NEW GUINEA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,172	1	6,835	+ 38,337
Stroke	2	32,865	2	5,095	+ 27,771
Hypertension	3	6,658	13	1,096	+ 5,562
Lung Cancers	4	5,334	23	622	+ 4,713
Inflammatory/Heart	5	5,136	43	229	+ 4,907
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,027	29	445	+ 3,582
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,701	33	343	+ 3,358
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,953	4	4,533	- 1,580
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,795	6	2,595	+ 200
Breast Cancer	10	2,635	17	764	+ 1,871
Stomach Cancer	11	2,619	28	447	+ 2,172
Prostate Cancer	12	2,588	36	285	+ 2,303
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,433	52	107	+ 2,326
Suicide	14	2,140	37	259	+ 1,882
Liver Disease	15	2,034	22	624	+ 1,410
Other Injuries	16	2,021	20	647	+ 1,374
Kidney Disease	17	1,988	18	687	+ 1,301
Lung Disease	18	1,932	3	4,538	- 2,606
Lymphomas	19	1,369	32	353	+ 1,016
Bladder Cancer	20	1,272	54	82	+ 1,189
Alcohol	21	1,268	53	93	+ 1,175
Oral Cancer	22	1,194	25	580	+ 614
Falls	23	1,123	26	502	+ 621
Ovary Cancer	24	1,095	46	179	+ 916
Leukemia	25	1,038	38	253	+ 785
Liver Cancer	26	874	21	644	+ 230
Road Traffic Accidents	27	856	12	1,105	- 249
Other Neoplasms	28	851	60	15	+ 836
Uterin Cancer	29	824	55	81	+ 743
Skin Cancers	30	805	31	417	+ 389
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	791	35	302	+ 490
Oesophagus Cancer	32	732	44	199	+ 533
Cervical Cancer	33	712	19	665	+ 48
Drownings	34	707	40	240	+ 468
Parkinson's Disease	35	700	45	185	+ 515
Fires	36	576	27	488	+ 88
Violence	37	527	15	969	- 442
Skin Disease	38	426	49	126	+ 300
HIV/AIDS	39	413	24	611	- 198
Tuberculosis	40	398	5	3,969	- 3,571
Endocrine Disorders	41	330	47	153	+ 176
Hepatitis C	42	295	62	8	+ 287
Congenital Anomalies	43	259	16	951	- 691
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	254	84	0	+ 254
Epilepsy	45	247	51	111	+ 136
Asthma	46	232	9	1,842	- 1,610
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	228	14	1,072	- 844
Drug Use	48	227	61	13	+ 215
Poisonings	49	130	50	121	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	50	113	66	5	+ 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	111	65	5	+ 105
Meningitis	52	82	34	324	- 241
Anemia	53	79	82	0	+ 79
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	76	8	2,295	- 2,219
Birth Trauma	55	65	11	1,504	- 1,439
Low Birth Weight	56	63	10	1,661	- 1,598
Schizophrenia	57	42	80	0	+ 42
Osteoarthritis	58	38	85	0	+ 38
Appendicitis	59	26	59	20	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	60	25	30	421	- 395
Oral conditions	61	20	86	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	62	20	68	2	+ 18
Hepatitis B	63	18	58	27	- 9
Malnutrition	64	11	48	134	- 123
Syphilis	65	7	42	234	- 227
Otitis Media	66	5	71	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	4	67	3	+ 1
War	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	57	31	- 30
Pertussis	70	0	39	248	- 247
Tetanus	71	0	56	48	- 48
Measles	72	0	41	238	- 238
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	64	6	- 6
Ascariasis	84	0	63	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Latvia

New Guinea

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.