MALTA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,112	1	876	+ 1,236
Stroke	2	1,537	2	291	+ 1,245
Hypertension	3	311	20	33	+ 278
Lung Cancers	4	249	5	197	+ 53
Inflammatory/Heart	5	240	27	22	+ 218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	188	7	147	+ 41
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	173	4	207	- 34
Diabetes Mellitus	8	138	6	163	- 25
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	131	3	213	- 82
Breast Cancer	10	123	10	85	+ 38
Stomach Cancer	11	122	15	50	+ 73
Prostate Cancer	12	121	13	53	+ 68
Pancreas Cancer	13	114	9	90	+ 23
Suicide	14	100	22	27	+ 73
Liver Disease	15	95	24	23	+ 72
Other Injuries	16	94	33	16	+ 78
Kidney Disease	17	93	11	79	+ 14
Lung Disease	18	90	8	127	- 36
Lymphomas	19	64	12	53	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	20	59	19	33	+ 26
Alcohol	21	59	47	3	+ 57
Oral Cancer	22	56	23	25	+ 31
Falls	23	53	14	52	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	24	51	17	34	+ 17
Leukemia	25	49	21	28	+ 21
Liver Cancer	26	41	18	34	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	27	40	31	18	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	28	40	26	22	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	29	39	28	21	+ 18
Skin Cancers	30	38	34	14	+ 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	37	37	7	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	32	34	29	20	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	33	33	39	4	+ 29
Drownings	34	33	48	2	+ 31
Parkinson's Disease	35	33	16	50	- 17
Fires	36	27	62	0	+ 27
Violence	37	25	40	4	+ 20
Skin Disease	38	20	25	23	- 3
HIV/AIDS	39	19	41	4	+ 16
Tuberculosis	40	19	52	2	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	41	15	30	19	- 4
Hepatitis C	42	14	53	1	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	43	12	32	17	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	12	42	3	+ 8
Epilepsy	45	12	43	3	+ 8
Asthma	46	11	36	8	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	11	49	2	+ 8
Drug Use	48	11	38	7	+ 4
Poisonings	49	6	58	1	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	50	5	45	3	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	5	51	2	+ 3
Meningitis	52	4	56	1	+ 3
Anemia	53	4	46	3	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	4	55	1	+ 3
Birth Trauma	55	3	44	3	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	56	3	35	11	- 8
Schizophrenia	57	2	57	1	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	58	2	50	2	- 0
Appendicitis	59	1	63	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	64	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	59	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	61	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	64	0	60	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	75	0	+ 0
War	68	0	54	1	- 1
Encephalitis	69	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	67	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.