RWANDA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,256	4	3,605	+ 57,651
Stroke	2	44,567	2	5,060	+ 39,507
Hypertension	3	9,029	14	1,357	+ 7,671
Lung Cancers	4	7,234	39	234	+ 7,000
Inflammatory/Heart	5	6,965	34	347	+ 6,618
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,461	28	591	+ 4,870
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,019	25	657	+ 4,362
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,004	11	1,858	+ 2,146
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,790	1	5,280	- 1,489
Breast Cancer	10	3,573	27	600	+ 2,973
Stomach Cancer	11	3,551	20	780	+ 2,771
Prostate Cancer	12	3,509	32	396	+ 3,113
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,299	43	214	+ 3,085
Suicide	14	2,902	24	704	+ 2,199
Liver Disease	15	2,759	8	2,548	+ 211
Other Injuries	16	2,741	17	944	+ 1,797
Kidney Disease	17	2,696	15	1,206	+ 1,490
Lung Disease	18	2,619	13	1,555	+ 1,065
Lymphomas	19	1,856	30	450	+ 1,406
Bladder Cancer	20	1,724	62	35	+ 1,689
Alcohol	21	1,720	49	125	+ 1,594
Oral Cancer	22	1,619	37	272	+ 1,347
Falls	23	1,523	31	412	+ 1,111
Ovary Cancer	24	1,486	53	92	+ 1,393
Leukemia	25	1,408	35	317	+ 1,091
Liver Cancer	26	1,185	23	706	+ 479
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,161	3	3,718	- 2,557
Other Neoplasms	28	1,154	64	16	+ 1,138
Uterin Cancer	29	1,117	56	58	+ 1,059
Skin Cancers	30	1,092	50	113	+ 980
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,073	33	362	+ 711
Oesophagus Cancer	32	992	44	213	+ 779
Cervical Cancer	33	966	18	941	+ 25
Drownings	34	959	36	285	+ 675
Parkinson's Disease	35	949	47	146	+ 803
Fires	36	781	38	270	+ 511
Violence	37	715	29	548	+ 167
Skin Disease	38	578	52	103	+ 475
HIV/AIDS	39	560	7	2,826	- 2,265
Tuberculosis	40	539	26	625	- 86
Endocrine Disorders	41	447	41	219	+ 227
Hepatitis C	42	400	65	12	+ 388
Congenital Anomalies	43	351	12	1,777	- 1,426
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	344	80	0	+ 344
Epilepsy	45	335	45	191	+ 143
Asthma	46	315	22	717	- 402
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	309	48	136	+ 173
Drug Use	48	308	60	45	+ 264
Poisonings	49	176	40	220	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	50	153	66	7	+ 146
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	150	63	23	+ 127
Meningitis	52	112	19	847	- 736
Anemia	53	107	86	0	+ 107
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	103	6	3,121	- 3,018
Birth Trauma	55	88	10	1,888	- 1,800
Low Birth Weight	56	85	9	2,193	- 2,107
Schizophrenia	57	57	83	0	+ 57
Osteoarthritis	58	52	81	0	+ 52
Appendicitis	59	36	54	70	- 34
Maternal Conditions	60	34	21	722	- 688
Oral conditions	61	27	82	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	62	27	57	58	- 31
Hepatitis B	63	24	55	68	- 44
Malnutrition	64	14	16	1,168	- 1,153
Syphilis	65	10	46	173	- 163
Otitis Media	66	7	68	4	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	5	71	1	+ 4
War	68	1	69	3	- 1
Encephalitis	69	0	61	39	- 39
Pertussis	70	0	42	218	- 217
Tetanus	71	0	58	53	- 53
Measles	72	0	59	51	- 51
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	111	- 111
Malaria	79	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	67	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Latvia

Rwanda

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.