MALI VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	98,879	7	5,907	+ 92,972
Stroke	2	71,940	6	6,163	+ 65,777
Hypertension	3	14,574	25	1,291	+ 13,283
Lung Cancers	4	11,677	49	252	+ 11,425
Inflammatory/Heart	5	11,242	40	549	+ 10,693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,815	36	703	+ 8,112
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,102	34	756	+ 7,346
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,464	16	2,289	+ 4,174
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,118	1	14,885	- 8,766
Breast Cancer	10	5,768	30	947	+ 4,820
Stomach Cancer	11	5,732	27	1,063	+ 4,670
Prostate Cancer	12	5,665	44	362	+ 5,302
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,325	47	258	+ 5,067
Suicide	14	4,685	32	806	+ 3,878
Liver Disease	15	4,453	14	2,733	+ 1,720
Other Injuries	16	4,424	15	2,310	+ 2,114
Kidney Disease	17	4,352	17	2,185	+ 2,166
Lung Disease	18	4,228	19	1,973	+ 2,255
Lymphomas	19	2,996	45	316	+ 2,680
Bladder Cancer	20	2,783	42	431	+ 2,352
Alcohol	21	2,776	60	83	+ 2,693
Oral Cancer	22	2,613	48	252	+ 2,361
Falls	23	2,458	31	867	+ 1,591
Ovary Cancer	24	2,398	53	197	+ 2,200
Leukemia	25	2,272	56	192	+ 2,080
Liver Cancer	26	1,913	38	562	+ 1,351
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,874	11	4,465	- 2,590
Other Neoplasms	28	1,864	67	21	+ 1,843
Uterin Cancer	29	1,803	61	80	+ 1,723
Skin Cancers	30	1,763	54	194	+ 1,569
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,732	37	625	+ 1,106
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,601	58	159	+ 1,442
Cervical Cancer	33	1,559	20	1,735	- 176
Drownings	34	1,549	28	1,053	+ 496
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,532	50	236	+ 1,296
Fires	36	1,261	35	750	+ 511
Violence	37	1,153	18	2,095	- 941
Skin Disease	38	933	57	170	+ 763
HIV/AIDS	39	905	9	5,785	- 4,880
Tuberculosis	40	870	24	1,491	- 621
Endocrine Disorders	41	721	21	1,618	- 897
Hepatitis C	42	646	64	32	+ 613
Congenital Anomalies	43	567	12	3,743	- 3,176
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	555	80	0	+ 555
Epilepsy	45	540	41	485	+ 55
Asthma	46	509	23	1,492	- 983
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	498	46	283	+ 216
Drug Use	48	498	59	139	+ 359
Poisonings	49	284	39	561	- 278
Multiple Sclerosis	50	248	68	20	+ 228
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	242	69	16	+ 226
Meningitis	52	180	10	4,531	- 4,350
Anemia	53	173	85	0	+ 173
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	166	2	13,419	- 13,253
Birth Trauma	55	142	5	8,310	- 8,168
Low Birth Weight	56	138	4	8,880	- 8,743
Schizophrenia	57	91	84	0	+ 91
Osteoarthritis	58	84	81	0	+ 84
Appendicitis	59	58	62	70	- 12
Maternal Conditions	60	56	13	2,858	- 2,802
Oral conditions	61	44	82	0	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	62	44	65	31	+ 13
Hepatitis B	63	39	52	207	- 168
Malnutrition	64	23	8	5,848	- 5,825
Syphilis	65	16	33	770	- 754
Otitis Media	66	12	71	0	+ 11
Diphtheria	67	9	66	22	- 13
War	68	2	26	1,099	- 1,096
Encephalitis	69	1	55	193	- 193
Pertussis	70	0	29	1,006	- 1,006
Tetanus	71	0	43	427	- 427
Measles	72	0	22	1,548	- 1,548
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	220	- 220
Malaria	79	0	3	11,678	- 11,678
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	63	56	- 56
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

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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.