AUSTRALIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	120,363	1	21,548	+ 98,815
Stroke	2	87,571	3	10,331	+ 77,240
Hypertension	3	17,740	23	1,631	+ 16,109
Lung Cancers	4	14,214	4	8,769	+ 5,445
Inflammatory/Heart	5	13,685	24	1,571	+ 12,114
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,731	6	6,209	+ 4,522
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	9,862	2	15,588	- 5,727
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,868	7	4,471	+ 3,397
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,448	8	4,446	+ 3,002
Breast Cancer	10	7,021	10	3,405	+ 3,615
Stomach Cancer	11	6,978	27	1,288	+ 5,690
Prostate Cancer	12	6,895	9	3,766	+ 3,129
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,482	13	3,118	+ 3,365
Suicide	14	5,703	11	3,150	+ 2,553
Liver Disease	15	5,421	26	1,421	+ 3,999
Other Injuries	16	5,385	22	1,642	+ 3,743
Kidney Disease	17	5,297	12	3,139	+ 2,158
Lung Disease	18	5,147	5	8,487	- 3,341
Lymphomas	19	3,647	15	3,039	+ 608
Bladder Cancer	20	3,388	30	1,187	+ 2,201
Alcohol	21	3,379	37	380	+ 2,999
Oral Cancer	22	3,181	32	972	+ 2,208
Falls	23	2,992	14	3,116	- 123
Ovary Cancer	24	2,919	31	1,003	+ 1,916
Leukemia	25	2,766	18	2,126	+ 640
Liver Cancer	26	2,328	20	2,036	+ 292
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,281	29	1,245	+ 1,037
Other Neoplasms	28	2,268	28	1,252	+ 1,016
Uterin Cancer	29	2,195	35	524	+ 1,671
Skin Cancers	30	2,146	17	2,319	- 172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,108	42	276	+ 1,832
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,949	25	1,494	+ 456
Cervical Cancer	33	1,898	39	342	+ 1,556
Drownings	34	1,885	47	177	+ 1,708
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,865	19	2,036	- 172
Fires	36	1,535	55	55	+ 1,480
Violence	37	1,404	44	243	+ 1,161
Skin Disease	38	1,136	34	594	+ 542
HIV/AIDS	39	1,101	57	50	+ 1,051
Tuberculosis	40	1,059	56	53	+ 1,007
Endocrine Disorders	41	878	16	2,328	- 1,450
Hepatitis C	42	786	48	173	+ 613
Congenital Anomalies	43	691	33	711	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	676	53	71	+ 604
Epilepsy	45	658	41	285	+ 373
Asthma	46	619	36	455	+ 164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	607	38	379	+ 228
Drug Use	48	606	21	1,783	- 1,177
Poisonings	49	345	61	35	+ 311
Multiple Sclerosis	50	301	46	188	+ 114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	295	45	229	+ 66
Meningitis	52	220	60	37	+ 182
Anemia	53	210	49	157	+ 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	202	40	296	- 93
Birth Trauma	55	173	50	140	+ 33
Low Birth Weight	56	168	43	248	- 80
Schizophrenia	57	111	54	64	+ 47
Osteoarthritis	58	102	52	114	- 12
Appendicitis	59	71	62	26	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	60	68	63	20	+ 47
Oral conditions	61	54	59	40	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	62	53	64	17	+ 36
Hepatitis B	63	47	58	41	+ 6
Malnutrition	64	28	51	117	- 89
Syphilis	65	19	67	3	+ 16
Otitis Media	66	14	66	6	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	11	71	0	+ 10
War	68	3	65	8	- 5
Encephalitis	69	1	68	3	- 2
Pertussis	70	1	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Latvia

Australia

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.