ETHIOPIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	533,052	4	36,530	+ 496,522
Stroke	2	387,826	3	39,362	+ 348,465
Hypertension	3	78,567	12	13,470	+ 65,097
Lung Cancers	4	62,949	38	2,202	+ 60,747
Inflammatory/Heart	5	60,607	39	2,168	+ 58,438
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	47,523	31	3,755	+ 43,769
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	43,676	21	8,258	+ 35,418
Diabetes Mellitus	8	34,844	10	16,258	+ 18,587
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	32,984	1	59,931	- 26,946
Breast Cancer	10	31,092	20	8,485	+ 22,607
Stomach Cancer	11	30,903	47	1,519	+ 29,385
Prostate Cancer	12	30,537	50	1,244	+ 29,293
Pancreas Cancer	13	28,707	61	488	+ 28,220
Suicide	14	25,255	25	6,030	+ 19,225
Liver Disease	15	24,006	8	27,270	- 3,264
Other Injuries	16	23,849	16	11,735	+ 12,115
Kidney Disease	17	23,460	13	12,103	+ 11,357
Lung Disease	18	22,793	15	11,870	+ 10,923
Lymphomas	19	16,152	33	3,590	+ 12,562
Bladder Cancer	20	15,005	51	1,080	+ 13,925
Alcohol	21	14,963	55	750	+ 14,214
Oral Cancer	22	14,086	48	1,477	+ 12,609
Falls	23	13,252	28	4,510	+ 8,742
Ovary Cancer	24	12,927	36	2,424	+ 10,503
Leukemia	25	12,250	30	4,222	+ 8,028
Liver Cancer	26	10,312	42	1,730	+ 8,582
Road Traffic Accidents	27	10,104	5	31,564	- 21,460
Other Neoplasms	28	10,046	66	148	+ 9,898
Uterin Cancer	29	9,720	62	421	+ 9,299
Skin Cancers	30	9,505	52	1,006	+ 8,499
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	9,335	41	1,758	+ 7,577
Oesophagus Cancer	32	8,632	40	1,839	+ 6,794
Cervical Cancer	33	8,404	27	5,019	+ 3,385
Drownings	34	8,348	35	3,133	+ 5,216
Parkinson's Disease	35	8,258	46	1,578	+ 6,680
Fires	36	6,798	34	3,255	+ 3,543
Violence	37	6,218	22	8,076	- 1,858
Skin Disease	38	5,032	53	904	+ 4,128
HIV/AIDS	39	4,876	17	11,471	- 6,595
Tuberculosis	40	4,692	9	21,455	- 16,763
Endocrine Disorders	41	3,888	45	1,623	+ 2,265
Hepatitis C	42	3,480	69	115	+ 3,366
Congenital Anomalies	43	3,059	11	15,638	- 12,579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	2,992	81	0	+ 2,992
Epilepsy	45	2,912	44	1,625	+ 1,287
Asthma	46	2,742	29	4,484	- 1,742
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,686	49	1,339	+ 1,347
Drug Use	48	2,683	60	513	+ 2,170
Poisonings	49	1,530	32	3,668	- 2,138
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1,335	70	61	+ 1,274
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,305	65	221	+ 1,084
Meningitis	52	972	14	12,019	- 11,047
Anemia	53	930	83	0	+ 930
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	896	2	44,361	- 43,465
Birth Trauma	55	765	6	31,107	- 30,342
Low Birth Weight	56	742	7	28,020	- 27,278
Schizophrenia	57	492	86	0	+ 492
Osteoarthritis	58	453	80	0	+ 453
Appendicitis	59	312	58	677	- 365
Maternal Conditions	60	300	18	8,887	- 8,587
Oral conditions	61	237	82	0	+ 237
Upper Respiratory	62	235	57	709	- 474
Hepatitis B	63	208	56	742	- 534
Malnutrition	64	125	19	8,643	- 8,518
Syphilis	65	85	43	1,699	- 1,614
Otitis Media	66	62	71	39	+ 24
Diphtheria	67	47	67	146	- 99
War	68	13	64	281	- 268
Encephalitis	69	3	63	386	- 383
Pertussis	70	2	23	6,896	- 6,894
Tetanus	71	0	37	2,203	- 2,203
Measles	72	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	72	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	579	- 579
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	839	- 839
Malaria	79	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	20	- 20
Ascariasis	84	0	68	130	- 130
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Latvia

Ethiopia

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.