    20
    0.08
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    68
    0.16
    		  
    2
    0.01
    45. Fires
    65
    0.15
    		  
    116
    0.44
    46. Cervical Cancer
    63
    0.14
    		  
    142
    0.54
    47. Tuberculosis
    59
    0.14
    		  
    64
    0.24
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    56
    0.13
    		  
    49
    0.18
    49. Schizophrenia
    56
    0.13
    		  
    5
    0.02
    50. Low Birth Weight
    35
    0.08
    		  
    18
    0.07
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.15
    57
    		  
    26.92
    34
    2. Prostate Cancer
    17.49
    75
    		  
    27.22
    29
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.90
    82
    		  
    21.32
    42
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.00
    60
    		  
    17.71
    20
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.42
    11
    		  
    10.28
    6
    6. Lymphomas
    7.31
    27
    		  
    7.41
    25
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.88
    23
    		  
    10.92
    3
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.77
    105
    		  
    14.20
    26
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.96
    123
    		  
    3.86
    126
    10. Leukemia
    3.41
    102
    		  
    4.98
    35
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.09
    41
    		  
    5.91
    11
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.65
    29
    		  
    4.62
    5
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.62
    83
    		  
    4.56
    43
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.46
    71
    		  
    5.03
    14
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.24
    111
    		  
    5.39
    36
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    164
    		  
    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.