CHINA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,367,123	2	1,771,525	+ 4,595,598
Stroke	2	4,632,452	1	2,043,210	+ 2,589,241
Hypertension	3	938,458	7	301,183	+ 637,275
Lung Cancers	4	751,907	4	714,311	+ 37,596
Inflammatory/Heart	5	723,925	33	29,954	+ 693,972
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	567,651	9	248,388	+ 319,263
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	521,689	6	304,455	+ 217,234
Diabetes Mellitus	8	416,206	14	161,672	+ 254,533
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	393,985	12	183,342	+ 210,643
Breast Cancer	10	371,388	19	92,757	+ 278,631
Stomach Cancer	11	369,127	5	398,439	- 29,311
Prostate Cancer	12	364,758	28	51,056	+ 313,702
Pancreas Cancer	13	342,898	18	111,537	+ 231,361
Suicide	14	301,666	17	116,324	+ 185,343
Liver Disease	15	286,745	15	145,603	+ 141,142
Other Injuries	16	284,874	25	54,087	+ 230,786
Kidney Disease	17	280,216	11	192,302	+ 87,914
Lung Disease	18	272,252	3	968,607	- 696,355
Lymphomas	19	192,925	23	57,838	+ 135,087
Bladder Cancer	20	179,230	29	37,873	+ 141,357
Alcohol	21	178,734	42	19,071	+ 159,662
Oral Cancer	22	168,251	24	54,695	+ 113,556
Falls	23	158,292	16	138,878	+ 19,415
Ovary Cancer	24	154,409	35	28,078	+ 126,331
Leukemia	25	146,323	22	58,145	+ 88,179
Liver Cancer	26	123,169	13	180,952	- 57,783
Road Traffic Accidents	27	120,690	8	250,272	- 129,582
Other Neoplasms	28	120,000	53	4,374	+ 115,626
Uterin Cancer	29	116,100	45	11,751	+ 104,349
Skin Cancers	30	113,534	41	19,669	+ 93,865
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	111,508	30	37,723	+ 73,785
Oesophagus Cancer	32	103,112	10	242,891	- 139,779
Cervical Cancer	33	100,379	27	51,650	+ 48,729
Drownings	34	99,720	26	52,807	+ 46,913
Parkinson's Disease	35	98,635	20	70,699	+ 27,936
Fires	36	81,197	48	10,498	+ 70,699
Violence	37	74,277	47	11,115	+ 63,162
Skin Disease	38	60,100	52	5,222	+ 54,878
HIV/AIDS	39	58,245	34	28,746	+ 29,499
Tuberculosis	40	56,043	32	34,802	+ 21,241
Endocrine Disorders	41	46,444	37	25,613	+ 20,831
Hepatitis C	42	41,568	66	86	+ 41,482
Congenital Anomalies	43	36,535	31	36,613	- 78
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	35,741	81	0	+ 35,741
Epilepsy	45	34,785	46	11,365	+ 23,420
Asthma	46	32,750	39	23,147	+ 9,603
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	32,089	21	65,350	- 33,261
Drug Use	48	32,052	38	24,214	+ 7,838
Poisonings	49	18,276	36	25,762	- 7,487
Multiple Sclerosis	50	15,941	59	1,734	+ 14,207
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	15,585	49	10,108	+ 5,477
Meningitis	52	11,615	51	5,704	+ 5,911
Anemia	53	11,110	83	0	+ 11,110
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	10,697	50	8,719	+ 1,978
Birth Trauma	55	9,137	43	17,644	- 8,507
Low Birth Weight	56	8,866	40	21,631	- 12,765
Schizophrenia	57	5,882	86	0	+ 5,882
Osteoarthritis	58	5,409	82	0	+ 5,409
Appendicitis	59	3,732	60	1,468	+ 2,264
Maternal Conditions	60	3,582	54	3,596	- 14
Oral conditions	61	2,835	80	0	+ 2,835
Upper Respiratory	62	2,803	57	2,663	+ 140
Hepatitis B	63	2,483	56	2,757	- 275
Malnutrition	64	1,496	44	12,995	- 11,498
Syphilis	65	1,021	58	1,824	- 803
Otitis Media	66	746	69	15	+ 731
Diphtheria	67	557	71	11	+ 546
War	68	155	61	900	- 745
Encephalitis	69	35	55	2,796	- 2,762
Pertussis	70	28	64	484	- 456
Tetanus	71	0	63	491	- 491
Measles	72	0	62	558	- 558
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	67	55	- 55
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	70	12	- 12
Ascariasis	84	0	68	34	- 34
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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.