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Compare Guinea-Bissau 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
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    32.6
    35.6
    34.1
    169
    166
    167
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    34.6
    37.6
    36.1
    172
    171
    171
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    37.1
    40.2
    38.6
    174
    173
    174
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    40.9
    44.2
    42.5
    179
    177
    178
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    43.5
    47.0
    45.2
    174
    173
    173
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    55.4
    58.0
    56.7
    166
    166
    166
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    52.5
    55.3
    53.9
    177
    178
    177
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    52.5
    55.3
    177
    178
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    60.6
    62.5
    176
    178
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    61.6
    63.7
    175
    178
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    62.1
    64.3
    177
    178
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    62.9
    65.1
    177
    178
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    63.8
    66.0
    176
    177
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    64.8
    67.2
    176
    177
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    66.0
    68.6
    177
    177
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    67.5
    70.2
    177
    177
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    68.8
    71.6
    179
    178
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    70.9
    72.7
    175
    180
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    72.7
    73.9
    174
    180
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    74.4
    75.3
    176
    180
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    76.3
    77.0
    176
    180
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    78.5
    79.0
    180
    181
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    81.2
    81.5
    180
    181
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    84.4
    84.6
    179
    181
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    88.1
    88.3
    179
    181
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    92.2
    92.4
    178
    180
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    96.8
    96.9
    178
    178
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    173
    172
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    210.98
    8
    		  
    7.54
    163
    2. HIV/AIDS
    169.13
    19
    		  
    3.93
    94
    3. Stroke
    151.76
    21
    		  
    94.58
    83
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    108.36
    65
    		  
    215.40
    15
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    70.43
    14
    		  
    0.04
    172
    6. Malaria
    62.71
    7
    		  
    0.00
    172
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.39
    32
    		  
    22.07
    102
    8. Tuberculosis
    46.45
    24
    		  
    2.35
    108
    9. Meningitis
    44.58
    4
    		  
    0.30
    148
    10. Malnutrition
    39.35
    21
    		  
    0.20
    143
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.37
    11
    		  
    8.19
    139
    12. Birth Trauma
    32.06
    3
    		  
    4.79
    77
    13. Liver Disease
    31.15
    24
    		  
    15.86
    85
    14. Low Birth Weight
    28.62
    13
    		  
    1.44
    159
    15. Maternal Conditions
    25.48
    17
    		  
    0.25
    125
    16. Prostate Cancer
    24.04
    41
    		  
    27.22
    29
    17. Cervical Cancer
    23.60
    18
    		  
    8.35
    79
    18. Lung Disease
    23.05
    57
    		  
    5.89
    165
    19. Other Injuries
    22.61
    33
    		  
    7.85
    119
    20. Hypertension
    22.09
    37
    		  
    28.91
    23
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    19.48
    6
    		  
    3.43
    69
    22. Kidney Disease
    18.02
    54
    		  
    5.56
    147
    23. Falls
    16.95
    13
    		  
    3.75
    113
    24. Anemia
    15.74
    8
    		  
    0.19
    130
    25. Breast Cancer
    14.68
    98
    		  
    21.32
    42
    26. Epilepsy
    13.90
    10
    		  
    1.68
    96
    27. Liver Cancer
    13.60
    19
    		  
    3.86
    126
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    12.52
    39
    		  
    2.47
    141
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    12.14
    12
    		  
    6.08
    120
    30. Asthma
    11.43
    31
    		  
    0.81
    145
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.76
    48
    		  
    24.20
    7
    32. Fires
    10.16
    32
    		  
    4.11
    66
    33. Appendicitis
    9.93
    6
    		  
    0.02
    163
    34. Violence
    8.84
    60
    		  
    4.77
    93
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.23
    34
    		  
    1.28
    126
    36. Drownings
    6.24
    47
    		  
    7.66
    34
    37. Skin Disease
    5.57
    29
    		  
    0.93
    114
    38. Other Neoplasms
    4.63
    20
    		  
    2.48
    94
    39. Hepatitis B
    4.56
    13
    		  
    0.12
    139
    40. Suicide
    4.37
    133
    		  
    18.10
    21
    41. Schistosomiasis
    4.04
    21
    		  
    0.00
    172
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3.69
    20
    		  
    0.78
    131
    43. Stomach Cancer
    3.51
    131
    		  
    14.20
    26
    44. Syphilis
    3.31
    17
    		  
    0.00
    172
    45. Tetanus
    3.11
    8
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.00
    88
    		  
    6.46
    38
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.94
    155
    		  
    17.71
    20
    48. Ovary Cancer
    2.88
    137
    		  
    10.92
    3
    49. Poisonings
    2.77
    51
    		  
    1.77
    69
    50. Measles
    2.67
    25
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,464
    13.30
    		  
    237
    0.89
    2. HIV/AIDS
    2,255
    12.17
    		  
    84
    0.32
    3. Malaria
    1,580
    8.53
    		  
    0
    0.00
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,228
    6.63
    		  
    2
    0.01
    5. Stroke
    1,050
    5.67
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    6. Birth Trauma
    959
    5.17
    		  
    60
    0.23
    7. Low Birth Weight
    856
    4.62
    		  
    18
    0.07
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    770
    4.16
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    9. Meningitis
    691
    3.73
    		  
    8
    0.03
    10. Malnutrition
    508
    2.74
    		  
    3
    0.01
    11. Tuberculosis
    480
    2.59
    		  
    64
    0.24
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    471
    2.54
    		  
    181
    0.68
    13. Maternal Conditions
    362
    1.95
    		  
    5
    0.02
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    360
    1.94
    		  
    994
    3.75
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    336
    1.81
    		  
    91
    0.34
    16. Other Injuries
    329
    1.78
    		  
    214
    0.81
    17. Liver Disease
    301
    1.62
    		  
    434
    1.64
    18. Epilepsy
    216
    1.17
    		  
    38
    0.15
    19. Falls
    205
    1.10
    		  
    122
    0.46
    20. Fires
    192
    1.04
    		  
    116
    0.44
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    179
    0.97
    		  
    81
    0.31
    22. Kidney Disease
    172
    0.93
    		  
    239
    0.90
    23. Anemia
    169
    0.91
    		  
    8
    0.03
    24. Lung Disease
    166
    0.89
    		  
    241
    0.91
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    158
    0.85
    		  
    131
    0.49
    26. Hypertension
    153
    0.82
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    27. Violence
    138
    0.75
    		  
    122
    0.46
    28. Liver Cancer
    121
    0.65
    		  
    150
    0.56
    29. Drownings
    110
    0.59
    		  
    168
    0.64
    30. Asthma
    107
    0.58
    		  
    33
    0.12
    31. Appendicitis
    101
    0.54
    		  
    1
    0.00
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    100
    0.54
    		  
    722
    2.73
    33. Cervical Cancer
    99
    0.53
    		  
    142
    0.54
    34. Tetanus
    94
    0.50
    		  
    0
    0.00
    35. Syphilis
    87
    0.47
    		  
    0
    0.00
    36. Measles
    80
    0.43
    		  
    0
    0.00
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    76
    0.41
    		  
    49
    0.18
    38. Breast Cancer
    70
    0.38
    		  
    469
    1.77
    39. Pertussis
    59
    0.32
    		  
    0
    0.00
    40. Prostate Cancer
    59
    0.32
    		  
    411
    1.55
    41. Skin Disease
    52
    0.28
    		  
    36
    0.14
    42. Suicide
    51
    0.28
    		  
    449
    1.69
    43. Poisonings
    50
    0.27
    		  
    49
    0.18
    44. Hepatitis B
    45
    0.24
    		  
    4
    0.02
    45. Other Neoplasms
    41
    0.22
    		  
    106
    0.40
    46. Schistosomiasis
    35
    0.19
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Encephalitis
    32
    0.17
    		  
    5
    0.02
    48. Stomach Cancer
    30
    0.16
    		  
    540
    2.04
    49. Lymphomas
    28
    0.15
    		  
    276
    1.04
    50. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    27
    0.15
    		  
    740
    2.79
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    24.04
    41
    		  
    27.22
    29
    2. Cervical Cancer
    23.60
    18
    		  
    8.35
    79
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.68
    98
    		  
    21.32
    42
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.60
    19
    		  
    3.86
    126
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.51
    131
    		  
    14.20
    26
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.94
    155
    		  
    17.71
    20
    7. Ovary Cancer
    2.88
    137
    		  
    10.92
    3
    8. Lymphomas
    2.45
    138
    		  
    7.41
    25
    9. Oral Cancer
    1.86
    131
    		  
    5.39
    36
    10. Lung Cancers
    1.86
    152
    		  
    26.92
    34
    11. Bladder Cancer
    1.69
    100
    		  
    5.03
    14
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.60
    86
    		  
    4.62
    5
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.33
    120
    		  
    5.91
    11
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.30
    136
    		  
    10.28
    6
    15. Leukemia
    0.77
    166
    		  
    4.98
    35
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.46
    170
    		  
    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.