CHILE VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,924	1	10,685	+ 73,239
Stroke	2	61,060	2	9,731	+ 51,328
Hypertension	3	12,370	7	3,817	+ 8,553
Lung Cancers	4	9,911	9	3,452	+ 6,458
Inflammatory/Heart	5	9,542	31	709	+ 8,833
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,482	11	3,022	+ 4,460
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,876	5	4,000	+ 2,876
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,486	10	3,177	+ 2,309
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,193	6	3,920	+ 1,273
Breast Cancer	10	4,895	16	1,689	+ 3,207
Stomach Cancer	11	4,865	8	3,631	+ 1,235
Prostate Cancer	12	4,808	14	2,435	+ 2,373
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,520	17	1,567	+ 2,953
Suicide	14	3,976	15	1,700	+ 2,276
Liver Disease	15	3,780	13	2,647	+ 1,132
Other Injuries	16	3,755	21	1,310	+ 2,445
Kidney Disease	17	3,693	3	4,065	- 371
Lung Disease	18	3,589	4	4,062	- 474
Lymphomas	19	2,543	18	1,394	+ 1,149
Bladder Cancer	20	2,362	32	641	+ 1,721
Alcohol	21	2,356	47	207	+ 2,149
Oral Cancer	22	2,218	40	307	+ 1,911
Falls	23	2,086	23	904	+ 1,182
Ovary Cancer	24	2,035	35	514	+ 1,521
Leukemia	25	1,929	24	879	+ 1,049
Liver Cancer	26	1,623	19	1,369	+ 254
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,591	12	2,826	- 1,236
Other Neoplasms	28	1,582	20	1,358	+ 224
Uterin Cancer	29	1,530	45	275	+ 1,256
Skin Cancers	30	1,496	34	526	+ 971
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,470	46	223	+ 1,247
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,359	30	722	+ 637
Cervical Cancer	33	1,323	27	780	+ 543
Drownings	34	1,314	44	283	+ 1,031
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,300	26	790	+ 510
Fires	36	1,070	41	295	+ 775
Violence	37	979	29	744	+ 235
Skin Disease	38	792	28	763	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	39	768	33	539	+ 228
Tuberculosis	40	739	38	410	+ 328
Endocrine Disorders	41	612	22	1,286	- 674
Hepatitis C	42	548	61	27	+ 521
Congenital Anomalies	43	482	25	858	- 376
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	471	56	73	+ 398
Epilepsy	45	459	43	294	+ 164
Asthma	46	432	42	295	+ 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	423	52	104	+ 319
Drug Use	48	422	50	149	+ 274
Poisonings	49	241	57	68	+ 173
Multiple Sclerosis	50	210	62	27	+ 184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	205	48	187	+ 19
Meningitis	52	153	53	95	+ 58
Anemia	53	146	49	180	- 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	141	39	334	- 193
Birth Trauma	55	120	54	87	+ 33
Low Birth Weight	56	117	36	437	- 320
Schizophrenia	57	78	58	38	+ 40
Osteoarthritis	58	71	51	131	- 60
Appendicitis	59	49	59	37	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	60	47	63	24	+ 24
Oral conditions	61	37	65	5	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	62	37	67	4	+ 33
Hepatitis B	63	33	60	30	+ 3
Malnutrition	64	20	37	420	- 400
Syphilis	65	13	66	5	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	10	71	2	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	7	74	0	+ 7
War	68	2	64	14	- 12
Encephalitis	69	0	70	2	- 1
Pertussis	70	0	68	3	- 2
Tetanus	71	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	55	79	- 79
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Latvia

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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.