NEPAL VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	139,939	2	19,677	+ 120,263
Stroke	2	101,814	4	12,909	+ 88,905
Hypertension	3	20,626	18	2,092	+ 18,534
Lung Cancers	4	16,526	12	3,586	+ 12,940
Inflammatory/Heart	5	15,911	48	217	+ 15,694
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,476	26	1,167	+ 11,309
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	11,466	19	2,022	+ 9,444
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,148	14	2,929	+ 6,218
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,659	6	6,237	+ 2,422
Breast Cancer	10	8,163	27	1,038	+ 7,124
Stomach Cancer	11	8,113	25	1,379	+ 6,734
Prostate Cancer	12	8,017	58	85	+ 7,931
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,536	41	445	+ 7,091
Suicide	14	6,630	16	2,571	+ 4,059
Liver Disease	15	6,302	5	6,383	- 81
Other Injuries	16	6,261	22	1,655	+ 4,607
Kidney Disease	17	6,159	10	4,284	+ 1,875
Lung Disease	18	5,984	1	27,027	- 21,043
Lymphomas	19	4,240	32	768	+ 3,473
Bladder Cancer	20	3,939	44	325	+ 3,615
Alcohol	21	3,928	52	168	+ 3,761
Oral Cancer	22	3,698	24	1,389	+ 2,309
Falls	23	3,479	13	3,321	+ 158
Ovary Cancer	24	3,394	37	585	+ 2,809
Leukemia	25	3,216	36	668	+ 2,548
Liver Cancer	26	2,707	46	256	+ 2,451
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,653	9	4,654	- 2,002
Other Neoplasms	28	2,637	61	50	+ 2,588
Uterin Cancer	29	2,552	60	56	+ 2,495
Skin Cancers	30	2,495	42	400	+ 2,096
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,451	49	191	+ 2,259
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,266	38	491	+ 1,775
Cervical Cancer	33	2,206	20	1,969	+ 237
Drownings	34	2,192	23	1,505	+ 687
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,168	33	760	+ 1,408
Fires	36	1,785	50	184	+ 1,601
Violence	37	1,632	35	704	+ 929
Skin Disease	38	1,321	67	17	+ 1,304
HIV/AIDS	39	1,280	34	737	+ 543
Tuberculosis	40	1,232	3	16,535	- 15,303
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,021	45	257	+ 763
Hepatitis C	42	914	64	29	+ 885
Congenital Anomalies	43	803	21	1,949	- 1,146
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	786	80	0	+ 786
Epilepsy	45	765	30	874	- 109
Asthma	46	720	8	5,930	- 5,210
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	705	17	2,320	- 1,615
Drug Use	48	704	57	93	+ 611
Poisonings	49	402	39	474	- 72
Multiple Sclerosis	50	350	63	38	+ 312
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	343	51	173	+ 170
Meningitis	52	255	43	377	- 122
Anemia	53	244	86	0	+ 244
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	235	7	6,071	- 5,836
Birth Trauma	55	201	15	2,676	- 2,475
Low Birth Weight	56	195	11	3,822	- 3,628
Schizophrenia	57	129	84	0	+ 129
Osteoarthritis	58	119	81	0	+ 119
Appendicitis	59	82	47	220	- 138
Maternal Conditions	60	79	28	977	- 898
Oral conditions	61	62	82	0	+ 62
Upper Respiratory	62	62	66	24	+ 38
Hepatitis B	63	55	56	117	- 62
Malnutrition	64	33	31	845	- 812
Syphilis	65	22	54	134	- 112
Otitis Media	66	16	70	4	+ 13
Diphtheria	67	12	71	1	+ 11
War	68	3	65	24	- 21
Encephalitis	69	1	29	882	- 881
Pertussis	70	1	40	453	- 452
Tetanus	71	0	53	134	- 134
Measles	72	0	59	60	- 60
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	39	- 39
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	120	- 120
Ascariasis	84	0	69	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Latvia

Nepal

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.