LATVIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,599	2	5,893	- 3,294
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,253	1	8,099	- 5,846
Lung Disease	3	1,232	18	346	+ 886
Lung Cancers	4	909	4	956	- 48
Stomach Cancer	5	507	11	470	+ 37
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	387	7	664	- 276
Hypertension	7	383	3	1,194	- 811
Road Traffic Accidents	8	318	27	154	+ 165
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	316	6	722	- 406
Oesophagus Cancer	10	309	32	131	+ 178
Kidney Disease	11	245	17	356	- 112
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	233	9	501	- 268
Liver Cancer	13	230	26	157	+ 74
Diabetes Mellitus	14	206	8	529	- 324
Liver Disease	15	185	15	365	- 180
Falls	16	177	23	201	- 25
Suicide	17	148	14	384	- 236
Pancreas Cancer	18	142	13	436	- 294
Breast Cancer	19	118	10	472	- 354
Parkinson's Disease	20	90	35	125	- 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	83	47	41	+ 42
Leukemia	22	74	25	186	- 112
Lymphomas	23	74	19	245	- 172
Oral Cancer	24	70	22	214	- 144
Other Injuries	25	69	16	362	- 294
Drownings	26	67	34	127	- 60
Cervical Cancer	27	66	33	128	- 62
Prostate Cancer	28	65	12	464	- 399
Bladder Cancer	29	48	20	228	- 180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	48	31	142	- 94
Congenital Anomalies	31	47	43	46	+ 0
Tuberculosis	32	44	40	71	- 27
Inflammatory/Heart	33	38	5	921	- 883
HIV/AIDS	34	37	39	74	- 38
Ovary Cancer	35	36	24	196	- 161
Poisonings	36	33	49	23	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	37	33	41	59	- 26
Drug Use	38	31	48	41	- 10
Asthma	39	29	46	42	- 12
Low Birth Weight	40	28	56	11	+ 16
Skin Cancers	41	25	30	144	- 119
Alcohol	42	24	21	227	- 203
Birth Trauma	43	22	55	12	+ 11
Malnutrition	44	17	64	2	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	45	15	29	148	- 133
Epilepsy	46	14	45	44	- 30
Violence	47	14	37	94	- 80
Fires	48	13	36	103	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	13	51	20	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	11	54	14	- 3
Meningitis	51	7	52	15	- 8
Skin Disease	52	7	38	76	- 70
Other Neoplasms	53	6	28	153	- 147
Maternal Conditions	54	5	60	5	+ 0
Encephalitis	55	4	69	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	56	4	63	3	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	57	3	62	4	- 0
Syphilis	58	2	65	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	50	20	- 18
Appendicitis	60	2	59	5	- 3
War	61	1	68	0	+ 1
Measles	62	1	72	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	64	1	70	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	65	1	78	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	0	42	53	- 53
Chlamydia	67	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	44	45	- 45
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	7	- 7
Anemia	83	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	7	- 7
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.