IRAN VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	397,425	1	93,308	+ 304,117
Stroke	2	289,150	2	36,730	+ 252,420
Hypertension	3	58,577	4	16,415	+ 42,162
Lung Cancers	4	46,933	11	6,784	+ 40,149
Inflammatory/Heart	5	45,186	35	1,611	+ 43,575
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	35,432	15	4,575	+ 30,856
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	32,563	9	11,046	+ 21,517
Diabetes Mellitus	8	25,979	5	13,910	+ 12,069
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	24,592	8	11,243	+ 13,348
Breast Cancer	10	23,181	19	3,736	+ 19,445
Stomach Cancer	11	23,040	10	9,822	+ 13,218
Prostate Cancer	12	22,768	21	3,583	+ 19,185
Pancreas Cancer	13	21,403	29	2,418	+ 18,985
Suicide	14	18,829	16	4,334	+ 14,496
Liver Disease	15	17,898	12	6,637	+ 11,261
Other Injuries	16	17,781	17	4,048	+ 13,733
Kidney Disease	17	17,491	6	11,810	+ 5,680
Lung Disease	18	16,993	7	11,409	+ 5,585
Lymphomas	19	12,042	23	2,882	+ 9,160
Bladder Cancer	20	11,187	36	1,410	+ 9,778
Alcohol	21	11,156	53	253	+ 10,903
Oral Cancer	22	10,502	45	655	+ 9,847
Falls	23	9,880	24	2,821	+ 7,059
Ovary Cancer	24	9,638	39	937	+ 8,701
Leukemia	25	9,133	18	3,966	+ 5,167
Liver Cancer	26	7,688	20	3,714	+ 3,974
Road Traffic Accidents	27	7,533	3	17,803	- 10,270
Other Neoplasms	28	7,490	58	112	+ 7,379
Uterin Cancer	29	7,247	51	355	+ 6,892
Skin Cancers	30	7,087	47	518	+ 6,568
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	6,960	37	1,246	+ 5,714
Oesophagus Cancer	32	6,436	30	2,371	+ 4,065
Cervical Cancer	33	6,265	48	501	+ 5,765
Drownings	34	6,224	40	930	+ 5,294
Parkinson's Disease	35	6,157	26	2,545	+ 3,612
Fires	36	5,068	34	1,823	+ 3,245
Violence	37	4,636	27	2,535	+ 2,101
Skin Disease	38	3,751	55	237	+ 3,514
HIV/AIDS	39	3,636	28	2,521	+ 1,115
Tuberculosis	40	3,498	41	882	+ 2,616
Endocrine Disorders	41	2,899	32	2,092	+ 807
Hepatitis C	42	2,595	69	1	+ 2,593
Congenital Anomalies	43	2,280	14	4,844	- 2,563
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	2,231	85	0	+ 2,231
Epilepsy	45	2,171	44	719	+ 1,453
Asthma	46	2,044	22	3,360	- 1,316
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,003	38	996	+ 1,007
Drug Use	48	2,001	31	2,242	- 242
Poisonings	49	1,141	43	816	+ 325
Multiple Sclerosis	50	995	50	405	+ 590
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	973	59	80	+ 893
Meningitis	52	725	46	642	+ 83
Anemia	53	693	82	0	+ 693
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	668	33	1,836	- 1,168
Birth Trauma	55	570	25	2,735	- 2,165
Low Birth Weight	56	553	13	4,861	- 4,307
Schizophrenia	57	367	81	0	+ 367
Osteoarthritis	58	338	84	0	+ 338
Appendicitis	59	233	57	155	+ 78
Maternal Conditions	60	224	52	285	- 61
Oral conditions	61	177	86	0	+ 177
Upper Respiratory	62	175	63	16	+ 159
Hepatitis B	63	155	49	425	- 270
Malnutrition	64	93	56	157	- 63
Syphilis	65	64	61	52	+ 12
Otitis Media	66	47	71	0	+ 46
Diphtheria	67	35	70	1	+ 34
War	68	10	42	848	- 838
Encephalitis	69	2	54	246	- 244
Pertussis	70	2	60	75	- 73
Tetanus	71	0	62	37	- 37
Measles	72	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	3	- 3
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Latvia

Iran

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.