MADAGASCAR VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	132,432	3	12,388	+ 120,043
Stroke	2	96,352	1	17,964	+ 78,388
Hypertension	3	19,519	8	6,208	+ 13,311
Lung Cancers	4	15,639	55	147	+ 15,492
Inflammatory/Heart	5	15,057	28	1,046	+ 14,011
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,807	39	606	+ 11,201
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	10,851	26	1,120	+ 9,731
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,657	16	3,278	+ 5,379
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,195	2	14,605	- 6,410
Breast Cancer	10	7,725	37	629	+ 7,096
Stomach Cancer	11	7,678	47	368	+ 7,310
Prostate Cancer	12	7,587	29	996	+ 6,591
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,132	61	80	+ 7,052
Suicide	14	6,274	24	1,476	+ 4,799
Liver Disease	15	5,964	12	4,803	+ 1,161
Other Injuries	16	5,925	21	2,359	+ 3,566
Kidney Disease	17	5,828	22	2,202	+ 3,626
Lung Disease	18	5,663	14	3,957	+ 1,705
Lymphomas	19	4,013	34	675	+ 3,338
Bladder Cancer	20	3,728	48	286	+ 3,442
Alcohol	21	3,718	53	161	+ 3,557
Oral Cancer	22	3,500	32	697	+ 2,803
Falls	23	3,292	36	653	+ 2,639
Ovary Cancer	24	3,212	57	135	+ 3,077
Leukemia	25	3,043	45	401	+ 2,642
Liver Cancer	26	2,562	30	933	+ 1,629
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,510	7	7,880	- 5,370
Other Neoplasms	28	2,496	65	24	+ 2,472
Uterin Cancer	29	2,415	59	95	+ 2,320
Skin Cancers	30	2,361	43	467	+ 1,894
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,319	42	495	+ 1,824
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,145	27	1,080	+ 1,064
Cervical Cancer	33	2,088	17	3,028	- 940
Drownings	34	2,074	31	825	+ 1,249
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,052	49	266	+ 1,786
Fires	36	1,689	35	661	+ 1,027
Violence	37	1,545	23	1,749	- 204
Skin Disease	38	1,250	51	187	+ 1,063
HIV/AIDS	39	1,211	25	1,341	- 130
Tuberculosis	40	1,166	4	11,606	- 10,440
Endocrine Disorders	41	966	44	463	+ 503
Hepatitis C	42	865	67	16	+ 849
Congenital Anomalies	43	760	15	3,380	- 2,621
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	743	84	0	+ 743
Epilepsy	45	724	46	385	+ 339
Asthma	46	681	19	2,507	- 1,826
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	667	38	627	+ 40
Drug Use	48	667	62	58	+ 608
Poisonings	49	380	40	571	- 191
Multiple Sclerosis	50	332	66	18	+ 314
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	324	64	47	+ 277
Meningitis	52	242	20	2,391	- 2,149
Anemia	53	231	83	0	+ 231
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	222	5	11,085	- 10,863
Birth Trauma	55	190	11	5,347	- 5,157
Low Birth Weight	56	184	10	5,353	- 5,168
Schizophrenia	57	122	81	0	+ 122
Osteoarthritis	58	112	85	0	+ 112
Appendicitis	59	78	56	147	- 69
Maternal Conditions	60	75	18	2,776	- 2,702
Oral conditions	61	59	86	0	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	62	58	63	49	+ 10
Hepatitis B	63	52	58	98	- 47
Malnutrition	64	31	13	4,236	- 4,205
Syphilis	65	21	33	680	- 659
Otitis Media	66	16	68	10	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	12	71	3	+ 9
War	68	3	54	155	- 152
Encephalitis	69	1	60	94	- 93
Pertussis	70	1	41	519	- 518
Tetanus	71	0	52	186	- 186
Measles	72	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	260	- 260
Malaria	79	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	70	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Latvia

Madagascar

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.