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Latvia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Latvia and Burkina Faso 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.

Burkina Faso
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
Latvia Population Pyramid
1,479,176
Burkina Faso Population Pyramid
43,432,174
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Latvia LATVIA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
  Latvia LATVIA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
       
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
 
37.3
36.0
36.7
154
165
160
1970
65.7
74.2
69.8
42
20
32
 
42.2
42.7
42.4
151
158
155
1980
63.8
74.1
68.8
74
38
56
 
46.3
48.4
47.3
153
154
154
1990
64.2
74.6
69.3
94
54
74
 
48.4
51.6
50.0
161
163
161
2000
64.4
75.7
70.1
106
54
93
 
48.8
51.4
50.1
164
165
163
2010
67.6
77.7
72.8
101
55
88
 
56.6
58.3
57.5
159
164
162
2019
70.6
79.8
75.4
94
51
74
 
60.1
65.2
62.7
169
162
166
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Latvia LATVIA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
70.6
79.8
94
51
60.1
65.2
169
162
Age
70.6
79.8
94
51
60.1
65.2
169
162
Age 5
70.8
80.1
114
59
66.1
71.0
159
150
Age 10
70.8
80.1
114
59
66.7
71.7
160
146
Age 15
70.9
80.1
116
61
67.1
72.1
159
147
Age 20
71.1
80.2
118
60
67.6
72.4
159
147
Age 25
71.3
80.3
118
61
68.1
72.8
159
146
Age 30
71.6
80.4
119
62
68.7
73.2
159
146
Age 35
72.2
80.6
119
61
69.3
73.7
158
147
Age 40
72.7
80.8
121
61
70.0
74.2
159
149
Age 45
73.5
81.2
119
61
71.0
74.9
159
150
Age 50
74.4
81.6
118
58
72.1
75.7
162
150
Age 55
75.7
82.2
111
57
73.5
76.8
162
151
Age 60
77.3
83.0
108
56
75.2
78.1
161
152
Age 65
79.1
83.9
104
56
77.4
79.7
163
152
Age 70
81.4
85.0
95
56
79.8
81.6
161
149
Age 75
84.0
86.4
87
59
82.7
84.1
157
140
Age 80
86.7
88.1
85
69
85.9
86.9
151
128
Age 85
89.7
90.2
108
107
89.5
90.3
128
104
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Latvia LATVIA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
146.65
49
131.79
66
2. Stroke
99.14
74
95.70
77
3. Inflammatory/Heart
30.32
3
9.08
35
4. Prostate Cancer
28.10
34
27.33
35
5. Lung Cancers
23.52
33
3.02
158
6. Hypertension
19.91
83
31.19
42
7. Breast Cancer
19.03
63
16.06
101
8. Suicide
16.06
24
14.38
33
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.41
24
6.07
134
10. Liver Disease
13.03
113
32.34
53
11. Influenza and Pneumonia
12.01
149
122.30
12
12. Other Injuries
11.98
45
16.52
15
13. Stomach Cancer
11.16
30
9.32
49
14. Diabetes Mellitus
10.89
141
37.67
65
15. Pancreas Cancer
10.04
4
2.01
142
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
9.94
155
20.98
34
17. Ovary Cancer
8.99
3
3.23
139
18. Alcohol
8.83
9
1.72
72
19. Lung Disease
7.50
177
18.73
110
20. Road Traffic Accidents
7.17
138
43.30
16
21. Cervical Cancer
7.05
105
42.15
12
22. Kidney Disease
6.43
158
31.16
51
23. Oral Cancer
6.18
28
2.71
95
24. Lymphomas
6.05
41
2.58
161
25. Drownings
5.64
21
3.55
61
26. Uterin Cancer
4.89
20
1.67
129
27. Falls
4.77
106
10.27
19
28. Bladder Cancer
4.46
17
3.26
49
29. Leukemia
4.38
53
0.82
172
30. Violence
4.15
98
11.16
45
31. Liver Cancer
3.97
133
14.45
15
32. HIV/AIDS
3.65
82
20.42
43
33. Oesophagus Cancer
3.50
55
1.17
147
34. Fires
3.48
36
4.29
22
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.17
85
5.07
57
36. Skin Cancers
3.11
29
2.91
34
37. Other Neoplasms
3.00
32
0.39
107
38. Congenital Anomalies
2.45
168
7.94
34
39. Tuberculosis
2.34
103
15.11
55
40. Parkinson's Disease
2.07
160
5.51
35
41. Hepatitis C
1.99
1
0.63
11
42. Endocrine Disorders
1.76
156
25.05
2
43. Epilepsy
1.76
84
3.04
29
44. Drug Use
1.72
59
1.42
72
45. Skin Disease
1.48
97
2.01
66
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.97
124
3.06
42
47. Poisonings
0.96
69
3.69
10
48. Asthma
0.88
139
11.80
54
49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
0.75
10
0.00
79
50. Multiple Sclerosis
0.68
23
0.24
69
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Latvia LATVIA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
8,099
30.00
8,117
6.02
2. Stroke
5,893
21.83
6,324
4.69
3. Hypertension
1,194
4.42
2,020
1.50
4. Lung Cancers
956
3.54
242
0.18
5. Inflammatory/Heart
921
3.41
743
0.55
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
722
2.67
478
0.35
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
664
2.46
767
0.57
8. Diabetes Mellitus
529
1.96
2,609
1.94
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
501
1.86
16,807
12.47
10. Breast Cancer
472
1.75
862
0.64
11. Stomach Cancer
470
1.74
777
0.58
12. Prostate Cancer
464
1.72
514
0.38
13. Pancreas Cancer
436
1.61
148
0.11
14. Suicide
384
1.42
1,521
1.13
15. Liver Disease
365
1.35
2,722
2.02
16. Other Injuries
362
1.34
2,637
1.96
17. Kidney Disease
356
1.32
2,398
1.78
18. Lung Disease
346
1.28
1,161
0.86
19. Lymphomas
245
0.91
280
0.21
20. Bladder Cancer
228
0.84
265
0.20
21. Alcohol
227
0.84
152
0.11
22. Oral Cancer
214
0.79
227
0.17
23. Falls
201
0.74
828
0.61
24. Ovary Cancer
196
0.73
174
0.13
25. Leukemia
186
0.69
112
0.08
26. Liver Cancer
157
0.58
1,309
0.97
27. Road Traffic Accidents
154
0.57
6,303
4.68
28. Other Neoplasms
153
0.57
23
0.02
29. Uterin Cancer
148
0.55
74
0.05
30. Skin Cancers
144
0.53
220
0.16
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
142
0.53
410
0.30
32. Oesophagus Cancer
131
0.49
101
0.07
33. Cervical Cancer
128
0.47
2,122
1.57
34. Drownings
127
0.47
910
0.68
35. Parkinson's Disease
125
0.46
252
0.19
36. Fires
103
0.38
704
0.52
37. Violence
94
0.35
1,943
1.44
38. Skin Disease
76
0.28
174
0.13
39. HIV/AIDS
74
0.27
3,100
2.30
40. Tuberculosis
71
0.26
1,968
1.46
41. Endocrine Disorders
59
0.22
4,794
3.56
42. Hepatitis C
53
0.20
58
0.04
43. Congenital Anomalies
46
0.17
3,515
2.61
44. Prostatic Hypertrophy
45
0.17
0
0.00
45. Epilepsy
44
0.16
477
0.35
46. Asthma
42
0.16
941
0.70
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
41
0.15
269
0.20
48. Drug Use
41
0.15
172
0.13
49. Poisonings
23
0.09
620
0.46
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
20
0.07
15
0.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Latvia LATVIA   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
28.10
34
27.33
35
2. Lung Cancers
23.52
33
3.02
158
3. Breast Cancer
19.03
63
16.06
101
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.41
24
6.07
134
5. Stomach Cancer
11.16
30
9.32
49
6. Pancreas Cancer
10.04
4
2.01
142
7. Ovary Cancer
8.99
3
3.23
139
8. Cervical Cancer
7.05
105
42.15
12
9. Oral Cancer
6.18
28
2.71
95
10. Lymphomas
6.05
41
2.58
161
11. Uterin Cancer
4.89
20
1.67
129
12. Bladder Cancer
4.46
17
3.26
49
13. Leukemia
4.38
53
0.82
172
14. Liver Cancer
3.97
133
14.45
15
15. Oesophagus Cancer
3.50
55
1.17
147
16. Skin Cancers
3.11
29
2.91
34
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.