LATVIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,860	1	8,099	- 6,239
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,438	7	664	+ 774
Lung Cancers	3	972	4	956	+ 16
Lung Disease	4	660	18	346	+ 314
Stroke	5	657	2	5,893	- 5,235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	448	6	722	- 274
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	345	9	501	- 156
Breast Cancer	8	274	10	472	- 198
Diabetes Mellitus	9	265	8	529	- 264
Lymphomas	10	239	19	245	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	11	235	13	436	- 201
Falls	12	224	23	201	+ 23
Prostate Cancer	13	219	12	464	- 245
Kidney Disease	14	213	17	356	- 144
Suicide	15	205	14	384	- 179
Drug Use	16	171	48	41	+ 130
Liver Disease	17	168	15	365	- 197
Parkinson's Disease	18	156	35	125	+ 30
Endocrine Disorders	19	150	41	59	+ 91
Liver Cancer	20	145	26	157	- 12
Leukemia	21	144	25	186	- 42
Hypertension	22	119	3	1,194	- 1,075
Bladder Cancer	23	117	20	228	- 111
Other Injuries	24	111	16	362	- 251
Oesophagus Cancer	25	104	32	131	- 28
Stomach Cancer	26	101	11	470	- 368
Inflammatory/Heart	27	96	5	921	- 825
Road Traffic Accidents	28	93	27	154	- 61
Ovary Cancer	29	88	24	196	- 108
Skin Cancers	30	82	30	144	- 63
Other Neoplasms	31	78	28	153	- 75
Oral Cancer	32	74	22	214	- 140
Alcohol	33	69	21	227	- 158
Uterin Cancer	34	55	29	148	- 93
Congenital Anomalies	35	50	43	46	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	39	54	14	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	37	32	50	20	+ 12
Skin Disease	38	32	38	76	- 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	30	47	41	- 11
Violence	40	28	37	94	- 66
Cervical Cancer	41	27	33	128	- 101
Low Birth Weight	42	26	56	11	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	21	31	142	- 121
Epilepsy	44	18	45	44	- 26
Hepatitis C	45	17	42	53	- 36
Anemia	46	16	53	14	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	15	51	20	- 5
Drownings	48	13	34	127	- 114
Asthma	49	12	46	42	- 29
Birth Trauma	50	9	55	12	- 3
Malnutrition	51	9	64	2	+ 7
Fires	52	9	36	103	- 94
HIV/AIDS	53	8	39	74	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	7	44	45	- 39
Osteoarthritis	55	6	58	7	- 0
Poisonings	56	6	49	23	- 18
Schizophrenia	57	6	57	7	- 2
Tuberculosis	58	5	40	71	- 67
Meningitis	59	3	52	15	- 12
Hepatitis B	60	3	63	3	- 0
Oral conditions	61	2	61	4	- 1
Appendicitis	62	2	59	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	2	62	4	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	2	60	5	- 2
War	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	66	1	- 1
Syphilis	67	0	65	1	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

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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.