MEXICO VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	587,861	1	116,238	+ 471,624
Stroke	2	427,703	4	39,790	+ 387,913
Hypertension	3	86,646	9	17,806	+ 68,839
Lung Cancers	4	69,422	17	7,349	+ 62,073
Inflammatory/Heart	5	66,838	41	1,866	+ 64,972
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	52,410	20	6,871	+ 45,539
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	48,166	30	3,447	+ 44,720
Diabetes Mellitus	8	38,427	2	86,110	- 47,682
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	36,376	8	24,816	+ 11,560
Breast Cancer	10	34,289	16	7,380	+ 26,910
Stomach Cancer	11	34,081	19	6,939	+ 27,142
Prostate Cancer	12	33,677	15	7,494	+ 26,183
Pancreas Cancer	13	31,659	27	4,510	+ 27,149
Suicide	14	27,852	22	6,772	+ 21,080
Liver Disease	15	26,474	6	29,838	- 3,364
Other Injuries	16	26,302	11	12,175	+ 14,127
Kidney Disease	17	25,872	3	44,622	- 18,750
Lung Disease	18	25,136	7	29,123	- 3,987
Lymphomas	19	17,812	24	4,961	+ 12,851
Bladder Cancer	20	16,548	48	1,272	+ 15,276
Alcohol	21	16,502	32	2,945	+ 13,557
Oral Cancer	22	15,534	46	1,355	+ 14,179
Falls	23	14,615	35	2,628	+ 11,987
Ovary Cancer	24	14,256	34	2,649	+ 11,607
Leukemia	25	13,510	25	4,830	+ 8,680
Liver Cancer	26	11,372	21	6,817	+ 4,555
Road Traffic Accidents	27	11,143	10	16,303	- 5,160
Other Neoplasms	28	11,079	23	6,204	+ 4,875
Uterin Cancer	29	10,719	50	902	+ 9,818
Skin Cancers	30	10,482	40	1,909	+ 8,574
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	10,295	33	2,734	+ 7,561
Oesophagus Cancer	32	9,520	49	1,252	+ 8,268
Cervical Cancer	33	9,268	26	4,787	+ 4,481
Drownings	34	9,207	42	1,799	+ 7,408
Parkinson's Disease	35	9,107	43	1,567	+ 7,539
Fires	36	7,497	56	604	+ 6,893
Violence	37	6,858	5	32,450	- 25,592
Skin Disease	38	5,549	31	3,029	+ 2,520
HIV/AIDS	39	5,378	28	4,128	+ 1,250
Tuberculosis	40	5,174	38	1,943	+ 3,231
Endocrine Disorders	41	4,288	12	11,310	- 7,022
Hepatitis C	42	3,838	55	625	+ 3,212
Congenital Anomalies	43	3,373	13	10,457	- 7,084
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	3,300	51	894	+ 2,406
Epilepsy	45	3,212	39	1,912	+ 1,300
Asthma	46	3,024	47	1,342	+ 1,681
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,963	52	859	+ 2,104
Drug Use	48	2,959	44	1,470	+ 1,489
Poisonings	49	1,687	57	531	+ 1,157
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1,472	60	295	+ 1,176
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,439	45	1,415	+ 24
Meningitis	52	1,072	58	357	+ 715
Anemia	53	1,026	37	2,182	- 1,156
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	988	29	3,476	- 2,488
Birth Trauma	55	844	36	2,552	- 1,708
Low Birth Weight	56	819	18	7,163	- 6,344
Schizophrenia	57	543	63	127	+ 416
Osteoarthritis	58	499	59	305	+ 195
Appendicitis	59	345	53	774	- 430
Maternal Conditions	60	331	54	750	- 419
Oral conditions	61	262	65	125	+ 137
Upper Respiratory	62	259	64	127	+ 132
Hepatitis B	63	229	61	210	+ 19
Malnutrition	64	138	14	7,552	- 7,413
Syphilis	65	94	73	5	+ 90
Otitis Media	66	69	68	29	+ 40
Diphtheria	67	51	79	0	+ 51
War	68	14	66	112	- 97
Encephalitis	69	3	62	140	- 137
Pertussis	70	3	70	21	- 19
Tetanus	71	0	71	10	- 10
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	75	1	- 1
Chlamydia	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	69	24	- 24
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	67	30	- 30
Ascariasis	84	0	72	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Latvia

Mexico

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.