LATVIA VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,886	1	8,099	- 2,213
Stroke	2	4,399	2	5,893	- 1,494
Hypertension	3	1,612	3	1,194	+ 419
Liver Disease	4	688	15	365	+ 323
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	671	7	664	+ 8
Diabetes Mellitus	6	596	8	529	+ 66
Lung Disease	7	426	18	346	+ 79
Lung Cancers	8	423	4	956	- 533
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	326	9	501	- 176
Kidney Disease	10	304	17	356	- 53
Breast Cancer	11	225	10	472	- 247
Stomach Cancer	12	196	11	470	- 274
Road Traffic Accidents	13	182	27	154	+ 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	163	6	722	- 559
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	157	47	41	+ 116
Falls	16	154	23	201	- 47
Liver Cancer	17	141	26	157	- 15
Suicide	18	135	14	384	- 249
Parkinson's Disease	19	130	35	125	+ 5
Other Injuries	20	127	16	362	- 235
Inflammatory/Heart	21	127	5	921	- 794
Prostate Cancer	22	107	12	464	- 357
Pancreas Cancer	23	84	13	436	- 353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	83	31	142	- 59
Lymphomas	25	77	19	245	- 169
Bladder Cancer	26	75	20	228	- 153
Cervical Cancer	27	69	33	128	- 59
Congenital Anomalies	28	64	43	46	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	29	64	24	196	- 133
Leukemia	30	63	25	186	- 123
Oral Cancer	31	61	22	214	- 153
Tuberculosis	32	56	40	71	- 15
Skin Cancers	33	55	30	144	- 90
Fires	34	51	36	103	- 52
Asthma	35	50	46	42	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	36	42	29	148	- 105
Low Birth Weight	37	42	56	11	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	38	40	41	59	- 19
Drownings	39	35	34	127	- 92
Violence	40	33	37	94	- 61
Drug Use	41	33	48	41	- 8
HIV/AIDS	42	33	39	74	- 41
Oesophagus Cancer	43	28	32	131	- 104
Epilepsy	44	19	45	44	- 26
Alcohol	45	18	21	227	- 209
Birth Trauma	46	15	55	12	+ 3
Meningitis	47	9	52	15	- 6
Encephalitis	48	9	69	0	+ 9
Poisonings	49	9	49	23	- 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	7	54	14	- 7
Skin Disease	51	6	38	76	- 70
Other Neoplasms	52	5	28	153	- 147
Maternal Conditions	53	5	60	5	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	54	4	50	20	- 16
Appendicitis	55	4	59	5	- 1
Leishmaniasis	56	3	77	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	3	51	20	- 17
Hepatitis B	58	3	63	3	- 1
Malnutrition	59	2	64	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	60	0	62	4	- 3
War	61	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	62	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	63	0	65	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	42	53	- 53
Chlamydia	65	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	1	- 1
Malaria	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	44	45	- 45
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	7	- 7
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.