LATVIA VS AZERBAIJAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AZERBAIJAN		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,635	1	8,099	- 2,464
Stroke	2	2,188	2	5,893	- 3,704
Liver Disease	3	598	15	365	+ 234
Diabetes Mellitus	4	403	8	529	- 126
Hypertension	5	401	3	1,194	- 793
Lung Disease	6	311	18	346	- 35
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	301	9	501	- 200
Inflammatory/Heart	8	284	5	921	- 637
Kidney Disease	9	269	17	356	- 87
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	232	7	664	- 432
Lung Cancers	11	227	4	956	- 729
Stomach Cancer	12	220	11	470	- 250
Breast Cancer	13	155	10	472	- 317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	133	6	722	- 589
Low Birth Weight	15	123	56	11	+ 111
Road Traffic Accidents	16	114	27	154	- 39
Tuberculosis	17	100	40	71	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	18	97	32	131	- 34
Congenital Anomalies	19	92	43	46	+ 45
Fires	20	80	36	103	- 23
Other Injuries	21	79	16	362	- 284
Birth Trauma	22	78	55	12	+ 66
Parkinson's Disease	23	74	35	125	- 52
Asthma	24	73	46	42	+ 31
Suicide	25	70	14	384	- 314
HIV/AIDS	26	67	39	74	- 7
Liver Cancer	27	64	26	157	- 93
Drownings	28	57	34	127	- 70
Falls	29	52	23	201	- 150
Endocrine Disorders	30	51	41	59	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	31	49	13	436	- 387
Cervical Cancer	32	47	33	128	- 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	44	54	14	+ 31
Violence	34	43	37	94	- 52
Ovary Cancer	35	42	24	196	- 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	42	31	142	- 100
Alcohol	37	41	21	227	- 186
Lymphomas	38	39	19	245	- 207
Epilepsy	39	38	45	44	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	34	47	41	- 7
Bladder Cancer	41	31	20	228	- 197
Oral Cancer	42	27	22	214	- 187
Prostate Cancer	43	26	12	464	- 438
Leukemia	44	24	25	186	- 162
Skin Cancers	45	21	30	144	- 123
Encephalitis	46	18	69	0	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	47	16	29	148	- 131
Poisonings	48	16	49	23	- 8
Pertussis	49	12	70	0	+ 11
Meningitis	50	11	52	15	- 4
Maternal Conditions	51	8	60	5	+ 4
Drug Use	52	8	48	41	- 32
Syphilis	53	5	65	1	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	54	3	28	153	- 149
Malnutrition	55	3	64	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	56	3	62	4	- 1
Hepatitis B	57	3	63	3	- 0
Skin Disease	58	2	38	76	- 74
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	50	20	- 18
Appendicitis	60	2	59	5	- 3
Tetanus	61	1	71	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1	51	20	- 19
Leishmaniasis	63	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	64	0	75	0	+ 0
War	65	0	68	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	42	53	- 53
Diphtheria	67	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	44	45	- 45
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	7	- 7
Anemia	85	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Azerbaijan

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.