BELARUS VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,723	1	53,186	- 10,464
Stroke	2	31,083	2	16,393	+ 14,690
Hypertension	3	6,297	31	367	+ 5,930
Lung Cancers	4	5,045	4	2,950	+ 2,095
Inflammatory/Heart	5	4,857	11	1,361	+ 3,497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,809	5	2,886	+ 923
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,500	3	3,530	- 30
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,793	30	373	+ 2,420
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,644	15	1,086	+ 1,557
Breast Cancer	10	2,492	12	1,230	+ 1,261
Stomach Cancer	11	2,477	10	1,690	+ 787
Prostate Cancer	12	2,447	17	936	+ 1,512
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,301	13	1,171	+ 1,130
Suicide	14	2,024	9	2,004	+ 20
Liver Disease	15	1,924	8	2,078	- 154
Other Injuries	16	1,911	14	1,099	+ 813
Kidney Disease	17	1,880	26	480	+ 1,400
Lung Disease	18	1,827	7	2,208	- 381
Lymphomas	19	1,295	20	672	+ 623
Bladder Cancer	20	1,203	35	295	+ 907
Alcohol	21	1,199	6	2,761	- 1,562
Oral Cancer	22	1,129	18	901	+ 228
Falls	23	1,062	16	952	+ 110
Ovary Cancer	24	1,036	27	429	+ 607
Leukemia	25	982	23	554	+ 428
Liver Cancer	26	826	32	363	+ 463
Road Traffic Accidents	27	810	19	722	+ 88
Other Neoplasms	28	805	48	52	+ 753
Uterin Cancer	29	779	28	391	+ 388
Skin Cancers	30	762	36	272	+ 490
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	748	40	235	+ 513
Oesophagus Cancer	32	692	25	493	+ 199
Cervical Cancer	33	674	34	303	+ 370
Drownings	34	669	24	543	+ 126
Parkinson's Disease	35	662	21	621	+ 40
Fires	36	545	22	620	- 75
Violence	37	498	38	255	+ 243
Skin Disease	38	403	51	31	+ 372
HIV/AIDS	39	391	42	167	+ 224
Tuberculosis	40	376	37	269	+ 107
Endocrine Disorders	41	312	43	141	+ 171
Hepatitis C	42	279	62	1	+ 278
Congenital Anomalies	43	245	41	202	+ 43
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	240	85	0	+ 240
Epilepsy	45	233	45	116	+ 118
Asthma	46	220	44	122	+ 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	215	39	239	- 24
Drug Use	48	215	29	389	- 174
Poisonings	49	123	33	311	- 189
Multiple Sclerosis	50	107	49	42	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	105	55	15	+ 89
Meningitis	52	78	50	36	+ 42
Anemia	53	75	83	0	+ 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	72	57	13	+ 59
Birth Trauma	55	61	52	25	+ 36
Low Birth Weight	56	59	47	64	- 5
Schizophrenia	57	39	80	0	+ 39
Osteoarthritis	58	36	84	0	+ 36
Appendicitis	59	25	54	20	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	60	24	60	2	+ 22
Oral conditions	61	19	86	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	62	19	58	5	+ 14
Hepatitis B	63	17	56	14	+ 3
Malnutrition	64	10	53	22	- 12
Syphilis	65	7	63	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	5	66	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	4	67	0	+ 4
War	68	1	59	3	- 2
Encephalitis	69	0	46	93	- 93
Pertussis	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	61	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Latvia

Belarus

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.