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Compare Nicaragua 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
     
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    104
    103
    102
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    52.4
    55.5
    53.9
    102
    103
    104
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    56.0
    61.6
    58.7
    115
    107
    111
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    61.7
    67.4
    64.5
    113
    109
    111
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    67.1
    72.7
    69.9
    84
    91
    90
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    71.5
    77.9
    74.8
    77
    73
    74
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.5
    77.9
    77
    73
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    73.3
    79.5
    73
    60
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    73.5
    79.6
    72
    59
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    73.6
    79.7
    71
    55
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    73.9
    79.9
    71
    56
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    74.3
    80.1
    71
    55
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    74.8
    80.3
    71
    56
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    75.4
    80.5
    65
    55
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    76.1
    80.8
    60
    55
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    76.9
    81.2
    56
    55
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    77.8
    81.7
    55
    53
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.4
    50
    51
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    80.3
    83.3
    46
    50
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    82.0
    84.5
    41
    46
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    84.2
    86.3
    32
    37
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.0
    24
    32
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    88.6
    90.2
    17
    18
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.9
    9
    10
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    95.1
    96.1
    5
    5
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    99.0
    99.7
    5
    5
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    103.2
    103.7
    4
    5
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    121.30
    51
    		  
    215.40
    15
    2. Stroke
    71.40
    108
    		  
    94.58
    83
    3. Kidney Disease
    52.92
    1
    		  
    5.56
    147
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.99
    38
    		  
    22.07
    102
    5. Liver Disease
    30.50
    26
    		  
    15.86
    85
    6. Lung Disease
    28.42
    41
    		  
    5.89
    165
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.63
    91
    		  
    7.54
    163
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.10
    63
    		  
    8.19
    139
    9. Hypertension
    20.95
    49
    		  
    28.91
    23
    10. Cervical Cancer
    19.42
    31
    		  
    8.35
    79
    11. Prostate Cancer
    19.21
    66
    		  
    27.22
    29
    12. Violence
    13.52
    36
    		  
    4.77
    93
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.24
    38
    		  
    14.20
    26
    14. Liver Cancer
    11.00
    30
    		  
    3.86
    126
    15. Breast Cancer
    10.84
    135
    		  
    21.32
    42
    16. Other Injuries
    10.45
    95
    		  
    7.85
    119
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    10.37
    41
    		  
    6.08
    120
    18. Suicide
    9.99
    71
    		  
    18.10
    21
    19. Low Birth Weight
    9.22
    79
    		  
    1.44
    159
    20. Lung Cancers
    7.10
    114
    		  
    26.92
    34
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.58
    76
    		  
    0.04
    172
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.15
    103
    		  
    17.71
    20
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    5.52
    92
    		  
    2.47
    141
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.10
    119
    		  
    24.20
    7
    25. Drownings
    4.77
    73
    		  
    7.66
    34
    26. Tuberculosis
    4.71
    88
    		  
    2.35
    108
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.71
    52
    		  
    3.43
    69
    28. Birth Trauma
    4.20
    81
    		  
    4.79
    77
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    4.08
    75
    		  
    10.28
    6
    30. Leukemia
    4.01
    75
    		  
    4.98
    35
    31. Malnutrition
    3.94
    73
    		  
    0.20
    143
    32. Falls
    3.66
    115
    		  
    3.75
    113
    33. Asthma
    3.64
    92
    		  
    0.81
    145
    34. Meningitis
    3.13
    73
    		  
    0.30
    148
    35. Alcohol
    2.99
    38
    		  
    9.41
    8
    36. HIV/AIDS
    2.97
    101
    		  
    3.93
    94
    37. Lymphomas
    2.72
    132
    		  
    7.41
    25
    38. Epilepsy
    2.61
    70
    		  
    1.68
    96
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.54
    107
    		  
    1.28
    126
    40. Maternal Conditions
    2.47
    68
    		  
    0.25
    125
    41. Ovary Cancer
    1.95
    157
    		  
    10.92
    3
    42. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.63
    132
    		  
    6.46
    38
    43. Skin Cancers
    1.42
    100
    		  
    4.62
    5
    44. Other Neoplasms
    1.35
    139
    		  
    2.48
    94
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.31
    50
    		  
    0.49
    95
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1.21
    107
    		  
    0.78
    131
    47. Anemia
    1.17
    68
    		  
    0.19
    130
    48. Appendicitis
    1.07
    46
    		  
    0.02
    163
    49. Syphilis
    0.91
    60
    		  
    0.00
    172
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.90
    154
    		  
    5.91
    11
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,525
    17.03
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Stroke
    2,670
    10.04
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    3. Kidney Disease
    2,061
    7.75
    		  
    239
    0.90
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,653
    6.22
    		  
    994
    3.75
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,351
    5.08
    		  
    237
    0.89
    6. Liver Disease
    1,252
    4.71
    		  
    434
    1.64
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,110
    4.18
    		  
    181
    0.68
    8. Lung Disease
    1,026
    3.86
    		  
    241
    0.91
    9. Hypertension
    768
    2.89
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    10. Violence
    756
    2.84
    		  
    122
    0.46
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    751
    2.83
    		  
    91
    0.34
    12. Low Birth Weight
    711
    2.67
    		  
    18
    0.07
    13. Suicide
    547
    2.06
    		  
    449
    1.69
    14. Other Injuries
    533
    2.00
    		  
    214
    0.81
    15. Stomach Cancer
    427
    1.61
    		  
    540
    2.04
    16. Cervical Cancer
    424
    1.60
    		  
    142
    0.54
    17. Liver Cancer
    419
    1.58
    		  
    150
    0.56
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    379
    1.43
    		  
    2
    0.01
    19. Birth Trauma
    324
    1.22
    		  
    60
    0.23
    20. Prostate Cancer
    314
    1.18
    		  
    411
    1.55
    21. Drownings
    273
    1.03
    		  
    168
    0.64
    22. Lung Cancers
    268
    1.01
    		  
    981
    3.71
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    246
    0.93
    		  
    81
    0.31
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    237
    0.89
    		  
    740
    2.79
    25. Breast Cancer
    228
    0.86
    		  
    469
    1.77
    26. Malnutrition
    226
    0.85
    		  
    3
    0.01
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    213
    0.80
    		  
    722
    2.73
    28. Leukemia
    205
    0.77
    		  
    189
    0.71
    29. Tuberculosis
    185
    0.70
    		  
    64
    0.24
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    180
    0.68
    		  
    131
    0.49
    31. Meningitis
    175
    0.66
    		  
    8
    0.03
    32. HIV/AIDS
    172
    0.65
    		  
    84
    0.32
    33. Falls
    155
    0.58
    		  
    122
    0.46
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    155
    0.58
    		  
    408
    1.54
    35. Asthma
    146
    0.55
    		  
    33
    0.12
    36. Maternal Conditions
    145
    0.55
    		  
    5
    0.02
    37. Epilepsy
    139
    0.52
    		  
    38
    0.15
    38. Alcohol
    132
    0.49
    		  
    257
    0.97
    39. Lymphomas
    109
    0.41
    		  
    276
    1.04
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    103
    0.39
    		  
    49
    0.18
    41. Syphilis
    65
    0.25
    		  
    0
    0.00
    42. Other Neoplasms
    60
    0.23
    		  
    106
    0.40
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    59
    0.22
    		  
    311
    1.17
    44. Skin Cancers
    54
    0.20
    		  
    179
    0.68
    45. Anemia
    53
    0.20
    		  
    8
    0.03
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    51
    0.19
    		  
    20
    0.07
    47. Appendicitis
    46
    0.17
    		  
    1
    0.00
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    44
    0.17
    		  
    39
    0.15
    49. Ovary Cancer
    41
    0.15
    		  
    236
    0.89
    50. Fires
    38
    0.14
    		  
    116
    0.44
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    19.42
    31
    		  
    8.35
    79
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.21
    66
    		  
    27.22
    29
    3. Stomach Cancer
    11.24
    38
    		  
    14.20
    26
    4. Liver Cancer
    11.00
    30
    		  
    3.86
    126
    5. Breast Cancer
    10.84
    135
    		  
    21.32
    42
    6. Lung Cancers
    7.10
    114
    		  
    26.92
    34
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.15
    103
    		  
    17.71
    20
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    4.08
    75
    		  
    10.28
    6
    9. Leukemia
    4.01
    75
    		  
    4.98
    35
    10. Lymphomas
    2.72
    132
    		  
    7.41
    25
    11. Ovary Cancer
    1.95
    157
    		  
    10.92
    3
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.42
    100
    		  
    4.62
    5
    13. Uterin Cancer
    0.90
    154
    		  
    5.91
    11
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.88
    167
    		  
    5.39
    36
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.84
    149
    		  
    4.56
    43
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.66
    159
    		  
    5.03
    14
     
     
     
    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.