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Belarus
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Belarus and Latvia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Latvia
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Belarus Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belarus BELARUS   Latvia LATVIA
      Belarus BELARUS   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    64.0
    72.9
    68.3
    35
    16
    31
     
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    68.0
    76.0
    71.9
    21
    6
    11
     
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    65.9
    75.6
    70.6
    54
    24
    36
     
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    66.3
    75.6
    70.8
    74
    39
    57
     
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    62.6
    73.5
    68.0
    115
    84
    103
     
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    2010
    64.5
    76.3
    70.3
    122
    81
    103
     
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2019
    69.7
    79.6
    74.8
    104
    53
    79
     
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belarus BELARUS   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.7
    79.6
    104
    53
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    Age 5
    70.0
    79.9
    123
    63
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 10
    70.0
    79.9
    125
    64
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 15
    70.0
    79.9
    129
    64
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    Age 20
    70.1
    80.0
    131
    64
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    Age 25
    70.3
    80.1
    136
    64
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    Age 30
    70.5
    80.2
    136
    65
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    Age 35
    70.9
    80.3
    138
    64
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    Age 40
    71.4
    80.5
    139
    64
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    Age 45
    72.2
    80.9
    143
    64
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    Age 50
    73.2
    81.3
    145
    63
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    Age 55
    74.4
    81.8
    144
    63
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    Age 60
    76.0
    82.5
    143
    64
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    Age 65
    78.1
    83.3
    140
    68
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    Age 70
    80.6
    84.5
    132
    68
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    Age 75
    83.3
    85.9
    125
    73
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    Age 80
    86.3
    88.0
    116
    74
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.6
    96
    70
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belarus BELARUS   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    282.35
    10
    146.65
    49
    2. Stroke
    88.08
    87
    99.14
    74
    3. Alcohol
    19.82
    1
    8.83
    9
    4. Lung Cancers
    18.53
    62
    23.52
    33
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.05
    12
    15.41
    24
    6. Suicide
    16.49
    22
    16.06
    24
    7. Prostate Cancer
    16.14
    85
    28.10
    34
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.86
    125
    9.94
    155
    9. Liver Disease
    14.66
    108
    13.03
    113
    10. Breast Cancer
    13.60
    126
    19.03
    63
    11. Lung Disease
    12.05
    159
    7.50
    177
    12. Stomach Cancer
    10.43
    41
    11.16
    30
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.19
    27
    30.32
    3
    14. Other Injuries
    8.33
    83
    11.98
    45
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    7.23
    40
    10.04
    4
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.00
    175
    12.01
    149
    17. Falls
    6.97
    69
    4.77
    106
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.48
    146
    7.17
    138
    19. Oral Cancer
    6.03
    30
    6.18
    28
    20. Drownings
    4.91
    27
    5.64
    21
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.83
    75
    8.99
    3
    22. Lymphomas
    4.50
    99
    6.05
    41
    23. Fires
    4.48
    15
    3.48
    36
    24. Cervical Cancer
    3.98
    138
    7.05
    105
    25. Uterin Cancer
    3.90
    29
    4.89
    20
    26. Leukemia
    3.67
    87
    4.38
    53
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.20
    63
    3.50
    55
    28. Drug Use
    3.17
    23
    1.72
    59
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.10
    141
    2.07
    160
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    2.85
    159
    2.45
    168
    31. Kidney Disease
    2.70
    181
    6.43
    158
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.52
    100
    2.34
    103
    33. Poisonings
    2.52
    32
    0.96
    69
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.31
    177
    3.97
    133
    35. Violence
    2.29
    124
    4.15
    98
    36. Diabetes Mellitus
    2.20
    181
    10.89
    141
    37. Hypertension
    2.07
    176
    19.91
    83
    38. Skin Cancers
    1.81
    99
    3.11
    29
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    112
    4.46
    17
    40. HIV/AIDS
    1.60
    112
    3.65
    82
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.59
    85
    0.97
    124
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.46
    133
    3.17
    85
    43. Epilepsy
    1.06
    131
    1.76
    84
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    1.05
    173
    1.76
    156
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.98
    168
    0.57
    180
    46. Encephalitis
    0.75
    46
    0.00
    174
    47. Asthma
    0.72
    146
    0.88
    139
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    161
    0.60
    145
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.32
    50
    0.68
    23
    50. Other Neoplasms
    0.31
    137
    3.00
    32
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Belarus BELARUS   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53,186
    48.88
    8,099
    30.00
    2. Stroke
    16,393
    15.07
    5,893
    21.83
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,530
    3.24
    664
    2.46
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,950
    2.71
    956
    3.54
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,886
    2.65
    722
    2.67
    6. Alcohol
    2,761
    2.54
    227
    0.84
    7. Lung Disease
    2,208
    2.03
    346
    1.28
    8. Liver Disease
    2,078
    1.91
    365
    1.35
    9. Suicide
    2,004
    1.84
    384
    1.42
    10. Stomach Cancer
    1,690
    1.55
    470
    1.74
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,361
    1.25
    921
    3.41
    12. Breast Cancer
    1,230
    1.13
    472
    1.75
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,171
    1.08
    436
    1.61
    14. Other Injuries
    1,099
    1.01
    362
    1.34
    15. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,086
    1.00
    501
    1.86
    16. Falls
    952
    0.87
    201
    0.74
    17. Prostate Cancer
    936
    0.86
    464
    1.72
    18. Oral Cancer
    901
    0.83
    214
    0.79
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    722
    0.66
    154
    0.57
    20. Lymphomas
    672
    0.62
    245
    0.91
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    621
    0.57
    125
    0.46
    22. Fires
    620
    0.57
    103
    0.38
    23. Leukemia
    554
    0.51
    186
    0.69
    24. Drownings
    543
    0.50
    127
    0.47
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    493
    0.45
    131
    0.49
    26. Kidney Disease
    480
    0.44
    356
    1.32
    27. Ovary Cancer
    429
    0.39
    196
    0.73
    28. Uterin Cancer
    391
    0.36
    148
    0.55
    29. Drug Use
    389
    0.36
    41
    0.15
    30. Diabetes Mellitus
    373
    0.34
    529
    1.96
    31. Hypertension
    367
    0.34
    1,194
    4.42
    32. Liver Cancer
    363
    0.33
    157
    0.58
    33. Poisonings
    311
    0.29
    23
    0.09
    34. Cervical Cancer
    303
    0.28
    128
    0.47
    35. Bladder Cancer
    295
    0.27
    228
    0.84
    36. Skin Cancers
    272
    0.25
    144
    0.53
    37. Tuberculosis
    269
    0.25
    71
    0.26
    38. Violence
    255
    0.23
    94
    0.35
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    239
    0.22
    41
    0.15
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    235
    0.22
    142
    0.53
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    202
    0.19
    46
    0.17
    42. HIV/AIDS
    167
    0.15
    74
    0.27
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    141
    0.13
    59
    0.22
    44. Asthma
    122
    0.11
    42
    0.16
    45. Epilepsy
    116
    0.11
    44
    0.16
    46. Encephalitis
    93
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    47. Low Birth Weight
    64
    0.06
    11
    0.04
    48. Other Neoplasms
    52
    0.05
    153
    0.57
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    42
    0.04
    20
    0.07
    50. Meningitis
    36
    0.03
    15
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Belarus BELARUS   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.53
    62
    23.52
    33
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.05
    12
    15.41
    24
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.14
    85
    28.10
    34
    4. Breast Cancer
    13.60
    126
    19.03
    63
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.43
    41
    11.16
    30
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.23
    40
    10.04
    4
    7. Oral Cancer
    6.03
    30
    6.18
    28
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.83
    75
    8.99
    3
    9. Lymphomas
    4.50
    99
    6.05
    41
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.98
    138
    7.05
    105
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.90
    29
    4.89
    20
    12. Leukemia
    3.67
    87
    4.38
    53
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.20
    63
    3.50
    55
    14. Liver Cancer
    2.31
    177
    3.97
    133
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.81
    99
    3.11
    29
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    112
    4.46
    17
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.