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Lithuania
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Lithuania 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
Lithuania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lithuania LITHUANIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Lithuania LITHUANIA   Latvia LATVIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.9
    72.9
    69.8
    18
    17
    14
     
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    66.8
    75.0
    70.8
    27
    10
    22
     
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    65.6
    75.6
    70.5
    57
    23
    39
     
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    66.4
    76.2
    71.2
    73
    37
    51
     
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    65.9
    77.2
    71.6
    98
    41
    72
     
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    2010
    66.7
    78.3
    72.4
    110
    46
    95
     
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2019
    71.2
    80.4
    76.0
    86
    47
    65
     
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lithuania LITHUANIA   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.2
    80.4
    86
    47
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    Age 5
    71.6
    80.7
    100
    48
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 10
    71.6
    80.8
    100
    48
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 15
    71.7
    80.8
    102
    48
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    Age 20
    71.8
    80.9
    105
    49
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    Age 25
    72.0
    81.0
    107
    48
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    Age 30
    72.4
    81.1
    108
    48
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    Age 35
    72.8
    81.3
    108
    48
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    Age 40
    73.4
    81.6
    104
    48
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    Age 45
    74.2
    81.9
    103
    48
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    Age 50
    75.1
    82.3
    97
    47
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    Age 55
    76.2
    82.8
    97
    46
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    Age 60
    77.6
    83.5
    96
    49
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    Age 65
    79.4
    84.3
    93
    49
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    Age 70
    81.6
    85.4
    89
    52
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    Age 75
    84.2
    86.6
    78
    55
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    Age 80
    86.9
    88.2
    78
    63
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.3
    110
    99
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lithuania LITHUANIA   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    174.70
    37
    146.65
    49
    2. Stroke
    65.24
    111
    99.14
    74
    3. Prostate Cancer
    23.77
    52
    28.10
    34
    4. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    38
    23.52
    33
    5. Suicide
    20.16
    15
    16.06
    24
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.35
    73
    19.03
    63
    7. Liver Disease
    16.33
    102
    13.03
    113
    8. Hypertension
    15.85
    105
    19.91
    83
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.34
    26
    15.41
    24
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.94
    156
    12.01
    149
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10.82
    32
    11.16
    30
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.79
    24
    30.32
    3
    13. Other Injuries
    9.55
    71
    11.98
    45
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    9.39
    7
    10.04
    4
    15. Cervical Cancer
    8.29
    93
    7.05
    105
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.84
    154
    10.89
    141
    17. Falls
    7.78
    58
    4.77
    106
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.24
    137
    7.17
    138
    19. Oral Cancer
    7.08
    17
    6.18
    28
    20. Lung Disease
    6.95
    180
    7.50
    177
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6.73
    161
    9.94
    155
    22. Ovary Cancer
    6.70
    21
    8.99
    3
    23. Alcohol
    5.40
    15
    8.83
    9
    24. Lymphomas
    5.30
    72
    6.05
    41
    25. Kidney Disease
    4.85
    170
    6.43
    158
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.83
    60
    3.17
    85
    27. Leukemia
    4.60
    37
    4.38
    53
    28. Drownings
    4.54
    34
    5.64
    21
    29. Violence
    4.26
    96
    4.15
    98
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.22
    44
    3.50
    55
    31. Drug Use
    4.14
    17
    1.72
    59
    32. Liver Cancer
    4.10
    123
    3.97
    133
    33. Uterin Cancer
    4.03
    27
    4.89
    20
    34. Bladder Cancer
    3.83
    29
    4.46
    17
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    3.22
    152
    2.45
    168
    36. Skin Cancers
    3.09
    30
    3.11
    29
    37. Other Neoplasms
    2.88
    33
    3.00
    32
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.75
    98
    2.34
    103
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    2.38
    154
    2.07
    160
    40. Epilepsy
    1.78
    82
    1.76
    84
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    1.52
    161
    1.76
    156
    42. Poisonings
    1.15
    65
    0.96
    69
    43. Fires
    1.08
    110
    3.48
    36
    44. Skin Disease
    0.78
    120
    1.48
    97
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.74
    118
    3.65
    82
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.69
    152
    0.26
    170
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    25
    0.45
    63
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.65
    10
    1.99
    1
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.62
    28
    0.68
    23
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.56
    147
    0.60
    145
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Lithuania LITHUANIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,329
    40.90
    8,099
    30.00
    2. Stroke
    5,643
    15.06
    5,893
    21.83
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,329
    3.55
    956
    3.54
    4. Hypertension
    1,289
    3.44
    1,194
    4.42
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,074
    2.87
    722
    2.67
    6. Suicide
    721
    1.92
    384
    1.42
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    654
    1.74
    501
    1.86
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    649
    1.73
    664
    2.46
    9. Liver Disease
    644
    1.72
    365
    1.35
    10. Stomach Cancer
    639
    1.70
    470
    1.74
    11. Breast Cancer
    629
    1.68
    472
    1.75
    12. Prostate Cancer
    598
    1.60
    464
    1.72
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    578
    1.54
    436
    1.61
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    525
    1.40
    529
    1.96
    15. Falls
    518
    1.38
    201
    0.74
    16. Lung Disease
    513
    1.37
    346
    1.28
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    484
    1.29
    921
    3.41
    18. Other Injuries
    416
    1.11
    362
    1.34
    19. Kidney Disease
    372
    0.99
    356
    1.32
    20. Oral Cancer
    338
    0.90
    214
    0.79
    21. Lymphomas
    321
    0.86
    245
    0.91
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    313
    0.84
    142
    0.53
    23. Bladder Cancer
    292
    0.78
    228
    0.84
    24. Leukemia
    284
    0.76
    186
    0.69
    25. Liver Cancer
    239
    0.64
    157
    0.58
    26. Ovary Cancer
    233
    0.62
    196
    0.73
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    225
    0.60
    154
    0.57
    28. Cervical Cancer
    224
    0.60
    128
    0.47
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    222
    0.59
    125
    0.46
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    219
    0.58
    131
    0.49
    31. Other Neoplasms
    212
    0.57
    153
    0.57
    32. Skin Cancers
    197
    0.53
    144
    0.53
    33. Alcohol
    192
    0.51
    227
    0.84
    34. Uterin Cancer
    159
    0.42
    148
    0.55
    35. Drownings
    150
    0.40
    127
    0.47
    36. Violence
    132
    0.35
    94
    0.35
    37. Drug Use
    122
    0.33
    41
    0.15
    38. Tuberculosis
    119
    0.32
    71
    0.26
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    72
    0.19
    59
    0.22
    40. Epilepsy
    62
    0.17
    44
    0.16
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    62
    0.17
    46
    0.17
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    59
    0.16
    14
    0.05
    43. Fires
    51
    0.14
    103
    0.38
    44. Skin Disease
    48
    0.13
    76
    0.28
    45. Poisonings
    46
    0.12
    23
    0.09
    46. Asthma
    45
    0.12
    42
    0.16
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    41
    0.11
    20
    0.07
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    29
    0.08
    20
    0.07
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    29
    0.08
    41
    0.15
    50. Hepatitis C
    23
    0.06
    53
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lithuania LITHUANIA   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    23.77
    52
    28.10
    34
    2. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    38
    23.52
    33
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.35
    73
    19.03
    63
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.34
    26
    15.41
    24
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.82
    32
    11.16
    30
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    9.39
    7
    10.04
    4
    7. Cervical Cancer
    8.29
    93
    7.05
    105
    8. Oral Cancer
    7.08
    17
    6.18
    28
    9. Ovary Cancer
    6.70
    21
    8.99
    3
    10. Lymphomas
    5.30
    72
    6.05
    41
    11. Leukemia
    4.60
    37
    4.38
    53
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.22
    44
    3.50
    55
    13. Liver Cancer
    4.10
    123
    3.97
    133
    14. Uterin Cancer
    4.03
    27
    4.89
    20
    15. Bladder Cancer
    3.83
    29
    4.46
    17
    16. Skin Cancers
    3.09
    30
    3.11
    29
    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.