BAHAMAS VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,847	1	334	+ 1,513
Stroke	2	1,344	2	224	+ 1,120
Hypertension	3	272	3	198	+ 75
Lung Cancers	4	218	19	29	+ 189
Inflammatory/Heart	5	210	15	47	+ 163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	165	16	42	+ 122
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	151	14	53	+ 98
Diabetes Mellitus	8	121	4	154	- 33
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	114	8	98	+ 17
Breast Cancer	10	108	9	69	+ 39
Stomach Cancer	11	107	25	18	+ 89
Prostate Cancer	12	106	12	65	+ 40
Pancreas Cancer	13	99	37	10	+ 90
Suicide	14	88	31	14	+ 74
Liver Disease	15	83	11	67	+ 16
Other Injuries	16	83	10	67	+ 16
Kidney Disease	17	81	7	120	- 38
Lung Disease	18	79	17	33	+ 46
Lymphomas	19	56	22	25	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	20	52	50	2	+ 50
Alcohol	21	52	24	20	+ 32
Oral Cancer	22	49	46	3	+ 45
Falls	23	46	26	18	+ 28
Ovary Cancer	24	45	36	10	+ 35
Leukemia	25	42	35	10	+ 32
Liver Cancer	26	36	32	12	+ 24
Road Traffic Accidents	27	35	18	30	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	28	35	47	3	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	29	34	30	14	+ 20
Skin Cancers	30	33	55	1	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	32	34	10	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	32	30	38	9	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	33	29	23	21	+ 9
Drownings	34	29	21	26	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	35	29	27	17	+ 12
Fires	36	24	33	10	+ 13
Violence	37	22	5	148	- 127
Skin Disease	38	17	20	27	- 9
HIV/AIDS	39	17	6	134	- 117
Tuberculosis	40	16	58	0	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	41	13	13	62	- 48
Hepatitis C	42	12	65	0	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	43	11	29	16	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	10	85	0	+ 10
Epilepsy	45	10	40	8	+ 2
Asthma	46	10	39	9	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	9	44	4	+ 5
Drug Use	48	9	48	2	+ 7
Poisonings	49	5	56	1	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	50	5	54	2	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	5	53	2	+ 3
Meningitis	52	3	49	2	+ 1
Anemia	53	3	81	0	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	3	43	5	- 2
Birth Trauma	55	3	42	6	- 4
Low Birth Weight	56	3	28	16	- 14
Schizophrenia	57	2	83	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	58	2	86	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	1	52	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	41	6	- 5
Oral conditions	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	61	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	64	0	45	4	- 4
Syphilis	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	+ 0
War	68	0	57	1	- 1
Encephalitis	69	0	51	2	- 2
Pertussis	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	59	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	67	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

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.