DJIBOUTI VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,474	1	687	+ 3,787
Stroke	2	3,255	2	680	+ 2,575
Hypertension	3	659	12	211	+ 448
Lung Cancers	4	528	42	20	+ 508
Inflammatory/Heart	5	509	28	45	+ 464
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	399	32	38	+ 361
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	367	21	90	+ 276
Diabetes Mellitus	8	292	7	284	+ 8
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	277	3	671	- 394
Breast Cancer	10	261	20	91	+ 170
Stomach Cancer	11	259	50	14	+ 245
Prostate Cancer	12	256	44	17	+ 239
Pancreas Cancer	13	241	58	6	+ 235
Suicide	14	212	19	94	+ 118
Liver Disease	15	201	6	295	- 93
Other Injuries	16	200	10	233	- 33
Kidney Disease	17	197	13	186	+ 11
Lung Disease	18	191	16	120	+ 71
Lymphomas	19	136	30	40	+ 95
Bladder Cancer	20	126	47	15	+ 111
Alcohol	21	126	49	15	+ 111
Oral Cancer	22	118	45	17	+ 102
Falls	23	111	26	45	+ 66
Ovary Cancer	24	108	40	23	+ 85
Leukemia	25	103	27	45	+ 57
Liver Cancer	26	87	43	19	+ 68
Road Traffic Accidents	27	85	11	229	- 144
Other Neoplasms	28	84	65	2	+ 82
Uterin Cancer	29	82	60	4	+ 77
Skin Cancers	30	80	53	12	+ 68
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	78	34	32	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	32	72	36	27	+ 46
Cervical Cancer	33	71	29	40	+ 30
Drownings	34	70	35	28	+ 42
Parkinson's Disease	35	69	41	23	+ 47
Fires	36	57	33	33	+ 24
Violence	37	52	24	64	- 12
Skin Disease	38	42	55	12	+ 30
HIV/AIDS	39	41	5	348	- 307
Tuberculosis	40	39	9	243	- 203
Endocrine Disorders	41	33	38	25	+ 8
Hepatitis C	42	29	68	1	+ 28
Congenital Anomalies	43	26	18	113	- 87
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	25	80	0	+ 25
Epilepsy	45	24	37	26	- 1
Asthma	46	23	22	68	- 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	23	48	15	+ 8
Drug Use	48	23	54	12	+ 10
Poisonings	49	13	39	25	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	50	11	67	2	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	11	62	3	+ 8
Meningitis	52	8	17	117	- 109
Anemia	53	8	85	0	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	8	4	364	- 357
Birth Trauma	55	6	15	166	- 160
Low Birth Weight	56	6	8	251	- 245
Schizophrenia	57	4	84	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	58	4	81	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	3	57	6	- 3
Maternal Conditions	60	3	31	40	- 38
Oral conditions	61	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	2	61	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	2	56	8	- 7
Malnutrition	64	1	14	170	- 168
Syphilis	65	1	52	13	- 12
Otitis Media	66	1	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	69	1	- 0
War	68	0	63	3	- 3
Encephalitis	69	0	59	5	- 5
Pertussis	70	0	25	50	- 50
Tetanus	71	0	46	16	- 16
Measles	72	0	66	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	78	0	64	3	- 3
Malaria	79	0	23	66	- 66
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

Latvia

Djibouti

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.