SOMALIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,531	7	7,233	+ 51,298
Stroke	2	42,585	6	8,595	+ 33,989
Hypertension	3	8,627	18	2,643	+ 5,984
Lung Cancers	4	6,912	54	233	+ 6,679
Inflammatory/Heart	5	6,655	39	521	+ 6,134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,218	38	546	+ 4,672
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,796	32	647	+ 4,148
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,826	16	2,888	+ 938
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,622	1	21,712	- 18,090
Breast Cancer	10	3,414	26	1,232	+ 2,183
Stomach Cancer	11	3,393	49	310	+ 3,084
Prostate Cancer	12	3,353	52	285	+ 3,068
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,152	62	108	+ 3,045
Suicide	14	2,773	27	1,219	+ 1,554
Liver Disease	15	2,636	13	3,917	- 1,281
Other Injuries	16	2,619	14	3,602	- 983
Kidney Disease	17	2,576	21	2,051	+ 525
Lung Disease	18	2,503	19	2,442	+ 60
Lymphomas	19	1,774	34	605	+ 1,169
Bladder Cancer	20	1,648	61	149	+ 1,498
Alcohol	21	1,643	59	151	+ 1,492
Oral Cancer	22	1,547	46	328	+ 1,219
Falls	23	1,455	37	548	+ 907
Ovary Cancer	24	1,419	50	295	+ 1,125
Leukemia	25	1,345	35	562	+ 784
Liver Cancer	26	1,132	53	256	+ 877
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,109	11	4,231	- 3,122
Other Neoplasms	28	1,103	70	12	+ 1,091
Uterin Cancer	29	1,067	64	78	+ 989
Skin Cancers	30	1,044	57	164	+ 880
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,025	36	559	+ 466
Oesophagus Cancer	32	948	40	516	+ 432
Cervical Cancer	33	923	28	883	+ 40
Drownings	34	917	25	1,272	- 355
Parkinson's Disease	35	907	56	184	+ 723
Fires	36	746	30	810	- 64
Violence	37	683	29	828	- 145
Skin Disease	38	552	58	151	+ 401
HIV/AIDS	39	535	33	610	- 74
Tuberculosis	40	515	4	10,261	- 9,746
Endocrine Disorders	41	427	44	406	+ 21
Hepatitis C	42	382	67	34	+ 348
Congenital Anomalies	43	336	15	3,410	- 3,074
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	329	84	0	+ 329
Epilepsy	45	320	43	419	- 99
Asthma	46	301	23	1,878	- 1,577
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	295	41	446	- 151
Drug Use	48	295	65	54	+ 240
Poisonings	49	168	31	758	- 590
Multiple Sclerosis	50	147	71	8	+ 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	143	66	35	+ 108
Meningitis	52	107	9	5,381	- 5,274
Anemia	53	102	83	0	+ 102
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	98	2	15,363	- 15,264
Birth Trauma	55	84	5	9,573	- 9,489
Low Birth Weight	56	82	8	6,250	- 6,169
Schizophrenia	57	54	81	0	+ 54
Osteoarthritis	58	50	85	0	+ 50
Appendicitis	59	34	55	188	- 153
Maternal Conditions	60	33	12	4,127	- 4,094
Oral conditions	61	26	86	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	62	26	47	326	- 300
Hepatitis B	63	23	48	315	- 292
Malnutrition	64	14	10	4,825	- 4,811
Syphilis	65	9	45	378	- 368
Otitis Media	66	7	68	32	- 25
Diphtheria	67	5	60	150	- 144
War	68	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Encephalitis	69	0	63	91	- 90
Pertussis	70	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Tetanus	71	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Measles	72	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	72	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	290	- 290
Schistosomiasis	78	0	42	435	- 435
Malaria	79	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	1	- 1
Ascariasis	84	0	69	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Latvia

Somalia

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.