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Compare Lebanon 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
     
      Lebanon LEBANON   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    59.3
    63.0
    61.1
    59
    55
    59
     
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    62.8
    66.9
    64.8
    61
    61
    62
     
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    64.4
    69.1
    66.7
    66
    71
    72
     
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    66.6
    71.2
    68.8
    68
    83
    80
     
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    68.6
    72.9
    70.7
    69
    85
    78
     
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    73.6
    76.3
    74.9
    41
    80
    57
     
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    73.5
    76.5
    74.9
    54
    87
    72
     
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Lebanon LEBANON   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    76.5
    54
    87
     
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    74.1
    77.1
    58
    94
     
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    74.2
    77.2
    58
    95
     
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    74.3
    77.3
    58
    95
     
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    74.5
    77.4
    61
    95
     
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    74.7
    77.5
    62
    96
     
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    74.9
    77.7
    66
    95
     
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    75.1
    77.9
    70
    97
     
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    75.3
    78.1
    74
    97
     
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    75.7
    78.4
    78
    99
     
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    76.1
    78.8
    84
    98
     
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    76.8
    79.4
    83
    99
     
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    77.8
    80.1
    85
    100
     
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    79.1
    81.0
    92
    106
     
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    80.8
    82.4
    100
    106
     
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.2
    110
    111
     
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    85.8
    86.6
    118
    112
     
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.7
    128
    120
     
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.4
    138
    124
     
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.5
    139
    122
     
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    136
    106
     
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Lebanon LEBANON   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    132.65
    44
     
    215.40
    15
    2. Stroke
    39.86
    138
     
    94.58
    83
    3. Breast Cancer
    24.04
    17
     
    21.32
    42
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.20
    84
     
    8.19
    139
    5. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    86
     
    27.22
    29
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.04
    114
     
    22.07
    102
    7. Lung Cancers
    15.85
    67
     
    26.92
    34
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.55
    141
     
    7.54
    163
    9. Hypertension
    11.08
    128
     
    28.91
    23
    10. Falls
    11.02
    36
     
    3.75
    113
    11. Lung Disease
    10.27
    145
     
    5.89
    165
    12. Lymphomas
    9.63
    3
     
    7.41
    25
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.24
    78
     
    17.71
    20
    14. Kidney Disease
    7.28
    131
     
    5.56
    147
    15. Bladder Cancer
    6.09
    5
     
    5.03
    14
    16. Low Birth Weight
    5.10
    112
     
    1.44
    159
    17. Other Neoplasms
    4.89
    18
     
    2.48
    94
    18. Ovary Cancer
    4.64
    76
     
    10.92
    3
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    4.50
    138
     
    6.08
    120
    20. Leukemia
    4.43
    55
     
    4.98
    35
    21. Liver Disease
    4.31
    160
     
    15.86
    85
    22. Stomach Cancer
    4.12
    117
     
    14.20
    26
    23. War
    3.99
    9
     
    0.04
    51
    24. Asthma
    3.39
    96
     
    0.81
    145
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.22
    126
     
    2.47
    141
    26. HIV/AIDS
    3.08
    100
     
    3.93
    94
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.83
    152
     
    24.20
    7
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.66
    106
     
    1.28
    126
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    2.58
    102
     
    10.28
    6
    30. Other Injuries
    2.17
    169
     
    7.85
    119
    31. Liver Cancer
    2.16
    160
     
    3.86
    126
    32. Violence
    2.03
    129
     
    4.77
    93
    33. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    113
     
    4.79
    77
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1.72
    160
     
    8.35
    79
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1.69
    100
     
    5.91
    11
    36. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.50
    136
     
    6.46
    38
    37. Tuberculosis
    1.34
    120
     
    2.35
    108
    38. Oral Cancer
    1.04
    164
     
    5.39
    36
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.98
    138
     
    0.04
    172
    40. Suicide
    0.91
    169
     
    18.10
    21
    41. Meningitis
    0.87
    110
     
    0.30
    148
    42. Poisonings
    0.69
    125
     
    1.77
    69
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.69
    156
     
    4.56
    43
    44. Fires
    0.64
    138
     
    4.11
    66
    45. Malnutrition
    0.62
    115
     
    0.20
    143
    46. Skin Cancers
    0.58
    153
     
    4.62
    5
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.54
    162
     
    3.43
    69
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.53
    149
     
    0.78
    131
    49. Skin Disease
    0.49
    139
     
    0.93
    114
    50. Drownings
    0.45
    166
     
    7.66
    34
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Lebanon LEBANON   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,443
    34.41
     
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Stroke
    1,952
    10.43
     
    4,327
    16.33
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    821
    4.39
     
    181
    0.68
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    777
    4.15
     
    994
    3.75
    5. Lung Cancers
    749
    4.00
     
    981
    3.71
    6. Breast Cancer
    546
    2.92
     
    469
    1.77
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    546
    2.91
     
    237
    0.89
    8. Hypertension
    541
    2.89
     
    1,226
    4.63
    9. Falls
    534
    2.85
     
    122
    0.46
    10. Lung Disease
    503
    2.69
     
    241
    0.91
    11. Lymphomas
    458
    2.45
     
    276
    1.04
    12. Prostate Cancer
    398
    2.13
     
    411
    1.55
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    395
    2.11
     
    740
    2.79
    14. Kidney Disease
    353
    1.89
     
    239
    0.90
    15. Bladder Cancer
    294
    1.57
     
    220
    0.83
    16. Other Neoplasms
    230
    1.23
     
    106
    0.40
    17. Liver Disease
    206
    1.10
     
    434
    1.64
    18. Leukemia
    203
    1.09
     
    189
    0.71
    19. Stomach Cancer
    198
    1.06
     
    540
    2.04
    20. War
    194
    1.04
     
    1
    0.00
    21. Low Birth Weight
    167
    0.89
     
    18
    0.07
    22. Asthma
    165
    0.88
     
    33
    0.12
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    157
    0.84
     
    91
    0.34
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    155
    0.83
     
    81
    0.31
    25. HIV/AIDS
    141
    0.75
     
    84
    0.32
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    136
    0.73
     
    722
    2.73
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    131
    0.70
     
    49
    0.18
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    121
    0.65
     
    408
    1.54
    29. Ovary Cancer
    107
    0.57
     
    236
    0.89
    30. Other Injuries
    103
    0.55
     
    214
    0.81
    31. Liver Cancer
    102
    0.54
     
    150
    0.56
    32. Violence
    97
    0.52
     
    122
    0.46
    33. Alzheimers/Dementia
    74
    0.39
     
    311
    1.17
    34. Tuberculosis
    63
    0.34
     
    64
    0.24
    35. Birth Trauma
    58
    0.31
     
    60
    0.23
    36. Oral Cancer
    49
    0.26
     
    172
    0.65
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    43
    0.23
     
    2
    0.01
    38. Suicide
    43
    0.23
     
    449
    1.69
    39. Meningitis
    40
    0.21
     
    8
    0.03
    40. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.21
     
    143
    0.54
    41. Cervical Cancer
    38
    0.20
     
    142
    0.54
    42. Poisonings
    33
    0.18
     
    49
    0.18
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    32
    0.17
     
    166
    0.63
    44. Fires
    32
    0.17
     
    116
    0.44
    45. Malnutrition
    30
    0.16
     
    3
    0.01
    46. Skin Cancers
    29
    0.15
     
    179
    0.68
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    27
    0.14
     
    131
    0.49
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    25
    0.14
     
    39
    0.15
    49. Skin Disease
    24
    0.13
     
    36
    0.14
    50. Drownings
    21
    0.11
     
    168
    0.64
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Lebanon LEBANON   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    24.04
    17
     
    21.32
    42
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    86
     
    27.22
    29
    3. Lung Cancers
    15.85
    67
     
    26.92
    34
    4. Lymphomas
    9.63
    3
     
    7.41
    25
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.24
    78
     
    17.71
    20
    6. Bladder Cancer
    6.09
    5
     
    5.03
    14
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.64
    76
     
    10.92
    3
    8. Leukemia
    4.43
    55
     
    4.98
    35
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.12
    117
     
    14.20
    26
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.58
    102
     
    10.28
    6
    11. Liver Cancer
    2.16
    160
     
    3.86
    126
    12. Cervical Cancer
    1.72
    160
     
    8.35
    79
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.69
    100
     
    5.91
    11
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.04
    164
     
    5.39
    36
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.69
    156
     
    4.56
    43
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.58
    153
     
    4.62
    5
     
     
     
    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.