KUWAIT VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,111	1	2,325	+ 11,787
Stroke	2	10,267	3	599	+ 9,668
Hypertension	3	2,080	5	256	+ 1,824
Lung Cancers	4	1,666	12	161	+ 1,505
Inflammatory/Heart	5	1,604	31	36	+ 1,568
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,258	10	198	+ 1,060
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,156	14	139	+ 1,017
Diabetes Mellitus	8	922	6	242	+ 680
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	873	4	340	+ 533
Breast Cancer	10	823	7	230	+ 593
Stomach Cancer	11	818	25	72	+ 746
Prostate Cancer	12	808	26	58	+ 750
Pancreas Cancer	13	760	20	89	+ 671
Suicide	14	669	18	122	+ 546
Liver Disease	15	636	11	192	+ 444
Other Injuries	16	631	22	83	+ 549
Kidney Disease	17	621	8	204	+ 417
Lung Disease	18	603	21	84	+ 519
Lymphomas	19	428	15	132	+ 296
Bladder Cancer	20	397	27	52	+ 345
Alcohol	21	396	44	12	+ 385
Oral Cancer	22	373	24	74	+ 299
Falls	23	351	19	102	+ 248
Ovary Cancer	24	342	29	41	+ 301
Leukemia	25	324	17	123	+ 201
Liver Cancer	26	273	16	129	+ 144
Road Traffic Accidents	27	267	2	649	- 382
Other Neoplasms	28	266	51	4	+ 262
Uterin Cancer	29	257	35	31	+ 227
Skin Cancers	30	252	37	28	+ 223
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	247	43	14	+ 233
Oesophagus Cancer	32	229	32	35	+ 193
Cervical Cancer	33	222	33	32	+ 191
Drownings	34	221	41	19	+ 202
Parkinson's Disease	35	219	36	29	+ 190
Fires	36	180	38	28	+ 152
Violence	37	165	23	75	+ 90
Skin Disease	38	133	53	4	+ 130
HIV/AIDS	39	129	48	7	+ 122
Tuberculosis	40	124	34	31	+ 93
Endocrine Disorders	41	103	28	44	+ 59
Hepatitis C	42	92	59	0	+ 92
Congenital Anomalies	43	81	9	202	- 121
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	79	80	0	+ 79
Epilepsy	45	77	39	22	+ 55
Asthma	46	73	40	21	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	71	46	8	+ 63
Drug Use	48	71	30	38	+ 33
Poisonings	49	41	42	16	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	50	35	50	5	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	35	56	1	+ 34
Meningitis	52	26	45	9	+ 17
Anemia	53	25	86	0	+ 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	24	49	6	+ 18
Birth Trauma	55	20	47	7	+ 13
Low Birth Weight	56	20	13	158	- 138
Schizophrenia	57	13	84	0	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	58	12	81	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	59	8	55	1	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	60	8	54	4	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	6	82	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	62	6	62	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	63	6	58	1	+ 5
Malnutrition	64	3	60	0	+ 3
Syphilis	65	2	64	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	69	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	1	68	0	+ 1
War	68	0	57	1	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	52	4	- 4
Pertussis	70	0	63	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	66	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	61	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KUWAIT

Latvia

Kuwait

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.