COLOMBIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	222,970	1	43,066	+ 179,904
Stroke	2	162,224	3	16,573	+ 145,651
Hypertension	3	32,864	8	6,400	+ 26,464
Lung Cancers	4	26,331	10	5,250	+ 21,081
Inflammatory/Heart	5	25,351	31	1,329	+ 24,022
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,879	12	4,371	+ 15,507
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	18,269	22	2,157	+ 16,112
Diabetes Mellitus	8	14,575	11	5,028	+ 9,547
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	13,797	5	10,773	+ 3,023
Breast Cancer	10	13,006	13	3,669	+ 9,336
Stomach Cancer	11	12,926	9	6,112	+ 6,815
Prostate Cancer	12	12,773	14	3,584	+ 9,189
Pancreas Cancer	13	12,008	25	2,022	+ 9,986
Suicide	14	10,564	26	1,965	+ 8,599
Liver Disease	15	10,041	19	2,426	+ 7,615
Other Injuries	16	9,976	28	1,592	+ 8,384
Kidney Disease	17	9,813	7	6,834	+ 2,979
Lung Disease	18	9,534	4	15,928	- 6,394
Lymphomas	19	6,756	18	2,603	+ 4,153
Bladder Cancer	20	6,276	42	609	+ 5,668
Alcohol	21	6,259	68	23	+ 6,236
Oral Cancer	22	5,892	37	807	+ 5,085
Falls	23	5,543	29	1,518	+ 4,026
Ovary Cancer	24	5,407	33	1,122	+ 4,285
Leukemia	25	5,124	21	2,208	+ 2,916
Liver Cancer	26	4,313	24	2,065	+ 2,248
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,226	6	7,765	- 3,538
Other Neoplasms	28	4,202	15	3,205	+ 998
Uterin Cancer	29	4,066	45	423	+ 3,643
Skin Cancers	30	3,976	35	1,028	+ 2,947
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,905	39	698	+ 3,206
Oesophagus Cancer	32	3,611	36	835	+ 2,776
Cervical Cancer	33	3,515	20	2,266	+ 1,249
Drownings	34	3,492	40	689	+ 2,803
Parkinson's Disease	35	3,454	47	383	+ 3,071
Fires	36	2,843	56	127	+ 2,717
Violence	37	2,601	2	19,268	- 16,667
Skin Disease	38	2,105	34	1,102	+ 1,003
HIV/AIDS	39	2,040	17	2,683	- 643
Tuberculosis	40	1,963	32	1,272	+ 691
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,626	30	1,367	+ 259
Hepatitis C	42	1,456	59	65	+ 1,391
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,279	16	2,963	- 1,683
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,252	48	333	+ 919
Epilepsy	45	1,218	43	597	+ 621
Asthma	46	1,147	54	191	+ 956
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,124	63	38	+ 1,086
Drug Use	48	1,122	44	492	+ 631
Poisonings	49	640	61	61	+ 579
Multiple Sclerosis	50	558	60	62	+ 496
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	546	51	242	+ 304
Meningitis	52	407	50	244	+ 163
Anemia	53	389	57	101	+ 288
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	375	38	747	- 373
Birth Trauma	55	320	41	648	- 328
Low Birth Weight	56	310	23	2,095	- 1,785
Schizophrenia	57	206	70	18	+ 188
Osteoarthritis	58	189	58	67	+ 123
Appendicitis	59	131	52	213	- 82
Maternal Conditions	60	125	46	394	- 268
Oral conditions	61	99	75	7	+ 92
Upper Respiratory	62	98	66	27	+ 71
Hepatitis B	63	87	62	50	+ 36
Malnutrition	64	52	27	1,878	- 1,826
Syphilis	65	36	65	30	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	26	73	7	+ 19
Diphtheria	67	20	80	0	+ 19
War	68	5	49	260	- 255
Encephalitis	69	1	64	38	- 37
Pertussis	70	1	69	18	- 17
Tetanus	71	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	8	- 8
Chlamydia	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	80	0	53	203	- 203
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	133	- 133
Ascariasis	84	0	76	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Latvia

Colombia

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.