CHAD VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	85,853	7	5,639	+ 80,213
Stroke	2	62,463	6	6,058	+ 56,405
Hypertension	3	12,654	23	1,258	+ 11,396
Lung Cancers	4	10,139	59	100	+ 10,038
Inflammatory/Heart	5	9,761	37	468	+ 9,294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,654	42	334	+ 7,320
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	7,034	32	664	+ 6,370
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,612	20	1,880	+ 3,732
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,312	1	23,230	- 17,917
Breast Cancer	10	5,008	28	1,013	+ 3,995
Stomach Cancer	11	4,977	51	187	+ 4,791
Prostate Cancer	12	4,918	41	340	+ 4,579
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,624	58	109	+ 4,515
Suicide	14	4,068	27	1,027	+ 3,041
Liver Disease	15	3,866	14	3,069	+ 797
Other Injuries	16	3,841	15	2,664	+ 1,177
Kidney Disease	17	3,778	19	1,893	+ 1,886
Lung Disease	18	3,671	22	1,430	+ 2,241
Lymphomas	19	2,601	39	389	+ 2,212
Bladder Cancer	20	2,417	61	82	+ 2,334
Alcohol	21	2,410	60	91	+ 2,319
Oral Cancer	22	2,269	43	294	+ 1,975
Falls	23	2,134	34	643	+ 1,491
Ovary Cancer	24	2,082	49	220	+ 1,862
Leukemia	25	1,973	46	277	+ 1,696
Liver Cancer	26	1,661	40	387	+ 1,274
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,627	8	5,171	- 3,544
Other Neoplasms	28	1,618	68	18	+ 1,600
Uterin Cancer	29	1,565	65	55	+ 1,510
Skin Cancers	30	1,531	54	137	+ 1,394
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,504	33	650	+ 853
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,390	56	121	+ 1,269
Cervical Cancer	33	1,353	35	634	+ 720
Drownings	34	1,345	26	1,063	+ 281
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,330	50	204	+ 1,126
Fires	36	1,095	29	722	+ 373
Violence	37	1,002	21	1,430	- 428
Skin Disease	38	810	53	142	+ 668
HIV/AIDS	39	785	13	3,219	- 2,433
Tuberculosis	40	756	12	3,499	- 2,744
Endocrine Disorders	41	626	25	1,156	- 530
Hepatitis C	42	560	67	31	+ 529
Congenital Anomalies	43	493	10	3,725	- 3,232
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	482	80	0	+ 482
Epilepsy	45	469	38	449	+ 20
Asthma	46	442	24	1,254	- 812
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	433	45	286	+ 147
Drug Use	48	432	48	231	+ 201
Poisonings	49	246	36	553	- 307
Multiple Sclerosis	50	215	69	15	+ 200
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	210	71	12	+ 198
Meningitis	52	157	9	4,803	- 4,647
Anemia	53	150	86	0	+ 150
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	144	2	14,842	- 14,697
Birth Trauma	55	123	4	8,314	- 8,191
Low Birth Weight	56	120	5	7,027	- 6,908
Schizophrenia	57	79	84	0	+ 79
Osteoarthritis	58	73	81	0	+ 73
Appendicitis	59	50	62	76	- 26
Maternal Conditions	60	48	11	3,672	- 3,624
Oral conditions	61	38	82	0	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	62	38	66	36	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	33	47	267	- 233
Malnutrition	64	20	18	2,150	- 2,130
Syphilis	65	14	30	718	- 704
Otitis Media	66	10	73	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	67	8	55	132	- 125
War	68	2	44	287	- 285
Encephalitis	69	0	57	121	- 120
Pertussis	70	0	16	2,498	- 2,497
Tetanus	71	0	31	684	- 684
Measles	72	0	17	2,372	- 2,372
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	72	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	60	- 60
Schistosomiasis	78	0	52	185	- 185
Malaria	79	0	3	8,630	- 8,630
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	63	72	- 72
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHAD

Latvia

Chad

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.