NIGER VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	118,448	6	8,229	+ 110,219
Stroke	2	86,178	5	8,717	+ 77,461
Hypertension	3	17,458	25	1,356	+ 16,103
Lung Cancers	4	13,988	67	42	+ 13,946
Inflammatory/Heart	5	13,467	34	769	+ 12,699
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,560	37	522	+ 10,038
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	9,705	32	858	+ 8,847
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,743	17	2,630	+ 5,113
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,329	1	21,093	- 13,764
Breast Cancer	10	6,909	29	1,075	+ 5,834
Stomach Cancer	11	6,867	44	300	+ 6,566
Prostate Cancer	12	6,786	57	128	+ 6,658
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,379	54	138	+ 6,241
Suicide	14	5,612	27	1,227	+ 4,385
Liver Disease	15	5,334	11	4,116	+ 1,218
Other Injuries	16	5,300	12	3,826	+ 1,474
Kidney Disease	17	5,213	16	2,732	+ 2,480
Lung Disease	18	5,065	20	2,172	+ 2,893
Lymphomas	19	3,589	43	350	+ 3,239
Bladder Cancer	20	3,334	53	161	+ 3,173
Alcohol	21	3,325	60	120	+ 3,205
Oral Cancer	22	3,130	49	242	+ 2,888
Falls	23	2,945	26	1,297	+ 1,647
Ovary Cancer	24	2,872	40	425	+ 2,448
Leukemia	25	2,722	48	258	+ 2,465
Liver Cancer	26	2,291	35	745	+ 1,546
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,245	8	5,946	- 3,701
Other Neoplasms	28	2,232	68	24	+ 2,208
Uterin Cancer	29	2,160	64	86	+ 2,074
Skin Cancers	30	2,112	45	287	+ 1,825
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,074	31	1,044	+ 1,030
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,918	55	132	+ 1,787
Cervical Cancer	33	1,867	38	487	+ 1,381
Drownings	34	1,855	24	1,581	+ 274
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,835	47	275	+ 1,560
Fires	36	1,511	28	1,120	+ 390
Violence	37	1,382	19	2,244	- 862
Skin Disease	38	1,118	52	213	+ 905
HIV/AIDS	39	1,084	30	1,048	+ 36
Tuberculosis	40	1,043	13	3,703	- 2,660
Endocrine Disorders	41	864	23	1,806	- 942
Hepatitis C	42	773	66	46	+ 728
Congenital Anomalies	43	680	10	4,346	- 3,666
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	665	80	0	+ 665
Epilepsy	45	647	36	676	- 29
Asthma	46	609	22	1,902	- 1,293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	597	39	467	+ 130
Drug Use	48	596	58	126	+ 470
Poisonings	49	340	33	771	- 431
Multiple Sclerosis	50	297	69	22	+ 274
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	290	70	18	+ 272
Meningitis	52	216	9	5,237	- 5,021
Anemia	53	207	85	0	+ 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	199	3	16,030	- 15,831
Birth Trauma	55	170	7	8,030	- 7,860
Low Birth Weight	56	165	4	9,560	- 9,395
Schizophrenia	57	109	83	0	+ 109
Osteoarthritis	58	101	81	0	+ 101
Appendicitis	59	69	56	128	- 59
Maternal Conditions	60	67	14	3,317	- 3,251
Oral conditions	61	53	82	0	+ 53
Upper Respiratory	62	52	63	94	- 42
Hepatitis B	63	46	46	279	- 233
Malnutrition	64	28	21	2,170	- 2,142
Syphilis	65	19	62	110	- 91
Otitis Media	66	14	72	1	+ 13
Diphtheria	67	10	65	60	- 50
War	68	3	41	409	- 407
Encephalitis	69	1	61	112	- 112
Pertussis	70	1	15	2,858	- 2,857
Tetanus	71	0	42	372	- 372
Measles	72	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	237	- 237
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	237	- 237
Malaria	79	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	59	125	- 125
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.