FRANCE VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	307,441	1	63,181	+ 244,260
Stroke	2	223,681	3	36,354	+ 187,327
Hypertension	3	45,314	23	7,109	+ 38,205
Lung Cancers	4	36,306	4	35,657	+ 649
Inflammatory/Heart	5	34,955	25	6,065	+ 28,890
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	27,409	5	21,854	+ 5,556
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	25,190	2	53,157	- 27,967
Diabetes Mellitus	8	20,097	12	10,912	+ 9,185
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	19,024	6	19,771	- 747
Breast Cancer	10	17,933	8	15,536	+ 2,397
Stomach Cancer	11	17,824	26	5,530	+ 12,293
Prostate Cancer	12	17,613	13	10,873	+ 6,740
Pancreas Cancer	13	16,557	10	12,360	+ 4,197
Suicide	14	14,566	16	8,961	+ 5,605
Liver Disease	15	13,846	22	7,382	+ 6,464
Other Injuries	16	13,755	9	15,119	- 1,364
Kidney Disease	17	13,530	11	11,477	+ 2,054
Lung Disease	18	13,146	7	18,232	- 5,086
Lymphomas	19	9,316	14	10,067	- 752
Bladder Cancer	20	8,654	24	6,566	+ 2,089
Alcohol	21	8,630	33	3,189	+ 5,442
Oral Cancer	22	8,124	27	4,676	+ 3,448
Falls	23	7,643	18	8,284	- 641
Ovary Cancer	24	7,456	30	3,964	+ 3,492
Leukemia	25	7,065	21	7,457	- 391
Liver Cancer	26	5,947	15	9,573	- 3,626
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,828	31	3,339	+ 2,489
Other Neoplasms	28	5,794	17	8,771	- 2,976
Uterin Cancer	29	5,606	34	2,721	+ 2,885
Skin Cancers	30	5,482	32	3,256	+ 2,226
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	5,384	43	986	+ 4,398
Oesophagus Cancer	32	4,979	28	4,673	+ 306
Cervical Cancer	33	4,847	40	1,574	+ 3,273
Drownings	34	4,815	45	868	+ 3,947
Parkinson's Disease	35	4,763	20	7,570	- 2,807
Fires	36	3,921	53	403	+ 3,518
Violence	37	3,586	49	538	+ 3,049
Skin Disease	38	2,902	39	1,598	+ 1,304
HIV/AIDS	39	2,812	54	362	+ 2,450
Tuberculosis	40	2,706	50	435	+ 2,271
Endocrine Disorders	41	2,243	19	8,086	- 5,844
Hepatitis C	42	2,007	52	416	+ 1,591
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,764	35	2,012	- 248
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,726	62	75	+ 1,650
Epilepsy	45	1,680	37	1,865	- 186
Asthma	46	1,581	42	1,039	+ 542
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,549	41	1,384	+ 165
Drug Use	48	1,548	36	1,881	- 333
Poisonings	49	882	57	228	+ 655
Multiple Sclerosis	50	770	46	752	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	753	51	426	+ 326
Meningitis	52	561	58	163	+ 397
Anemia	53	536	44	973	- 436
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	517	38	1,807	- 1,291
Birth Trauma	55	441	55	309	+ 132
Low Birth Weight	56	428	47	651	- 223
Schizophrenia	57	284	48	647	- 363
Osteoarthritis	58	261	56	245	+ 16
Appendicitis	59	180	61	90	+ 90
Maternal Conditions	60	173	64	52	+ 121
Oral conditions	61	137	60	118	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	62	135	63	54	+ 82
Hepatitis B	63	120	59	135	- 15
Malnutrition	64	72	29	4,212	- 4,139
Syphilis	65	49	68	4	+ 45
Otitis Media	66	36	65	16	+ 20
Diphtheria	67	27	75	1	+ 26
War	68	7	67	7	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	2	66	8	- 6
Pertussis	70	1	69	3	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	70	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chlamydia	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.