DR CONGO VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	518,900	7	34,713	+ 484,187
Stroke	2	377,530	6	36,596	+ 340,934
Hypertension	3	76,481	12	15,743	+ 60,738
Lung Cancers	4	61,278	47	1,158	+ 60,120
Inflammatory/Heart	5	58,998	29	4,045	+ 54,953
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	46,262	36	2,966	+ 43,295
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	42,516	28	4,548	+ 37,968
Diabetes Mellitus	8	33,919	16	12,902	+ 21,017
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	32,109	1	73,546	- 41,437
Breast Cancer	10	30,267	35	3,416	+ 26,851
Stomach Cancer	11	30,083	37	2,579	+ 27,504
Prostate Cancer	12	29,727	30	3,948	+ 25,778
Pancreas Cancer	13	27,945	50	1,017	+ 26,929
Suicide	14	24,585	26	5,812	+ 18,773
Liver Disease	15	23,369	13	15,044	+ 8,324
Other Injuries	16	23,216	22	8,272	+ 14,945
Kidney Disease	17	22,837	20	9,077	+ 13,760
Lung Disease	18	22,188	14	13,527	+ 8,661
Lymphomas	19	15,723	38	2,061	+ 13,662
Bladder Cancer	20	14,607	65	270	+ 14,337
Alcohol	21	14,566	60	635	+ 13,931
Oral Cancer	22	13,712	51	1,003	+ 12,709
Falls	23	12,900	33	3,483	+ 9,417
Ovary Cancer	24	12,584	58	656	+ 11,928
Leukemia	25	11,925	41	1,871	+ 10,053
Liver Cancer	26	10,038	31	3,840	+ 6,198
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9,836	10	30,256	- 20,421
Other Neoplasms	28	9,780	67	88	+ 9,692
Uterin Cancer	29	9,462	63	352	+ 9,110
Skin Cancers	30	9,253	55	765	+ 8,487
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	9,088	40	1,923	+ 7,165
Oesophagus Cancer	32	8,403	53	790	+ 7,613
Cervical Cancer	33	8,181	27	4,823	+ 3,358
Drownings	34	8,127	34	3,454	+ 4,673
Parkinson's Disease	35	8,038	49	1,035	+ 7,004
Fires	36	6,617	39	2,007	+ 4,610
Violence	37	6,053	18	11,120	- 5,067
Skin Disease	38	4,898	54	781	+ 4,117
HIV/AIDS	39	4,747	15	13,286	- 8,539
Tuberculosis	40	4,567	2	43,759	- 39,192
Endocrine Disorders	41	3,785	25	7,380	- 3,595
Hepatitis C	42	3,388	69	69	+ 3,319
Congenital Anomalies	43	2,977	11	16,256	- 13,279
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	2,913	81	0	+ 2,913
Epilepsy	45	2,835	44	1,727	+ 1,108
Asthma	46	2,669	24	7,733	- 5,064
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,615	43	1,728	+ 887
Drug Use	48	2,612	59	638	+ 1,974
Poisonings	49	1,489	42	1,729	- 239
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1,299	71	44	+ 1,255
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,270	66	217	+ 1,053
Meningitis	52	947	17	11,568	- 10,622
Anemia	53	905	86	0	+ 905
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	872	5	41,301	- 40,429
Birth Trauma	55	745	9	33,075	- 32,331
Low Birth Weight	56	723	8	34,668	- 33,946
Schizophrenia	57	479	83	0	+ 479
Osteoarthritis	58	441	80	0	+ 441
Appendicitis	59	304	56	703	- 399
Maternal Conditions	60	292	19	10,513	- 10,221
Oral conditions	61	231	82	0	+ 231
Upper Respiratory	62	228	62	370	- 142
Hepatitis B	63	202	61	456	- 254
Malnutrition	64	122	21	8,910	- 8,788
Syphilis	65	83	32	3,751	- 3,668
Otitis Media	66	61	72	38	+ 23
Diphtheria	67	45	70	47	- 1
War	68	13	45	1,658	- 1,645
Encephalitis	69	3	57	680	- 677
Pertussis	70	2	23	7,921	- 7,919
Tetanus	71	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	72	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	73	15	- 15
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
Schistosomiasis	78	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Malaria	79	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	84	0	68	80	- 80
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Latvia

DR 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.