LATVIA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,190	9	501	+ 688
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	727	54	14	+ 713
Stroke	3	712	2	5,893	- 5,181
Coronary Heart Disease	4	698	1	8,099	- 7,402
Low Birth Weight	5	657	56	11	+ 646
Road Traffic Accidents	6	452	27	154	+ 299
Birth Trauma	7	422	55	12	+ 410
Liver Disease	8	320	15	365	- 45
Diabetes Mellitus	9	273	8	529	- 257
Congenital Anomalies	10	262	43	46	+ 215
Meningitis	11	231	52	15	+ 216
Hypertension	12	230	3	1,194	- 963
Cervical Cancer	13	209	33	128	+ 81
Kidney Disease	14	203	17	356	- 154
Malnutrition	15	192	64	2	+ 190
Other Injuries	16	180	16	362	- 182
Lung Disease	17	167	18	346	- 179
Pertussis	18	160	70	0	+ 160
Tuberculosis	19	158	40	71	+ 87
Violence	20	127	37	94	+ 32
Asthma	21	98	46	42	+ 56
Maternal Conditions	22	94	60	5	+ 89
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	93	7	664	- 571
Suicide	24	92	14	384	- 292
Drownings	25	70	34	127	- 57
Oesophagus Cancer	26	67	32	131	- 64
Prostate Cancer	27	66	12	464	- 398
Liver Cancer	28	58	26	157	- 99
Malaria	29	58	79	0	+ 58
Fires	30	54	36	103	- 49
Inflammatory/Heart	31	53	5	921	- 868
Falls	32	52	23	201	- 149
Breast Cancer	33	45	10	472	- 427
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	42	31	142	- 100
Poisonings	35	40	49	23	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	36	39	41	59	- 20
Lymphomas	37	39	19	245	- 207
Syphilis	38	38	65	1	+ 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	37	6	722	- 685
Epilepsy	40	35	45	44	- 10
Oral Cancer	41	31	22	214	- 183
Skin Cancers	42	25	30	144	- 120
Tetanus	43	24	71	0	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	44	23	35	125	- 103
Stomach Cancer	45	22	11	470	- 447
Bladder Cancer	46	21	20	228	- 207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	20	47	41	- 20
Skin Disease	48	18	38	76	- 58
Drug Use	49	13	48	41	- 27
Appendicitis	50	12	59	5	+ 7
Alcohol	51	12	21	227	- 216
Hepatitis B	52	10	63	3	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	53	8	62	4	+ 5
Encephalitis	54	8	69	0	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	55	6	29	148	- 141
Ovary Cancer	56	6	24	196	- 190
Leukemia	57	6	25	186	- 180
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	3	51	20	- 16
Other Neoplasms	59	2	28	153	- 150
Lung Cancers	60	2	4	956	- 954
Hepatitis C	61	2	42	53	- 51
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	50	20	- 19
Ascariasis	63	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	64	1	66	1	- 0
Diphtheria	65	0	67	1	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	75	0	+ 0
War	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	39	74	- 74
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	53	14	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	13	436	- 436
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	44	45	- 45
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Comoros

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.