SINGAPORE VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,106	1	5,292	+ 21,815
Stroke	2	19,722	3	1,559	+ 18,163
Hypertension	3	3,995	8	732	+ 3,263
Lung Cancers	4	3,201	4	1,540	+ 1,661
Inflammatory/Heart	5	3,082	19	215	+ 2,867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,417	5	1,203	+ 1,214
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,221	36	32	+ 2,189
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,772	28	108	+ 1,664
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,677	2	5,189	- 3,512
Breast Cancer	10	1,581	10	605	+ 976
Stomach Cancer	11	1,571	12	405	+ 1,167
Prostate Cancer	12	1,553	16	303	+ 1,250
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,460	11	537	+ 923
Suicide	14	1,284	9	650	+ 634
Liver Disease	15	1,221	20	209	+ 1,012
Other Injuries	16	1,213	32	79	+ 1,134
Kidney Disease	17	1,193	6	1,028	+ 165
Lung Disease	18	1,159	14	383	+ 776
Lymphomas	19	821	13	397	+ 425
Bladder Cancer	20	763	27	120	+ 643
Alcohol	21	761	47	10	+ 751
Oral Cancer	22	716	15	317	+ 399
Falls	23	674	18	218	+ 456
Ovary Cancer	24	657	21	204	+ 454
Leukemia	25	623	17	249	+ 374
Liver Cancer	26	524	7	746	- 221
Road Traffic Accidents	27	514	26	121	+ 393
Other Neoplasms	28	511	22	195	+ 316
Uterin Cancer	29	494	23	147	+ 347
Skin Cancers	30	483	34	56	+ 427
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	475	33	69	+ 405
Oesophagus Cancer	32	439	24	137	+ 302
Cervical Cancer	33	427	30	85	+ 342
Drownings	34	425	38	29	+ 396
Parkinson's Disease	35	420	29	90	+ 330
Fires	36	346	49	7	+ 339
Violence	37	316	46	15	+ 302
Skin Disease	38	256	25	136	+ 120
HIV/AIDS	39	248	45	18	+ 230
Tuberculosis	40	239	40	26	+ 213
Endocrine Disorders	41	198	37	30	+ 167
Hepatitis C	42	177	56	3	+ 174
Congenital Anomalies	43	156	31	80	+ 76
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	152	51	6	+ 147
Epilepsy	45	148	42	25	+ 123
Asthma	46	139	35	37	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	137	43	22	+ 114
Drug Use	48	136	44	19	+ 117
Poisonings	49	78	60	1	+ 77
Multiple Sclerosis	50	68	57	3	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	66	58	2	+ 64
Meningitis	52	49	48	8	+ 41
Anemia	53	47	85	0	+ 47
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	46	39	28	+ 18
Birth Trauma	55	39	55	3	+ 36
Low Birth Weight	56	38	41	25	+ 12
Schizophrenia	57	25	84	0	+ 25
Osteoarthritis	58	23	82	0	+ 23
Appendicitis	59	16	50	6	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	60	15	53	3	+ 12
Oral conditions	61	12	81	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	12	54	3	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	11	52	4	+ 6
Malnutrition	64	6	63	0	+ 6
Syphilis	65	4	65	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	3	79	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	2	64	0	+ 2
War	68	1	59	2	- 2
Encephalitis	69	0	61	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	62	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	67	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Latvia

Singapore

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.