HAITI VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,851	1	13,208	+ 39,643
Stroke	2	38,452	2	11,779	+ 26,673
Hypertension	3	7,790	7	2,632	+ 5,158
Lung Cancers	4	6,241	36	492	+ 5,750
Inflammatory/Heart	5	6,009	25	941	+ 5,068
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,712	32	680	+ 4,032
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,330	23	955	+ 3,375
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,455	4	5,026	- 1,571
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,270	3	7,064	- 3,793
Breast Cancer	10	3,083	30	705	+ 2,378
Stomach Cancer	11	3,064	26	863	+ 2,201
Prostate Cancer	12	3,028	17	1,356	+ 1,671
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,846	44	268	+ 2,578
Suicide	14	2,504	21	1,085	+ 1,419
Liver Disease	15	2,380	10	2,425	- 45
Other Injuries	16	2,365	16	1,499	+ 866
Kidney Disease	17	2,326	6	2,701	- 375
Lung Disease	18	2,260	11	2,334	- 74
Lymphomas	19	1,601	47	235	+ 1,366
Bladder Cancer	20	1,488	55	92	+ 1,396
Alcohol	21	1,484	39	428	+ 1,056
Oral Cancer	22	1,397	45	261	+ 1,136
Falls	23	1,314	35	549	+ 765
Ovary Cancer	24	1,282	51	153	+ 1,128
Leukemia	25	1,215	43	300	+ 914
Liver Cancer	26	1,022	33	662	+ 360
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,002	13	2,115	- 1,113
Other Neoplasms	28	996	60	31	+ 966
Uterin Cancer	29	964	57	42	+ 922
Skin Cancers	30	942	56	56	+ 886
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	926	31	704	+ 221
Oesophagus Cancer	32	856	49	155	+ 701
Cervical Cancer	33	833	34	573	+ 261
Drownings	34	828	19	1,306	- 479
Parkinson's Disease	35	819	42	329	+ 489
Fires	36	674	37	470	+ 204
Violence	37	617	12	2,330	- 1,713
Skin Disease	38	499	40	425	+ 74
HIV/AIDS	39	483	5	2,706	- 2,222
Tuberculosis	40	465	22	1,007	- 542
Endocrine Disorders	41	386	24	951	- 566
Hepatitis C	42	345	65	7	+ 338
Congenital Anomalies	43	303	15	1,819	- 1,516
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	297	81	0	+ 297
Epilepsy	45	289	41	409	- 120
Asthma	46	272	20	1,107	- 835
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	266	27	814	- 548
Drug Use	48	266	52	140	+ 126
Poisonings	49	152	50	154	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	50	132	61	28	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	129	58	37	+ 92
Meningitis	52	96	28	780	- 683
Anemia	53	92	86	0	+ 92
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	89	8	2,540	- 2,451
Birth Trauma	55	76	14	2,100	- 2,024
Low Birth Weight	56	74	9	2,516	- 2,442
Schizophrenia	57	49	83	0	+ 49
Osteoarthritis	58	45	80	0	+ 45
Appendicitis	59	31	48	172	- 141
Maternal Conditions	60	30	18	1,349	- 1,319
Oral conditions	61	24	82	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	62	23	63	19	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	21	62	26	- 5
Malnutrition	64	12	29	717	- 704
Syphilis	65	8	46	251	- 243
Otitis Media	66	6	70	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	5	69	3	+ 2
War	68	1	66	5	- 4
Encephalitis	69	0	54	118	- 117
Pertussis	70	0	38	446	- 446
Tetanus	71	0	53	119	- 119
Measles	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	59	36	- 36
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	64	17	- 17
Ascariasis	84	0	67	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

Latvia

Haiti

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.