SAINT LUCIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SAINT LUCIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	756	2	149	+ 607
Stroke	2	550	1	188	+ 361
Hypertension	3	111	9	52	+ 59
Lung Cancers	4	89	18	19	+ 71
Inflammatory/Heart	5	86	13	31	+ 54
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	67	16	21	+ 46
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	62	10	48	+ 14
Diabetes Mellitus	8	49	3	140	- 90
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	47	5	66	- 19
Breast Cancer	10	44	14	25	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	11	44	15	22	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	12	43	6	56	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	13	41	31	8	+ 33
Suicide	14	36	22	14	+ 21
Liver Disease	15	34	12	35	- 1
Other Injuries	16	34	21	15	+ 19
Kidney Disease	17	33	4	80	- 46
Lung Disease	18	32	8	53	- 21
Lymphomas	19	23	24	13	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	20	21	72	0	+ 21
Alcohol	21	21	29	9	+ 12
Oral Cancer	22	20	43	3	+ 17
Falls	23	19	26	11	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	24	18	41	3	+ 15
Leukemia	25	17	36	4	+ 13
Liver Cancer	26	15	37	4	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	27	14	7	55	- 40
Other Neoplasms	28	14	48	2	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	29	14	45	2	+ 12
Skin Cancers	30	13	68	0	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	13	34	5	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	32	12	40	3	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	33	12	25	12	+ 0
Drownings	34	12	28	9	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	35	12	23	14	- 2
Fires	36	10	39	3	+ 6
Violence	37	9	11	37	- 28
Skin Disease	38	7	20	16	- 9
HIV/AIDS	39	7	84	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	40	7	44	3	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	41	6	17	20	- 15
Hepatitis C	42	5	65	0	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	43	4	30	8	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	4	76	0	+ 4
Epilepsy	45	4	32	7	- 3
Asthma	46	4	27	10	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	4	38	4	- 0
Drug Use	48	4	46	2	+ 2
Poisonings	49	2	55	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	50	2	54	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2	50	1	+ 1
Meningitis	52	1	49	1	- 0
Anemia	53	1	70	0	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	1	35	5	- 3
Birth Trauma	55	1	42	3	- 2
Low Birth Weight	56	1	19	17	- 16
Schizophrenia	57	1	73	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	58	1	75	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	0	51	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	60	0	47	2	- 1
Oral conditions	61	0	74	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	59	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	60	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	64	0	33	7	- 6
Syphilis	65	0	57	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	+ 0
War	68	0	58	0	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	52	1	- 1
Pertussis	70	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	56	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	62	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	61	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	86	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	53	1	- 1
Ascariasis	84	0	64	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	71	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAINT LUCIA

Latvia

Saint Lucia

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.