GEORGIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,037	1	16,014	+ 6,022
Stroke	2	16,033	2	11,969	+ 4,064
Hypertension	3	3,248	3	4,387	- 1,139
Lung Cancers	4	2,602	8	1,152	+ 1,451
Inflammatory/Heart	5	2,506	21	346	+ 2,159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,965	14	444	+ 1,521
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,806	5	1,826	- 21
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,440	6	1,621	- 181
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,364	9	886	+ 478
Breast Cancer	10	1,285	11	613	+ 673
Stomach Cancer	11	1,278	12	533	+ 744
Prostate Cancer	12	1,262	22	290	+ 972
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,187	23	227	+ 960
Suicide	14	1,044	18	367	+ 677
Liver Disease	15	992	4	1,871	- 879
Other Injuries	16	986	20	346	+ 640
Kidney Disease	17	970	10	826	+ 144
Lung Disease	18	942	7	1,158	- 216
Lymphomas	19	668	25	208	+ 459
Bladder Cancer	20	620	26	205	+ 415
Alcohol	21	619	45	49	+ 569
Oral Cancer	22	582	31	167	+ 416
Falls	23	548	16	420	+ 128
Ovary Cancer	24	534	29	174	+ 361
Leukemia	25	506	30	171	+ 335
Liver Cancer	26	426	17	385	+ 42
Road Traffic Accidents	27	418	13	496	- 78
Other Neoplasms	28	415	52	15	+ 401
Uterin Cancer	29	402	36	115	+ 287
Skin Cancers	30	393	33	149	+ 244
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	386	24	226	+ 160
Oesophagus Cancer	32	357	43	75	+ 282
Cervical Cancer	33	347	27	187	+ 160
Drownings	34	345	39	95	+ 250
Parkinson's Disease	35	341	19	354	- 13
Fires	36	281	34	140	+ 141
Violence	37	257	40	90	+ 167
Skin Disease	38	208	51	17	+ 191
HIV/AIDS	39	202	42	89	+ 113
Tuberculosis	40	194	32	153	+ 41
Endocrine Disorders	41	161	38	109	+ 52
Hepatitis C	42	144	64	0	+ 144
Congenital Anomalies	43	126	28	174	- 48
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	124	81	0	+ 124
Epilepsy	45	120	44	51	+ 70
Asthma	46	113	35	136	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	111	15	426	- 315
Drug Use	48	111	41	90	+ 21
Poisonings	49	63	49	23	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	50	55	54	12	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	54	57	8	+ 46
Meningitis	52	40	47	25	+ 16
Anemia	53	38	85	0	+ 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	37	50	19	+ 18
Birth Trauma	55	32	46	39	- 8
Low Birth Weight	56	31	37	114	- 84
Schizophrenia	57	20	83	0	+ 20
Osteoarthritis	58	19	80	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	59	13	55	10	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	60	12	53	13	- 1
Oral conditions	61	10	82	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	62	10	60	1	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	9	58	7	+ 2
Malnutrition	64	5	59	5	+ 1
Syphilis	65	4	63	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	3	66	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	2	70	0	+ 2
War	68	1	61	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	48	24	- 24
Pertussis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	56	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

Latvia

Georgia

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.