EGYPT VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	500,214	1	173,871	+ 326,343
Stroke	2	363,935	3	43,839	+ 320,096
Hypertension	3	73,727	5	21,094	+ 52,633
Lung Cancers	4	59,071	18	5,677	+ 53,394
Inflammatory/Heart	5	56,873	27	2,489	+ 54,384
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	44,596	24	3,083	+ 41,513
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	40,985	16	6,975	+ 34,010
Diabetes Mellitus	8	32,698	8	19,131	+ 13,567
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	30,952	7	20,695	+ 10,258
Breast Cancer	10	29,177	13	9,180	+ 19,997
Stomach Cancer	11	28,999	32	1,844	+ 27,155
Prostate Cancer	12	28,656	35	1,282	+ 27,374
Pancreas Cancer	13	26,939	26	2,906	+ 24,033
Suicide	14	23,700	25	3,022	+ 20,678
Liver Disease	15	22,527	2	60,122	- 37,595
Other Injuries	16	22,380	21	3,819	+ 18,561
Kidney Disease	17	22,014	6	21,087	+ 927
Lung Disease	18	21,389	9	13,393	+ 7,996
Lymphomas	19	15,157	14	7,539	+ 7,618
Bladder Cancer	20	14,081	19	5,133	+ 8,948
Alcohol	21	14,042	60	141	+ 13,900
Oral Cancer	22	13,218	45	793	+ 12,425
Falls	23	12,436	30	2,019	+ 10,417
Ovary Cancer	24	12,131	31	1,944	+ 10,187
Leukemia	25	11,495	22	3,763	+ 7,733
Liver Cancer	26	9,676	4	24,512	- 14,836
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9,482	12	10,141	- 659
Other Neoplasms	28	9,427	61	116	+ 9,311
Uterin Cancer	29	9,121	52	422	+ 8,699
Skin Cancers	30	8,920	39	1,013	+ 7,906
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	8,760	34	1,339	+ 7,422
Oesophagus Cancer	32	8,101	41	951	+ 7,150
Cervical Cancer	33	7,886	48	625	+ 7,261
Drownings	34	7,834	37	1,122	+ 6,712
Parkinson's Disease	35	7,749	28	2,391	+ 5,358
Fires	36	6,379	33	1,568	+ 4,811
Violence	37	5,835	20	4,165	+ 1,670
Skin Disease	38	4,722	55	219	+ 4,502
HIV/AIDS	39	4,576	53	397	+ 4,179
Tuberculosis	40	4,403	51	432	+ 3,971
Endocrine Disorders	41	3,649	29	2,372	+ 1,277
Hepatitis C	42	3,266	63	97	+ 3,169
Congenital Anomalies	43	2,870	10	12,163	- 9,293
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	2,808	84	0	+ 2,808
Epilepsy	45	2,733	50	451	+ 2,282
Asthma	46	2,573	15	7,104	- 4,531
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,521	36	1,248	+ 1,273
Drug Use	48	2,518	62	116	+ 2,402
Poisonings	49	1,436	57	195	+ 1,241
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1,252	56	213	+ 1,040
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,224	65	26	+ 1,199
Meningitis	52	912	43	827	+ 85
Anemia	53	873	82	0	+ 873
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	840	23	3,692	- 2,852
Birth Trauma	55	718	17	6,109	- 5,391
Low Birth Weight	56	697	11	11,391	- 10,695
Schizophrenia	57	462	80	0	+ 462
Osteoarthritis	58	425	85	0	+ 425
Appendicitis	59	293	59	142	+ 151
Maternal Conditions	60	281	44	795	- 513
Oral conditions	61	223	86	0	+ 223
Upper Respiratory	62	220	68	5	+ 215
Hepatitis B	63	195	40	988	- 793
Malnutrition	64	118	46	759	- 641
Syphilis	65	80	58	159	- 79
Otitis Media	66	59	72	0	+ 58
Diphtheria	67	44	70	3	+ 41
War	68	12	47	714	- 701
Encephalitis	69	3	38	1,046	- 1,043
Pertussis	70	2	42	906	- 904
Tetanus	71	0	49	540	- 540
Measles	72	0	64	43	- 43
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	13	- 13
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	220	- 220
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	69	5	- 5
Ascariasis	84	0	67	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Latvia

Egypt

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.