AFGHANISTAN VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	180,403	1	40,195	+ 140,209
Stroke	2	131,254	3	19,060	+ 112,194
Hypertension	3	26,590	8	7,995	+ 18,595
Lung Cancers	4	21,304	32	1,076	+ 20,228
Inflammatory/Heart	5	20,511	45	527	+ 19,985
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,084	39	741	+ 15,342
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,781	23	1,765	+ 13,016
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,793	12	5,750	+ 6,043
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	11,163	4	14,649	- 3,486
Breast Cancer	10	10,523	22	1,822	+ 8,701
Stomach Cancer	11	10,459	26	1,501	+ 8,958
Prostate Cancer	12	10,335	55	258	+ 10,077
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,716	56	229	+ 9,486
Suicide	14	8,547	24	1,573	+ 6,975
Liver Disease	15	8,124	16	4,600	+ 3,525
Other Injuries	16	8,071	18	3,241	+ 4,830
Kidney Disease	17	7,940	10	6,590	+ 1,349
Lung Disease	18	7,714	15	4,650	+ 3,064
Lymphomas	19	5,466	36	946	+ 4,520
Bladder Cancer	20	5,078	54	272	+ 4,806
Alcohol	21	5,064	58	150	+ 4,914
Oral Cancer	22	4,767	27	1,467	+ 3,300
Falls	23	4,485	37	905	+ 3,580
Ovary Cancer	24	4,375	48	369	+ 4,006
Leukemia	25	4,146	42	610	+ 3,536
Liver Cancer	26	3,490	40	657	+ 2,833
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,420	11	6,033	- 2,614
Other Neoplasms	28	3,400	63	29	+ 3,371
Uterin Cancer	29	3,290	53	289	+ 3,001
Skin Cancers	30	3,217	59	145	+ 3,072
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,159	25	1,505	+ 1,655
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,922	29	1,314	+ 1,607
Cervical Cancer	33	2,844	44	541	+ 2,303
Drownings	34	2,825	34	996	+ 1,829
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,795	41	628	+ 2,167
Fires	36	2,301	50	348	+ 1,953
Violence	37	2,105	19	3,217	- 1,112
Skin Disease	38	1,703	61	94	+ 1,609
HIV/AIDS	39	1,650	46	464	+ 1,186
Tuberculosis	40	1,588	7	9,839	- 8,251
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,316	28	1,364	- 48
Hepatitis C	42	1,178	64	28	+ 1,150
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,035	14	5,001	- 3,966
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,013	85	0	+ 1,013
Epilepsy	45	986	35	993	- 7
Asthma	46	928	17	3,403	- 2,475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	909	33	1,041	- 132
Drug Use	48	908	51	328	+ 580
Poisonings	49	518	47	384	+ 134
Multiple Sclerosis	50	452	62	84	+ 368
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	442	65	25	+ 416
Meningitis	52	329	20	2,626	- 2,297
Anemia	53	315	83	0	+ 315
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	303	13	5,555	- 5,252
Birth Trauma	55	259	6	10,723	- 10,464
Low Birth Weight	56	251	5	12,631	- 12,379
Schizophrenia	57	167	81	0	+ 167
Osteoarthritis	58	153	84	0	+ 153
Appendicitis	59	106	52	298	- 193
Maternal Conditions	60	102	9	7,807	- 7,705
Oral conditions	61	80	86	0	+ 80
Upper Respiratory	62	79	68	9	+ 70
Hepatitis B	63	70	38	863	- 793
Malnutrition	64	42	43	589	- 547
Syphilis	65	29	60	94	- 65
Otitis Media	66	21	71	1	+ 21
Diphtheria	67	16	67	16	- 1
War	68	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Encephalitis	69	1	31	1,190	- 1,189
Pertussis	70	1	21	2,107	- 2,107
Tetanus	71	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Measles	72	0	49	350	- 350
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	66	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Latvia

Afghanistan

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.