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ITALY VS LATVIA
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Compare Italy 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
     
      Italy ITALY   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    24
    21
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    76.6
    82.6
    79.5
    6
    4
    4
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    80.5
    84.8
    82.7
    7
    8
    6
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.5
    84.8
    7
    8
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    80.8
    85.0
    6
    8
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    80.8
    85.1
    6
    8
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    80.8
    85.1
    6
    8
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    80.9
    85.1
    6
    8
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    81.1
    85.2
    6
    8
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    81.2
    85.3
    6
    8
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    81.4
    85.3
    7
    8
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    81.6
    85.4
    8
    8
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    81.8
    85.6
    9
    8
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.9
    9
    8
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    82.6
    86.2
    9
    8
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    83.3
    86.6
    10
    8
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    84.2
    87.2
    9
    8
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    85.4
    88.0
    10
    9
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    86.9
    89.0
    8
    11
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.4
    9
    12
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    91.5
    92.4
    12
    19
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    94.6
    95.1
    15
    20
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    98.3
    98.6
    23
    29
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    32
    41
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48.48
    156
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Stroke
    35.35
    145
    		  
    94.58
    83
    3. Lung Cancers
    25.15
    40
    		  
    26.92
    34
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.94
    53
    		  
    21.32
    42
    5. Hypertension
    17.81
    80
    		  
    28.91
    23
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    16.96
    21
    		  
    6.46
    38
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.58
    45
    		  
    17.71
    20
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.13
    129
    		  
    22.07
    102
    9. Lung Disease
    12.24
    134
    		  
    5.89
    165
    10. Prostate Cancer
    11.53
    113
    		  
    27.22
    29
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    36
    		  
    10.28
    6
    12. Stomach Cancer
    7.52
    61
    		  
    14.20
    26
    13. Other Injuries
    6.83
    128
    		  
    7.85
    119
    14. Liver Cancer
    6.69
    64
    		  
    3.86
    126
    15. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
    		  
    7.41
    25
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.03
    149
    		  
    8.19
    139
    17. Liver Disease
    6.02
    146
    		  
    15.86
    85
    18. Kidney Disease
    5.47
    150
    		  
    5.56
    147
    19. Other Neoplasms
    5.13
    16
    		  
    2.48
    94
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    66
    		  
    10.92
    3
    21. Leukemia
    5.04
    33
    		  
    4.98
    35
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.02
    98
    		  
    2.47
    141
    23. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4.89
    169
    		  
    7.54
    163
    24. Suicide
    4.76
    125
    		  
    18.10
    21
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.07
    35
    		  
    5.03
    14
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.20
    146
    		  
    24.20
    7
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.72
    54
    		  
    0.78
    131
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.72
    161
    		  
    6.08
    120
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.68
    60
    		  
    5.91
    11
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    100
    		  
    5.39
    36
    31. Falls
    2.40
    139
    		  
    3.75
    113
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.30
    42
    		  
    4.62
    5
    33. Hepatitis C
    2.23
    3
    		  
    0.00
    172
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.85
    151
    		  
    1.44
    159
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.81
    157
    		  
    8.35
    79
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    118
    		  
    4.56
    43
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.37
    125
    		  
    1.28
    126
    38. HIV/AIDS
    1.17
    115
    		  
    3.93
    94
    39. Drug Use
    1.07
    88
    		  
    3.41
    27
    40. Violence
    0.79
    159
    		  
    4.77
    93
    41. Epilepsy
    0.76
    157
    		  
    1.68
    96
    42. Anemia
    0.65
    90
    		  
    0.19
    130
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    150
    		  
    4.79
    77
    44. Drownings
    0.57
    163
    		  
    7.66
    34
    45. Skin Disease
    0.51
    137
    		  
    0.93
    114
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.48
    37
    		  
    0.70
    27
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.42
    168
    		  
    3.43
    69
    48. Alcohol
    0.37
    111
    		  
    9.41
    8
    49. Poisonings
    0.37
    155
    		  
    1.77
    69
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.37
    95
    		  
    0.12
    139
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Italy ITALY   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75,906
    16.32
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Stroke
    58,654
    12.61
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    3. Lung Cancers
    33,636
    7.23
    		  
    981
    3.71
    4. Hypertension
    29,958
    6.44
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29,620
    6.37
    		  
    311
    1.17
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    20,754
    4.46
    		  
    994
    3.75
    7. Lung Disease
    20,602
    4.43
    		  
    241
    0.91
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20,556
    4.42
    		  
    740
    2.79
    9. Breast Cancer
    13,333
    2.87
    		  
    469
    1.77
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    10,649
    2.29
    		  
    408
    1.54
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10,438
    2.24
    		  
    540
    2.04
    12. Other Injuries
    10,274
    2.21
    		  
    214
    0.81
    13. Liver Cancer
    9,235
    1.99
    		  
    150
    0.56
    14. Lymphomas
    8,957
    1.93
    		  
    276
    1.04
    15. Kidney Disease
    8,864
    1.91
    		  
    239
    0.90
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,868
    1.69
    		  
    237
    0.89
    17. Prostate Cancer
    7,841
    1.69
    		  
    411
    1.55
    18. Other Neoplasms
    7,593
    1.63
    		  
    106
    0.40
    19. Liver Disease
    7,331
    1.58
    		  
    434
    1.64
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    6,554
    1.41
    		  
    81
    0.31
    21. Leukemia
    6,496
    1.40
    		  
    189
    0.71
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6,226
    1.34
    		  
    220
    0.83
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,695
    1.01
    		  
    722
    2.73
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    4,681
    1.01
    		  
    39
    0.15
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,061
    0.87
    		  
    181
    0.68
    26. Suicide
    3,908
    0.84
    		  
    449
    1.69
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3,336
    0.72
    		  
    236
    0.89
    28. Falls
    3,249
    0.70
    		  
    122
    0.46
    29. Hepatitis C
    3,161
    0.68
    		  
    0
    0.00
    30. Oral Cancer
    2,922
    0.63
    		  
    172
    0.65
    31. Skin Cancers
    2,728
    0.59
    		  
    179
    0.68
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,160
    0.46
    		  
    49
    0.18
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2,050
    0.44
    		  
    143
    0.54
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,979
    0.43
    		  
    166
    0.63
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    1,370
    0.29
    		  
    91
    0.34
    36. Anemia
    1,059
    0.23
    		  
    8
    0.03
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1,055
    0.23
    		  
    142
    0.54
    38. HIV/AIDS
    874
    0.19
    		  
    84
    0.32
    39. Epilepsy
    872
    0.19
    		  
    38
    0.15
    40. Skin Disease
    809
    0.17
    		  
    36
    0.14
    41. Drug Use
    736
    0.16
    		  
    83
    0.31
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    643
    0.14
    		  
    131
    0.49
    43. Low Birth Weight
    599
    0.13
    		  
    18
    0.07
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    566
    0.12
    		  
    2
    0.01
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    548
    0.12
    		  
    20
    0.07
    46. Violence
    518
    0.11
    		  
    122
    0.46
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    491
    0.11
    		  
    20
    0.08
    48. Hepatitis B
    459
    0.10
    		  
    4
    0.02
    49. Asthma
    417
    0.09
    		  
    33
    0.12
    50. Drownings
    402
    0.09
    		  
    168
    0.64
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Italy ITALY   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.15
    40
    		  
    26.92
    34
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.94
    53
    		  
    21.32
    42
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.58
    45
    		  
    17.71
    20
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.53
    113
    		  
    27.22
    29
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    36
    		  
    10.28
    6
    6. Stomach Cancer
    7.52
    61
    		  
    14.20
    26
    7. Liver Cancer
    6.69
    64
    		  
    3.86
    126
    8. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
    		  
    7.41
    25
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    66
    		  
    10.92
    3
    10. Leukemia
    5.04
    33
    		  
    4.98
    35
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.07
    35
    		  
    5.03
    14
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.68
    60
    		  
    5.91
    11
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    100
    		  
    5.39
    36
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.30
    42
    		  
    4.62
    5
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.81
    157
    		  
    8.35
    79
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    118
    		  
    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.