DOMINICAN REP. VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,633	1	14,986	+ 33,647
Stroke	2	35,383	2	7,882	+ 27,501
Hypertension	3	7,168	10	1,894	+ 5,274
Lung Cancers	4	5,743	16	1,244	+ 4,500
Inflammatory/Heart	5	5,529	35	312	+ 5,218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,336	20	851	+ 3,485
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,985	11	1,808	+ 2,177
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,179	4	2,762	+ 417
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,009	6	2,254	+ 755
Breast Cancer	10	2,837	14	1,460	+ 1,377
Stomach Cancer	11	2,819	24	547	+ 2,272
Prostate Cancer	12	2,786	12	1,655	+ 1,132
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,619	27	456	+ 2,163
Suicide	14	2,304	25	530	+ 1,775
Liver Disease	15	2,190	5	2,680	- 490
Other Injuries	16	2,176	19	890	+ 1,286
Kidney Disease	17	2,140	7	2,121	+ 20
Lung Disease	18	2,079	15	1,360	+ 719
Lymphomas	19	1,474	33	374	+ 1,099
Bladder Cancer	20	1,369	49	92	+ 1,277
Alcohol	21	1,365	48	120	+ 1,245
Oral Cancer	22	1,285	31	434	+ 851
Falls	23	1,209	30	435	+ 774
Ovary Cancer	24	1,179	50	89	+ 1,091
Leukemia	25	1,118	32	409	+ 709
Liver Cancer	26	941	21	664	+ 277
Road Traffic Accidents	27	922	3	6,937	- 6,015
Other Neoplasms	28	917	58	35	+ 881
Uterin Cancer	29	887	57	43	+ 844
Skin Cancers	30	867	41	172	+ 695
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	852	36	295	+ 557
Oesophagus Cancer	32	788	40	200	+ 587
Cervical Cancer	33	767	23	560	+ 206
Drownings	34	762	37	248	+ 514
Parkinson's Disease	35	753	28	446	+ 307
Fires	36	620	44	139	+ 481
Violence	37	567	9	1,917	- 1,349
Skin Disease	38	459	53	50	+ 409
HIV/AIDS	39	445	8	1,931	- 1,486
Tuberculosis	40	428	38	242	+ 186
Endocrine Disorders	41	355	22	602	- 248
Hepatitis C	42	318	60	17	+ 300
Congenital Anomalies	43	279	17	1,038	- 759
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	273	85	0	+ 273
Epilepsy	45	266	42	158	+ 107
Asthma	46	250	29	441	- 191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	245	46	123	+ 122
Drug Use	48	245	43	156	+ 89
Poisonings	49	140	55	47	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	50	122	62	13	+ 109
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	119	54	48	+ 71
Meningitis	52	89	45	134	- 45
Anemia	53	85	81	0	+ 85
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	82	26	504	- 423
Birth Trauma	55	70	18	915	- 845
Low Birth Weight	56	68	13	1,532	- 1,465
Schizophrenia	57	45	83	0	+ 45
Osteoarthritis	58	41	84	0	+ 41
Appendicitis	59	29	52	67	- 38
Maternal Conditions	60	27	39	202	- 175
Oral conditions	61	22	86	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	62	21	68	1	+ 20
Hepatitis B	63	19	63	11	+ 8
Malnutrition	64	11	34	372	- 360
Syphilis	65	8	51	70	- 63
Otitis Media	66	6	71	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	67	4	69	1	+ 4
War	68	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	56	44	- 44
Pertussis	70	0	47	121	- 120
Tetanus	71	0	61	17	- 17
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	66	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	79	0	65	4	- 4
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	64	5	- 5
Ascariasis	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Latvia

Dominican Rep.

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.