MOLDOVA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,185	1	14,292	+ 1,893
Stroke	2	11,776	2	5,878	+ 5,898
Hypertension	3	2,386	4	2,287	+ 98
Lung Cancers	4	1,911	5	1,131	+ 781
Inflammatory/Heart	5	1,840	14	476	+ 1,364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,443	7	1,030	+ 413
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,326	32	163	+ 1,163
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,058	16	407	+ 651
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,001	6	1,042	- 40
Breast Cancer	10	944	11	592	+ 352
Stomach Cancer	11	938	12	518	+ 421
Prostate Cancer	12	927	19	295	+ 632
Pancreas Cancer	13	872	15	427	+ 445
Suicide	14	767	10	593	+ 174
Liver Disease	15	729	3	2,869	- 2,140
Other Injuries	16	724	8	772	- 48
Kidney Disease	17	712	18	307	+ 405
Lung Disease	18	692	9	752	- 60
Lymphomas	19	490	22	230	+ 260
Bladder Cancer	20	456	29	181	+ 274
Alcohol	21	454	21	233	+ 221
Oral Cancer	22	428	17	375	+ 53
Falls	23	402	33	149	+ 253
Ovary Cancer	24	393	35	123	+ 269
Leukemia	25	372	34	140	+ 232
Liver Cancer	26	313	13	514	- 201
Road Traffic Accidents	27	307	20	293	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	28	305	42	65	+ 240
Uterin Cancer	29	295	37	108	+ 188
Skin Cancers	30	289	36	121	+ 168
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	283	24	219	+ 65
Oesophagus Cancer	32	262	38	105	+ 157
Cervical Cancer	33	255	25	212	+ 43
Drownings	34	253	30	179	+ 74
Parkinson's Disease	35	251	55	6	+ 245
Fires	36	206	40	70	+ 136
Violence	37	189	31	167	+ 22
Skin Disease	38	153	45	45	+ 108
HIV/AIDS	39	148	28	189	- 41
Tuberculosis	40	142	26	197	- 54
Endocrine Disorders	41	118	46	40	+ 78
Hepatitis C	42	106	63	1	+ 104
Congenital Anomalies	43	93	27	190	- 97
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	91	50	12	+ 79
Epilepsy	45	88	44	46	+ 43
Asthma	46	83	48	26	+ 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	82	41	68	+ 13
Drug Use	48	81	43	59	+ 23
Poisonings	49	46	23	220	- 174
Multiple Sclerosis	50	41	52	9	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	40	57	5	+ 34
Meningitis	52	30	49	17	+ 13
Anemia	53	28	66	1	+ 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	27	59	4	+ 24
Birth Trauma	55	23	47	37	- 14
Low Birth Weight	56	23	39	90	- 67
Schizophrenia	57	15	65	1	+ 14
Osteoarthritis	58	14	56	6	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	9	51	10	- 0
Maternal Conditions	60	9	54	7	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	7	53	8	- 0
Upper Respiratory	62	7	62	2	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	6	58	4	+ 2
Malnutrition	64	4	64	1	+ 3
Syphilis	65	3	68	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	61	2	- 1
Diphtheria	67	1	71	0	+ 1
War	68	0	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	60	3	- 2
Pertussis	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Latvia

Moldova

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.