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Latvia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Latvia and Iceland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Iceland
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Latvia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Iceland ICELAND
      Latvia LATVIA   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
     
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    1990
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
     
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    2000
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
     
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    2010
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
     
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2019
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
     
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    Age 5
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    Age 10
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    Age 15
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    Age 20
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    Age 25
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    Age 30
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    Age 35
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    Age 40
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    Age 45
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    Age 50
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    Age 55
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    Age 60
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    Age 65
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    Age 70
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    Age 75
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    Age 80
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    146.65
    49
    54.46
    157
    2. Stroke
    99.14
    74
    18.39
    176
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    30.32
    3
    3.42
    124
    4. Prostate Cancer
    28.10
    34
    18.78
    71
    5. Lung Cancers
    23.52
    33
    21.77
    41
    6. Hypertension
    19.91
    83
    2.87
    168
    7. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    63
    18.02
    78
    8. Suicide
    16.06
    24
    11.15
    59
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.41
    24
    12.15
    49
    10. Liver Disease
    13.03
    113
    1.72
    183
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.01
    149
    9.67
    161
    12. Other Injuries
    11.98
    45
    7.88
    87
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.16
    30
    3.12
    154
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.89
    141
    4.22
    176
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    10.04
    4
    7.25
    37
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.94
    155
    35.59
    5
    17. Ovary Cancer
    8.99
    3
    5.09
    62
    18. Alcohol
    8.83
    9
    3.14
    32
    19. Lung Disease
    7.50
    177
    17.98
    117
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.17
    138
    1.78
    178
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.05
    105
    3.29
    142
    22. Kidney Disease
    6.43
    158
    4.00
    177
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.18
    28
    1.55
    158
    24. Lymphomas
    6.05
    41
    5.87
    49
    25. Drownings
    5.64
    21
    0.36
    179
    26. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    20
    2.12
    102
    27. Falls
    4.77
    106
    3.23
    143
    28. Bladder Cancer
    4.46
    17
    3.04
    53
    29. Leukemia
    4.38
    53
    2.88
    125
    30. Violence
    4.15
    98
    1.08
    149
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    133
    3.82
    140
    32. HIV/AIDS
    3.65
    82
    0.09
    158
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.50
    55
    3.70
    50
    34. Fires
    3.48
    36
    0.09
    181
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.17
    85
    0.47
    178
    36. Skin Cancers
    3.11
    29
    2.01
    85
    37. Other Neoplasms
    3.00
    32
    1.53
    57
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    2.45
    168
    1.96
    177
    39. Tuberculosis
    2.34
    103
    0.00
    183
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.07
    160
    7.15
    12
    41. Hepatitis C
    1.99
    1
    0.22
    49
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.76
    156
    2.31
    139
    43. Epilepsy
    1.76
    84
    1.27
    116
    44. Drug Use
    1.72
    59
    4.41
    12
    45. Skin Disease
    1.48
    97
    0.39
    150
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    124
    0.19
    180
    47. Poisonings
    0.96
    69
    0.64
    86
    48. Asthma
    0.88
    139
    0.26
    178
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.75
    10
    0.14
    33
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.68
    23
    0.51
    34
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Latvia LATVIA   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,099
    30.00
    403
    20.10
    2. Stroke
    5,893
    21.83
    141
    7.03
    3. Hypertension
    1,194
    4.42
    24
    1.20
    4. Lung Cancers
    956
    3.54
    134
    6.68
    5. Inflammatory/Heart
    921
    3.41
    16
    0.80
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    722
    2.67
    73
    3.64
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    664
    2.46
    295
    14.71
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    529
    1.96
    30
    1.50
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    501
    1.86
    82
    4.09
    10. Breast Cancer
    472
    1.75
    53
    2.64
    11. Stomach Cancer
    470
    1.74
    18
    0.90
    12. Prostate Cancer
    464
    1.72
    61
    3.04
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    436
    1.61
    43
    2.14
    14. Suicide
    384
    1.42
    40
    2.00
    15. Liver Disease
    365
    1.35
    9
    0.45
    16. Other Injuries
    362
    1.34
    50
    2.49
    17. Kidney Disease
    356
    1.32
    33
    1.65
    18. Lung Disease
    346
    1.28
    129
    6.43
    19. Lymphomas
    245
    0.91
    37
    1.85
    20. Bladder Cancer
    228
    0.84
    20
    1.00
    21. Alcohol
    227
    0.84
    14
    0.70
    22. Oral Cancer
    214
    0.79
    9
    0.45
    23. Falls
    201
    0.74
    24
    1.20
    24. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.73
    16
    0.80
    25. Leukemia
    186
    0.69
    19
    0.95
    26. Liver Cancer
    157
    0.58
    22
    1.10
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    154
    0.57
    7
    0.35
    28. Other Neoplasms
    153
    0.57
    10
    0.50
    29. Uterin Cancer
    148
    0.55
    7
    0.35
    30. Skin Cancers
    144
    0.53
    13
    0.65
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    142
    0.53
    3
    0.15
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    131
    0.49
    23
    1.15
    33. Cervical Cancer
    128
    0.47
    9
    0.45
    34. Drownings
    127
    0.47
    1
    0.05
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    125
    0.46
    53
    2.64
    36. Fires
    103
    0.38
    1
    0.05
    37. Violence
    94
    0.35
    4
    0.20
    38. Skin Disease
    76
    0.28
    3
    0.15
    39. HIV/AIDS
    74
    0.27
    0
    0.00
    40. Tuberculosis
    71
    0.26
    0
    0.00
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    59
    0.22
    16
    0.80
    42. Hepatitis C
    53
    0.20
    1
    0.05
    43. Congenital Anomalies
    46
    0.17
    7
    0.35
    44. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    45
    0.17
    1
    0.05
    45. Epilepsy
    44
    0.16
    5
    0.25
    46. Asthma
    42
    0.16
    2
    0.10
    47. Drug Use
    41
    0.15
    17
    0.85
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    41
    0.15
    1
    0.05
    49. Poisonings
    23
    0.09
    3
    0.15
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    20
    0.07
    3
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.10
    34
    18.78
    71
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.52
    33
    21.77
    41
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    63
    18.02
    78
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.41
    24
    12.15
    49
    5. Stomach Cancer
    11.16
    30
    3.12
    154
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    10.04
    4
    7.25
    37
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.99
    3
    5.09
    62
    8. Cervical Cancer
    7.05
    105
    3.29
    142
    9. Oral Cancer
    6.18
    28
    1.55
    158
    10. Lymphomas
    6.05
    41
    5.87
    49
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    20
    2.12
    102
    12. Bladder Cancer
    4.46
    17
    3.04
    53
    13. Leukemia
    4.38
    53
    2.88
    125
    14. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    133
    3.82
    140
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.50
    55
    3.70
    50
    16. Skin Cancers
    3.11
    29
    2.01
    85
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.