FIJI VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,279	2	1,481	+ 2,798
Stroke	2	3,113	3	583	+ 2,530
Hypertension	3	631	7	170	+ 461
Lung Cancers	4	505	22	48	+ 458
Inflammatory/Heart	5	486	23	45	+ 441
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	381	24	45	+ 336
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	351	19	63	+ 288
Diabetes Mellitus	8	280	1	1,628	- 1,348
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	265	5	228	+ 36
Breast Cancer	10	250	8	162	+ 87
Stomach Cancer	11	248	37	23	+ 225
Prostate Cancer	12	245	25	41	+ 205
Pancreas Cancer	13	230	38	21	+ 210
Suicide	14	203	16	80	+ 123
Liver Disease	15	193	15	82	+ 111
Other Injuries	16	191	17	77	+ 115
Kidney Disease	17	188	4	277	- 89
Lung Disease	18	183	9	141	+ 42
Lymphomas	19	130	35	27	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	20	120	50	8	+ 112
Alcohol	21	120	57	2	+ 118
Oral Cancer	22	113	46	13	+ 101
Falls	23	106	36	27	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	24	104	32	29	+ 75
Leukemia	25	98	30	31	+ 67
Liver Cancer	26	83	18	68	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	27	81	11	120	- 39
Other Neoplasms	28	81	53	3	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	29	78	39	20	+ 58
Skin Cancers	30	76	61	1	+ 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	75	29	34	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	32	69	42	18	+ 52
Cervical Cancer	33	67	13	86	- 19
Drownings	34	67	21	60	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	35	66	26	40	+ 26
Fires	36	55	33	28	+ 27
Violence	37	50	40	19	+ 30
Skin Disease	38	40	41	19	+ 21
HIV/AIDS	39	39	31	30	+ 9
Tuberculosis	40	38	27	39	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	41	31	34	28	+ 4
Hepatitis C	42	28	65	0	+ 28
Congenital Anomalies	43	25	10	129	- 105
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	24	84	0	+ 24
Epilepsy	45	23	44	16	+ 7
Asthma	46	22	6	226	- 204
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	22	20	62	- 40
Drug Use	48	22	52	4	+ 18
Poisonings	49	12	56	2	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	50	11	60	1	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	10	62	0	+ 10
Meningitis	52	8	43	17	- 9
Anemia	53	7	82	0	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	7	12	96	- 89
Birth Trauma	55	6	28	36	- 30
Low Birth Weight	56	6	14	86	- 80
Schizophrenia	57	4	81	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	58	4	85	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	3	54	3	- 0
Maternal Conditions	60	2	49	9	- 6
Oral conditions	61	2	86	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	2	69	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	2	59	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	64	1	45	14	- 13
Syphilis	65	1	47	11	- 10
Otitis Media	66	1	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	68	0	+ 0
War	68	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	51	7	- 7
Pertussis	70	0	48	10	- 10
Tetanus	71	0	58	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	3	- 3
Ascariasis	84	0	67	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Latvia

Fiji

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.