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LIBERIA VS LATVIA
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Liberia 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
     
      Liberia LIBERIA   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    38.9
    41.3
    40.1
    149
    144
    146
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    41.3
    43.1
    42.2
    156
    156
    157
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    43.4
    45.5
    44.4
    162
    163
    162
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    41.8
    44.1
    42.9
    177
    178
    177
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    42.0
    44.3
    43.1
    179
    178
    178
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    58.4
    61.0
    59.7
    151
    152
    152
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    60.8
    63.3
    62.0
    152
    157
    155
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Liberia LIBERIA   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    60.8
    63.3
    152
    157
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    65.8
    67.7
    148
    156
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    66.3
    68.3
    148
    159
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    66.8
    68.8
    147
    160
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    67.3
    69.3
    144
    160
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    68.0
    70.0
    146
    160
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    68.6
    70.7
    147
    161
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    69.3
    71.4
    152
    161
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    70.2
    72.3
    154
    161
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    71.2
    73.3
    160
    166
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    72.3
    74.2
    161
    167
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    73.6
    75.3
    162
    169
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    75.2
    76.6
    165
    171
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    77.0
    78.2
    167
    171
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    79.2
    80.1
    169
    172
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    81.8
    82.4
    169
    171
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    84.7
    85.1
    171
    172
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    88.3
    88.6
    173
    171
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    92.4
    92.6
    171
    170
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    96.9
    97.1
    169
    169
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    101.6
    101.8
    164
    161
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Liberia LIBERIA   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    158.16
    22
    		  
    7.54
    163
    2. Stroke
    103.89
    74
    		  
    94.58
    83
    3. Tuberculosis
    70.86
    12
    		  
    2.35
    108
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    68.54
    125
    		  
    215.40
    15
    5. HIV/AIDS
    61.49
    32
    		  
    3.93
    94
    6. Lung Disease
    54.29
    9
    		  
    5.89
    165
    7. Malaria
    51.18
    23
    		  
    0.00
    172
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41.78
    40
    		  
    0.04
    172
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.51
    69
    		  
    22.07
    102
    10. Asthma
    29.98
    4
    		  
    0.81
    145
    11. Prostate Cancer
    28.21
    24
    		  
    27.22
    29
    12. Maternal Conditions
    27.97
    14
    		  
    0.25
    125
    13. Malnutrition
    26.69
    35
    		  
    0.20
    143
    14. Liver Disease
    26.69
    38
    		  
    15.86
    85
    15. Meningitis
    25.75
    23
    		  
    0.30
    148
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    25.48
    31
    		  
    8.19
    139
    17. Cervical Cancer
    23.99
    17
    		  
    8.35
    79
    18. Birth Trauma
    18.20
    31
    		  
    4.79
    77
    19. Liver Cancer
    16.59
    13
    		  
    3.86
    126
    20. Low Birth Weight
    15.61
    48
    		  
    1.44
    159
    21. Other Injuries
    15.01
    64
    		  
    7.85
    119
    22. Kidney Disease
    15.00
    80
    		  
    5.56
    147
    23. Breast Cancer
    14.35
    105
    		  
    21.32
    42
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    13.37
    16
    		  
    3.43
    69
    25. Hypertension
    12.79
    118
    		  
    28.91
    23
    26. Falls
    11.88
    28
    		  
    3.75
    113
    27. Anemia
    11.87
    15
    		  
    0.19
    130
    28. Epilepsy
    8.60
    31
    		  
    1.68
    96
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    8.33
    94
    		  
    6.08
    120
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    8.30
    65
    		  
    2.47
    141
    31. Fires
    7.90
    40
    		  
    4.11
    66
    32. Violence
    7.12
    72
    		  
    4.77
    93
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.82
    93
    		  
    24.20
    7
    34. Appendicitis
    5.68
    17
    		  
    0.02
    163
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.26
    73
    		  
    1.28
    126
    36. Drownings
    4.35
    79
    		  
    7.66
    34
    37. Suicide
    3.95
    140
    		  
    18.10
    21
    38. Stomach Cancer
    3.67
    127
    		  
    14.20
    26
    39. Skin Disease
    3.56
    54
    		  
    0.93
    114
    40. Hepatitis B
    3.08
    34
    		  
    0.12
    139
    41. Ovary Cancer
    3.06
    129
    		  
    10.92
    3
    42. Other Neoplasms
    2.98
    73
    		  
    2.48
    94
    43. Schistosomiasis
    2.82
    37
    		  
    0.00
    172
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.68
    161
    		  
    17.71
    20
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    2.61
    59
    		  
    0.78
    131
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.26
    115
    		  
    6.46
    38
    47. Pertussis
    2.22
    24
    		  
    0.00
    172
    48. Measles
    2.12
    33
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Lymphomas
    1.84
    156
    		  
    7.41
    25
    50. Poisonings
    1.81
    66
    		  
    1.77
    69
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Liberia LIBERIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,209
    13.46
    		  
    237
    0.89
    2. Malaria
    2,885
    9.22
    		  
    0
    0.00
    3. Tuberculosis
    1,927
    6.16
    		  
    64
    0.24
    4. HIV/AIDS
    1,921
    6.14
    		  
    84
    0.32
    5. Stroke
    1,810
    5.79
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,608
    5.14
    		  
    2
    0.01
    7. Birth Trauma
    1,391
    4.45
    		  
    60
    0.23
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,216
    3.89
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,193
    3.82
    		  
    18
    0.07
    10. Maternal Conditions
    985
    3.15
    		  
    5
    0.02
    11. Lung Disease
    968
    3.09
    		  
    241
    0.91
    12. Meningitis
    901
    2.88
    		  
    8
    0.03
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    832
    2.66
    		  
    181
    0.68
    14. Malnutrition
    659
    2.11
    		  
    3
    0.01
    15. Asthma
    658
    2.10
    		  
    33
    0.12
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    626
    2.00
    		  
    994
    3.75
    17. Liver Disease
    616
    1.97
    		  
    434
    1.64
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    595
    1.90
    		  
    91
    0.34
    19. Other Injuries
    517
    1.65
    		  
    214
    0.81
    20. Liver Cancer
    370
    1.18
    		  
    150
    0.56
    21. Fires
    360
    1.15
    		  
    116
    0.44
    22. Kidney Disease
    333
    1.06
    		  
    239
    0.90
    23. Falls
    330
    1.06
    		  
    122
    0.46
    24. Epilepsy
    298
    0.95
    		  
    38
    0.15
    25. Anemia
    286
    0.92
    		  
    8
    0.03
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    266
    0.85
    		  
    131
    0.49
    27. Violence
    263
    0.84
    		  
    122
    0.46
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    261
    0.84
    		  
    81
    0.31
    29. Cervical Cancer
    261
    0.83
    		  
    142
    0.54
    30. Hypertension
    222
    0.71
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    31. Drownings
    183
    0.58
    		  
    168
    0.64
    32. Prostate Cancer
    181
    0.58
    		  
    411
    1.55
    33. Breast Cancer
    174
    0.56
    		  
    469
    1.77
    34. Pertussis
    170
    0.54
    		  
    0
    0.00
    35. Measles
    150
    0.48
    		  
    0
    0.00
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    147
    0.47
    		  
    722
    2.73
    37. Appendicitis
    128
    0.41
    		  
    1
    0.00
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    113
    0.36
    		  
    49
    0.18
    39. Suicide
    109
    0.35
    		  
    449
    1.69
    40. Syphilis
    101
    0.32
    		  
    0
    0.00
    41. Poisonings
    79
    0.25
    		  
    49
    0.18
    42. Skin Disease
    78
    0.25
    		  
    36
    0.14
    43. Stomach Cancer
    76
    0.24
    		  
    540
    2.04
    44. Hepatitis B
    73
    0.23
    		  
    4
    0.02
    45. Other Neoplasms
    63
    0.20
    		  
    106
    0.40
    46. Schistosomiasis
    59
    0.19
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    58
    0.19
    		  
    740
    2.79
    48. Lymphomas
    49
    0.16
    		  
    276
    1.04
    49. Tetanus
    49
    0.16
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Leishmaniasis
    44
    0.14
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Liberia LIBERIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.21
    24
    		  
    27.22
    29
    2. Cervical Cancer
    23.99
    17
    		  
    8.35
    79
    3. Liver Cancer
    16.59
    13
    		  
    3.86
    126
    4. Breast Cancer
    14.35
    105
    		  
    21.32
    42
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.67
    127
    		  
    14.20
    26
    6. Ovary Cancer
    3.06
    129
    		  
    10.92
    3
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.68
    161
    		  
    17.71
    20
    8. Lymphomas
    1.84
    156
    		  
    7.41
    25
    9. Uterin Cancer
    1.72
    99
    		  
    5.91
    11
    10. Oral Cancer
    1.61
    141
    		  
    5.39
    36
    11. Skin Cancers
    1.56
    90
    		  
    4.62
    5
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1.41
    134
    		  
    10.28
    6
    13. Lung Cancers
    1.38
    159
    		  
    26.92
    34
    14. Leukemia
    1.02
    162
    		  
    4.98
    35
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.82
    152
    		  
    5.03
    14
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.74
    153
    		  
    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.