BRAZIL VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	989,444	1	165,788	+ 823,656
Stroke	2	719,878	2	123,207	+ 596,671
Hypertension	3	145,835	11	28,822	+ 117,013
Lung Cancers	4	116,845	9	31,659	+ 85,187
Inflammatory/Heart	5	112,497	18	17,508	+ 94,989
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	88,212	12	23,161	+ 65,051
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	81,070	10	30,717	+ 50,353
Diabetes Mellitus	8	64,678	5	59,608	+ 5,070
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	61,225	3	94,705	- 33,480
Breast Cancer	10	57,713	14	20,759	+ 36,954
Stomach Cancer	11	57,362	17	17,992	+ 39,370
Prostate Cancer	12	56,683	15	19,001	+ 37,682
Pancreas Cancer	13	53,286	24	11,999	+ 41,287
Suicide	14	46,879	20	14,540	+ 32,338
Liver Disease	15	44,560	13	21,422	+ 23,138
Other Injuries	16	44,269	21	13,807	+ 30,462
Kidney Disease	17	43,545	7	37,690	+ 5,855
Lung Disease	18	42,308	6	59,373	- 17,065
Lymphomas	19	29,980	27	10,376	+ 19,605
Bladder Cancer	20	27,852	36	5,306	+ 22,546
Alcohol	21	27,775	32	7,121	+ 20,654
Oral Cancer	22	26,146	28	9,951	+ 16,195
Falls	23	24,598	16	18,847	+ 5,752
Ovary Cancer	24	23,995	43	4,355	+ 19,640
Leukemia	25	22,738	30	8,531	+ 14,207
Liver Cancer	26	19,140	25	11,514	+ 7,626
Road Traffic Accidents	27	18,755	8	33,871	- 15,116
Other Neoplasms	28	18,648	42	4,665	+ 13,983
Uterin Cancer	29	18,042	47	2,780	+ 15,262
Skin Cancers	30	17,643	38	5,032	+ 12,612
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	17,328	44	4,258	+ 13,070
Oesophagus Cancer	32	16,023	26	10,466	+ 5,558
Cervical Cancer	33	15,599	29	9,511	+ 6,088
Drownings	34	15,496	39	4,937	+ 10,559
Parkinson's Disease	35	15,328	41	4,770	+ 10,557
Fires	36	12,618	58	1,028	+ 11,590
Violence	37	11,543	4	68,779	- 57,237
Skin Disease	38	9,339	31	7,179	+ 2,160
HIV/AIDS	39	9,051	22	12,558	- 3,507
Tuberculosis	40	8,709	40	4,895	+ 3,814
Endocrine Disorders	41	7,217	19	16,927	- 9,710
Hepatitis C	42	6,460	52	1,955	+ 4,505
Congenital Anomalies	43	5,677	23	12,317	- 6,639
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	5,554	55	1,097	+ 4,458
Epilepsy	45	5,406	46	3,263	+ 2,143
Asthma	46	5,089	48	2,595	+ 2,495
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	4,987	51	2,193	+ 2,794
Drug Use	48	4,981	49	2,467	+ 2,514
Poisonings	49	2,840	66	317	+ 2,523
Multiple Sclerosis	50	2,477	64	356	+ 2,121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2,422	61	596	+ 1,825
Meningitis	52	1,805	54	1,359	+ 446
Anemia	53	1,726	50	2,417	- 691
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	1,662	35	5,659	- 3,997
Birth Trauma	55	1,420	45	3,777	- 2,357
Low Birth Weight	56	1,378	33	6,881	- 5,503
Schizophrenia	57	914	60	661	+ 253
Osteoarthritis	58	841	65	330	+ 510
Appendicitis	59	580	57	1,067	- 488
Maternal Conditions	60	557	53	1,507	- 950
Oral conditions	61	441	73	62	+ 379
Upper Respiratory	62	436	67	260	+ 176
Hepatitis B	63	386	59	775	- 389
Malnutrition	64	232	34	6,695	- 6,463
Syphilis	65	159	68	223	- 64
Otitis Media	66	116	70	94	+ 22
Diphtheria	67	87	79	7	+ 80
War	68	24	56	1,090	- 1,066
Encephalitis	69	5	72	65	- 59
Pertussis	70	4	75	30	- 26
Tetanus	71	0	71	88	- 88
Measles	72	0	81	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	10	- 10
Leprosy	74	0	69	173	- 173
Chlamydia	75	0	80	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	432	- 432
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	79	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	80	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	14	- 14
Ascariasis	84	0	78	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Latvia

Brazil

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.