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Compare Maldives 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
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.1
    42.6
    43.9
    111
    140
    124
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    51.5
    48.9
    50.2
    109
    132
    120
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    57.4
    54.8
    56.1
    110
    132
    123
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    61.8
    59.2
    60.5
    112
    138
    128
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    65.1
    64.4
    64.7
    104
    124
    119
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    75.6
    78.0
    76.7
    34
    53
    36
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    76.9
    80.2
    78.5
    34
    42
    34
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.9
    80.2
    34
    42
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    77.7
    80.8
    32
    41
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    77.8
    80.9
    32
    41
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    77.9
    81.0
    32
    41
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    78.0
    81.1
    32
    42
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    78.2
    81.2
    32
    43
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    78.4
    81.2
    33
    43
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    78.6
    81.3
    34
    44
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    78.6
    81.4
    35
    47
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    78.9
    81.5
    36
    47
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    79.2
    81.7
    38
    54
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    79.7
    82.0
    41
    58
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    80.4
    82.4
    43
    63
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    81.5
    83.1
    50
    70
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    83.2
    84.3
    49
    70
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    85.4
    86.0
    47
    72
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    88.1
    88.5
    35
    64
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    91.4
    91.8
    15
    40
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    94.7
    95.0
    13
    27
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    98.6
    98.7
    13
    20
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.8
    103.0
    11
    13
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    92.87
    84
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Stroke
    84.13
    94
    		  
    94.58
    83
    3. Lung Disease
    29.51
    37
    		  
    5.89
    165
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.26
    97
    		  
    7.54
    163
    5. Kidney Disease
    20.58
    31
    		  
    5.56
    147
    6. Endocrine Disorders
    13.76
    33
    		  
    2.47
    141
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.31
    128
    		  
    22.07
    102
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.16
    120
    		  
    21.32
    42
    9. Asthma
    11.62
    29
    		  
    0.81
    145
    10. Other Injuries
    9.64
    101
    		  
    7.85
    119
    11. Oral Cancer
    9.18
    6
    		  
    5.39
    36
    12. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    100
    		  
    26.92
    34
    13. Hypertension
    8.27
    145
    		  
    28.91
    23
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.66
    83
    		  
    24.20
    7
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    7.30
    109
    		  
    6.08
    120
    16. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.71
    36
    		  
    6.46
    38
    17. Cervical Cancer
    6.51
    103
    		  
    8.35
    79
    18. Suicide
    6.24
    104
    		  
    18.10
    21
    19. Drownings
    5.63
    58
    		  
    7.66
    34
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.26
    115
    		  
    17.71
    20
    21. Low Birth Weight
    5.06
    114
    		  
    1.44
    159
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.78
    39
    		  
    4.56
    43
    23. Liver Disease
    4.66
    157
    		  
    15.86
    85
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4.53
    108
    		  
    14.20
    26
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    78
    		  
    10.92
    3
    26. Violence
    4.45
    96
    		  
    4.77
    93
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.57
    93
    		  
    1.28
    126
    28. Prostate Cancer
    3.38
    158
    		  
    27.22
    29
    29. Malnutrition
    3.35
    76
    		  
    0.20
    143
    30. Falls
    3.35
    120
    		  
    3.75
    113
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.22
    147
    		  
    3.86
    126
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.74
    107
    		  
    2.35
    108
    33. Skin Disease
    2.39
    69
    		  
    0.93
    114
    34. Meningitis
    2.39
    79
    		  
    0.30
    148
    35. Leukemia
    2.31
    136
    		  
    4.98
    35
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.17
    109
    		  
    0.04
    172
    37. Fires
    2.14
    88
    		  
    4.11
    66
    38. Lymphomas
    1.78
    159
    		  
    7.41
    25
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    113
    		  
    4.79
    77
    40. Epilepsy
    1.05
    131
    		  
    1.68
    96
    41. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.05
    172
    		  
    8.19
    139
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    0.96
    122
    		  
    0.78
    131
    43. Hepatitis B
    0.83
    68
    		  
    0.12
    139
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.83
    11
    		  
    0.20
    103
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.70
    121
    		  
    3.93
    94
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    0.70
    162
    		  
    10.28
    6
    47. Other Neoplasms
    0.61
    163
    		  
    2.48
    94
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.57
    102
    		  
    0.25
    125
    49. Anemia
    0.48
    105
    		  
    0.19
    130
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.48
    159
    		  
    4.62
    5
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    191
    19.06
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Stroke
    174
    17.31
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    3. Lung Disease
    60
    5.97
    		  
    241
    0.91
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    56
    5.54
    		  
    237
    0.89
    5. Kidney Disease
    44
    4.43
    		  
    239
    0.90
    6. Endocrine Disorders
    33
    3.24
    		  
    81
    0.31
    7. Congenital Anomalies
    28
    2.82
    		  
    91
    0.34
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    27
    2.67
    		  
    994
    3.75
    9. Other Injuries
    25
    2.50
    		  
    214
    0.81
    10. Asthma
    25
    2.44
    		  
    33
    0.12
    11. Low Birth Weight
    20
    2.02
    		  
    18
    0.07
    12. Oral Cancer
    20
    2.01
    		  
    172
    0.65
    13. Lung Cancers
    18
    1.84
    		  
    981
    3.71
    14. Drownings
    17
    1.73
    		  
    168
    0.64
    15. Hypertension
    17
    1.70
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    16. Suicide
    17
    1.68
    		  
    449
    1.69
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    1.55
    		  
    722
    2.73
    18. Breast Cancer
    14
    1.41
    		  
    469
    1.77
    19. Alzheimers/Dementia
    14
    1.40
    		  
    311
    1.17
    20. Violence
    13
    1.33
    		  
    122
    0.46
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11
    1.10
    		  
    740
    2.79
    22. Liver Disease
    11
    1.08
    		  
    434
    1.64
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    10
    1.03
    		  
    166
    0.63
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10
    0.95
    		  
    540
    2.04
    25. Falls
    9
    0.88
    		  
    122
    0.46
    26. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8
    0.79
    		  
    49
    0.18
    27. Cervical Cancer
    7
    0.74
    		  
    142
    0.54
    28. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.73
    		  
    150
    0.56
    29. Malnutrition
    7
    0.70
    		  
    3
    0.01
    30. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.69
    		  
    60
    0.23
    31. Tuberculosis
    7
    0.67
    		  
    64
    0.24
    32. Leukemia
    7
    0.65
    		  
    189
    0.71
    33. Ovary Cancer
    6
    0.55
    		  
    236
    0.89
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.54
    		  
    2
    0.01
    35. Meningitis
    5
    0.51
    		  
    8
    0.03
    36. Fires
    5
    0.51
    		  
    116
    0.44
    37. Lymphomas
    5
    0.45
    		  
    276
    1.04
    38. Epilepsy
    4
    0.42
    		  
    38
    0.15
    39. Prostate Cancer
    4
    0.42
    		  
    411
    1.55
    40. Road Traffic Accidents
    4
    0.40
    		  
    181
    0.68
    41. Skin Disease
    4
    0.40
    		  
    36
    0.14
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3
    0.27
    		  
    39
    0.15
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    3
    0.26
    		  
    408
    1.54
    44. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.24
    		  
    5
    0.02
    45. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.24
    		  
    4
    0.02
    46. HIV/AIDS
    2
    0.23
    		  
    84
    0.32
    47. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.22
    		  
    179
    0.68
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.19
    		  
    220
    0.83
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2
    0.17
    		  
    131
    0.49
    50. Dengue
    2
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Maldives MALDIVES   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    12.16
    120
    		  
    21.32
    42
    2. Oral Cancer
    9.18
    6
    		  
    5.39
    36
    3. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    100
    		  
    26.92
    34
    4. Cervical Cancer
    6.51
    103
    		  
    8.35
    79
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.26
    115
    		  
    17.71
    20
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.78
    39
    		  
    4.56
    43
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.53
    108
    		  
    14.20
    26
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    78
    		  
    10.92
    3
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.38
    158
    		  
    27.22
    29
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.22
    147
    		  
    3.86
    126
    11. Leukemia
    2.31
    136
    		  
    4.98
    35
    12. Lymphomas
    1.78
    159
    		  
    7.41
    25
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    0.70
    162
    		  
    10.28
    6
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.48
    159
    		  
    4.62
    5
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.48
    170
    		  
    5.03
    14
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    172
    		  
    5.91
    11
     
     
     
    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.