RUSSIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	633,189	1	562,711	+ 70,478
Stroke	2	460,682	2	327,199	+ 133,483
Hypertension	3	93,327	17	18,348	+ 74,979
Lung Cancers	4	74,775	3	54,361	+ 20,413
Inflammatory/Heart	5	71,992	4	54,060	+ 17,932
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	56,451	7	42,633	+ 13,818
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	51,880	5	48,522	+ 3,359
Diabetes Mellitus	8	41,390	18	18,345	+ 23,046
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	39,181	10	32,404	+ 6,776
Breast Cancer	10	36,933	13	23,242	+ 13,692
Stomach Cancer	11	36,708	11	29,386	+ 7,323
Prostate Cancer	12	36,274	20	14,107	+ 22,167
Pancreas Cancer	13	34,100	16	20,282	+ 13,818
Suicide	14	30,000	8	36,625	- 6,626
Liver Disease	15	28,516	6	45,463	- 16,947
Other Injuries	16	28,330	14	22,517	+ 5,813
Kidney Disease	17	27,867	22	11,581	+ 16,286
Lung Disease	18	27,075	9	36,600	- 9,526
Lymphomas	19	19,186	29	8,919	+ 10,266
Bladder Cancer	20	17,824	38	6,307	+ 11,517
Alcohol	21	17,774	12	27,984	- 10,210
Oral Cancer	22	16,732	25	10,880	+ 5,852
Falls	23	15,742	21	11,705	+ 4,037
Ovary Cancer	24	15,355	32	8,123	+ 7,233
Leukemia	25	14,551	31	8,238	+ 6,314
Liver Cancer	26	12,249	24	11,165	+ 1,084
Road Traffic Accidents	27	12,002	19	17,507	- 5,505
Other Neoplasms	28	11,934	51	729	+ 11,205
Uterin Cancer	29	11,546	35	6,867	+ 4,679
Skin Cancers	30	11,291	39	5,612	+ 5,679
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	11,089	28	8,938	+ 2,151
Oesophagus Cancer	32	10,254	33	7,431	+ 2,823
Cervical Cancer	33	9,982	34	7,423	+ 2,559
Drownings	34	9,917	36	6,629	+ 3,288
Parkinson's Disease	35	9,809	26	9,371	+ 438
Fires	36	8,075	37	6,387	+ 1,688
Violence	37	7,387	23	11,450	- 4,064
Skin Disease	38	5,977	43	2,735	+ 3,241
HIV/AIDS	39	5,792	15	21,262	- 15,469
Tuberculosis	40	5,573	30	8,422	- 2,848
Endocrine Disorders	41	4,619	45	2,004	+ 2,615
Hepatitis C	42	4,134	66	2	+ 4,132
Congenital Anomalies	43	3,633	41	4,201	- 568
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	3,554	85	0	+ 3,554
Epilepsy	45	3,459	52	718	+ 2,741
Asthma	46	3,257	46	1,764	+ 1,493
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3,191	42	2,770	+ 421
Drug Use	48	3,187	27	9,113	- 5,925
Poisonings	49	1,817	40	5,565	- 3,748
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1,585	49	827	+ 758
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,550	50	750	+ 800
Meningitis	52	1,155	48	1,037	+ 118
Anemia	53	1,105	81	0	+ 1,105
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	1,064	55	403	+ 661
Birth Trauma	55	909	53	714	+ 195
Low Birth Weight	56	882	44	2,153	- 1,271
Schizophrenia	57	585	83	0	+ 585
Osteoarthritis	58	538	84	0	+ 538
Appendicitis	59	371	54	409	- 37
Maternal Conditions	60	356	56	267	+ 89
Oral conditions	61	282	86	0	+ 282
Upper Respiratory	62	279	58	158	+ 121
Hepatitis B	63	247	60	43	+ 203
Malnutrition	64	149	57	242	- 94
Syphilis	65	102	62	19	+ 83
Otitis Media	66	74	64	3	+ 71
Diphtheria	67	55	67	0	+ 55
War	68	15	59	123	- 107
Encephalitis	69	3	47	1,076	- 1,073
Pertussis	70	3	65	2	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	63	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	61	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Latvia

Russia

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.