QATAR VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,475	1	1,082	+ 10,393
Stroke	2	8,349	3	255	+ 8,094
Hypertension	3	1,691	28	26	+ 1,665
Lung Cancers	4	1,355	13	73	+ 1,282
Inflammatory/Heart	5	1,305	25	32	+ 1,272
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,023	11	83	+ 940
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	940	12	75	+ 865
Diabetes Mellitus	8	750	2	459	+ 291
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	710	10	108	+ 602
Breast Cancer	10	669	17	53	+ 617
Stomach Cancer	11	665	23	42	+ 623
Prostate Cancer	12	657	31	18	+ 640
Pancreas Cancer	13	618	30	25	+ 593
Suicide	14	544	7	165	+ 378
Liver Disease	15	517	5	202	+ 314
Other Injuries	16	513	9	115	+ 399
Kidney Disease	17	505	6	179	+ 326
Lung Disease	18	491	15	68	+ 422
Lymphomas	19	348	18	48	+ 299
Bladder Cancer	20	323	27	27	+ 296
Alcohol	21	322	48	7	+ 315
Oral Cancer	22	303	29	25	+ 278
Falls	23	285	8	129	+ 157
Ovary Cancer	24	278	32	17	+ 261
Leukemia	25	264	16	57	+ 207
Liver Cancer	26	222	21	44	+ 178
Road Traffic Accidents	27	218	4	206	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	28	216	51	3	+ 214
Uterin Cancer	29	209	49	6	+ 203
Skin Cancers	30	205	43	8	+ 197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	201	46	7	+ 194
Oesophagus Cancer	32	186	37	13	+ 173
Cervical Cancer	33	181	36	13	+ 168
Drownings	34	180	19	45	+ 135
Parkinson's Disease	35	178	26	28	+ 150
Fires	36	146	22	42	+ 104
Violence	37	134	34	14	+ 120
Skin Disease	38	108	33	16	+ 92
HIV/AIDS	39	105	71	0	+ 105
Tuberculosis	40	101	44	8	+ 93
Endocrine Disorders	41	84	24	39	+ 45
Hepatitis C	42	75	63	0	+ 75
Congenital Anomalies	43	66	14	70	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	64	80	0	+ 64
Epilepsy	45	63	35	13	+ 49
Asthma	46	59	40	10	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	58	45	8	+ 50
Drug Use	48	58	39	12	+ 46
Poisonings	49	33	42	9	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	50	29	55	2	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	28	59	0	+ 28
Meningitis	52	21	47	7	+ 14
Anemia	53	20	85	0	+ 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	19	41	10	+ 9
Birth Trauma	55	16	38	13	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	56	16	20	45	- 29
Schizophrenia	57	11	83	0	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	58	10	81	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	7	57	1	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	60	6	52	3	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	5	82	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	5	65	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	4	56	2	+ 3
Malnutrition	64	3	58	1	+ 2
Syphilis	65	2	53	2	- 1
Otitis Media	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	66	0	+ 1
War	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	50	5	- 5
Pertussis	70	0	54	2	- 2
Tetanus	71	0	60	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	64	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.