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Compare Luxembourg 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
     
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.1
    71.9
    68.9
    26
    23
    23
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    67.0
    73.8
    70.3
    25
    22
    24
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    29
    18
    23
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    30
    17
    23
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    74.8
    81.1
    77.9
    25
    12
    20
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    78.0
    83.1
    80.6
    17
    16
    17
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    79.8
    84.0
    82.0
    13
    13
    13
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    84.0
    13
    13
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    80.0
    84.2
    15
    16
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    80.0
    84.2
    15
    16
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    80.0
    84.2
    15
    17
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    80.1
    84.2
    15
    16
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    80.2
    84.3
    15
    16
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    80.3
    84.4
    17
    17
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    80.4
    84.5
    17
    16
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    80.6
    84.6
    18
    16
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    80.8
    84.7
    18
    17
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    81.1
    85.0
    18
    15
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    81.7
    85.4
    19
    13
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.9
    20
    13
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.6
    17
    13
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    84.8
    87.4
    18
    15
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    86.4
    88.4
    21
    20
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.8
    30
    27
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.9
    44
    37
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.4
    38
    61
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    98.0
    97.9
    39
    82
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.1
    47
    88
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    33.93
    169
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Stroke
    31.22
    156
    		  
    94.58
    83
    3. Lung Cancers
    25.16
    39
    		  
    26.92
    34
    4. Breast Cancer
    24.38
    15
    		  
    21.32
    42
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.93
    23
    		  
    17.71
    20
    6. Lung Disease
    15.39
    112
    		  
    5.89
    165
    7. Alzheimers/Dementia
    14.17
    24
    		  
    6.46
    38
    8. Prostate Cancer
    11.28
    114
    		  
    27.22
    29
    9. Other Injuries
    10.81
    92
    		  
    7.85
    119
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.77
    150
    		  
    7.54
    163
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.49
    10
    		  
    10.28
    6
    12. Suicide
    9.14
    84
    		  
    18.10
    21
    13. Ovary Cancer
    7.80
    12
    		  
    10.92
    3
    14. Liver Disease
    7.24
    137
    		  
    15.86
    85
    15. Liver Cancer
    6.85
    62
    		  
    3.86
    126
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.82
    158
    		  
    22.07
    102
    17. Lymphomas
    6.52
    39
    		  
    7.41
    25
    18. Kidney Disease
    6.40
    140
    		  
    5.56
    147
    19. Stomach Cancer
    6.32
    72
    		  
    14.20
    26
    20. Leukemia
    5.88
    9
    		  
    4.98
    35
    21. Falls
    5.65
    83
    		  
    3.75
    113
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.26
    154
    		  
    8.19
    139
    23. Bladder Cancer
    4.90
    15
    		  
    5.03
    14
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.51
    44
    		  
    4.56
    43
    25. Hypertension
    3.57
    166
    		  
    28.91
    23
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.49
    139
    		  
    24.20
    7
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    3.36
    120
    		  
    2.47
    141
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.32
    27
    		  
    0.78
    131
    29. Uterin Cancer
    3.23
    37
    		  
    5.91
    11
    30. Drug Use
    3.02
    32
    		  
    3.41
    27
    31. Alcohol
    2.74
    41
    		  
    9.41
    8
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.70
    83
    		  
    2.48
    94
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.67
    93
    		  
    5.39
    36
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1.55
    163
    		  
    8.35
    79
    35. Epilepsy
    1.48
    111
    		  
    1.68
    96
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.32
    109
    		  
    4.62
    5
    37. Violence
    0.97
    151
    		  
    4.77
    93
    38. Poisonings
    0.77
    118
    		  
    1.77
    69
    39. Skin Disease
    0.76
    124
    		  
    0.93
    114
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    0.75
    172
    		  
    6.08
    120
    41. Asthma
    0.74
    148
    		  
    0.81
    145
    42. Anemia
    0.70
    83
    		  
    0.19
    130
    43. Malnutrition
    0.60
    118
    		  
    0.20
    143
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.59
    170
    		  
    1.44
    159
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.54
    31
    		  
    0.70
    27
    46. Depression
    0.50
    4
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.50
    149
    		  
    0.04
    172
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.46
    166
    		  
    3.43
    69
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.40
    165
    		  
    1.28
    126
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.32
    135
    		  
    3.93
    94
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    307
    11.65
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Stroke
    295
    11.21
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    3. Lung Cancers
    205
    7.77
    		  
    981
    3.71
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    144
    5.47
    		  
    740
    2.79
    5. Lung Disease
    144
    5.47
    		  
    241
    0.91
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    141
    5.37
    		  
    311
    1.17
    7. Breast Cancer
    106
    4.03
    		  
    469
    1.77
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    94
    3.55
    		  
    237
    0.89
    9. Other Injuries
    88
    3.36
    		  
    214
    0.81
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    82
    3.12
    		  
    408
    1.54
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    62
    2.37
    		  
    994
    3.75
    12. Kidney Disease
    62
    2.34
    		  
    239
    0.90
    13. Lymphomas
    60
    2.26
    		  
    276
    1.04
    14. Suicide
    57
    2.17
    		  
    449
    1.69
    15. Liver Cancer
    56
    2.12
    		  
    150
    0.56
    16. Stomach Cancer
    53
    2.02
    		  
    540
    2.04
    17. Liver Disease
    52
    1.98
    		  
    434
    1.64
    18. Leukemia
    52
    1.97
    		  
    189
    0.71
    19. Falls
    51
    1.92
    		  
    122
    0.46
    20. Prostate Cancer
    46
    1.73
    		  
    411
    1.55
    21. Bladder Cancer
    45
    1.72
    		  
    220
    0.83
    22. Ovary Cancer
    36
    1.38
    		  
    236
    0.89
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    1.34
    		  
    166
    0.63
    24. Hypertension
    34
    1.30
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    33
    1.25
    		  
    39
    0.15
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    30
    1.15
    		  
    722
    2.73
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    30
    1.14
    		  
    181
    0.68
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    29
    1.10
    		  
    81
    0.31
    29. Other Neoplasms
    23
    0.89
    		  
    106
    0.40
    30. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.77
    		  
    172
    0.65
    31. Alcohol
    19
    0.71
    		  
    257
    0.97
    32. Drug Use
    16
    0.62
    		  
    83
    0.31
    33. Uterin Cancer
    14
    0.53
    		  
    143
    0.54
    34. Epilepsy
    13
    0.48
    		  
    38
    0.15
    35. Skin Cancers
    11
    0.42
    		  
    179
    0.68
    36. Anemia
    7
    0.27
    		  
    8
    0.03
    37. Skin Disease
    7
    0.27
    		  
    36
    0.14
    38. Asthma
    7
    0.26
    		  
    33
    0.12
    39. Cervical Cancer
    6
    0.24
    		  
    142
    0.54
    40. Violence
    6
    0.24
    		  
    122
    0.46
    41. Malnutrition
    6
    0.23
    		  
    3
    0.01
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.20
    		  
    2
    0.01
    43. Poisonings
    5
    0.19
    		  
    49
    0.18
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    5
    0.18
    		  
    20
    0.08
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.17
    		  
    49
    0.18
    46. Congenital Anomalies
    4
    0.14
    		  
    91
    0.34
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.13
    		  
    131
    0.49
    48. Depression
    3
    0.13
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Hepatitis C
    2
    0.09
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Low Birth Weight
    2
    0.08
    		  
    18
    0.07
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.16
    39
    		  
    26.92
    34
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.38
    15
    		  
    21.32
    42
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.93
    23
    		  
    17.71
    20
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.28
    114
    		  
    27.22
    29
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.49
    10
    		  
    10.28
    6
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.80
    12
    		  
    10.92
    3
    7. Liver Cancer
    6.85
    62
    		  
    3.86
    126
    8. Lymphomas
    6.52
    39
    		  
    7.41
    25
    9. Stomach Cancer
    6.32
    72
    		  
    14.20
    26
    10. Leukemia
    5.88
    9
    		  
    4.98
    35
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.90
    15
    		  
    5.03
    14
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.51
    44
    		  
    4.56
    43
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.23
    37
    		  
    5.91
    11
    14. Oral Cancer
    2.67
    93
    		  
    5.39
    36
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.55
    163
    		  
    8.35
    79
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.32
    109
    		  
    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.