GUINEA-BISSAU VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,588	5	907	+ 8,681
Stroke	2	6,976	6	829	+ 6,147
Hypertension	3	1,413	21	177	+ 1,236
Lung Cancers	4	1,132	50	18	+ 1,114
Inflammatory/Heart	5	1,090	37	53	+ 1,038
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	855	38	50	+ 805
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	786	34	69	+ 717
Diabetes Mellitus	8	627	14	313	+ 313
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	593	2	1,390	- 796
Breast Cancer	10	559	29	93	+ 466
Stomach Cancer	11	556	36	55	+ 501
Prostate Cancer	12	549	42	41	+ 509
Pancreas Cancer	13	516	54	14	+ 503
Suicide	14	454	26	134	+ 320
Liver Disease	15	432	11	405	+ 27
Other Injuries	16	429	17	234	+ 195
Kidney Disease	17	422	15	268	+ 154
Lung Disease	18	410	20	191	+ 219
Lymphomas	19	291	45	28	+ 263
Bladder Cancer	20	270	51	17	+ 253
Alcohol	21	269	57	12	+ 257
Oral Cancer	22	253	56	13	+ 240
Falls	23	238	33	71	+ 167
Ovary Cancer	24	233	48	19	+ 213
Leukemia	25	220	61	6	+ 214
Liver Cancer	26	185	28	116	+ 69
Road Traffic Accidents	27	182	10	619	- 437
Other Neoplasms	28	181	65	2	+ 179
Uterin Cancer	29	175	59	8	+ 167
Skin Cancers	30	171	52	17	+ 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	168	32	77	+ 91
Oesophagus Cancer	32	155	49	19	+ 136
Cervical Cancer	33	151	23	154	- 3
Drownings	34	150	30	89	+ 61
Parkinson's Disease	35	149	46	27	+ 121
Fires	36	122	35	64	+ 58
Violence	37	112	22	173	- 61
Skin Disease	38	91	53	16	+ 74
HIV/AIDS	39	88	1	1,445	- 1,358
Tuberculosis	40	84	3	1,387	- 1,302
Endocrine Disorders	41	70	18	221	- 151
Hepatitis C	42	63	63	3	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	43	55	12	373	- 318
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	54	81	0	+ 54
Epilepsy	45	52	39	48	+ 4
Asthma	46	49	24	150	- 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	48	43	33	+ 15
Drug Use	48	48	55	13	+ 35
Poisonings	49	28	41	45	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	50	24	64	2	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	23	67	2	+ 22
Meningitis	52	17	16	258	- 241
Anemia	53	17	86	0	+ 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	16	4	913	- 897
Birth Trauma	55	14	7	790	- 776
Low Birth Weight	56	13	8	705	- 691
Schizophrenia	57	9	84	0	+ 9
Osteoarthritis	58	8	80	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	6	60	7	- 1
Maternal Conditions	60	5	13	333	- 328
Oral conditions	61	4	82	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	4	66	2	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	4	47	20	- 17
Malnutrition	64	2	27	121	- 119
Syphilis	65	2	31	85	- 83
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	68	1	- 0
War	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	58	10	- 10
Pertussis	70	0	19	212	- 212
Tetanus	71	0	40	48	- 48
Measles	72	0	25	147	- 147
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	44	30	- 30
Malaria	79	0	9	684	- 684
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	62	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Latvia

Guinea-Bissau

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.