OMAN VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,545	1	5,287	+ 12,258
Stroke	2	12,765	2	1,648	+ 11,117
Hypertension	3	2,586	8	360	+ 2,226
Lung Cancers	4	2,072	25	113	+ 1,959
Inflammatory/Heart	5	1,995	21	127	+ 1,867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,564	16	205	+ 1,360
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,438	10	323	+ 1,114
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,147	3	1,029	+ 118
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,086	4	701	+ 385
Breast Cancer	10	1,023	18	141	+ 882
Stomach Cancer	11	1,017	17	185	+ 832
Prostate Cancer	12	1,005	37	37	+ 968
Pancreas Cancer	13	945	30	77	+ 868
Suicide	14	831	13	241	+ 590
Liver Disease	15	790	6	406	+ 384
Other Injuries	16	785	20	130	+ 655
Kidney Disease	17	772	11	312	+ 460
Lung Disease	18	750	9	325	+ 425
Lymphomas	19	532	19	138	+ 394
Bladder Cancer	20	494	35	41	+ 453
Alcohol	21	493	50	13	+ 479
Oral Cancer	22	464	31	70	+ 394
Falls	23	436	12	292	+ 144
Ovary Cancer	24	425	43	26	+ 399
Leukemia	25	403	22	127	+ 276
Liver Cancer	26	339	24	116	+ 223
Road Traffic Accidents	27	333	5	527	- 194
Other Neoplasms	28	331	56	7	+ 324
Uterin Cancer	29	320	54	11	+ 309
Skin Cancers	30	313	45	22	+ 291
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	307	38	36	+ 271
Oesophagus Cancer	32	284	40	32	+ 252
Cervical Cancer	33	277	34	42	+ 234
Drownings	34	275	14	211	+ 64
Parkinson's Disease	35	272	26	110	+ 162
Fires	36	224	36	38	+ 185
Violence	37	205	39	34	+ 170
Skin Disease	38	166	27	92	+ 74
HIV/AIDS	39	160	41	31	+ 129
Tuberculosis	40	154	48	18	+ 137
Endocrine Disorders	41	128	32	53	+ 75
Hepatitis C	42	115	71	0	+ 115
Congenital Anomalies	43	101	7	386	- 285
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	98	84	0	+ 98
Epilepsy	45	96	44	22	+ 74
Asthma	46	90	55	11	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	88	53	12	+ 77
Drug Use	48	88	42	29	+ 60
Poisonings	49	50	33	47	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	50	44	52	12	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	43	62	2	+ 41
Meningitis	52	32	47	21	+ 11
Anemia	53	31	82	0	+ 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	29	28	78	- 49
Birth Trauma	55	25	29	77	- 52
Low Birth Weight	56	24	15	207	- 183
Schizophrenia	57	16	83	0	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	58	15	85	0	+ 15
Appendicitis	59	10	57	5	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	60	10	46	22	- 12
Oral conditions	61	8	86	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	62	8	67	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	63	7	64	0	+ 6
Malnutrition	64	4	60	2	+ 2
Syphilis	65	3	61	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	2	70	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	2	68	0	+ 1
War	68	0	58	4	- 4
Encephalitis	69	0	23	126	- 126
Pertussis	70	0	51	13	- 13
Tetanus	71	0	63	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	49	16	- 16
Ascariasis	84	0	65	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

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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.