CONGO VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,418	4	2,494	+ 24,923
Stroke	2	19,948	5	2,267	+ 17,681
Hypertension	3	4,041	12	933	+ 3,109
Lung Cancers	4	3,238	47	54	+ 3,184
Inflammatory/Heart	5	3,117	26	220	+ 2,898
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,444	38	89	+ 2,356
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,246	25	230	+ 2,016
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,792	10	1,050	+ 743
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,697	3	2,576	- 880
Breast Cancer	10	1,599	32	159	+ 1,441
Stomach Cancer	11	1,590	39	88	+ 1,502
Prostate Cancer	12	1,571	28	198	+ 1,373
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,477	52	42	+ 1,435
Suicide	14	1,299	19	349	+ 950
Liver Disease	15	1,235	13	931	+ 304
Other Injuries	16	1,227	20	333	+ 894
Kidney Disease	17	1,207	15	613	+ 594
Lung Disease	18	1,172	17	541	+ 632
Lymphomas	19	831	45	61	+ 770
Bladder Cancer	20	772	61	15	+ 757
Alcohol	21	770	49	46	+ 724
Oral Cancer	22	725	54	33	+ 692
Falls	23	682	33	149	+ 533
Ovary Cancer	24	665	48	49	+ 615
Leukemia	25	630	46	57	+ 573
Liver Cancer	26	530	30	169	+ 361
Road Traffic Accidents	27	520	7	1,598	- 1,079
Other Neoplasms	28	517	63	8	+ 509
Uterin Cancer	29	500	60	15	+ 485
Skin Cancers	30	489	53	36	+ 453
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	480	35	105	+ 375
Oesophagus Cancer	32	444	57	19	+ 425
Cervical Cancer	33	432	29	196	+ 236
Drownings	34	429	36	104	+ 326
Parkinson's Disease	35	425	42	69	+ 356
Fires	36	350	37	90	+ 259
Violence	37	320	18	539	- 219
Skin Disease	38	259	50	46	+ 213
HIV/AIDS	39	251	1	4,509	- 4,259
Tuberculosis	40	241	2	2,781	- 2,540
Endocrine Disorders	41	200	27	208	- 8
Hepatitis C	42	179	67	2	+ 177
Congenital Anomalies	43	157	14	729	- 572
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	154	84	0	+ 154
Epilepsy	45	150	40	76	+ 74
Asthma	46	141	23	291	- 150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	138	43	67	+ 72
Drug Use	48	138	44	65	+ 73
Poisonings	49	79	41	71	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	50	69	66	4	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	67	59	15	+ 52
Meningitis	52	50	22	299	- 249
Anemia	53	48	82	0	+ 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	46	8	1,304	- 1,258
Birth Trauma	55	39	11	997	- 958
Low Birth Weight	56	38	9	1,283	- 1,245
Schizophrenia	57	25	81	0	+ 25
Osteoarthritis	58	23	85	0	+ 23
Appendicitis	59	16	58	18	- 2
Maternal Conditions	60	15	16	578	- 562
Oral conditions	61	12	86	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	12	64	7	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	11	62	14	- 4
Malnutrition	64	6	24	272	- 265
Syphilis	65	4	34	107	- 102
Otitis Media	66	3	71	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	2	68	2	+ 1
War	68	1	72	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	56	20	- 20
Pertussis	70	0	21	329	- 329
Tetanus	71	0	55	23	- 23
Measles	72	0	31	159	- 159
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	45	- 45
Malaria	79	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Latvia

Congo

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.