BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,080	1	9,201	+ 7,880
Stroke	2	12,427	2	7,871	+ 4,556
Hypertension	3	2,518	11	546	+ 1,972
Lung Cancers	4	2,017	4	2,076	- 59
Inflammatory/Heart	5	1,942	8	874	+ 1,068
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,523	7	998	+ 524
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,399	6	1,144	+ 256
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,117	3	2,406	- 1,289
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,057	17	440	+ 617
Breast Cancer	10	996	13	528	+ 468
Stomach Cancer	11	990	12	532	+ 458
Prostate Cancer	12	978	18	413	+ 566
Pancreas Cancer	13	920	15	463	+ 457
Suicide	14	809	19	361	+ 448
Liver Disease	15	769	10	613	+ 156
Other Injuries	16	764	26	157	+ 607
Kidney Disease	17	752	9	689	+ 63
Lung Disease	18	730	5	1,163	- 432
Lymphomas	19	518	24	184	+ 333
Bladder Cancer	20	481	22	232	+ 249
Alcohol	21	479	34	90	+ 389
Oral Cancer	22	451	27	146	+ 306
Falls	23	425	21	267	+ 158
Ovary Cancer	24	414	25	182	+ 232
Leukemia	25	393	23	186	+ 206
Liver Cancer	26	330	14	480	- 149
Road Traffic Accidents	27	324	16	446	- 122
Other Neoplasms	28	322	45	23	+ 299
Uterin Cancer	29	311	33	92	+ 220
Skin Cancers	30	305	28	133	+ 171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	299	30	121	+ 178
Oesophagus Cancer	32	277	31	110	+ 167
Cervical Cancer	33	269	29	132	+ 137
Drownings	34	268	42	48	+ 220
Parkinson's Disease	35	265	20	341	- 76
Fires	36	218	38	54	+ 163
Violence	37	199	40	49	+ 150
Skin Disease	38	161	47	21	+ 141
HIV/AIDS	39	156	70	0	+ 156
Tuberculosis	40	150	32	93	+ 57
Endocrine Disorders	41	125	39	53	+ 71
Hepatitis C	42	112	65	0	+ 111
Congenital Anomalies	43	98	35	69	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	96	80	0	+ 96
Epilepsy	45	93	36	60	+ 33
Asthma	46	88	37	60	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	86	43	36	+ 50
Drug Use	48	86	44	25	+ 61
Poisonings	49	49	50	13	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	50	43	46	22	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	42	48	19	+ 22
Meningitis	52	31	53	10	+ 22
Anemia	53	30	86	0	+ 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	29	54	8	+ 21
Birth Trauma	55	25	49	14	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	56	24	41	48	- 24
Schizophrenia	57	16	83	0	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	58	15	81	0	+ 15
Appendicitis	59	10	52	11	- 1
Maternal Conditions	60	10	58	2	+ 7
Oral conditions	61	8	82	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	62	8	63	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	7	56	3	+ 4
Malnutrition	64	4	57	2	+ 2
Syphilis	65	3	61	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	68	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	1	67	0	+ 1
War	68	0	62	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	51	13	- 13
Pertussis	70	0	59	2	- 2
Tetanus	71	0	60	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	55	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Latvia

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.