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Compare Latvia and Lithuania 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.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    		  
    66.9
    72.9
    69.8
    18
    17
    14
    1970
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    		  
    66.8
    75.0
    70.8
    27
    10
    22
    1980
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    		  
    65.6
    75.6
    70.5
    57
    23
    39
    1990
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    		  
    66.4
    76.2
    71.2
    73
    37
    51
    2000
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    		  
    65.9
    77.2
    71.6
    98
    41
    72
    2010
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    		  
    66.7
    78.3
    72.4
    110
    46
    95
    2016
    70.0
    79.6
    75.0
    94
    47
    79
    		  
    69.7
    80.2
    75.0
    97
    42
    77
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    70.0
    79.6
    94
    47
    		  
    69.7
    80.2
    97
    42
    Age 5
    70.6
    80.0
    103
    53
    		  
    70.1
    80.6
    109
    42
    Age 10
    70.6
    80.1
    104
    53
    		  
    70.1
    80.6
    111
    42
    Age 15
    70.7
    80.2
    104
    53
    		  
    70.2
    80.7
    111
    44
    Age 20
    70.9
    80.2
    108
    56
    		  
    70.4
    80.8
    115
    44
    Age 25
    71.1
    80.3
    111
    57
    		  
    70.7
    80.8
    116
    45
    Age 30
    71.5
    80.5
    113
    56
    		  
    71.1
    81.0
    117
    46
    Age 35
    72.0
    80.7
    115
    56
    		  
    71.7
    81.1
    118
    45
    Age 40
    72.6
    80.9
    117
    56
    		  
    72.4
    81.4
    118
    47
    Age 45
    73.5
    81.3
    115
    55
    		  
    73.2
    81.8
    118
    49
    Age 50
    74.4
    81.8
    114
    55
    		  
    74.2
    82.2
    119
    50
    Age 55
    75.7
    82.4
    108
    56
    		  
    75.5
    82.8
    113
    50
    Age 60
    77.3
    83.1
    103
    58
    		  
    77.1
    83.4
    110
    52
    Age 65
    79.3
    84.0
    89
    58
    		  
    79.2
    84.4
    98
    51
    Age 70
    81.7
    85.1
    77
    60
    		  
    81.5
    85.5
    81
    53
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.6
    72
    65
    		  
    84.0
    86.9
    77
    57
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.3
    71
    68
    		  
    86.5
    88.5
    86
    62
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.8
    74
    73
    		  
    89.8
    90.9
    87
    71
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    206.28
    25
    		  
    234.58
    15
    2. Stroke
    104.98
    62
    		  
    84.13
    89
    3. Prostate Cancer
    28.65
    31
    		  
    28.65
    32
    4. Inflammatory/Heart
    26.97
    5
    		  
    10.72
    31
    5. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    32
    		  
    24.70
    38
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.40
    66
    		  
    18.53
    73
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.04
    15
    		  
    17.60
    18
    8. Suicide
    17.74
    17
    		  
    26.56
    7
    9. Liver Disease
    13.92
    97
    		  
    19.49
    72
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.99
    154
    		  
    11.59
    158
    11. Stomach Cancer
    12.82
    29
    		  
    13.10
    27
    12. Hypertension
    12.15
    102
    		  
    6.00
    146
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.88
    148
    		  
    5.58
    172
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    9.18
    10
    		  
    8.07
    26
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.85
    134
    		  
    11.34
    118
    16. Alcohol
    8.27
    6
    		  
    8.26
    7
    17. Lung Disease
    8.06
    181
    		  
    11.50
    166
    18. Ovary Cancer
    8.04
    8
    		  
    8.45
    6
    19. Kidney Disease
    7.79
    151
    		  
    4.99
    172
    20. Other Injuries
    7.15
    105
    		  
    8.19
    92
    21. Drownings
    6.83
    50
    		  
    4.54
    80
    22. Uterin Cancer
    6.27
    7
    		  
    4.73
    18
    23. Falls
    6.26
    74
    		  
    8.07
    56
    24. Cervical Cancer
    6.01
    116
    		  
    7.40
    100
    25. Lymphomas
    5.85
    70
    		  
    5.14
    89
    26. Oral Cancer
    5.83
    29
    		  
    6.55
    24
    27. Violence
    5.66
    87
    		  
    5.83
    86
    28. Leukemia
    5.43
    12
    		  
    4.73
    41
    29. Bladder Cancer
    5.40
    8
    		  
    4.11
    30
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5.38
    162
    		  
    4.54
    165
    31. HIV/AIDS
    4.73
    89
    		  
    0.43
    136
    32. Fires
    4.34
    51
    		  
    1.48
    96
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    4.30
    144
    		  
    3.86
    153
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.72
    56
    		  
    4.20
    48
    35. Liver Cancer
    3.62
    144
    		  
    3.73
    139
    36. Skin Cancers
    3.55
    16
    		  
    2.84
    32
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.54
    80
    		  
    5.53
    56
    38. Birth Trauma
    3.51
    83
    		  
    0.72
    146
    39. Drug Use
    3.32
    29
    		  
    6.46
    7
    40. Tuberculosis
    2.74
    107
    		  
    4.60
    95
    41. Other Neoplasms
    2.25
    111
    		  
    2.43
    105
    42. Low Birth Weight
    1.76
    159
    		  
    1.58
    164
    43. Epilepsy
    1.72
    94
    		  
    1.63
    100
    44. Skin Disease
    1.48
    98
    		  
    0.62
    143
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1.33
    171
    		  
    1.48
    168
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.16
    124
    		  
    1.40
    112
    47. Poisonings
    1.06
    77
    		  
    0.90
    87
    48. Asthma
    0.99
    145
    		  
    0.81
    154
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.93
    98
    		  
    1.75
    48
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.88
    15
    		  
    0.88
    14
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,688
    36.45
    		  
    16,133
    42.57
    2. Stroke
    5,084
    19.13
    		  
    5,822
    15.36
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,015
    3.82
    		  
    1,427
    3.77
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    808
    3.04
    		  
    1,124
    2.97
    5. Inflammatory/Heart
    789
    2.97
    		  
    466
    1.23
    6. Hypertension
    568
    2.14
    		  
    385
    1.02
    7. Stomach Cancer
    523
    1.97
    		  
    772
    2.04
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    516
    1.94
    		  
    328
    0.87
    9. Breast Cancer
    459
    1.73
    		  
    597
    1.58
    10. Prostate Cancer
    450
    1.69
    		  
    677
    1.79
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    438
    1.65
    		  
    615
    1.62
    12. Suicide
    427
    1.61
    		  
    942
    2.49
    13. Liver Disease
    393
    1.48
    		  
    758
    2.00
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    383
    1.44
    		  
    485
    1.28
    15. Kidney Disease
    354
    1.33
    		  
    327
    0.86
    16. Lung Disease
    352
    1.32
    		  
    752
    1.98
    17. Alzheimers/Dementia
    262
    0.99
    		  
    335
    0.88
    18. Bladder Cancer
    251
    0.94
    		  
    277
    0.73
    19. Lymphomas
    229
    0.86
    		  
    326
    0.86
    20. Leukemia
    216
    0.81
    		  
    285
    0.75
    21. Alcohol
    216
    0.81
    		  
    299
    0.79
    22. Other Injuries
    208
    0.78
    		  
    356
    0.94
    23. Oral Cancer
    204
    0.77
    		  
    311
    0.82
    24. Falls
    200
    0.75
    		  
    421
    1.11
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    195
    0.73
    		  
    374
    0.99
    26. Ovary Cancer
    183
    0.69
    		  
    276
    0.73
    27. Drownings
    158
    0.59
    		  
    159
    0.42
    28. Skin Cancers
    150
    0.56
    		  
    165
    0.44
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    149
    0.56
    		  
    310
    0.82
    30. Liver Cancer
    142
    0.53
    		  
    217
    0.57
    31. Uterin Cancer
    142
    0.53
    		  
    145
    0.38
    32. Cervical Cancer
    136
    0.51
    		  
    228
    0.60
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    134
    0.50
    		  
    222
    0.59
    34. Violence
    132
    0.50
    		  
    195
    0.51
    35. Fires
    125
    0.47
    		  
    64
    0.17
    36. Other Neoplasms
    102
    0.38
    		  
    155
    0.41
    37. HIV/AIDS
    93
    0.35
    		  
    13
    0.03
    38. Tuberculosis
    79
    0.30
    		  
    194
    0.51
    39. Drug Use
    75
    0.28
    		  
    221
    0.58
    40. Skin Disease
    62
    0.23
    		  
    32
    0.08
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    59
    0.22
    		  
    79
    0.21
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    49
    0.18
    		  
    69
    0.18
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    49
    0.18
    		  
    86
    0.23
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    47
    0.18
    		  
    129
    0.34
    45. Asthma
    43
    0.16
    		  
    50
    0.13
    46. Epilepsy
    40
    0.15
    		  
    58
    0.15
    47. Birth Trauma
    38
    0.14
    		  
    12
    0.03
    48. Poisonings
    27
    0.10
    		  
    33
    0.09
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    25
    0.09
    		  
    34
    0.09
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    21
    0.08
    		  
    24
    0.06
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.65
    31
    		  
    28.65
    32
    2. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    32
    		  
    24.70
    38
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.40
    66
    		  
    18.53
    73
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.04
    15
    		  
    17.60
    18
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.82
    29
    		  
    13.10
    27
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    9.18
    10
    		  
    8.07
    26
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.04
    8
    		  
    8.45
    6
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.27
    7
    		  
    4.73
    18
    9. Cervical Cancer
    6.01
    116
    		  
    7.40
    100
    10. Lymphomas
    5.85
    70
    		  
    5.14
    89
    11. Oral Cancer
    5.83
    29
    		  
    6.55
    24
    12. Leukemia
    5.43
    12
    		  
    4.73
    41
    13. Bladder Cancer
    5.40
    8
    		  
    4.11
    30
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.72
    56
    		  
    4.20
    48
    15. Liver Cancer
    3.62
    144
    		  
    3.73
    139
    16. Skin Cancers
    3.55
    16
    		  
    2.84
    32
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
    Age Adjusted Death Rate Estimates: 2017
    Calculations Provided by World Life Expectancy
    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.