LATVIA VS BOSNIA/HERZEG.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,363	1	8,099	- 3,736
Stroke	2	3,732	2	5,893	- 2,160
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,141	8	529	+ 611
Lung Cancers	4	984	4	956	+ 28
Lung Disease	5	551	18	346	+ 205
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	542	7	664	- 121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	473	6	722	- 249
Inflammatory/Heart	8	414	5	921	- 506
Kidney Disease	9	327	17	356	- 30
Liver Disease	10	291	15	365	- 74
Hypertension	11	259	3	1,194	- 935
Stomach Cancer	12	252	11	470	- 217
Breast Cancer	13	250	10	472	- 222
Liver Cancer	14	227	26	157	+ 71
Pancreas Cancer	15	220	13	436	- 217
Road Traffic Accidents	16	211	27	154	+ 58
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	209	9	501	- 292
Prostate Cancer	18	196	12	464	- 268
Suicide	19	171	14	384	- 213
Parkinson's Disease	20	162	35	125	+ 36
Falls	21	127	23	201	- 75
Bladder Cancer	22	110	20	228	- 118
Leukemia	23	88	25	186	- 98
Lymphomas	24	87	19	245	- 158
Ovary Cancer	25	86	24	196	- 110
Other Injuries	26	74	16	362	- 288
Oral Cancer	27	69	22	214	- 145
Skin Cancers	28	63	30	144	- 81
Cervical Cancer	29	63	33	128	- 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	57	31	142	- 84
Oesophagus Cancer	31	52	32	131	- 79
Tuberculosis	32	44	40	71	- 27
Uterin Cancer	33	44	29	148	- 104
Alcohol	34	43	21	227	- 185
Congenital Anomalies	35	33	43	46	- 14
Epilepsy	36	29	45	44	- 16
Asthma	37	28	46	42	- 13
Fires	38	26	36	103	- 77
Endocrine Disorders	39	25	41	59	- 34
Violence	40	23	37	94	- 71
Low Birth Weight	41	23	56	11	+ 12
Drownings	42	23	34	127	- 104
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	17	47	41	- 24
Drug Use	44	12	48	41	- 29
Other Neoplasms	45	11	28	153	- 142
Multiple Sclerosis	46	10	50	20	- 10
Skin Disease	47	10	38	76	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	9	51	20	- 11
Birth Trauma	49	7	55	12	- 5
Poisonings	50	6	49	23	- 17
Encephalitis	51	6	69	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	52	5	59	5	+ 0
Meningitis	53	5	52	15	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	4	54	14	- 10
Measles	55	2	72	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	1	63	3	- 2
Malnutrition	57	1	64	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	58	1	60	5	- 3
Pertussis	59	1	70	0	+ 1
Tetanus	60	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	61	0	65	1	- 1
War	62	0	68	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	62	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	64	0	77	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	42	53	- 53
Chlamydia	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	39	74	- 74
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	44	45	- 45
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	7	- 7
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	7	- 7
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	53	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.