LAOS VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,763	2	5,190	+ 30,572
Stroke	2	26,019	1	5,769	+ 20,250
Hypertension	3	5,271	15	890	+ 4,381
Lung Cancers	4	4,223	14	919	+ 3,304
Inflammatory/Heart	5	4,066	36	206	+ 3,860
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,188	26	422	+ 2,766
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,930	23	458	+ 2,472
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,338	8	1,466	+ 871
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,213	3	2,820	- 607
Breast Cancer	10	2,086	25	437	+ 1,649
Stomach Cancer	11	2,073	20	530	+ 1,543
Prostate Cancer	12	2,049	53	37	+ 2,012
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,926	48	61	+ 1,865
Suicide	14	1,694	27	390	+ 1,305
Liver Disease	15	1,611	10	1,171	+ 439
Other Injuries	16	1,600	21	519	+ 1,081
Kidney Disease	17	1,574	5	1,646	- 72
Lung Disease	18	1,529	6	1,626	- 97
Lymphomas	19	1,084	34	211	+ 873
Bladder Cancer	20	1,007	51	49	+ 958
Alcohol	21	1,004	47	61	+ 943
Oral Cancer	22	945	28	349	+ 596
Falls	23	889	24	440	+ 449
Ovary Cancer	24	867	43	101	+ 766
Leukemia	25	822	31	290	+ 532
Liver Cancer	26	692	13	1,104	- 412
Road Traffic Accidents	27	678	9	1,281	- 603
Other Neoplasms	28	674	61	12	+ 662
Uterin Cancer	29	652	55	29	+ 623
Skin Cancers	30	638	49	59	+ 578
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	626	17	651	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	32	579	33	214	+ 365
Cervical Cancer	33	564	37	187	+ 377
Drownings	34	560	19	568	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	35	554	41	139	+ 415
Fires	36	456	42	108	+ 348
Violence	37	417	22	475	- 57
Skin Disease	38	338	45	89	+ 249
HIV/AIDS	39	327	29	313	+ 14
Tuberculosis	40	315	4	1,949	- 1,634
Endocrine Disorders	41	261	38	186	+ 75
Hepatitis C	42	233	67	4	+ 230
Congenital Anomalies	43	205	18	647	- 442
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	201	81	0	+ 201
Epilepsy	45	195	50	58	+ 137
Asthma	46	184	16	840	- 656
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	180	35	207	- 27
Drug Use	48	180	54	33	+ 147
Poisonings	49	103	52	41	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	50	90	65	6	+ 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	88	64	7	+ 80
Meningitis	52	65	40	154	- 88
Anemia	53	62	86	0	+ 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	60	7	1,552	- 1,491
Birth Trauma	55	51	12	1,116	- 1,064
Low Birth Weight	56	50	11	1,156	- 1,106
Schizophrenia	57	33	84	0	+ 33
Osteoarthritis	58	30	80	0	+ 30
Appendicitis	59	21	57	29	- 8
Maternal Conditions	60	20	32	218	- 198
Oral conditions	61	16	82	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	62	16	66	5	+ 11
Hepatitis B	63	14	60	17	- 3
Malnutrition	64	8	39	166	- 158
Syphilis	65	6	58	28	- 23
Otitis Media	66	4	72	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	3	69	2	+ 1
War	68	1	68	3	- 2
Encephalitis	69	0	46	69	- 69
Pertussis	70	0	30	304	- 304
Tetanus	71	0	44	96	- 96
Measles	72	0	56	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	11	- 11
Malaria	79	0	63	10	- 10
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	59	17	- 17
Ascariasis	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

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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.