MALAYSIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	155,418	1	36,729	+ 118,689
Stroke	2	113,076	3	21,592	+ 91,483
Hypertension	3	22,907	38	649	+ 22,258
Lung Cancers	4	18,354	8	4,319	+ 14,035
Inflammatory/Heart	5	17,671	27	1,214	+ 16,457
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,856	11	3,832	+ 10,024
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,734	10	3,996	+ 8,738
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,159	9	4,107	+ 6,052
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,617	2	23,477	- 13,860
Breast Cancer	10	9,065	12	3,071	+ 5,994
Stomach Cancer	11	9,010	21	1,441	+ 7,569
Prostate Cancer	12	8,904	33	903	+ 8,000
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,370	32	994	+ 7,376
Suicide	14	7,364	19	1,823	+ 5,540
Liver Disease	15	6,999	7	5,125	+ 1,874
Other Injuries	16	6,954	14	2,222	+ 4,731
Kidney Disease	17	6,840	6	6,629	+ 211
Lung Disease	18	6,646	5	6,633	+ 13
Lymphomas	19	4,709	25	1,321	+ 3,388
Bladder Cancer	20	4,375	39	467	+ 3,908
Alcohol	21	4,363	55	181	+ 4,182
Oral Cancer	22	4,107	17	1,865	+ 2,242
Falls	23	3,864	18	1,855	+ 2,009
Ovary Cancer	24	3,769	35	827	+ 2,942
Leukemia	25	3,572	23	1,412	+ 2,159
Liver Cancer	26	3,006	16	1,984	+ 1,022
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,946	4	7,181	- 4,235
Other Neoplasms	28	2,929	48	265	+ 2,664
Uterin Cancer	29	2,834	43	352	+ 2,482
Skin Cancers	30	2,771	50	247	+ 2,524
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,722	22	1,424	+ 1,298
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,517	41	435	+ 2,082
Cervical Cancer	33	2,450	31	1,010	+ 1,440
Drownings	34	2,434	36	820	+ 1,614
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,408	28	1,106	+ 1,302
Fires	36	1,982	44	336	+ 1,646
Violence	37	1,813	34	869	+ 944
Skin Disease	38	1,467	15	2,066	- 599
HIV/AIDS	39	1,422	13	2,679	- 1,257
Tuberculosis	40	1,368	26	1,227	+ 141
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,134	37	809	+ 324
Hepatitis C	42	1,015	64	6	+ 1,009
Congenital Anomalies	43	892	24	1,403	- 511
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	872	81	0	+ 872
Epilepsy	45	849	52	226	+ 624
Asthma	46	799	30	1,013	- 214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	783	51	246	+ 537
Drug Use	48	782	45	322	+ 460
Poisonings	49	446	53	211	+ 235
Multiple Sclerosis	50	389	59	30	+ 359
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	380	60	27	+ 353
Meningitis	52	284	46	301	- 17
Anemia	53	271	86	0	+ 271
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	261	20	1,773	- 1,512
Birth Trauma	55	223	42	359	- 136
Low Birth Weight	56	216	29	1,020	- 804
Schizophrenia	57	144	83	0	+ 144
Osteoarthritis	58	132	80	0	+ 132
Appendicitis	59	91	58	71	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	60	87	56	167	- 79
Oral conditions	61	69	82	0	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	62	68	65	5	+ 64
Hepatitis B	63	61	54	206	- 145
Malnutrition	64	37	49	249	- 213
Syphilis	65	25	62	19	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	18	66	3	+ 15
Diphtheria	67	14	69	0	+ 13
War	68	4	63	11	- 7
Encephalitis	69	1	40	452	- 451
Pertussis	70	1	57	80	- 79
Tetanus	71	0	61	21	- 21
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	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	47	280	- 280
Ascariasis	84	0	67	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Latvia

Malaysia

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.