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Compare New Zealand 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
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    22
    21
    22
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    76.1
    81.3
    78.6
    11
    10
    11
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    80.0
    83.3
    81.6
    12
    26
    17
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.0
    83.3
    12
    26
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    80.6
    83.8
    9
    25
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    24
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    81.0
    84.0
    8
    23
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    81.2
    84.1
    7
    22
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    81.4
    84.2
    6
    21
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    81.7
    84.4
    6
    20
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    82.0
    84.6
    6
    19
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    4
    18
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    5
    17
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    5
    18
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.4
    8
    18
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.3
    8
    16
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.4
    10
    19
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.9
    11
    24
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    91.2
    91.9
    22
    34
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.5
    37
    54
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.0
    61
    72
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.0
    78
    96
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.78
    134
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Stroke
    28.73
    160
    		  
    94.58
    83
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
    		  
    26.92
    34
    4. Lung Disease
    19.44
    82
    		  
    5.89
    165
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    19.02
    19
    		  
    6.46
    38
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
    		  
    21.32
    42
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
    		  
    17.71
    20
    8. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
    		  
    27.22
    29
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.71
    137
    		  
    22.07
    102
    10. Suicide
    9.84
    72
    		  
    18.10
    21
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.39
    156
    		  
    7.54
    163
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.19
    139
    		  
    8.19
    139
    13. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
    		  
    4.62
    5
    14. Falls
    7.56
    62
    		  
    3.75
    113
    15. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
    		  
    7.41
    25
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
    		  
    10.28
    6
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    6.16
    83
    		  
    2.47
    141
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
    		  
    10.92
    3
    19. Kidney Disease
    5.52
    148
    		  
    5.56
    147
    20. Hypertension
    5.43
    158
    		  
    28.91
    23
    21. Other Injuries
    5.28
    147
    		  
    7.85
    119
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.43
    83
    		  
    0.04
    172
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    4.16
    141
    		  
    6.08
    120
    24. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
    		  
    4.98
    35
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
    		  
    4.56
    43
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
    		  
    3.86
    126
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
    		  
    14.20
    26
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.45
    140
    		  
    24.20
    7
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.13
    98
    		  
    1.28
    126
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
    		  
    5.91
    11
    31. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
    		  
    5.03
    14
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    2.83
    48
    		  
    0.78
    131
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.56
    144
    		  
    1.44
    159
    34. Drug Use
    2.39
    46
    		  
    3.41
    27
    35. Liver Disease
    2.37
    170
    		  
    15.86
    85
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
    		  
    5.39
    36
    37. Other Neoplasms
    1.81
    120
    		  
    2.48
    94
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
    		  
    8.35
    79
    39. Violence
    1.64
    136
    		  
    4.77
    93
    40. Skin Disease
    1.49
    93
    		  
    0.93
    114
    41. Drownings
    1.39
    137
    		  
    7.66
    34
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    131
    		  
    3.43
    69
    43. Alcohol
    1.29
    70
    		  
    9.41
    8
    44. Epilepsy
    0.96
    137
    		  
    1.68
    96
    45. Asthma
    0.89
    141
    		  
    0.81
    145
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    136
    		  
    4.79
    77
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    22
    		  
    0.70
    27
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.55
    88
    		  
    0.49
    95
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.47
    50
    		  
    0.00
    172
    50. Osteoarthritis
    0.42
    7
    		  
    0.08
    34
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,571
    19.46
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Stroke
    2,138
    9.10
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,534
    6.53
    		  
    981
    3.71
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,481
    6.30
    		  
    311
    1.17
    5. Lung Disease
    1,427
    6.08
    		  
    241
    0.91
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,274
    5.42
    		  
    740
    2.79
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    813
    3.46
    		  
    994
    3.75
    8. Breast Cancer
    624
    2.66
    		  
    469
    1.77
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    594
    2.53
    		  
    237
    0.89
    10. Prostate Cancer
    573
    2.44
    		  
    411
    1.55
    11. Falls
    552
    2.35
    		  
    122
    0.46
    12. Skin Cancers
    512
    2.18
    		  
    179
    0.68
    13. Suicide
    459
    1.95
    		  
    449
    1.69
    14. Lymphomas
    446
    1.90
    		  
    276
    1.04
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    418
    1.78
    		  
    408
    1.54
    16. Kidney Disease
    414
    1.76
    		  
    239
    0.90
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    393
    1.67
    		  
    81
    0.31
    18. Hypertension
    389
    1.66
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    385
    1.64
    		  
    181
    0.68
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    340
    1.45
    		  
    2
    0.01
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    273
    1.16
    		  
    166
    0.63
    22. Leukemia
    267
    1.14
    		  
    189
    0.71
    23. Other Injuries
    258
    1.10
    		  
    214
    0.81
    24. Stomach Cancer
    252
    1.07
    		  
    540
    2.04
    25. Liver Cancer
    246
    1.05
    		  
    150
    0.56
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    220
    0.94
    		  
    39
    0.15
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    217
    0.92
    		  
    49
    0.18
    28. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.91
    		  
    220
    0.83
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    199
    0.85
    		  
    722
    2.73
    30. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.83
    		  
    236
    0.89
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    179
    0.76
    		  
    91
    0.34
    32. Liver Disease
    144
    0.61
    		  
    434
    1.64
    33. Oral Cancer
    131
    0.56
    		  
    172
    0.65
    34. Other Neoplasms
    131
    0.56
    		  
    106
    0.40
    35. Uterin Cancer
    114
    0.48
    		  
    143
    0.54
    36. Drug Use
    113
    0.48
    		  
    83
    0.31
    37. Skin Disease
    111
    0.47
    		  
    36
    0.14
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    92
    0.39
    		  
    131
    0.49
    39. Low Birth Weight
    91
    0.39
    		  
    18
    0.07
    40. Violence
    71
    0.30
    		  
    122
    0.46
    41. Alcohol
    66
    0.28
    		  
    257
    0.97
    42. Drownings
    63
    0.27
    		  
    168
    0.64
    43. Cervical Cancer
    58
    0.25
    		  
    142
    0.54
    44. Epilepsy
    52
    0.22
    		  
    38
    0.15
    45. Asthma
    50
    0.21
    		  
    33
    0.12
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    48
    0.20
    		  
    20
    0.08
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    41
    0.18
    		  
    20
    0.07
    48. Osteoarthritis
    32
    0.14
    		  
    5
    0.02
    49. Birth Trauma
    31
    0.13
    		  
    60
    0.23
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    25
    0.11
    		  
    28
    0.10
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
    		  
    26.92
    34
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
    		  
    21.32
    42
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
    		  
    17.71
    20
    4. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
    		  
    27.22
    29
    5. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
    		  
    4.62
    5
    6. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
    		  
    7.41
    25
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
    		  
    10.28
    6
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
    		  
    10.92
    3
    9. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
    		  
    4.98
    35
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
    		  
    4.56
    43
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
    		  
    3.86
    126
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
    		  
    14.20
    26
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
    		  
    5.91
    11
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
    		  
    5.03
    14
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
    		  
    5.39
    36
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
    		  
    8.35
    79
     
     
     
    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.