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Compare Latvia and New Zealand 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 Zealand NEW ZEALAND
           
    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
    		  
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
    1970
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    		  
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
    1980
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    		  
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    22
    21
    22
    1990
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    		  
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
    2000
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    		  
    76.1
    81.3
    78.6
    11
    10
    11
    2010
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    		  
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
    2015
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
    		  
    80.0
    83.3
    81.6
    12
    26
    17
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   New Zealand NEW ZEALAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    		  
    80.0
    83.3
    12
    26
    Age 5
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    		  
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
    Age 10
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    		  
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
    Age 15
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    		  
    80.6
    83.8
    9
    25
    Age 20
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    		  
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    24
    Age 25
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    		  
    81.0
    84.0
    8
    23
    Age 30
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    7
    22
    Age 35
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    		  
    81.4
    84.2
    6
    21
    Age 40
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    		  
    81.7
    84.4
    6
    20
    Age 45
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    		  
    82.0
    84.6
    6
    19
    Age 50
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    		  
    82.4
    84.9
    4
    18
    Age 55
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    		  
    82.9
    85.3
    5
    17
    Age 60
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    		  
    83.5
    85.8
    5
    18
    Age 65
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    		  
    84.4
    86.4
    8
    18
    Age 70
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    		  
    85.5
    87.3
    8
    16
    Age 75
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    		  
    86.8
    88.4
    10
    19
    Age 80
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    		  
    88.8
    89.9
    11
    24
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    		  
    91.2
    91.9
    22
    34
    Age 90
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    		  
    94.2
    94.5
    37
    54
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    		  
    97.9
    98.0
    61
    72
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
    		  
    102.1
    102.0
    78
    96
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   New Zealand NEW ZEALAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    215.40
    15
    		  
    62.78
    134
    2. Stroke
    94.58
    83
    		  
    28.73
    160
    3. Hypertension
    28.91
    23
    		  
    5.43
    158
    4. Prostate Cancer
    27.22
    29
    		  
    17.06
    81
    5. Lung Cancers
    26.92
    34
    		  
    22.61
    47
    6. Inflammatory/Heart
    24.20
    7
    		  
    3.45
    140
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.07
    102
    		  
    11.71
    137
    8. Breast Cancer
    21.32
    42
    		  
    18.94
    62
    9. Suicide
    18.10
    21
    		  
    9.84
    72
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.71
    20
    		  
    18.41
    16
    11. Liver Disease
    15.86
    85
    		  
    2.37
    170
    12. Stomach Cancer
    14.20
    26
    		  
    3.76
    125
    13. Ovary Cancer
    10.92
    3
    		  
    5.73
    46
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    10.28
    6
    		  
    6.17
    49
    15. Alcohol
    9.41
    8
    		  
    1.29
    70
    16. Cervical Cancer
    8.35
    79
    		  
    1.74
    158
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.19
    139
    		  
    8.19
    139
    18. Other Injuries
    7.85
    119
    		  
    5.28
    147
    19. Drownings
    7.66
    34
    		  
    1.39
    137
    20. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.54
    163
    		  
    8.39
    156
    21. Lymphomas
    7.41
    25
    		  
    6.49
    40
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.46
    38
    		  
    19.02
    19
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    6.08
    120
    		  
    4.16
    141
    24. Uterin Cancer
    5.91
    11
    		  
    3.05
    44
    25. Lung Disease
    5.89
    165
    		  
    19.44
    82
    26. Kidney Disease
    5.56
    147
    		  
    5.52
    148
    27. Oral Cancer
    5.39
    36
    		  
    2.01
    124
    28. Bladder Cancer
    5.03
    14
    		  
    2.93
    60
    29. Leukemia
    4.98
    35
    		  
    3.99
    77
    30. Birth Trauma
    4.79
    77
    		  
    0.87
    136
    31. Violence
    4.77
    93
    		  
    1.64
    136
    32. Skin Cancers
    4.62
    5
    		  
    7.68
    1
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.56
    43
    		  
    3.81
    58
    34. Fires
    4.11
    66
    		  
    0.36
    157
    35. HIV/AIDS
    3.93
    94
    		  
    0.11
    149
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.86
    126
    		  
    3.81
    128
    37. Falls
    3.75
    113
    		  
    7.56
    62
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.43
    69
    		  
    1.34
    131
    39. Drug Use
    3.41
    27
    		  
    2.39
    46
    40. Other Neoplasms
    2.48
    94
    		  
    1.81
    120
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    2.47
    141
    		  
    6.16
    83
    42. Tuberculosis
    2.35
    108
    		  
    0.15
    164
    43. Poisonings
    1.77
    69
    		  
    0.39
    151
    44. Epilepsy
    1.68
    96
    		  
    0.96
    137
    45. Low Birth Weight
    1.44
    159
    		  
    2.56
    144
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.28
    126
    		  
    3.13
    98
    47. Skin Disease
    0.93
    114
    		  
    1.49
    93
    48. Asthma
    0.81
    145
    		  
    0.89
    141
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.78
    131
    		  
    2.83
    48
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.70
    27
    		  
    0.82
    22
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Latvia LATVIA   New Zealand NEW ZEALAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,623
    36.33
    		  
    4,571
    19.46
    2. Stroke
    4,327
    16.33
    		  
    2,138
    9.10
    3. Hypertension
    1,226
    4.63
    		  
    389
    1.66
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    994
    3.75
    		  
    813
    3.46
    5. Lung Cancers
    981
    3.71
    		  
    1,534
    6.53
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    740
    2.79
    		  
    1,274
    5.42
    7. Inflammatory/Heart
    722
    2.73
    		  
    199
    0.85
    8. Stomach Cancer
    540
    2.04
    		  
    252
    1.07
    9. Breast Cancer
    469
    1.77
    		  
    624
    2.66
    10. Suicide
    449
    1.69
    		  
    459
    1.95
    11. Liver Disease
    434
    1.64
    		  
    144
    0.61
    12. Prostate Cancer
    411
    1.55
    		  
    573
    2.44
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    408
    1.54
    		  
    418
    1.78
    14. Alzheimers/Dementia
    311
    1.17
    		  
    1,481
    6.30
    15. Lymphomas
    276
    1.04
    		  
    446
    1.90
    16. Alcohol
    257
    0.97
    		  
    66
    0.28
    17. Lung Disease
    241
    0.91
    		  
    1,427
    6.08
    18. Kidney Disease
    239
    0.90
    		  
    414
    1.76
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    237
    0.89
    		  
    594
    2.53
    20. Ovary Cancer
    236
    0.89
    		  
    196
    0.83
    21. Bladder Cancer
    220
    0.83
    		  
    214
    0.91
    22. Other Injuries
    214
    0.81
    		  
    258
    1.10
    23. Leukemia
    189
    0.71
    		  
    267
    1.14
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    181
    0.68
    		  
    385
    1.64
    25. Skin Cancers
    179
    0.68
    		  
    512
    2.18
    26. Oral Cancer
    172
    0.65
    		  
    131
    0.56
    27. Drownings
    168
    0.64
    		  
    63
    0.27
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    166
    0.63
    		  
    273
    1.16
    29. Liver Cancer
    150
    0.56
    		  
    246
    1.05
    30. Uterin Cancer
    143
    0.54
    		  
    114
    0.48
    31. Cervical Cancer
    142
    0.54
    		  
    58
    0.25
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    131
    0.49
    		  
    92
    0.39
    33. Violence
    122
    0.46
    		  
    71
    0.30
    34. Falls
    122
    0.46
    		  
    552
    2.35
    35. Fires
    116
    0.44
    		  
    19
    0.08
    36. Other Neoplasms
    106
    0.40
    		  
    131
    0.56
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    91
    0.34
    		  
    179
    0.76
    38. HIV/AIDS
    84
    0.32
    		  
    7
    0.03
    39. Drug Use
    83
    0.31
    		  
    113
    0.48
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    81
    0.31
    		  
    393
    1.67
    41. Tuberculosis
    64
    0.24
    		  
    12
    0.05
    42. Birth Trauma
    60
    0.23
    		  
    31
    0.13
    43. Poisonings
    49
    0.18
    		  
    20
    0.08
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    49
    0.18
    		  
    217
    0.92
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    39
    0.15
    		  
    220
    0.94
    46. Epilepsy
    38
    0.15
    		  
    52
    0.22
    47. Skin Disease
    36
    0.14
    		  
    111
    0.47
    48. Asthma
    33
    0.12
    		  
    50
    0.21
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    28
    0.10
    		  
    25
    0.11
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    20
    0.08
    		  
    48
    0.20
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   New Zealand NEW ZEALAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    27.22
    29
    		  
    17.06
    81
    2. Lung Cancers
    26.92
    34
    		  
    22.61
    47
    3. Breast Cancer
    21.32
    42
    		  
    18.94
    62
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.71
    20
    		  
    18.41
    16
    5. Stomach Cancer
    14.20
    26
    		  
    3.76
    125
    6. Ovary Cancer
    10.92
    3
    		  
    5.73
    46
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    10.28
    6
    		  
    6.17
    49
    8. Cervical Cancer
    8.35
    79
    		  
    1.74
    158
    9. Lymphomas
    7.41
    25
    		  
    6.49
    40
    10. Uterin Cancer
    5.91
    11
    		  
    3.05
    44
    11. Oral Cancer
    5.39
    36
    		  
    2.01
    124
    12. Bladder Cancer
    5.03
    14
    		  
    2.93
    60
    13. Leukemia
    4.98
    35
    		  
    3.99
    77
    14. Skin Cancers
    4.62
    5
    		  
    7.68
    1
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.56
    43
    		  
    3.81
    58
    16. Liver Cancer
    3.86
    126
    		  
    3.81
    128
     
     
     
    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.