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Compare Guatemala 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
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.2
    46.6
    45.9
    110
    117
    116
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    51.0
    53.8
    52.4
    111
    114
    113
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    55.4
    59.5
    57.4
    120
    118
    117
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    59.6
    65.5
    62.5
    122
    117
    117
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    64.4
    71.5
    67.9
    108
    102
    104
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    67.3
    74.0
    70.7
    104
    100
    100
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    68.5
    75.2
    71.9
    102
    101
    101
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.5
    75.2
    102
    101
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    70.8
    77.2
    100
    93
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    71.0
    77.4
    100
    90
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    71.2
    77.6
    100
    90
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    71.7
    77.8
    98
    90
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    72.4
    78.1
    96
    90
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    73.2
    78.4
    90
    87
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    74.0
    78.7
    87
    85
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    75.0
    79.0
    81
    83
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    76.0
    79.5
    73
    84
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    77.2
    80.1
    66
    80
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    78.5
    81.0
    57
    75
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    80.0
    82.1
    52
    72
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    81.6
    83.4
    46
    65
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    83.3
    84.9
    46
    60
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    85.3
    86.7
    51
    56
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    87.6
    88.7
    57
    58
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.5
    52
    53
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.9
    34
    31
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    98.3
    98.8
    26
    17
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.7
    103.0
    16
    12
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    86.23
    50
    		  
    7.54
    163
    2. Violence
    70.66
    2
    		  
    4.77
    93
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    66.50
    127
    		  
    215.40
    15
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    41.57
    45
    		  
    22.07
    102
    5. Stroke
    34.16
    151
    		  
    94.58
    83
    6. Liver Disease
    31.86
    22
    		  
    15.86
    85
    7. HIV/AIDS
    28.82
    46
    		  
    3.93
    94
    8. Stomach Cancer
    23.56
    2
    		  
    14.20
    26
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23.36
    53
    		  
    0.04
    172
    10. Kidney Disease
    19.95
    39
    		  
    5.56
    147
    11. Malnutrition
    19.77
    39
    		  
    0.20
    143
    12. Prostate Cancer
    17.38
    79
    		  
    27.22
    29
    13. Liver Cancer
    16.11
    14
    		  
    3.86
    126
    14. Lung Disease
    15.12
    115
    		  
    5.89
    165
    15. Other Injuries
    13.77
    73
    		  
    7.85
    119
    16. Cervical Cancer
    12.50
    60
    		  
    8.35
    79
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.45
    133
    		  
    8.19
    139
    18. Anemia
    8.79
    22
    		  
    0.19
    130
    19. Suicide
    8.68
    85
    		  
    18.10
    21
    20. Birth Trauma
    8.43
    62
    		  
    4.79
    77
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    8.39
    93
    		  
    6.08
    120
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.28
    30
    		  
    3.43
    69
    23. Low Birth Weight
    7.48
    90
    		  
    1.44
    159
    24. Hypertension
    6.88
    156
    		  
    28.91
    23
    25. Uterin Cancer
    6.59
    6
    		  
    5.91
    11
    26. Lung Cancers
    6.37
    120
    		  
    26.92
    34
    27. Maternal Conditions
    5.23
    51
    		  
    0.25
    125
    28. Breast Cancer
    5.02
    169
    		  
    21.32
    42
    29. Leukemia
    4.56
    48
    		  
    4.98
    35
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    4.23
    108
    		  
    2.47
    141
    31. Drownings
    3.98
    82
    		  
    7.66
    34
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.56
    138
    		  
    24.20
    7
    33. Asthma
    3.32
    97
    		  
    0.81
    145
    34. Alcohol
    3.30
    34
    		  
    9.41
    8
    35. Tuberculosis
    3.30
    97
    		  
    2.35
    108
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    151
    		  
    17.71
    20
    37. Epilepsy
    3.14
    63
    		  
    1.68
    96
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    99
    		  
    10.28
    6
    39. Meningitis
    2.40
    78
    		  
    0.30
    148
    40. Fires
    2.32
    87
    		  
    4.11
    66
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.01
    115
    		  
    1.28
    126
    42. Ovary Cancer
    1.88
    158
    		  
    10.92
    3
    43. Skin Disease
    1.83
    86
    		  
    0.93
    114
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.81
    132
    		  
    5.39
    36
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.61
    114
    		  
    4.56
    43
    46. Lymphomas
    1.57
    165
    		  
    7.41
    25
    47. Skin Cancers
    1.45
    98
    		  
    4.62
    5
    48. Falls
    1.44
    161
    		  
    3.75
    113
    49. Poisonings
    1.38
    79
    		  
    1.77
    69
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.31
    139
    		  
    6.46
    38
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,559
    13.30
    		  
    237
    0.89
    2. Violence
    9,166
    12.75
    		  
    122
    0.46
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,819
    8.09
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,659
    5.09
    		  
    994
    3.75
    5. HIV/AIDS
    3,313
    4.61
    		  
    84
    0.32
    6. Stroke
    2,982
    4.15
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,979
    4.14
    		  
    2
    0.01
    8. Liver Disease
    2,940
    4.09
    		  
    434
    1.64
    9. Malnutrition
    2,203
    3.06
    		  
    3
    0.01
    10. Birth Trauma
    2,115
    2.94
    		  
    60
    0.23
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2,080
    2.89
    		  
    540
    2.04
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,947
    2.71
    		  
    91
    0.34
    13. Other Injuries
    1,922
    2.67
    		  
    214
    0.81
    14. Low Birth Weight
    1,876
    2.61
    		  
    18
    0.07
    15. Kidney Disease
    1,824
    2.54
    		  
    239
    0.90
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,442
    2.01
    		  
    150
    0.56
    17. Lung Disease
    1,316
    1.83
    		  
    241
    0.91
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,191
    1.66
    		  
    181
    0.68
    19. Suicide
    1,101
    1.53
    		  
    449
    1.69
    20. Anemia
    862
    1.20
    		  
    8
    0.03
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    731
    1.02
    		  
    131
    0.49
    22. Prostate Cancer
    684
    0.95
    		  
    411
    1.55
    23. Maternal Conditions
    663
    0.92
    		  
    5
    0.02
    24. Cervical Cancer
    645
    0.90
    		  
    142
    0.54
    25. Drownings
    596
    0.83
    		  
    168
    0.64
    26. Hypertension
    596
    0.83
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    27. Leukemia
    566
    0.79
    		  
    189
    0.71
    28. Lung Cancers
    565
    0.79
    		  
    981
    3.71
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    471
    0.66
    		  
    81
    0.31
    30. Epilepsy
    409
    0.57
    		  
    38
    0.15
    31. Meningitis
    381
    0.53
    		  
    8
    0.03
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    368
    0.51
    		  
    722
    2.73
    33. Fires
    332
    0.46
    		  
    116
    0.44
    34. Asthma
    322
    0.45
    		  
    33
    0.12
    35. Alcohol
    318
    0.44
    		  
    257
    0.97
    36. Tuberculosis
    303
    0.42
    		  
    64
    0.24
    37. Uterin Cancer
    300
    0.42
    		  
    143
    0.54
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    293
    0.41
    		  
    740
    2.79
    39. Breast Cancer
    248
    0.34
    		  
    469
    1.77
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    231
    0.32
    		  
    408
    1.54
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    191
    0.27
    		  
    49
    0.18
    42. Poisonings
    177
    0.25
    		  
    49
    0.18
    43. Skin Disease
    173
    0.24
    		  
    36
    0.14
    44. Oral Cancer
    162
    0.23
    		  
    172
    0.65
    45. Falls
    153
    0.21
    		  
    122
    0.46
    46. Lymphomas
    150
    0.21
    		  
    276
    1.04
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    140
    0.19
    		  
    166
    0.63
    48. Syphilis
    130
    0.18
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Appendicitis
    130
    0.18
    		  
    1
    0.00
    50. Skin Cancers
    128
    0.18
    		  
    179
    0.68
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    23.56
    2
    		  
    14.20
    26
    2. Prostate Cancer
    17.38
    79
    		  
    27.22
    29
    3. Liver Cancer
    16.11
    14
    		  
    3.86
    126
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.50
    60
    		  
    8.35
    79
    5. Uterin Cancer
    6.59
    6
    		  
    5.91
    11
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.37
    120
    		  
    26.92
    34
    7. Breast Cancer
    5.02
    169
    		  
    21.32
    42
    8. Leukemia
    4.56
    48
    		  
    4.98
    35
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    151
    		  
    17.71
    20
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    99
    		  
    10.28
    6
    11. Ovary Cancer
    1.88
    158
    		  
    10.92
    3
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.81
    132
    		  
    5.39
    36
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.61
    114
    		  
    4.56
    43
    14. Lymphomas
    1.57
    165
    		  
    7.41
    25
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.45
    98
    		  
    4.62
    5
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.45
    171
    		  
    5.03
    14
     
     
     
    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.