JAPAN VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	553,968	1	163,905	+ 390,063
Stroke	2	403,044	2	121,823	+ 281,221
Hypertension	3	81,650	28	6,673	+ 74,977
Lung Cancers	4	65,419	4	79,688	- 14,269
Inflammatory/Heart	5	62,985	27	8,232	+ 54,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	49,388	6	57,340	- 7,952
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	45,389	7	56,937	- 11,548
Diabetes Mellitus	8	36,212	29	5,433	+ 30,779
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	34,278	3	107,899	- 73,620
Breast Cancer	10	32,312	15	15,805	+ 16,508
Stomach Cancer	11	32,116	8	50,433	- 18,317
Prostate Cancer	12	31,736	19	13,515	+ 18,220
Pancreas Cancer	13	29,834	10	37,027	- 7,193
Suicide	14	26,246	13	19,466	+ 6,780
Liver Disease	15	24,948	17	14,195	+ 10,753
Other Injuries	16	24,785	12	22,068	+ 2,717
Kidney Disease	17	24,380	9	44,779	- 20,399
Lung Disease	18	23,687	5	78,169	- 54,482
Lymphomas	19	16,785	14	19,273	- 2,488
Bladder Cancer	20	15,594	22	9,936	+ 5,657
Alcohol	21	15,551	51	576	+ 14,975
Oral Cancer	22	14,639	26	8,333	+ 6,305
Falls	23	13,772	23	9,736	+ 4,036
Ovary Cancer	24	13,434	30	5,061	+ 8,373
Leukemia	25	12,731	24	9,607	+ 3,124
Liver Cancer	26	10,716	11	29,384	- 18,668
Road Traffic Accidents	27	10,501	31	4,566	+ 5,935
Other Neoplasms	28	10,441	16	15,120	- 4,679
Uterin Cancer	29	10,101	33	3,461	+ 6,640
Skin Cancers	30	9,878	44	1,843	+ 8,035
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	9,702	35	2,922	+ 6,780
Oesophagus Cancer	32	8,971	20	12,316	- 3,345
Cervical Cancer	33	8,733	32	3,799	+ 4,935
Drownings	34	8,676	25	8,409	+ 267
Parkinson's Disease	35	8,582	18	14,007	- 5,426
Fires	36	7,065	48	1,007	+ 6,058
Violence	37	6,462	53	266	+ 6,197
Skin Disease	38	5,229	36	2,806	+ 2,423
HIV/AIDS	39	5,068	63	48	+ 5,020
Tuberculosis	40	4,876	34	3,459	+ 1,417
Endocrine Disorders	41	4,041	21	11,486	- 7,445
Hepatitis C	42	3,617	41	2,220	+ 1,397
Congenital Anomalies	43	3,179	40	2,473	+ 706
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	3,110	56	172	+ 2,938
Epilepsy	45	3,026	45	1,558	+ 1,468
Asthma	46	2,849	42	1,922	+ 927
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,792	39	2,555	+ 237
Drug Use	48	2,789	50	732	+ 2,057
Poisonings	49	1,590	54	255	+ 1,336
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1,387	59	108	+ 1,279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,356	38	2,618	- 1,262
Meningitis	52	1,011	52	308	+ 703
Anemia	53	967	49	875	+ 91
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	931	37	2,731	- 1,800
Birth Trauma	55	795	61	104	+ 691
Low Birth Weight	56	771	55	202	+ 569
Schizophrenia	57	512	47	1,052	- 540
Osteoarthritis	58	471	62	86	+ 385
Appendicitis	59	325	58	126	+ 199
Maternal Conditions	60	312	64	39	+ 273
Oral conditions	61	247	60	106	+ 141
Upper Respiratory	62	244	57	159	+ 85
Hepatitis B	63	216	46	1,423	- 1,207
Malnutrition	64	130	43	1,910	- 1,780
Syphilis	65	89	65	16	+ 73
Otitis Media	66	65	68	8	+ 57
Diphtheria	67	48	74	0	+ 48
War	68	13	66	15	- 1
Encephalitis	69	3	69	5	- 2
Pertussis	70	2	71	1	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	67	9	- 9
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Latvia

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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.