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Compare France 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
     
      France FRANCE   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    75.3
    82.7
    78.9
    20
    2
    10
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    79.4
    85.4
    82.4
    16
    5
    9
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      France FRANCE   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.4
    85.4
    16
    5
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    79.8
    85.8
    16
    5
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    80.0
    85.8
    16
    5
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    80.1
    85.9
    17
    5
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    80.3
    85.9
    16
    5
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    80.5
    86.0
    16
    5
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    80.8
    86.2
    15
    4
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    81.2
    86.4
    15
    4
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    81.7
    86.7
    11
    3
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    82.4
    87.2
    10
    3
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    83.5
    87.7
    7
    3
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    84.6
    88.3
    4
    3
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    85.8
    89.1
    2
    3
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.9
    3
    3
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    89.1
    91.1
    5
    3
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.9
    14
    12
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    94.3
    95.2
    27
    18
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.4
    52
    40
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.3
    87
    57
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      France FRANCE   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.46
    16
    		  
    26.92
    34
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    29.97
    171
    		  
    215.40
    15
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    25.62
    13
    		  
    6.46
    38
    4. Stroke
    24.63
    168
    		  
    94.58
    83
    5. Breast Cancer
    23.34
    19
    		  
    21.32
    42
    6. Prostate Cancer
    18.21
    70
    		  
    27.22
    29
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.58
    26
    		  
    17.71
    20
    8. Suicide
    12.84
    44
    		  
    18.10
    21
    9. Other Injuries
    10.92
    91
    		  
    7.85
    119
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.01
    148
    		  
    7.54
    163
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.10
    16
    		  
    10.28
    6
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.78
    150
    		  
    22.07
    102
    13. Liver Disease
    8.35
    124
    		  
    15.86
    85
    14. Lymphomas
    7.61
    19
    		  
    7.41
    25
    15. Liver Cancer
    7.56
    54
    		  
    3.86
    126
    16. Hypertension
    7.36
    154
    		  
    28.91
    23
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    6.66
    76
    		  
    2.47
    141
    18. Lung Disease
    6.14
    164
    		  
    5.89
    165
    19. Kidney Disease
    6.10
    142
    		  
    5.56
    147
    20. Other Neoplasms
    5.84
    14
    		  
    2.48
    94
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.83
    44
    		  
    10.92
    3
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.65
    153
    		  
    8.19
    139
    23. Leukemia
    5.60
    15
    		  
    4.98
    35
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.01
    39
    		  
    5.39
    36
    25. Falls
    4.90
    97
    		  
    3.75
    113
    26. Bladder Cancer
    4.67
    20
    		  
    5.03
    14
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    107
    		  
    14.20
    26
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.46
    45
    		  
    4.56
    43
    29. Alcohol
    4.45
    19
    		  
    9.41
    8
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.18
    130
    		  
    24.20
    7
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.67
    22
    		  
    0.78
    131
    32. Uterin Cancer
    3.36
    34
    		  
    5.91
    11
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    3.12
    157
    		  
    6.08
    120
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.81
    28
    		  
    4.62
    5
    35. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    138
    		  
    8.35
    79
    36. Malnutrition
    2.25
    88
    		  
    0.20
    143
    37. Epilepsy
    1.87
    89
    		  
    1.68
    96
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.80
    117
    		  
    0.04
    172
    39. Drownings
    1.33
    139
    		  
    7.66
    34
    40. Poisonings
    1.23
    86
    		  
    1.77
    69
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.21
    128
    		  
    1.28
    126
    42. Low Birth Weight
    1.20
    166
    		  
    1.44
    159
    43. Drug Use
    1.08
    87
    		  
    3.41
    27
    44. Violence
    1.07
    148
    		  
    4.77
    93
    45. Skin Disease
    1.04
    109
    		  
    0.93
    114
    46. Depression
    0.95
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.86
    137
    		  
    4.79
    77
    48. Asthma
    0.82
    144
    		  
    0.81
    145
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.75
    156
    		  
    3.43
    69
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.68
    28
    		  
    0.70
    27
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      France FRANCE   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39,931
    9.66
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    39,069
    9.46
    		  
    311
    1.17
    3. Stroke
    34,411
    8.33
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    4. Lung Cancers
    33,449
    8.10
    		  
    981
    3.71
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,091
    5.10
    		  
    740
    2.79
    6. Breast Cancer
    14,438
    3.49
    		  
    469
    1.77
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14,097
    3.41
    		  
    237
    0.89
    8. Other Injuries
    13,406
    3.24
    		  
    214
    0.81
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,974
    2.90
    		  
    994
    3.75
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    10,925
    2.64
    		  
    408
    1.54
    11. Hypertension
    10,676
    2.58
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    12. Prostate Cancer
    10,554
    2.55
    		  
    411
    1.55
    13. Suicide
    10,093
    2.44
    		  
    449
    1.69
    14. Lymphomas
    9,523
    2.30
    		  
    276
    1.04
    15. Liver Cancer
    8,912
    2.16
    		  
    150
    0.56
    16. Kidney Disease
    8,794
    2.13
    		  
    239
    0.90
    17. Lung Disease
    8,479
    2.05
    		  
    241
    0.91
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8,029
    1.94
    		  
    81
    0.31
    19. Liver Disease
    7,738
    1.87
    		  
    434
    1.64
    20. Other Neoplasms
    7,603
    1.84
    		  
    106
    0.40
    21. Leukemia
    6,892
    1.67
    		  
    189
    0.71
    22. Falls
    6,341
    1.53
    		  
    122
    0.46
    23. Bladder Cancer
    6,071
    1.47
    		  
    220
    0.83
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    5,554
    1.34
    		  
    39
    0.15
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,464
    1.32
    		  
    722
    2.73
    26. Stomach Cancer
    5,441
    1.32
    		  
    540
    2.04
    27. Oral Cancer
    4,851
    1.17
    		  
    172
    0.65
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,834
    1.17
    		  
    166
    0.63
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3,865
    0.94
    		  
    236
    0.89
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,788
    0.92
    		  
    181
    0.68
    31. Alcohol
    3,769
    0.91
    		  
    257
    0.97
    32. Malnutrition
    3,370
    0.82
    		  
    3
    0.01
    33. Skin Cancers
    3,134
    0.76
    		  
    179
    0.68
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2,480
    0.60
    		  
    143
    0.54
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,430
    0.59
    		  
    2
    0.01
    36. Epilepsy
    1,859
    0.45
    		  
    38
    0.15
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    1,763
    0.43
    		  
    91
    0.34
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,645
    0.40
    		  
    49
    0.18
    39. Skin Disease
    1,536
    0.37
    		  
    36
    0.14
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,428
    0.35
    		  
    142
    0.54
    41. Poisonings
    1,251
    0.30
    		  
    49
    0.18
    42. Depression
    1,137
    0.28
    		  
    0
    0.00
    43. Drownings
    1,072
    0.26
    		  
    168
    0.64
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    989
    0.24
    		  
    131
    0.49
    45. Asthma
    970
    0.23
    		  
    33
    0.12
    46. Anemia
    894
    0.22
    		  
    8
    0.03
    47. Drug Use
    773
    0.19
    		  
    83
    0.31
    48. Violence
    753
    0.18
    		  
    122
    0.46
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    668
    0.16
    		  
    20
    0.08
    50. Hepatitis C
    607
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      France FRANCE   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.46
    16
    		  
    26.92
    34
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.34
    19
    		  
    21.32
    42
    3. Prostate Cancer
    18.21
    70
    		  
    27.22
    29
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.58
    26
    		  
    17.71
    20
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.10
    16
    		  
    10.28
    6
    6. Lymphomas
    7.61
    19
    		  
    7.41
    25
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.56
    54
    		  
    3.86
    126
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.83
    44
    		  
    10.92
    3
    9. Leukemia
    5.60
    15
    		  
    4.98
    35
    10. Oral Cancer
    5.01
    39
    		  
    5.39
    36
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.67
    20
    		  
    5.03
    14
    12. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    107
    		  
    14.20
    26
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.46
    45
    		  
    4.56
    43
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.36
    34
    		  
    5.91
    11
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.81
    28
    		  
    4.62
    5
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    138
    		  
    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.