IRAQ VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	189,225	1	36,594	+ 152,631
Stroke	2	137,672	2	20,793	+ 116,879
Hypertension	3	27,890	12	2,451	+ 25,439
Lung Cancers	4	22,346	15	2,162	+ 20,184
Inflammatory/Heart	5	21,514	22	1,190	+ 20,324
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,870	24	852	+ 16,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	15,504	13	2,429	+ 13,075
Diabetes Mellitus	8	12,369	4	7,395	+ 4,974
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	11,709	8	5,551	+ 6,158
Breast Cancer	10	11,037	17	1,783	+ 9,254
Stomach Cancer	11	10,970	28	771	+ 10,199
Prostate Cancer	12	10,840	47	171	+ 10,670
Pancreas Cancer	13	10,191	36	530	+ 9,660
Suicide	14	8,965	19	1,418	+ 7,547
Liver Disease	15	8,522	16	2,127	+ 6,395
Other Injuries	16	8,466	14	2,212	+ 6,254
Kidney Disease	17	8,328	6	6,323	+ 2,005
Lung Disease	18	8,091	20	1,329	+ 6,762
Lymphomas	19	5,734	26	811	+ 4,922
Bladder Cancer	20	5,327	34	628	+ 4,699
Alcohol	21	5,312	58	40	+ 5,272
Oral Cancer	22	5,000	39	410	+ 4,590
Falls	23	4,704	30	709	+ 3,995
Ovary Cancer	24	4,589	41	376	+ 4,213
Leukemia	25	4,349	21	1,315	+ 3,033
Liver Cancer	26	3,660	35	555	+ 3,106
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,587	3	10,726	- 7,139
Other Neoplasms	28	3,566	61	26	+ 3,541
Uterin Cancer	29	3,450	54	61	+ 3,389
Skin Cancers	30	3,374	43	339	+ 3,035
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,314	49	159	+ 3,155
Oesophagus Cancer	32	3,064	46	173	+ 2,892
Cervical Cancer	33	2,983	48	162	+ 2,821
Drownings	34	2,964	32	658	+ 2,306
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,931	31	658	+ 2,273
Fires	36	2,413	29	742	+ 1,671
Violence	37	2,207	7	5,658	- 3,451
Skin Disease	38	1,786	57	49	+ 1,737
HIV/AIDS	39	1,731	72	0	+ 1,731
Tuberculosis	40	1,666	25	821	+ 844
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,380	37	462	+ 918
Hepatitis C	42	1,235	68	1	+ 1,234
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,086	9	4,812	- 3,726
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,062	80	0	+ 1,062
Epilepsy	45	1,034	45	253	+ 781
Asthma	46	973	23	914	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	954	44	283	+ 671
Drug Use	48	953	38	441	+ 512
Poisonings	49	543	52	95	+ 448
Multiple Sclerosis	50	474	60	30	+ 443
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	463	63	21	+ 442
Meningitis	52	345	42	372	- 27
Anemia	53	330	85	0	+ 330
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	318	18	1,578	- 1,260
Birth Trauma	55	272	10	4,223	- 3,951
Low Birth Weight	56	263	5	6,573	- 6,309
Schizophrenia	57	175	84	0	+ 175
Osteoarthritis	58	161	81	0	+ 161
Appendicitis	59	111	64	15	+ 96
Maternal Conditions	60	106	27	780	- 673
Oral conditions	61	84	82	0	+ 84
Upper Respiratory	62	83	65	6	+ 77
Hepatitis B	63	74	56	57	+ 17
Malnutrition	64	44	53	92	- 47
Syphilis	65	30	50	137	- 107
Otitis Media	66	22	70	0	+ 22
Diphtheria	67	17	66	4	+ 13
War	68	5	11	2,942	- 2,938
Encephalitis	69	1	40	378	- 377
Pertussis	70	1	33	636	- 635
Tetanus	71	0	51	111	- 111
Measles	72	0	55	59	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	37	- 37
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	67	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Latvia

Iraq

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.