CENTRAL AFRICA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,409	7	2,900	+ 22,509
Stroke	2	18,487	5	3,284	+ 15,203
Hypertension	3	3,745	12	1,252	+ 2,493
Lung Cancers	4	3,001	55	47	+ 2,954
Inflammatory/Heart	5	2,889	30	270	+ 2,619
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,265	45	116	+ 2,149
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,082	33	204	+ 1,878
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,661	15	1,141	+ 520
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,572	1	5,231	- 3,659
Breast Cancer	10	1,482	26	344	+ 1,138
Stomach Cancer	11	1,473	49	65	+ 1,408
Prostate Cancer	12	1,456	38	156	+ 1,299
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,368	60	37	+ 1,332
Suicide	14	1,204	24	585	+ 619
Liver Disease	15	1,144	14	1,153	- 9
Other Injuries	16	1,137	23	621	+ 516
Kidney Disease	17	1,118	21	710	+ 408
Lung Disease	18	1,086	18	956	+ 130
Lymphomas	19	770	42	119	+ 651
Bladder Cancer	20	715	64	23	+ 692
Alcohol	21	713	52	62	+ 652
Oral Cancer	22	671	46	91	+ 580
Falls	23	632	36	181	+ 450
Ovary Cancer	24	616	50	64	+ 552
Leukemia	25	584	47	88	+ 496
Liver Cancer	26	492	44	117	+ 375
Road Traffic Accidents	27	482	10	1,790	- 1,308
Other Neoplasms	28	479	70	5	+ 474
Uterin Cancer	29	463	65	20	+ 444
Skin Cancers	30	453	58	43	+ 410
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	445	27	317	+ 128
Oesophagus Cancer	32	411	53	48	+ 363
Cervical Cancer	33	401	32	230	+ 170
Drownings	34	398	34	202	+ 196
Parkinson's Disease	35	394	48	67	+ 326
Fires	36	324	39	142	+ 182
Violence	37	296	17	1,009	- 712
Skin Disease	38	240	54	48	+ 192
HIV/AIDS	39	232	4	3,753	- 3,520
Tuberculosis	40	224	2	4,704	- 4,480
Endocrine Disorders	41	185	25	423	- 238
Hepatitis C	42	166	69	6	+ 160
Congenital Anomalies	43	146	19	776	- 630
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	143	80	0	+ 143
Epilepsy	45	139	43	119	+ 20
Asthma	46	131	20	761	- 630
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	128	35	194	- 66
Drug Use	48	128	57	44	+ 84
Poisonings	49	73	40	134	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	50	64	72	4	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	62	66	15	+ 47
Meningitis	52	46	16	1,015	- 968
Anemia	53	44	84	0	+ 44
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	43	3	4,684	- 4,641
Birth Trauma	55	36	9	2,192	- 2,155
Low Birth Weight	56	35	8	2,228	- 2,192
Schizophrenia	57	23	86	0	+ 23
Osteoarthritis	58	22	81	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	59	15	51	62	- 47
Maternal Conditions	60	14	13	1,174	- 1,160
Oral conditions	61	11	82	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	62	11	63	24	- 13
Hepatitis B	63	10	61	33	- 23
Malnutrition	64	6	22	691	- 685
Syphilis	65	4	41	120	- 116
Otitis Media	66	3	68	6	- 3
Diphtheria	67	2	67	11	- 8
War	68	1	28	314	- 313
Encephalitis	69	0	62	28	- 28
Pertussis	70	0	31	265	- 265
Tetanus	71	0	29	280	- 280
Measles	72	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	73	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	59	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	77	0	56	46	- 46
Schistosomiasis	78	0	37	169	- 169
Malaria	79	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	71	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Latvia

Central Africa

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.