LATVIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,667	9	501	+ 1,166
Tuberculosis	2	1,499	40	71	+ 1,428
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,493	54	14	+ 1,479
HIV/AIDS	4	1,196	39	74	+ 1,122
Stroke	5	1,047	2	5,893	- 4,846
Malaria	6	1,045	79	0	+ 1,045
Coronary Heart Disease	7	924	1	8,099	- 7,175
Low Birth Weight	8	710	56	11	+ 699
Birth Trauma	9	699	55	12	+ 687
Road Traffic Accidents	10	571	27	154	+ 417
Measles	11	518	72	0	+ 518
Hypertension	12	399	3	1,194	- 795
Maternal Conditions	13	374	60	5	+ 370
Liver Disease	14	368	15	365	+ 3
Diabetes Mellitus	15	364	8	529	- 166
Meningitis	16	323	52	15	+ 309
Violence	17	321	37	94	+ 227
Lung Disease	18	305	18	346	- 42
Congenital Anomalies	19	247	43	46	+ 201
Asthma	20	242	46	42	+ 201
Kidney Disease	21	226	17	356	- 130
Malnutrition	22	220	64	2	+ 218
Other Injuries	23	198	16	362	- 165
Suicide	24	186	14	384	- 197
Endocrine Disorders	25	135	41	59	+ 76
Breast Cancer	26	110	10	472	- 363
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	101	31	142	- 41
War	28	100	68	0	+ 100
Tetanus	29	89	71	0	+ 89
Inflammatory/Heart	30	86	5	921	- 835
Pertussis	31	85	70	0	+ 84
Cervical Cancer	32	73	33	128	- 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	65	7	664	- 599
Drownings	34	64	34	127	- 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	62	47	41	+ 21
Falls	36	58	23	201	- 144
Schistosomiasis	37	54	78	0	+ 54
Prostate Cancer	38	50	12	464	- 414
Fires	39	45	36	103	- 58
Poisonings	40	43	49	23	+ 19
Syphilis	41	38	65	1	+ 37
Lymphomas	42	38	19	245	- 207
Epilepsy	43	38	45	44	- 6
Liver Cancer	44	37	26	157	- 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	37	6	722	- 685
Oral Cancer	46	29	22	214	- 185
Leukemia	47	28	25	186	- 158
Parkinson's Disease	48	21	35	125	- 104
Stomach Cancer	49	21	11	470	- 449
Ovary Cancer	50	20	24	196	- 176
Appendicitis	51	20	59	5	+ 15
Alcohol	52	20	21	227	- 208
Oesophagus Cancer	53	15	32	131	- 116
Skin Disease	54	15	38	76	- 61
Lung Cancers	55	15	4	956	- 942
Leishmaniasis	56	15	77	0	+ 15
Drug Use	57	14	48	41	- 27
Skin Cancers	58	14	30	144	- 131
Trypanosomiasis	59	13	76	0	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	60	12	13	436	- 425
Hepatitis B	61	11	63	3	+ 7
Encephalitis	62	9	69	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	63	8	62	4	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	64	7	20	228	- 221
Uterin Cancer	65	6	29	148	- 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	5	51	20	- 15
Diphtheria	67	3	67	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	2	66	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	2	42	53	- 51
Other Neoplasms	70	2	28	153	- 151
Ascariasis	71	2	84	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	50	20	- 19
Chlamydia	73	1	75	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	44	45	- 45
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	7	- 7
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Central Africa

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.