LATVIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,637	1	8,099	- 4,462
Stroke	2	2,424	2	5,893	- 3,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,426	9	501	+ 925
Lung Cancers	4	1,267	4	956	+ 310
Lung Disease	5	952	18	346	+ 605
Kidney Disease	6	819	17	356	+ 463
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	678	7	664	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	562	6	722	- 160
Hypertension	9	503	3	1,194	- 691
Parkinson's Disease	10	456	35	125	+ 330
Breast Cancer	11	434	10	472	- 38
Prostate Cancer	12	348	12	464	- 116
Pancreas Cancer	13	328	13	436	- 108
Liver Cancer	14	270	26	157	+ 113
Bladder Cancer	15	267	20	228	+ 39
Stomach Cancer	16	264	11	470	- 205
Other Injuries	17	250	16	362	- 112
Leukemia	18	233	25	186	+ 47
Lymphomas	19	218	19	245	- 27
Diabetes Mellitus	20	218	8	529	- 312
Falls	21	214	23	201	+ 13
Road Traffic Accidents	22	150	27	154	- 4
Liver Disease	23	139	15	365	- 225
Inflammatory/Heart	24	125	5	921	- 796
Other Neoplasms	25	117	28	153	- 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	105	31	142	- 37
Ovary Cancer	27	96	24	196	- 100
Suicide	28	92	14	384	- 292
Endocrine Disorders	29	91	41	59	+ 31
Oral Cancer	30	76	22	214	- 138
Skin Cancers	31	75	30	144	- 69
Drownings	32	75	34	127	- 52
Uterin Cancer	33	64	29	148	- 84
Epilepsy	34	43	45	44	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	35	42	32	131	- 89
Cervical Cancer	36	42	33	128	- 86
Drug Use	37	33	48	41	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	38	30	43	46	- 16
Fires	39	25	36	103	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	40	23	50	20	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	41	22	56	11	+ 11
Violence	42	18	37	94	- 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	17	47	41	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	16	54	14	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	11	51	20	- 8
Tuberculosis	46	11	40	71	- 60
Skin Disease	47	10	38	76	- 67
Hepatitis B	48	10	63	3	+ 6
Alcohol	49	9	21	227	- 219
HIV/AIDS	50	8	39	74	- 66
Anemia	51	8	53	14	- 6
Hepatitis C	52	7	42	53	- 46
Meningitis	53	6	52	15	- 9
Schizophrenia	54	5	57	7	- 3
Asthma	55	5	46	42	- 37
Poisonings	56	3	49	23	- 20
Birth Trauma	57	3	55	12	- 9
Appendicitis	58	2	59	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	59	1	62	4	- 2
Leishmaniasis	60	1	77	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	0	60	5	- 4
Tetanus	62	0	71	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	0	61	4	- 3
War	64	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	65	1	- 1
Malnutrition	66	0	64	2	- 2
Encephalitis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	44	45	- 45
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.