LATVIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,149	1	8,099	- 4,950
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,096	7	664	+ 432
Stroke	3	1,066	2	5,893	- 4,826
Lung Cancers	4	997	4	956	+ 41
Lung Disease	5	916	18	346	+ 570
Hypertension	6	574	3	1,194	- 620
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	557	6	722	- 165
Kidney Disease	8	488	17	356	+ 131
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	444	9	501	- 58
Breast Cancer	10	403	10	472	- 69
Pancreas Cancer	11	385	13	436	- 51
Prostate Cancer	12	353	12	464	- 111
Diabetes Mellitus	13	333	8	529	- 196
Falls	14	328	23	201	+ 127
Liver Disease	15	325	15	365	- 39
Parkinson's Disease	16	270	35	125	+ 144
Lymphomas	17	262	19	245	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	18	229	41	59	+ 170
Suicide	19	220	14	384	- 164
Stomach Cancer	20	207	11	470	- 263
Inflammatory/Heart	21	190	5	921	- 730
Leukemia	22	187	25	186	+ 1
Other Injuries	23	177	16	362	- 186
Other Neoplasms	24	175	28	153	+ 22
Liver Cancer	25	173	26	157	+ 16
Alcohol	26	134	21	227	- 93
Oesophagus Cancer	27	133	32	131	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	28	133	20	228	- 95
Oral Cancer	29	129	22	214	- 85
Ovary Cancer	30	111	24	196	- 85
Skin Cancers	31	87	30	144	- 58
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	82	54	14	+ 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	77	47	41	+ 37
Road Traffic Accidents	34	68	27	154	- 86
Epilepsy	35	66	45	44	+ 22
Congenital Anomalies	36	49	43	46	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	37	48	29	148	- 100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	46	31	142	- 95
Cervical Cancer	39	46	33	128	- 82
Drug Use	40	41	48	41	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	41	34	50	20	+ 13
Skin Disease	42	33	38	76	- 43
Anemia	43	21	53	14	+ 7
Asthma	44	20	46	42	- 22
Low Birth Weight	45	16	56	11	+ 5
Violence	46	16	37	94	- 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	12	51	20	- 8
Hepatitis C	48	11	42	53	- 42
Drownings	49	10	34	127	- 117
Malnutrition	50	10	64	2	+ 8
Schizophrenia	51	8	57	7	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	52	8	58	7	+ 1
Fires	53	8	36	103	- 96
HIV/AIDS	54	7	39	74	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	6	44	45	- 39
Tuberculosis	56	6	40	71	- 65
Birth Trauma	57	5	55	12	- 7
Poisonings	58	5	49	23	- 19
Hepatitis B	59	4	63	3	+ 1
Meningitis	60	4	52	15	- 11
Upper Respiratory	61	3	62	4	- 1
Appendicitis	62	3	59	5	- 2
Oral conditions	63	1	61	4	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	60	5	- 4
Otitis Media	65	0	66	1	- 1
War	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	65	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	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.