LATVIA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,504	1	8,099	- 6,595
Stroke	2	1,280	2	5,893	- 4,613
Diabetes Mellitus	3	968	8	529	+ 439
Hypertension	4	459	3	1,194	- 735
Prostate Cancer	5	454	12	464	- 10
Breast Cancer	6	453	10	472	- 19
Kidney Disease	7	441	17	356	+ 85
Endocrine Disorders	8	422	41	59	+ 363
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	410	9	501	- 91
Other Injuries	10	354	16	362	- 9
Lung Disease	11	297	18	346	- 49
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	273	6	722	- 449
Skin Disease	13	156	38	76	+ 80
Cervical Cancer	14	154	33	128	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	15	125	11	470	- 344
Lung Cancers	16	117	4	956	- 840
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	116	7	664	- 547
HIV/AIDS	18	107	39	74	+ 33
Lymphomas	19	106	19	245	- 139
Uterin Cancer	20	101	29	148	- 47
Inflammatory/Heart	21	99	5	921	- 822
Anemia	22	91	53	14	+ 77
Pancreas Cancer	23	89	13	436	- 347
Leukemia	24	85	25	186	- 102
Liver Cancer	25	79	26	157	- 77
Congenital Anomalies	26	75	43	46	+ 28
Epilepsy	27	62	45	44	+ 18
Liver Disease	28	61	15	365	- 303
Alcohol	29	60	21	227	- 167
Ovary Cancer	30	58	24	196	- 138
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	57	44	45	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	32	52	28	153	- 100
Oral Cancer	33	45	22	214	- 169
Violence	34	41	37	94	- 53
Drownings	35	41	34	127	- 86
Asthma	36	34	46	42	- 8
Low Birth Weight	37	30	56	11	+ 18
Malnutrition	38	23	64	2	+ 21
Appendicitis	39	23	59	5	+ 18
Drug Use	40	22	48	41	- 19
Bladder Cancer	41	19	20	228	- 208
Parkinson's Disease	42	18	35	125	- 108
Skin Cancers	43	18	30	144	- 127
Birth Trauma	44	17	55	12	+ 5
Schizophrenia	45	16	57	7	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	15	54	14	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	14	31	142	- 127
Poisonings	48	13	49	23	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	10	47	41	- 30
Tuberculosis	50	10	40	71	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	8	51	20	- 12
Maternal Conditions	52	8	60	5	+ 3
Meningitis	53	7	52	15	- 8
Suicide	54	7	14	384	- 377
Otitis Media	55	5	66	1	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	56	5	50	20	- 16
Fires	57	3	36	103	- 100
Oesophagus Cancer	58	2	32	131	- 129
War	59	0	68	0	+ 0
Syphilis	60	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	61	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	67	1	- 1
Tetanus	63	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	64	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	67	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	73	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	62	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	74	0	63	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	75	0	42	53	- 53
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	27	154	- 154
Falls	82	0	23	201	- 201
Oral conditions	83	0	61	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Antigua/Bar.

Latvia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.