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Compare Norway 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
     
      Norway NORWAY   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    71.3
    75.9
    73.6
    2
    1
    1
     
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
     
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
     
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
     
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    76.0
    81.4
    78.6
    12
    9
    12
     
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
     
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    79.8
    83.7
    81.8
    14
    18
    15
     
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Norway NORWAY   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.7
    14
    18
     
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    80.0
    83.9
    14
    21
     
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    80.1
    83.9
    14
    21
     
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    80.1
    84.0
    14
    21
     
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    80.2
    84.0
    14
    21
     
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    20
     
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    80.5
    84.2
    14
    20
     
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    80.7
    84.3
    14
    20
     
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    80.9
    84.4
    14
    21
     
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    81.2
    84.5
    14
    21
     
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    81.5
    84.7
    14
    22
     
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    82.0
    85.1
    16
    23
     
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    82.6
    85.6
    16
    23
     
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.2
    18
    24
     
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    84.7
    87.1
    20
    23
     
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    86.1
    88.2
    25
    26
     
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.7
    36
    35
     
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.7
    51
    48
     
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    93.8
    94.4
    71
    66
     
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    97.5
    97.7
    96
    96
     
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.8
    122
    146
     
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Norway NORWAY   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.96
    143
     
    215.40
    15
    2. Stroke
    34.17
    150
     
    94.58
    83
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    30.24
    7
     
    6.46
    38
    4. Lung Cancers
    26.87
    35
     
    26.92
    34
    5. Prostate Cancer
    26.51
    34
     
    27.22
    29
    6. Lung Disease
    23.13
    56
     
    5.89
    165
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.24
    10
     
    17.71
    20
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.33
    122
     
    7.54
    163
    9. Breast Cancer
    16.45
    88
     
    21.32
    42
    10. Other Injuries
    9.40
    104
     
    7.85
    119
    11. Suicide
    9.28
    80
     
    18.10
    21
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8.74
    19
     
    10.28
    6
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.64
    151
     
    22.07
    102
    14. Ovary Cancer
    7.91
    11
     
    10.92
    3
    15. Lymphomas
    6.89
    33
     
    7.41
    25
    16. Kidney Disease
    5.31
    153
     
    5.56
    147
    17. Falls
    5.21
    91
     
    3.75
    113
    18. Skin Cancers
    4.80
    4
     
    4.62
    5
    19. Hypertension
    4.57
    161
     
    28.91
    23
    20. Leukemia
    4.44
    53
     
    4.98
    35
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.14
    116
     
    14.20
    26
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4.07
    109
     
    2.47
    141
    23. Drug Use
    3.96
    16
     
    3.41
    27
    24. Alcohol
    3.83
    28
     
    9.41
    8
    25. Bladder Cancer
    3.71
    44
     
    5.03
    14
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.46
    151
     
    6.08
    120
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.03
    41
     
    0.78
    131
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.02
    150
     
    3.86
    126
    29. Other Neoplasms
    2.88
    80
     
    2.48
    94
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.86
    170
     
    8.19
    139
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.81
    79
     
    4.56
    43
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    139
     
    8.35
    79
    33. Liver Disease
    2.77
    169
     
    15.86
    85
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2.72
    59
     
    5.91
    11
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.66
    159
     
    24.20
    7
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.03
    103
     
    3.43
    69
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.95
    127
     
    5.39
    36
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.91
    114
     
    0.04
    172
    39. Epilepsy
    1.64
    99
     
    1.68
    96
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.62
    2
     
    0.70
    27
    41. Skin Disease
    1.14
    104
     
    0.93
    114
    42. Malnutrition
    1.07
    107
     
    0.20
    143
    43. Low Birth Weight
    0.98
    168
     
    1.44
    159
    44. Asthma
    0.94
    139
     
    0.81
    145
    45. Poisonings
    0.84
    111
     
    1.77
    69
    46. Drownings
    0.69
    158
     
    7.66
    34
    47. Anemia
    0.61
    97
     
    0.19
    130
    48. Violence
    0.56
    169
     
    4.77
    93
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.51
    158
     
    4.79
    77
    50. Fires
    0.51
    148
     
    4.11
    66
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Norway NORWAY   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,256
    16.16
     
    9,623
    36.33
    2. Stroke
    3,258
    10.02
     
    4,327
    16.33
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,982
    9.17
     
    311
    1.17
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,291
    7.05
     
    981
    3.71
    5. Lung Disease
    2,178
    6.70
     
    241
    0.91
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.50
     
    740
    2.79
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,783
    5.48
     
    237
    0.89
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,106
    3.40
     
    411
    1.55
    9. Other Injuries
    843
    2.59
     
    214
    0.81
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    770
    2.37
     
    994
    3.75
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    759
    2.33
     
    408
    1.54
    12. Breast Cancer
    722
    2.22
     
    469
    1.77
    13. Lymphomas
    620
    1.91
     
    276
    1.04
    14. Kidney Disease
    512
    1.58
     
    239
    0.90
    15. Suicide
    510
    1.57
     
    449
    1.69
    16. Falls
    473
    1.45
     
    122
    0.46
    17. Hypertension
    434
    1.34
     
    1,226
    4.63
    18. Skin Cancers
    385
    1.18
     
    179
    0.68
    19. Leukemia
    374
    1.15
     
    189
    0.71
    20. Stomach Cancer
    362
    1.11
     
    540
    2.04
    21. Bladder Cancer
    344
    1.06
     
    220
    0.83
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    343
    1.05
     
    81
    0.31
    23. Ovary Cancer
    342
    1.05
     
    236
    0.89
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    297
    0.91
     
    39
    0.15
    25. Other Neoplasms
    273
    0.84
     
    106
    0.40
    26. Alcohol
    243
    0.75
     
    257
    0.97
    27. Liver Cancer
    240
    0.74
     
    150
    0.56
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    226
    0.70
     
    166
    0.63
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    212
    0.65
     
    722
    2.73
    30. Drug Use
    210
    0.65
     
    83
    0.31
    31. Liver Disease
    200
    0.61
     
    434
    1.64
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    188
    0.58
     
    131
    0.49
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    184
    0.56
     
    2
    0.01
    34. Oral Cancer
    160
    0.49
     
    172
    0.65
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    159
    0.49
     
    91
    0.34
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    157
    0.48
     
    181
    0.68
    37. Uterin Cancer
    137
    0.42
     
    143
    0.54
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    113
    0.35
     
    20
    0.08
    39. Skin Disease
    112
    0.34
     
    36
    0.14
    40. Cervical Cancer
    110
    0.34
     
    142
    0.54
    41. Epilepsy
    107
    0.33
     
    38
    0.15
    42. Malnutrition
    107
    0.33
     
    3
    0.01
    43. Asthma
    86
    0.26
     
    33
    0.12
    44. Anemia
    60
    0.18
     
    8
    0.03
    45. Poisonings
    52
    0.16
     
    49
    0.18
    46. Drownings
    45
    0.14
     
    168
    0.64
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    42
    0.13
     
    20
    0.07
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    41
    0.13
     
    49
    0.18
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    37
    0.12
     
    28
    0.10
    50. Depression
    37
    0.11
     
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Norway NORWAY   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    26.87
    35
     
    26.92
    34
    2. Prostate Cancer
    26.51
    34
     
    27.22
    29
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.24
    10
     
    17.71
    20
    4. Breast Cancer
    16.45
    88
     
    21.32
    42
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.74
    19
     
    10.28
    6
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.91
    11
     
    10.92
    3
    7. Lymphomas
    6.89
    33
     
    7.41
    25
    8. Skin Cancers
    4.80
    4
     
    4.62
    5
    9. Leukemia
    4.44
    53
     
    4.98
    35
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.14
    116
     
    14.20
    26
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.71
    44
     
    5.03
    14
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.02
    150
     
    3.86
    126
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.81
    79
     
    4.56
    43
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    139
     
    8.35
    79
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.72
    59
     
    5.91
    11
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.95
    127
     
    5.39
    36
     
     
     
    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.