LIBERIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,448	7	1,885	+ 22,563
Stroke	2	17,787	11	1,578	+ 16,209
Hypertension	3	3,603	23	371	+ 3,233
Lung Cancers	4	2,887	44	66	+ 2,821
Inflammatory/Heart	5	2,780	38	115	+ 2,664
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,180	40	90	+ 2,090
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,003	29	235	+ 1,769
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,598	15	650	+ 948
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,513	2	2,693	- 1,180
Breast Cancer	10	1,426	27	246	+ 1,181
Stomach Cancer	11	1,417	37	122	+ 1,296
Prostate Cancer	12	1,401	25	297	+ 1,103
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,317	53	38	+ 1,279
Suicide	14	1,158	30	220	+ 939
Liver Disease	15	1,101	13	858	+ 243
Other Injuries	16	1,094	22	380	+ 714
Kidney Disease	17	1,076	16	609	+ 467
Lung Disease	18	1,045	26	294	+ 752
Lymphomas	19	741	39	93	+ 647
Bladder Cancer	20	688	59	19	+ 669
Alcohol	21	686	57	25	+ 661
Oral Cancer	22	646	48	50	+ 596
Falls	23	608	33	155	+ 452
Ovary Cancer	24	593	47	50	+ 543
Leukemia	25	562	58	23	+ 539
Liver Cancer	26	473	20	439	+ 34
Road Traffic Accidents	27	463	5	1,920	- 1,457
Other Neoplasms	28	461	62	6	+ 455
Uterin Cancer	29	446	55	28	+ 417
Skin Cancers	30	436	46	51	+ 385
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	428	36	126	+ 302
Oesophagus Cancer	32	396	60	16	+ 380
Cervical Cancer	33	385	19	474	- 88
Drownings	34	383	35	127	+ 256
Parkinson's Disease	35	379	43	72	+ 306
Fires	36	312	34	153	+ 158
Violence	37	285	18	477	- 192
Skin Disease	38	231	51	41	+ 190
HIV/AIDS	39	224	6	1,919	- 1,695
Tuberculosis	40	215	1	2,766	- 2,551
Endocrine Disorders	41	178	28	245	- 67
Hepatitis C	42	160	65	4	+ 156
Congenital Anomalies	43	140	14	833	- 693
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	137	84	0	+ 137
Epilepsy	45	134	42	81	+ 53
Asthma	46	126	31	200	- 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	123	49	50	+ 73
Drug Use	48	123	50	42	+ 81
Poisonings	49	70	41	82	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	50	61	63	4	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	60	64	4	+ 56
Meningitis	52	45	17	552	- 507
Anemia	53	43	83	0	+ 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	41	10	1,592	- 1,551
Birth Trauma	55	35	9	1,601	- 1,566
Low Birth Weight	56	34	8	1,652	- 1,618
Schizophrenia	57	23	80	0	+ 23
Osteoarthritis	58	21	85	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	59	14	61	12	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	60	14	12	870	- 856
Oral conditions	61	11	86	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	62	11	67	3	+ 8
Hepatitis B	63	10	52	39	- 30
Malnutrition	64	6	24	353	- 348
Syphilis	65	4	21	394	- 390
Otitis Media	66	3	71	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	2	68	1	+ 1
War	68	1	70	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	56	27	- 27
Pertussis	70	0	32	197	- 197
Tetanus	71	0	54	31	- 31
Measles	72	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	45	51	- 51
Malaria	79	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	66	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Latvia

Liberia

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.