LATVIA VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	981	1	8,099	- 7,118
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	574	7	664	- 90
Kidney Disease	3	467	17	356	+ 110
Stroke	4	466	2	5,893	- 5,427
Lung Cancers	5	388	4	956	- 568
Diabetes Mellitus	6	366	8	529	- 163
Lung Disease	7	296	18	346	- 50
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	291	9	501	- 210
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	289	6	722	- 433
Breast Cancer	10	237	10	472	- 235
Pancreas Cancer	11	196	13	436	- 240
Endocrine Disorders	12	192	41	59	+ 133
Lymphomas	13	177	19	245	- 68
Other Injuries	14	159	16	362	- 204
Leukemia	15	117	25	186	- 69
Stomach Cancer	16	108	11	470	- 361
Prostate Cancer	17	100	12	464	- 364
Bladder Cancer	18	95	20	228	- 133
Suicide	19	87	14	384	- 297
Other Neoplasms	20	80	28	153	- 72
Hypertension	21	77	3	1,194	- 1,117
Parkinson's Disease	22	76	35	125	- 49
Skin Cancers	23	73	30	144	- 72
Skin Disease	24	70	38	76	- 6
Liver Cancer	25	66	26	157	- 91
Road Traffic Accidents	26	64	27	154	- 90
Ovary Cancer	27	62	24	196	- 135
Liver Disease	28	56	15	365	- 309
Congenital Anomalies	29	56	43	46	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	30	41	5	921	- 880
Uterin Cancer	31	39	29	148	- 109
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	32	54	14	+ 18
Oral Cancer	33	29	22	214	- 185
Anemia	34	29	53	14	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	28	47	41	- 13
Asthma	36	27	46	42	- 15
Oesophagus Cancer	37	26	32	131	- 105
Cervical Cancer	38	25	33	128	- 102
Falls	39	24	23	201	- 178
Epilepsy	40	21	45	44	- 23
Violence	41	20	37	94	- 75
Low Birth Weight	42	18	56	11	+ 7
Drug Use	43	13	48	41	- 28
Schizophrenia	44	13	57	7	+ 5
Drownings	45	7	34	127	- 119
Hepatitis C	46	7	42	53	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	47	7	50	20	- 13
Malnutrition	48	7	64	2	+ 6
Alcohol	49	7	21	227	- 220
Birth Trauma	50	7	55	12	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	6	31	142	- 135
HIV/AIDS	52	5	39	74	- 69
Fires	53	5	36	103	- 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	4	51	20	- 15
Meningitis	55	4	52	15	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3	44	45	- 42
Tuberculosis	57	3	40	71	- 68
Hepatitis B	58	3	63	3	- 0
Osteoarthritis	59	2	58	7	- 5
War	60	1	68	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	60	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	62	1	62	4	- 3
Poisonings	63	1	49	23	- 22
Appendicitis	64	1	59	5	- 4
Oral conditions	65	1	61	4	- 3
Encephalitis	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	72	0	67	1	- 1
Tetanus	73	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
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.