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Latvia
COUNTRY #1
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LATVIA VS LITHUANIA

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.

Lithuania
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Latvia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F 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
      M F M F M F 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
    175.94
    49
    199.81
    30
    2. Stroke
    92.81
    63
    73.02
    90
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    27.36
    4
    11.34
    19
    4. Prostate Cancer
    26.88
    43
    25.85
    47
    5. Lung Cancers
    23.73
    40
    22.41
    46
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.11
    58
    17.15
    84
    7. Suicide
    17.16
    16
    25.69
    4
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.12
    24
    15.11
    31
    9. Liver Disease
    14.52
    94
    19.62
    75
    10. Stomach Cancer
    12.20
    29
    11.92
    30
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.68
    149
    11.95
    148
    12. Hypertension
    11.02
    100
    5.42
    151
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.89
    148
    5.01
    173
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    8.72
    13
    8.21
    19
    15. Ovary Cancer
    8.41
    5
    8.08
    6
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.35
    128
    7.08
    141
    17. Alcohol
    8.25
    10
    8.57
    9
    18. Other Injuries
    7.81
    91
    13.00
    40
    19. Kidney Disease
    7.16
    151
    5.09
    164
    20. Lung Disease
    7.10
    181
    8.28
    179
    21. Drownings
    6.88
    37
    6.11
    48
    22. Uterin Cancer
    6.24
    6
    4.69
    22
    23. Falls
    6.03
    74
    8.14
    59
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.84
    34
    6.06
    30
    25. Lymphomas
    5.65
    87
    5.66
    85
    26. Cervical Cancer
    5.58
    120
    7.04
    103
    27. Leukemia
    5.28
    18
    5.19
    22
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.27
    157
    4.57
    161
    29. Bladder Cancer
    5.02
    12
    4.03
    30
    30. Violence
    4.97
    96
    5.16
    91
    31. HIV/AIDS
    4.82
    88
    1.14
    115
    32. Fires
    4.14
    47
    0.85
    124
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.77
    54
    3.73
    55
    34. Liver Cancer
    3.61
    144
    3.96
    129
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.26
    91
    5.12
    67
    36. Skin Cancers
    3.17
    21
    2.74
    30
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    3.17
    163
    4.78
    134
    38. Tuberculosis
    3.05
    104
    4.39
    95
    39. Other Neoplasms
    2.39
    104
    2.29
    113
    40. Drug Use
    1.96
    43
    6.14
    7
    41. Encephalitis
    1.63
    38
    5.30
    4
    42. Epilepsy
    1.61
    94
    1.60
    95
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    1.47
    166
    0.97
    173
    44. Birth Trauma
    1.39
    123
    0.89
    138
    45. Skin Disease
    1.35
    108
    0.77
    129
    46. Low Birth Weight
    1.33
    165
    0.88
    178
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.97
    136
    1.39
    107
    48. Asthma
    0.96
    146
    0.50
    172
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.93
    174
    1.65
    137
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.90
    13
    0.56
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Latvia LATVIA   Lithuania LITHUANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,984
    35.30
    15,569
    42.12
    2. Stroke
    4,938
    19.40
    5,640
    15.26
    3. Lung Cancers
    944
    3.71
    1,287
    3.48
    4. Inflammatory/Heart
    816
    3.21
    483
    1.31
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    733
    2.88
    985
    2.66
    6. Hypertension
    568
    2.23
    374
    1.01
    7. Stomach Cancer
    498
    1.96
    702
    1.90
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    494
    1.94
    307
    0.83
    9. Breast Cancer
    460
    1.81
    543
    1.47
    10. Suicide
    418
    1.64
    927
    2.51
    11. Prostate Cancer
    418
    1.64
    602
    1.63
    12. Liver Disease
    410
    1.61
    780
    2.11
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    410
    1.61
    668
    1.81
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    367
    1.44
    491
    1.33
    15. Kidney Disease
    348
    1.37
    355
    0.96
    16. Lung Disease
    321
    1.26
    574
    1.55
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    280
    1.10
    367
    0.99
    18. Bladder Cancer
    239
    0.94
    286
    0.77
    19. Other Injuries
    225
    0.88
    578
    1.56
    20. Alcohol
    222
    0.87
    320
    0.87
    21. Lymphomas
    219
    0.86
    333
    0.90
    22. Leukemia
    210
    0.83
    299
    0.81
    23. Falls
    209
    0.82
    432
    1.17
    24. Oral Cancer
    203
    0.80
    299
    0.81
    25. Ovary Cancer
    187
    0.73
    273
    0.74
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    187
    0.73
    235
    0.64
    27. Drownings
    160
    0.63
    212
    0.57
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    144
    0.57
    318
    0.86
    29. Liver Cancer
    142
    0.56
    222
    0.60
    30. Uterin Cancer
    138
    0.54
    147
    0.40
    31. Skin Cancers
    137
    0.54
    167
    0.45
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    134
    0.53
    189
    0.51
    33. Cervical Cancer
    123
    0.48
    221
    0.60
    34. Fires
    122
    0.48
    39
    0.11
    35. Violence
    118
    0.46
    173
    0.47
    36. Other Neoplasms
    108
    0.42
    149
    0.40
    37. HIV/AIDS
    98
    0.39
    35
    0.09
    38. Tuberculosis
    89
    0.35
    177
    0.48
    39. Skin Disease
    60
    0.24
    46
    0.12
    40. Encephalitis
    54
    0.21
    286
    0.77
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    51
    0.20
    45
    0.12
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    51
    0.20
    131
    0.35
    43. Congenital Anomalies
    49
    0.19
    93
    0.25
    44. Drug Use
    48
    0.19
    216
    0.58
    45. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    46
    0.18
    14
    0.04
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    44
    0.17
    83
    0.22
    47. Asthma
    43
    0.17
    34
    0.09
    48. Epilepsy
    38
    0.15
    58
    0.16
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    25
    0.10
    24
    0.06
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    18
    0.07
    23
    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
    26.88
    43
    25.85
    47
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.73
    40
    22.41
    46
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.11
    58
    17.15
    84
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.12
    24
    15.11
    31
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.20
    29
    11.92
    30
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.72
    13
    8.21
    19
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.41
    5
    8.08
    6
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.24
    6
    4.69
    22
    9. Oral Cancer
    5.84
    34
    6.06
    30
    10. Lymphomas
    5.65
    87
    5.66
    85
    11. Cervical Cancer
    5.58
    120
    7.04
    103
    12. Leukemia
    5.28
    18
    5.19
    22
    13. Bladder Cancer
    5.02
    12
    4.03
    30
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.77
    54
    3.73
    55
    15. Liver Cancer
    3.61
    144
    3.96
    129
    16. Skin Cancers
    3.17
    21
    2.74
    30
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2018
    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.