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Compare Latvia and New Guinea 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
     
      Latvia LATVIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    		  
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    		  
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    		  
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    		  
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    		  
    53.9
    59.7
    56.8
    149
    140
    144
    2010
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    		  
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2015
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    62.9
    153
    149
    151
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    153
    149
    Age 5
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    		  
    64.5
    69.0
    157
    150
    Age 10
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    		  
    64.8
    69.3
    161
    153
    Age 15
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    		  
    65.1
    69.5
    163
    153
    Age 20
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    		  
    65.5
    69.8
    165
    154
    Age 25
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    		  
    66.0
    70.3
    168
    155
    Age 30
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    		  
    66.6
    70.8
    170
    159
    Age 35
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    		  
    67.2
    71.4
    173
    162
    Age 40
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    		  
    67.9
    72.1
    175
    166
    Age 45
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    		  
    68.8
    72.9
    178
    170
    Age 50
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    		  
    70.0
    73.9
    180
    172
    Age 55
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    		  
    71.5
    75.1
    182
    172
    Age 60
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    		  
    73.4
    76.6
    182
    170
    Age 65
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    		  
    75.7
    78.5
    182
    164
    Age 70
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    		  
    78.5
    80.7
    179
    151
    Age 75
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    		  
    81.8
    83.4
    171
    136
    Age 80
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    		  
    85.3
    86.3
    150
    127
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    		  
    89.1
    89.8
    126
    112
    Age 90
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    		  
    93.1
    93.6
    109
    100
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    		  
    97.4
    97.7
    107
    95
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
    		  
    101.9
    102.2
    95
    76
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    215.40
    15
    		  
    50.34
    153
    2. Stroke
    94.58
    83
    		  
    41.43
    136
    3. Hypertension
    28.91
    23
    		  
    8.66
    142
    4. Prostate Cancer
    27.22
    29
    		  
    19.23
    65
    5. Lung Cancers
    26.92
    34
    		  
    7.46
    107
    6. Inflammatory/Heart
    24.20
    7
    		  
    7.83
    81
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.07
    102
    		  
    96.50
    6
    8. Breast Cancer
    21.32
    42
    		  
    19.04
    60
    9. Suicide
    18.10
    21
    		  
    11.73
    54
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.71
    20
    		  
    6.83
    95
    11. Liver Disease
    15.86
    85
    		  
    33.61
    20
    12. Stomach Cancer
    14.20
    26
    		  
    7.31
    62
    13. Ovary Cancer
    10.92
    3
    		  
    6.44
    30
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    10.28
    6
    		  
    1.41
    133
    15. Alcohol
    9.41
    8
    		  
    1.11
    74
    16. Cervical Cancer
    8.35
    79
    		  
    22.90
    19
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.19
    139
    		  
    16.62
    89
    18. Other Injuries
    7.85
    119
    		  
    27.48
    20
    19. Drownings
    7.66
    34
    		  
    5.71
    54
    20. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.54
    163
    		  
    224.71
    5
    21. Lymphomas
    7.41
    25
    		  
    7.59
    20
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.46
    38
    		  
    3.09
    86
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    6.08
    120
    		  
    8.48
    90
    24. Uterin Cancer
    5.91
    11
    		  
    3.97
    26
    25. Lung Disease
    5.89
    165
    		  
    30.75
    32
    26. Kidney Disease
    5.56
    147
    		  
    47.59
    2
    27. Oral Cancer
    5.39
    36
    		  
    18.19
    1
    28. Bladder Cancer
    5.03
    14
    		  
    1.04
    142
    29. Leukemia
    4.98
    35
    		  
    3.98
    78
    30. Birth Trauma
    4.79
    77
    		  
    15.36
    40
    31. Violence
    4.77
    93
    		  
    5.87
    81
    32. Skin Cancers
    4.62
    5
    		  
    3.46
    15
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.56
    43
    		  
    2.71
    82
    34. Fires
    4.11
    66
    		  
    6.14
    49
    35. HIV/AIDS
    3.93
    94
    		  
    15.49
    62
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.86
    126
    		  
    11.44
    28
    37. Falls
    3.75
    113
    		  
    5.57
    84
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.43
    69
    		  
    11.05
    20
    39. Drug Use
    3.41
    27
    		  
    2.02
    56
    40. Other Neoplasms
    2.48
    94
    		  
    1.39
    134
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    2.47
    141
    		  
    8.25
    67
    42. Tuberculosis
    2.35
    108
    		  
    97.88
    6
    43. Poisonings
    1.77
    69
    		  
    16.36
    2
    44. Epilepsy
    1.68
    96
    		  
    5.23
    48
    45. Low Birth Weight
    1.44
    159
    		  
    15.41
    49
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.28
    126
    		  
    8.98
    27
    47. Skin Disease
    0.93
    114
    		  
    7.83
    17
    48. Asthma
    0.81
    145
    		  
    46.56
    1
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.78
    131
    		  
    0.99
    119
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.70
    27
    		  
    0.14
    126
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Latvia LATVIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,623
    36.33
    		  
    1,660
    3.31
    2. Stroke
    4,327
    16.33
    		  
    1,354
    2.70
    3. Hypertension
    1,226
    4.63
    		  
    252
    0.50
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    994
    3.75
    		  
    3,463
    6.91
    5. Lung Cancers
    981
    3.71
    		  
    259
    0.52
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    740
    2.79
    		  
    243
    0.48
    7. Inflammatory/Heart
    722
    2.73
    		  
    344
    0.69
    8. Stomach Cancer
    540
    2.04
    		  
    241
    0.48
    9. Breast Cancer
    469
    1.77
    		  
    426
    0.85
    10. Suicide
    449
    1.69
    		  
    550
    1.10
    11. Liver Disease
    434
    1.64
    		  
    1,339
    2.67
    12. Prostate Cancer
    411
    1.55
    		  
    188
    0.38
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    408
    1.54
    		  
    52
    0.10
    14. Alzheimers/Dementia
    311
    1.17
    		  
    84
    0.17
    15. Lymphomas
    276
    1.04
    		  
    285
    0.57
    16. Alcohol
    257
    0.97
    		  
    52
    0.10
    17. Lung Disease
    241
    0.91
    		  
    905
    1.81
    18. Kidney Disease
    239
    0.90
    		  
    1,742
    3.47
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    237
    0.89
    		  
    8,930
    17.81
    20. Ovary Cancer
    236
    0.89
    		  
    142
    0.28
    21. Bladder Cancer
    220
    0.83
    		  
    30
    0.06
    22. Other Injuries
    214
    0.81
    		  
    1,634
    3.26
    23. Leukemia
    189
    0.71
    		  
    210
    0.42
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    181
    0.68
    		  
    928
    1.85
    25. Skin Cancers
    179
    0.68
    		  
    127
    0.25
    26. Oral Cancer
    172
    0.65
    		  
    674
    1.34
    27. Drownings
    168
    0.64
    		  
    375
    0.75
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    166
    0.63
    		  
    96
    0.19
    29. Liver Cancer
    150
    0.56
    		  
    523
    1.04
    30. Uterin Cancer
    143
    0.54
    		  
    82
    0.16
    31. Cervical Cancer
    142
    0.54
    		  
    540
    1.08
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    131
    0.49
    		  
    364
    0.73
    33. Violence
    122
    0.46
    		  
    376
    0.75
    34. Falls
    122
    0.46
    		  
    260
    0.52
    35. Fires
    116
    0.44
    		  
    411
    0.82
    36. Other Neoplasms
    106
    0.40
    		  
    59
    0.12
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    91
    0.34
    		  
    827
    1.65
    38. HIV/AIDS
    84
    0.32
    		  
    978
    1.95
    39. Drug Use
    83
    0.31
    		  
    101
    0.20
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    81
    0.31
    		  
    451
    0.90
    41. Tuberculosis
    64
    0.24
    		  
    3,847
    7.67
    42. Birth Trauma
    60
    0.23
    		  
    1,694
    3.38
    43. Poisonings
    49
    0.18
    		  
    850
    1.70
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    49
    0.18
    		  
    339
    0.68
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    39
    0.15
    		  
    25
    0.05
    46. Epilepsy
    38
    0.15
    		  
    335
    0.67
    47. Skin Disease
    36
    0.14
    		  
    297
    0.59
    48. Asthma
    33
    0.12
    		  
    1,475
    2.94
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    28
    0.10
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    20
    0.08
    		  
    7
    0.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    27.22
    29
    		  
    19.23
    65
    2. Lung Cancers
    26.92
    34
    		  
    7.46
    107
    3. Breast Cancer
    21.32
    42
    		  
    19.04
    60
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.71
    20
    		  
    6.83
    95
    5. Stomach Cancer
    14.20
    26
    		  
    7.31
    62
    6. Ovary Cancer
    10.92
    3
    		  
    6.44
    30
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    10.28
    6
    		  
    1.41
    133
    8. Cervical Cancer
    8.35
    79
    		  
    22.90
    19
    9. Lymphomas
    7.41
    25
    		  
    7.59
    20
    10. Uterin Cancer
    5.91
    11
    		  
    3.97
    26
    11. Oral Cancer
    5.39
    36
    		  
    18.19
    1
    12. Bladder Cancer
    5.03
    14
    		  
    1.04
    142
    13. Leukemia
    4.98
    35
    		  
    3.98
    78
    14. Skin Cancers
    4.62
    5
    		  
    3.46
    15
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.56
    43
    		  
    2.71
    82
    16. Liver Cancer
    3.86
    126
    		  
    11.44
    28
     
     
     
    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.