CANADA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	174,438	1	40,063	+ 134,374
Stroke	2	126,914	5	14,159	+ 112,755
Hypertension	3	25,711	22	2,563	+ 23,148
Lung Cancers	4	20,600	3	20,937	- 337
Inflammatory/Heart	5	19,833	27	2,060	+ 17,773
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,552	6	9,651	+ 5,901
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,293	2	30,970	- 16,677
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,403	9	5,718	+ 5,685
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	10,794	7	7,431	+ 3,362
Breast Cancer	10	10,175	8	5,910	+ 4,265
Stomach Cancer	11	10,113	26	2,177	+ 7,935
Prostate Cancer	12	9,993	13	4,711	+ 5,282
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,394	11	5,057	+ 4,337
Suicide	14	8,265	15	4,417	+ 3,848
Liver Disease	15	7,856	17	3,624	+ 4,232
Other Injuries	16	7,805	24	2,392	+ 5,412
Kidney Disease	17	7,677	14	4,578	+ 3,099
Lung Disease	18	7,459	4	14,212	- 6,753
Lymphomas	19	5,285	10	5,146	+ 139
Bladder Cancer	20	4,910	23	2,521	+ 2,390
Alcohol	21	4,897	33	1,491	+ 3,406
Oral Cancer	22	4,610	32	1,592	+ 3,017
Falls	23	4,337	12	4,829	- 492
Ovary Cancer	24	4,230	29	1,902	+ 2,328
Leukemia	25	4,009	21	3,098	+ 911
Liver Cancer	26	3,374	20	3,113	+ 262
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,306	28	1,998	+ 1,309
Other Neoplasms	28	3,288	31	1,679	+ 1,609
Uterin Cancer	29	3,181	34	1,183	+ 1,998
Skin Cancers	30	3,110	30	1,756	+ 1,354
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,055	43	442	+ 2,613
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,825	25	2,230	+ 595
Cervical Cancer	33	2,750	41	578	+ 2,172
Drownings	34	2,732	48	283	+ 2,449
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,702	18	3,359	- 657
Fires	36	2,225	52	192	+ 2,032
Violence	37	2,035	40	605	+ 1,430
Skin Disease	38	1,647	38	679	+ 968
HIV/AIDS	39	1,596	53	163	+ 1,433
Tuberculosis	40	1,535	58	97	+ 1,438
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,272	19	3,233	- 1,960
Hepatitis C	42	1,139	45	363	+ 776
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,001	35	1,081	- 80
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	979	54	143	+ 837
Epilepsy	45	953	44	384	+ 569
Asthma	46	897	49	262	+ 635
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	879	39	636	+ 243
Drug Use	48	878	16	3,686	- 2,808
Poisonings	49	501	56	121	+ 379
Multiple Sclerosis	50	437	37	692	- 255
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	427	47	322	+ 105
Meningitis	52	318	59	68	+ 250
Anemia	53	304	46	343	- 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	293	36	840	- 547
Birth Trauma	55	250	50	193	+ 57
Low Birth Weight	56	243	42	553	- 311
Schizophrenia	57	161	57	118	+ 43
Osteoarthritis	58	148	55	139	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	102	62	49	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	60	98	64	45	+ 53
Oral conditions	61	78	61	51	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	62	77	63	47	+ 30
Hepatitis B	63	68	60	66	+ 2
Malnutrition	64	41	51	192	- 151
Syphilis	65	28	67	5	+ 23
Otitis Media	66	20	66	8	+ 13
Diphtheria	67	15	73	0	+ 15
War	68	4	65	21	- 17
Encephalitis	69	1	68	3	- 2
Pertussis	70	1	69	1	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Latvia

Canada

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.