SURINAME VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,908	1	650	+ 2,258
Stroke	2	2,116	2	615	+ 1,501
Hypertension	3	429	9	134	+ 295
Lung Cancers	4	343	11	102	+ 241
Inflammatory/Heart	5	331	23	37	+ 293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	259	16	72	+ 187
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	238	10	117	+ 121
Diabetes Mellitus	8	190	3	286	- 96
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	180	5	171	+ 9
Breast Cancer	10	170	17	55	+ 115
Stomach Cancer	11	169	33	25	+ 144
Prostate Cancer	12	167	14	78	+ 88
Pancreas Cancer	13	157	32	26	+ 130
Suicide	14	138	6	148	- 10
Liver Disease	15	131	8	134	- 3
Other Injuries	16	130	15	73	+ 58
Kidney Disease	17	128	4	281	- 153
Lung Disease	18	124	12	93	+ 32
Lymphomas	19	88	34	23	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	20	82	48	5	+ 77
Alcohol	21	82	38	16	+ 65
Oral Cancer	22	77	40	16	+ 61
Falls	23	72	25	34	+ 38
Ovary Cancer	24	71	42	14	+ 57
Leukemia	25	67	35	20	+ 47
Liver Cancer	26	56	21	45	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	27	55	13	89	- 34
Other Neoplasms	28	55	54	3	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	29	53	49	5	+ 48
Skin Cancers	30	52	60	1	+ 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	51	28	29	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	32	47	56	2	+ 45
Cervical Cancer	33	46	20	48	- 2
Drownings	34	46	29	28	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	35	45	31	28	+ 17
Fires	36	37	44	13	+ 24
Violence	37	34	26	34	+ 0
Skin Disease	38	27	18	53	- 26
HIV/AIDS	39	27	7	138	- 111
Tuberculosis	40	26	37	17	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	41	21	24	37	- 16
Hepatitis C	42	19	70	0	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	43	17	22	40	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	16	85	0	+ 16
Epilepsy	45	16	36	18	- 2
Asthma	46	15	39	16	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	15	47	6	+ 8
Drug Use	48	15	45	7	+ 7
Poisonings	49	8	57	2	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	50	7	61	1	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	7	58	1	+ 6
Meningitis	52	5	50	5	+ 0
Anemia	53	5	81	0	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	5	27	31	- 27
Birth Trauma	55	4	30	28	- 24
Low Birth Weight	56	4	19	51	- 47
Schizophrenia	57	3	82	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	58	2	84	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	2	53	3	- 1
Maternal Conditions	60	2	41	14	- 12
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	63	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	64	1	43	13	- 13
Syphilis	65	0	52	3	- 3
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	72	0	+ 0
War	68	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	51	4	- 4
Pertussis	70	0	59	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	62	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	55	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	46	7	- 7
Ascariasis	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Latvia

Suriname

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.