JORDAN VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,243	1	4,856	+ 45,387
Stroke	2	36,555	2	2,908	+ 33,646
Hypertension	3	7,405	5	1,532	+ 5,874
Lung Cancers	4	5,933	7	1,059	+ 4,875
Inflammatory/Heart	5	5,713	38	74	+ 5,638
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,479	13	616	+ 3,863
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,117	11	706	+ 3,410
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,284	4	1,684	+ 1,600
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,109	8	937	+ 2,171
Breast Cancer	10	2,931	12	686	+ 2,245
Stomach Cancer	11	2,913	17	365	+ 2,548
Prostate Cancer	12	2,878	33	131	+ 2,747
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,706	22	245	+ 2,460
Suicide	14	2,380	28	165	+ 2,215
Liver Disease	15	2,263	14	494	+ 1,769
Other Injuries	16	2,248	19	294	+ 1,954
Kidney Disease	17	2,211	6	1,494	+ 717
Lung Disease	18	2,148	15	444	+ 1,704
Lymphomas	19	1,522	18	323	+ 1,199
Bladder Cancer	20	1,414	23	213	+ 1,202
Alcohol	21	1,410	55	11	+ 1,400
Oral Cancer	22	1,328	31	143	+ 1,185
Falls	23	1,249	24	191	+ 1,059
Ovary Cancer	24	1,218	32	139	+ 1,079
Leukemia	25	1,155	16	370	+ 785
Liver Cancer	26	972	25	186	+ 786
Road Traffic Accidents	27	952	3	1,717	- 765
Other Neoplasms	28	947	57	9	+ 938
Uterin Cancer	29	916	39	74	+ 842
Skin Cancers	30	896	49	38	+ 858
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	880	40	67	+ 813
Oesophagus Cancer	32	814	42	63	+ 751
Cervical Cancer	33	792	41	64	+ 728
Drownings	34	787	36	107	+ 680
Parkinson's Disease	35	778	27	169	+ 609
Fires	36	641	29	153	+ 488
Violence	37	586	21	269	+ 317
Skin Disease	38	474	48	42	+ 432
HIV/AIDS	39	460	63	2	+ 458
Tuberculosis	40	442	53	12	+ 430
Endocrine Disorders	41	366	26	180	+ 186
Hepatitis C	42	328	64	1	+ 327
Congenital Anomalies	43	288	9	934	- 646
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	282	85	0	+ 282
Epilepsy	45	274	46	49	+ 226
Asthma	46	258	35	114	+ 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	253	50	22	+ 231
Drug Use	48	253	34	115	+ 138
Poisonings	49	144	47	47	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	50	126	54	12	+ 114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	123	61	4	+ 119
Meningitis	52	92	37	78	+ 13
Anemia	53	88	82	0	+ 88
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	84	30	152	- 68
Birth Trauma	55	72	20	271	- 199
Low Birth Weight	56	70	10	857	- 787
Schizophrenia	57	46	81	0	+ 46
Osteoarthritis	58	43	84	0	+ 43
Appendicitis	59	29	58	8	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	60	28	44	53	- 24
Oral conditions	61	22	86	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	62	22	69	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	63	20	60	4	+ 15
Malnutrition	64	12	51	15	- 3
Syphilis	65	8	45	52	- 44
Otitis Media	66	6	71	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	67	4	67	0	+ 4
War	68	1	59	6	- 5
Encephalitis	69	0	52	14	- 13
Pertussis	70	0	43	55	- 54
Tetanus	71	0	56	11	- 11
Measles	72	0	65	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	3	- 3
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

Latvia

Jordan

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.