LATVIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,844	39	74	+ 1,770
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	915	9	501	+ 414
Malaria	3	670	79	0	+ 670
Low Birth Weight	4	458	56	11	+ 447
Birth Trauma	5	442	55	12	+ 431
Stroke	6	438	2	5,893	- 5,454
Coronary Heart Disease	7	420	1	8,099	- 7,679
Road Traffic Accidents	8	370	27	154	+ 216
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	350	54	14	+ 336
Tuberculosis	10	322	40	71	+ 251
Diabetes Mellitus	11	300	8	529	- 229
Congenital Anomalies	12	250	43	46	+ 204
Liver Disease	13	200	15	365	- 165
Kidney Disease	14	199	17	356	- 157
Measles	15	182	72	0	+ 182
Hypertension	16	166	3	1,194	- 1,028
Maternal Conditions	17	139	60	5	+ 135
Syphilis	18	134	65	1	+ 133
Meningitis	19	127	52	15	+ 113
Lung Disease	20	121	18	346	- 225
Pertussis	21	109	70	0	+ 109
Suicide	22	107	14	384	- 276
Other Injuries	23	105	16	362	- 257
Breast Cancer	24	85	10	472	- 388
Endocrine Disorders	25	73	41	59	+ 14
Asthma	26	65	46	42	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	27	63	5	921	- 858
Cervical Cancer	28	56	33	128	- 71
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	56	7	664	- 608
Drug Use	30	50	48	41	+ 10
Malnutrition	31	48	64	2	+ 46
Falls	32	46	23	201	- 156
Violence	33	45	37	94	- 50
Liver Cancer	34	43	26	157	- 114
Prostate Cancer	35	43	12	464	- 421
Drownings	36	40	34	127	- 87
Oral Cancer	37	35	22	214	- 179
Epilepsy	38	32	45	44	- 12
Fires	39	30	36	103	- 73
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	29	6	722	- 693
Lung Cancers	41	27	4	956	- 930
Tetanus	42	23	71	0	+ 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	22	31	142	- 120
Poisonings	44	21	49	23	- 2
Lymphomas	45	19	19	245	- 226
Parkinson's Disease	46	18	35	125	- 108
Trypanosomiasis	47	17	76	0	+ 17
Skin Cancers	48	16	30	144	- 128
Stomach Cancer	49	16	11	470	- 454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	14	47	41	- 27
Skin Disease	51	13	38	76	- 63
Ovary Cancer	52	13	24	196	- 184
Alcohol	53	12	21	227	- 215
Oesophagus Cancer	54	12	32	131	- 119
Pancreas Cancer	55	11	13	436	- 425
Bladder Cancer	56	9	20	228	- 219
Encephalitis	57	8	69	0	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	58	8	29	148	- 140
Appendicitis	59	6	59	5	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	60	4	78	0	+ 4
Leukemia	61	4	25	186	- 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	4	51	20	- 16
Other Neoplasms	63	3	28	153	- 150
Diphtheria	64	3	67	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	65	3	63	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	2	62	4	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	50	20	- 19
Chlamydia	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	42	53	- 53
Ascariasis	70	0	84	0	+ 0
War	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	44	45	- 45
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	53	14	- 14
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Equ. Guinea

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.