SOUTH AFRICA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	271,775	3	32,739	+ 239,037
Stroke	2	197,732	4	30,693	+ 167,039
Hypertension	3	40,057	12	12,789	+ 27,269
Lung Cancers	4	32,095	15	7,705	+ 24,389
Inflammatory/Heart	5	30,900	21	5,408	+ 25,492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	24,230	28	3,587	+ 20,643
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	22,268	22	4,676	+ 17,592
Diabetes Mellitus	8	17,765	5	30,188	- 12,422
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16,817	2	39,341	- 22,524
Breast Cancer	10	15,852	23	4,533	+ 11,319
Stomach Cancer	11	15,756	39	1,535	+ 14,221
Prostate Cancer	12	15,569	24	4,374	+ 11,196
Pancreas Cancer	13	14,636	35	2,007	+ 12,629
Suicide	14	12,876	10	13,774	- 898
Liver Disease	15	12,239	14	9,013	+ 3,226
Other Injuries	16	12,160	17	6,014	+ 6,146
Kidney Disease	17	11,961	9	15,302	- 3,341
Lung Disease	18	11,621	13	11,895	- 274
Lymphomas	19	8,235	31	2,818	+ 5,417
Bladder Cancer	20	7,650	52	829	+ 6,821
Alcohol	21	7,629	49	987	+ 6,642
Oral Cancer	22	7,182	41	1,406	+ 5,776
Falls	23	6,757	42	1,399	+ 5,357
Ovary Cancer	24	6,591	51	951	+ 5,640
Leukemia	25	6,246	40	1,464	+ 4,782
Liver Cancer	26	5,257	33	2,383	+ 2,874
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,152	11	13,014	- 7,863
Other Neoplasms	28	5,122	58	267	+ 4,855
Uterin Cancer	29	4,956	54	512	+ 4,443
Skin Cancers	30	4,846	48	993	+ 3,853
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,760	36	1,894	+ 2,866
Oesophagus Cancer	32	4,401	29	3,486	+ 916
Cervical Cancer	33	4,285	20	5,555	- 1,271
Drownings	34	4,256	32	2,403	+ 1,853
Parkinson's Disease	35	4,210	46	1,077	+ 3,133
Fires	36	3,466	27	3,618	- 152
Violence	37	3,170	7	21,000	- 17,829
Skin Disease	38	2,565	45	1,101	+ 1,464
HIV/AIDS	39	2,486	1	71,996	- 69,510
Tuberculosis	40	2,392	6	21,965	- 19,573
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,982	19	5,890	- 3,908
Hepatitis C	42	1,774	70	8	+ 1,766
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,559	25	4,351	- 2,791
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,526	86	0	+ 1,526
Epilepsy	45	1,485	37	1,870	- 385
Asthma	46	1,398	18	5,966	- 4,568
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,370	47	1,015	+ 355
Drug Use	48	1,368	53	770	+ 598
Poisonings	49	780	50	975	- 195
Multiple Sclerosis	50	680	62	113	+ 568
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	665	55	376	+ 290
Meningitis	52	496	26	3,660	- 3,165
Anemia	53	474	82	0	+ 474
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	457	8	15,843	- 15,387
Birth Trauma	55	390	30	3,004	- 2,614
Low Birth Weight	56	378	16	6,250	- 5,872
Schizophrenia	57	251	80	0	+ 251
Osteoarthritis	58	231	85	0	+ 231
Appendicitis	59	159	56	274	- 115
Maternal Conditions	60	153	38	1,700	- 1,547
Oral conditions	61	121	84	0	+ 121
Upper Respiratory	62	120	60	223	- 103
Hepatitis B	63	106	61	139	- 33
Malnutrition	64	64	34	2,381	- 2,317
Syphilis	65	44	44	1,130	- 1,086
Otitis Media	66	32	67	19	+ 13
Diphtheria	67	24	69	16	+ 8
War	68	7	64	66	- 59
Encephalitis	69	1	59	234	- 233
Pertussis	70	1	43	1,142	- 1,141
Tetanus	71	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	72	0	57	270	- 270
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	18	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Latvia

South Africa

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.