GUINEA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,888	6	5,665	+ 57,222
Stroke	2	45,754	5	5,777	+ 39,977
Hypertension	3	9,269	21	1,348	+ 7,921
Lung Cancers	4	7,427	50	128	+ 7,298
Inflammatory/Heart	5	7,150	35	439	+ 6,711
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,607	53	100	+ 5,507
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,153	30	579	+ 4,574
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,111	15	2,138	+ 1,973
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,891	1	12,790	- 8,899
Breast Cancer	10	3,668	38	345	+ 3,323
Stomach Cancer	11	3,646	41	245	+ 3,401
Prostate Cancer	12	3,603	32	525	+ 3,078
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,387	65	19	+ 3,368
Suicide	14	2,980	29	892	+ 2,088
Liver Disease	15	2,832	12	2,550	+ 282
Other Injuries	16	2,814	18	1,504	+ 1,310
Kidney Disease	17	2,768	16	1,939	+ 828
Lung Disease	18	2,689	20	1,373	+ 1,316
Lymphomas	19	1,906	48	158	+ 1,748
Bladder Cancer	20	1,770	60	32	+ 1,738
Alcohol	21	1,765	55	83	+ 1,682
Oral Cancer	22	1,662	52	122	+ 1,540
Falls	23	1,563	33	480	+ 1,084
Ovary Cancer	24	1,525	54	93	+ 1,432
Leukemia	25	1,445	67	17	+ 1,428
Liver Cancer	26	1,217	23	1,167	+ 49
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,192	9	3,788	- 2,596
Other Neoplasms	28	1,185	68	16	+ 1,169
Uterin Cancer	29	1,147	59	38	+ 1,109
Skin Cancers	30	1,121	49	152	+ 969
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,101	34	448	+ 653
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,018	63	20	+ 999
Cervical Cancer	33	991	19	1,491	- 500
Drownings	34	985	31	528	+ 456
Parkinson's Disease	35	974	44	212	+ 762
Fires	36	802	36	410	+ 392
Violence	37	734	26	1,128	- 394
Skin Disease	38	594	51	127	+ 466
HIV/AIDS	39	575	10	3,020	- 2,444
Tuberculosis	40	554	13	2,369	- 1,815
Endocrine Disorders	41	459	25	1,140	- 681
Hepatitis C	42	411	61	22	+ 388
Congenital Anomalies	43	361	14	2,181	- 1,820
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	353	84	0	+ 353
Epilepsy	45	344	37	350	- 6
Asthma	46	323	22	1,179	- 856
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	317	42	238	+ 79
Drug Use	48	317	46	169	+ 148
Poisonings	49	181	40	295	- 114
Multiple Sclerosis	50	157	66	18	+ 140
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	154	70	13	+ 141
Meningitis	52	115	11	2,633	- 2,518
Anemia	53	110	83	0	+ 110
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	106	3	6,788	- 6,682
Birth Trauma	55	90	7	4,797	- 4,706
Low Birth Weight	56	88	8	4,319	- 4,231
Schizophrenia	57	58	81	0	+ 58
Osteoarthritis	58	53	85	0	+ 53
Appendicitis	59	37	57	41	- 4
Maternal Conditions	60	35	17	1,793	- 1,758
Oral conditions	61	28	86	0	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	62	28	69	15	+ 13
Hepatitis B	63	25	47	162	- 138
Malnutrition	64	15	28	1,032	- 1,017
Syphilis	65	10	39	328	- 318
Otitis Media	66	7	72	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	67	6	58	40	- 34
War	68	2	64	20	- 18
Encephalitis	69	0	56	81	- 80
Pertussis	70	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Tetanus	71	0	45	170	- 170
Measles	72	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	43	232	- 232
Malaria	79	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	62	22	- 22
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Latvia

Guinea

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.