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Body> Latvia Height - Men (cm) 181.2 (2019) [5/38countries] Height - Women (cm) 168.8 (2019) [4/38countries] Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) 7.0% (2016) [30/38countries] Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years) (%) 23.6% (2016) [17/38countries] Exercise> Latvia Blood> Latvia Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) 21.6% (2019) [4/36countries] Age-standardized prevalence of hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years (%) 43.9% (2019) [5/38countries] Blood type A (% of total) 37.0% (??) [30/38countries] Blood type AB (% of total) 7.0% (??) [11/38countries] Blood type B (% of total) 20.0% (??) [3/38countries] Blood type O (% of total) 36.0% (??) [28/38countries] Sleep> Latvia Time spent for sleeping (men and women, minutes per day per person) 512.3 (2003) [12/30countries] Time spent for sleeping (men, minutes per day per person) 510.1 (2003) [10/30countries] Time spent for sleeping (women, minutes per day per person) 515.5 (2003) [9/30countries] Eating> Latvia Time spent for eating and drinking (men and women, minutes per day per person) 88.9 (2003) [17/30countries] Time spent for eating and drinking (men, minutes per day per person) 93.0 (2003) [14/30countries] Time spent for eating and drinking (women, minutes per day per person) 84.9 (2003) [19/30countries] Smoking> Latvia Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and olders (%) 37.0% (2020) [1/38countries] Drug> Latvia % of those who use cannabis 3.90% (2020) [29/38countries] % of those who use cocaine 1.30% (2020) [14/38countries] % of those who use amphetamines 0.60% (2020) [19/38countries] % of those who use ecstasy 0.70% (2020) [19/38countries] Health status> Latvia Healthy life expectancy at birth - male 62.9 (2019) [38/38countries] Healthy life expectancy at birth - female 69.3 (2019) [34/38countries] Disease> Latvia Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) 16.0 (2021) [6/38countries] Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) 0.3 (2020) [8/38countries] Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 6 (2021) [13/34countries] Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) 21.6 (2019) [2/38countries] % of those who think that antibiotics can kill bacteria but not viruses 68.0% (2000) [22/22countries] % of those who think that all man-made chemicals can cause cancer if they eat enough of them 71.2% (2000) [10/22countries] Coronavirus outbreak> Latvia Cancer> Latvia Incidents of all cancers (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 301.5 (2020) [16/38countries] Incidents of cancer at bladder (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 12.3 (2020) [13/38countries] Incidents of cancer at brain, central nervous system (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 7.5 (2020) [2/38countries] Incidents of cancer at breast (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 63.6 (2020) [30/38countries] Incidents of cancer at cervix uteri (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 18.4 (2020) [3/38countries] Incidents of cancer at colorectum (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 92.5 (2020) [7/38countries] Incidents of cancer at corpus uteri (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 17.6 (2020) [11/38countries] Incidents of cancer at gallbladder (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 0.4 (2020) [31/38countries] Incidents of cancer at kidney (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 13.5 (2020) [4/38countries] Incidents of cancer at larynx (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 3.4 (2020) [6/38countries] Incidents of cancer at leukaemia (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 7.8 (2020) [19/38countries] Incidents of cancer at lip and oral cavity (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 6.0 (2020) [4/38countries] Incidents of cancer at liver (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 3.2 (2020) [36/38countries] Incidents of cancer at lung (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 26.4 (2020) [23/38countries] Incidents of cancer at skin (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 11.7 (2020) [30/38countries] Incidents of cancer at multiple myeloma (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 2.6 (2020) [29/38countries] Incidents of cancer at nasopharynx (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 0.3 (2020) [21/37countries] Incidents of cancer at lymphoma (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 9.8 (2020) [29/38countries] Incidents of cancer at oesophagus (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 3.7 (2020) [11/38countries] Incidents of cancer at oropharynx (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 1.5 (2020) [23/38countries] Incidents of cancer at ovary (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 15.1 (2020) [1/38countries] Incidents of cancer at pancreas (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 8.8 (2020) [7/38countries] Incidents of cancer at prostate (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 87.6 (2020) [8/38countries] Incidents of cancer at stomach (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 12.0 (2020) [9/38countries] Incidents of cancer at testis (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 3.1 (2020) [36/38countries] Incidents of cancer at thyroid (age-standardized rate, per 100,000 population) 10.2 (2020) [13/38countries] Suicide> Latvia Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) 16.06 (2019) [3/38countries] Suicide - male, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) 29.01 (2019) [3/38countries] Suicide - female, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) 4.56 (2019) [18/38countries] Suicide - 15-24 years (per 100,000 population) 10.01 (2019) [13/38countries] Suicide - 15-24 years, male (per 100,000 population) 17.84 (2019) [7/38countries] Suicide - 15-24 years, female (per 100,000 population) 1.74 (2019) [32/38countries] Suicide - 25-34 years (per 100,000 population) 22.22 (2019) [4/38countries] Suicide - 25-34 years, male (per 100,000 population) 36.57 (2019) [3/38countries] Suicide - 25-34 years, female (per 100,000 population) 7.10 (2019) [7/38countries] Suicide - 35-44 years (per 100,000 population) 24.46 (2019) [3/38countries] Suicide - 35-44 years, male (per 100,000 population) 43.01 (2019) [2/38countries] Suicide - 35-44 years, female (per 100,000 population) 5.94 (2019) [18/38countries] Suicide - 45-54 years (per 100,000 population) 28.85 (2019) [3/38countries] Suicide - 45-54 years, male (per 100,000 population) 53.52 (2019) [2/38countries] Suicide - 45-54 years, female (per 100,000 population) 6.15 (2019) [27/38countries] Suicide - 55-64 years (per 100,000 population) 26.71 (2019) [5/38countries] Suicide - 55-64 years, male (per 100,000 population) 51.20 (2019) [3/38countries] Suicide - 55-64 years, female (per 100,000 population) 7.03 (2019) [22/38countries] Suicide - 65-74 years (per 100,000 population) 21.48 (2019) [7/38countries] Suicide - 65-74 years, male (per 100,000 population) 42.95 (2019) [5/38countries] Suicide - 65-74 years, female (per 100,000 population) 8.35 (2019) [17/38countries] Suicide - 75-84 years (per 100,000 population) 26.93 (2019) [9/38countries] Suicide - 75-84 years, male (per 100,000 population) 57.96 (2019) [6/38countries] Suicide - 75-84 years, female (per 100,000 population) 13.16 (2019) [12/38countries] Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) 25.59 (2019) [14/38countries] Health care system> Latvia Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) 33.5 (2013?2021) [25/38countries] Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) 44.0 (2013?2021) [33/38countries] Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) 7.2 (2013?2021) [22/38countries] Density of pharmacists (per 10,000 population) 8.8 (2013?2021) [19/37countries] Hospital beds (number per 1,000 population) 5.5 (2018) [12/38countries] Inpatient care average length of stay days 7.8 (2022) [13/34countries] Health expenditure (% of GDP) 8.8% (2022) [22/38countries] Population with household expenditures on health > 10% of total household expenditure or income (%) 21.4 (2013?2021) [1/23countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing health care for the sick 98.1% (2016) [7/25countries] % of those who would like to see more government spending in health 90.7% (2016) [4/25countries] % of those who think that the government is successful in health care 10.2% (2016) [15/15countries] % of those who think that hospitals should mainly be run by private organizations or companies 14.6% (1996) [14/18countries]