GERMANY VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	378,235	1	147,055	+ 231,180
Stroke	2	275,188	3	49,794	+ 225,394
Hypertension	3	55,748	6	26,796	+ 28,953
Lung Cancers	4	44,667	4	46,560	- 1,894
Inflammatory/Heart	5	43,004	21	8,891	+ 34,113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	33,721	7	26,026	+ 7,695
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	30,991	2	51,168	- 20,178
Diabetes Mellitus	8	24,724	13	15,560	+ 9,165
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	23,404	9	20,712	+ 2,692
Breast Cancer	10	22,062	10	18,842	+ 3,220
Stomach Cancer	11	21,928	20	9,658	+ 12,270
Prostate Cancer	12	21,668	12	16,487	+ 5,181
Pancreas Cancer	13	20,370	11	17,971	+ 2,398
Suicide	14	17,920	19	10,284	+ 7,636
Liver Disease	15	17,034	15	15,194	+ 1,840
Other Injuries	16	16,923	23	8,248	+ 8,674
Kidney Disease	17	16,646	8	22,770	- 6,124
Lung Disease	18	16,173	5	42,797	- 26,624
Lymphomas	19	11,461	17	12,249	- 788
Bladder Cancer	20	10,647	28	6,193	+ 4,454
Alcohol	21	10,618	26	6,257	+ 4,360
Oral Cancer	22	9,995	29	6,023	+ 3,972
Falls	23	9,403	14	15,325	- 5,922
Ovary Cancer	24	9,173	30	5,192	+ 3,980
Leukemia	25	8,692	22	8,737	- 45
Liver Cancer	26	7,317	25	8,057	- 741
Road Traffic Accidents	27	7,170	34	3,160	+ 4,010
Other Neoplasms	28	7,129	24	8,161	- 1,032
Uterin Cancer	29	6,897	37	2,231	+ 4,666
Skin Cancers	30	6,744	31	4,055	+ 2,689
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	6,624	38	2,166	+ 4,458
Oesophagus Cancer	32	6,125	27	6,212	- 87
Cervical Cancer	33	5,963	39	2,131	+ 3,832
Drownings	34	5,924	49	459	+ 5,465
Parkinson's Disease	35	5,859	16	12,594	- 6,734
Fires	36	4,823	53	359	+ 4,465
Violence	37	4,412	46	769	+ 3,644
Skin Disease	38	3,570	42	1,543	+ 2,027
HIV/AIDS	39	3,460	54	345	+ 3,115
Tuberculosis	40	3,329	56	281	+ 3,048
Endocrine Disorders	41	2,759	18	10,677	- 7,918
Hepatitis C	42	2,469	48	507	+ 1,963
Congenital Anomalies	43	2,170	36	2,291	- 121
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	2,123	55	292	+ 1,831
Epilepsy	45	2,066	35	3,091	- 1,025
Asthma	46	1,945	44	924	+ 1,021
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,906	33	3,615	- 1,709
Drug Use	48	1,904	40	1,930	- 26
Poisonings	49	1,086	58	216	+ 869
Multiple Sclerosis	50	947	41	1,571	- 624
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	926	47	543	+ 383
Meningitis	52	690	60	168	+ 522
Anemia	53	660	43	994	- 334
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	635	32	3,830	- 3,195
Birth Trauma	55	543	57	239	+ 304
Low Birth Weight	56	527	45	770	- 243
Schizophrenia	57	349	51	391	- 41
Osteoarthritis	58	321	52	364	- 42
Appendicitis	59	222	62	129	+ 93
Maternal Conditions	60	213	64	38	+ 175
Oral conditions	61	168	63	62	+ 106
Upper Respiratory	62	166	61	138	+ 28
Hepatitis B	63	147	59	182	- 34
Malnutrition	64	89	50	450	- 361
Syphilis	65	61	68	6	+ 55
Otitis Media	66	44	65	16	+ 28
Diphtheria	67	33	77	0	+ 33
War	68	9	66	10	- 1
Encephalitis	69	2	67	8	- 5
Pertussis	70	2	69	2	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	85	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.