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Compare Mauritius 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
     
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    57.7
    61.2
    59.4
    65
    66
    65
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    60.3
    64.6
    62.4
    70
    69
    67
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    63.4
    68.7
    66.0
    76
    77
    75
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    65.6
    73.4
    69.4
    83
    66
    72
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    68.2
    75.3
    71.7
    72
    59
    66
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    70.1
    76.6
    73.3
    86
    75
    83
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    71.4
    77.8
    74.6
    78
    77
    78
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    77.8
    78
    77
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    72.5
    78.8
    83
    74
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    72.6
    78.8
    85
    75
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    72.6
    78.9
    85
    76
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.0
    85
    75
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    73.1
    79.1
    88
    75
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    73.5
    79.3
    86
    73
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    74.0
    79.5
    88
    72
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    74.6
    79.8
    87
    71
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    75.3
    80.2
    84
    71
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    76.2
    80.7
    80
    69
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    77.3
    81.4
    77
    70
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    78.6
    82.2
    73
    68
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    80.4
    83.4
    67
    67
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    82.2
    84.8
    68
    62
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    84.5
    86.6
    66
    60
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.8
    66
    54
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.6
    71
    52
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.9
    60
    33
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.6
    47
    24
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.8
    45
    16
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    173.63
    1
    		  
    22.07
    102
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    86.46
    92
    		  
    215.40
    15
    3. Stroke
    55.87
    122
    		  
    94.58
    83
    4. Hypertension
    38.18
    12
    		  
    28.91
    23
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.60
    105
    		  
    7.54
    163
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.30
    59
    		  
    21.32
    42
    7. Prostate Cancer
    16.00
    91
    		  
    27.22
    29
    8. Liver Disease
    13.77
    97
    		  
    15.86
    85
    9. Kidney Disease
    13.36
    96
    		  
    5.56
    147
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.89
    108
    		  
    8.19
    139
    11. Lung Cancers
    10.84
    90
    		  
    26.92
    34
    12. Other Injuries
    10.31
    96
    		  
    7.85
    119
    13. Asthma
    10.04
    43
    		  
    0.81
    145
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.57
    76
    		  
    17.71
    20
    15. Suicide
    7.93
    93
    		  
    18.10
    21
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    7.70
    101
    		  
    6.08
    120
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.41
    94
    		  
    8.35
    79
    18. Low Birth Weight
    6.77
    95
    		  
    1.44
    159
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.63
    77
    		  
    2.47
    141
    20. Lung Disease
    6.17
    163
    		  
    5.89
    165
    21. Stomach Cancer
    5.82
    84
    		  
    14.20
    26
    22. Ovary Cancer
    5.29
    56
    		  
    10.92
    3
    23. HIV/AIDS
    4.85
    89
    		  
    3.93
    94
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    4.77
    65
    		  
    10.28
    6
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.54
    53
    		  
    5.39
    36
    26. Other Neoplasms
    4.31
    30
    		  
    2.48
    94
    27. Falls
    4.08
    105
    		  
    3.75
    113
    28. Anemia
    4.08
    30
    		  
    0.19
    130
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.99
    135
    		  
    24.20
    7
    30. Alcohol
    3.79
    29
    		  
    9.41
    8
    31. Drownings
    3.76
    84
    		  
    7.66
    34
    32. Liver Cancer
    3.66
    132
    		  
    3.86
    126
    33. Leukemia
    3.38
    104
    		  
    4.98
    35
    34. Violence
    3.25
    107
    		  
    4.77
    93
    35. Skin Disease
    2.86
    62
    		  
    0.93
    114
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.76
    80
    		  
    4.56
    43
    37. Lymphomas
    2.75
    131
    		  
    7.41
    25
    38. Epilepsy
    2.35
    75
    		  
    1.68
    96
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.33
    113
    		  
    6.46
    38
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.20
    108
    		  
    0.04
    172
    41. Malnutrition
    2.09
    89
    		  
    0.20
    143
    42. Fires
    1.99
    92
    		  
    4.11
    66
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.49
    114
    		  
    5.03
    14
    44. Drug Use
    1.43
    68
    		  
    3.41
    27
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.35
    122
    		  
    4.79
    77
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.33
    132
    		  
    3.43
    69
    47. Tuberculosis
    1.25
    121
    		  
    2.35
    108
    48. Uterin Cancer
    1.22
    125
    		  
    5.91
    11
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.76
    96
    		  
    0.25
    125
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    0.71
    141
    		  
    0.78
    131
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,331
    29.43
    		  
    994
    3.75
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,148
    14.49
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    3. Stroke
    726
    9.17
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    4. Hypertension
    506
    6.39
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    277
    3.50
    		  
    237
    0.89
    6. Liver Disease
    196
    2.47
    		  
    434
    1.64
    7. Kidney Disease
    179
    2.25
    		  
    239
    0.90
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    170
    2.14
    		  
    181
    0.68
    9. Lung Cancers
    145
    1.83
    		  
    981
    3.71
    10. Breast Cancer
    143
    1.81
    		  
    469
    1.77
    11. Other Injuries
    131
    1.65
    		  
    214
    0.81
    12. Asthma
    131
    1.65
    		  
    33
    0.12
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    114
    1.44
    		  
    740
    2.79
    14. Suicide
    105
    1.33
    		  
    449
    1.69
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    86
    1.09
    		  
    81
    0.31
    16. Prostate Cancer
    83
    1.05
    		  
    411
    1.55
    17. Lung Disease
    79
    1.00
    		  
    241
    0.91
    18. Stomach Cancer
    78
    0.99
    		  
    540
    2.04
    19. HIV/AIDS
    68
    0.85
    		  
    84
    0.32
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    66
    0.84
    		  
    408
    1.54
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    63
    0.80
    		  
    91
    0.34
    22. Oral Cancer
    63
    0.79
    		  
    172
    0.65
    23. Other Neoplasms
    59
    0.74
    		  
    106
    0.40
    24. Falls
    58
    0.73
    		  
    122
    0.46
    25. Cervical Cancer
    55
    0.69
    		  
    142
    0.54
    26. Low Birth Weight
    55
    0.69
    		  
    18
    0.07
    27. Alcohol
    54
    0.68
    		  
    257
    0.97
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    54
    0.68
    		  
    722
    2.73
    29. Anemia
    52
    0.66
    		  
    8
    0.03
    30. Liver Cancer
    48
    0.61
    		  
    150
    0.56
    31. Drownings
    47
    0.60
    		  
    168
    0.64
    32. Violence
    44
    0.56
    		  
    122
    0.46
    33. Leukemia
    40
    0.50
    		  
    189
    0.71
    34. Lymphomas
    38
    0.48
    		  
    276
    1.04
    35. Ovary Cancer
    38
    0.48
    		  
    236
    0.89
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    38
    0.47
    		  
    166
    0.63
    37. Skin Disease
    37
    0.47
    		  
    36
    0.14
    38. Epilepsy
    33
    0.42
    		  
    38
    0.15
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29
    0.37
    		  
    311
    1.17
    40. Malnutrition
    27
    0.35
    		  
    3
    0.01
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    27
    0.34
    		  
    2
    0.01
    42. Fires
    25
    0.32
    		  
    116
    0.44
    43. Drug Use
    19
    0.24
    		  
    83
    0.31
    44. Bladder Cancer
    19
    0.24
    		  
    220
    0.83
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    19
    0.24
    		  
    131
    0.49
    46. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.21
    		  
    64
    0.24
    47. Birth Trauma
    11
    0.13
    		  
    60
    0.23
    48. Maternal Conditions
    9
    0.12
    		  
    5
    0.02
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9
    0.12
    		  
    49
    0.18
    50. Uterin Cancer
    9
    0.11
    		  
    143
    0.54
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    19.30
    59
    		  
    21.32
    42
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.00
    91
    		  
    27.22
    29
    3. Lung Cancers
    10.84
    90
    		  
    26.92
    34
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.57
    76
    		  
    17.71
    20
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.41
    94
    		  
    8.35
    79
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.82
    84
    		  
    14.20
    26
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.29
    56
    		  
    10.92
    3
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    4.77
    65
    		  
    10.28
    6
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.54
    53
    		  
    5.39
    36
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.66
    132
    		  
    3.86
    126
    11. Leukemia
    3.38
    104
    		  
    4.98
    35
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.76
    80
    		  
    4.56
    43
    13. Lymphomas
    2.75
    131
    		  
    7.41
    25
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.49
    114
    		  
    5.03
    14
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.22
    125
    		  
    5.91
    11
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.38
    164
    		  
    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.