SYRIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	107,309	1	28,203	+ 79,106
Stroke	2	78,073	2	8,088	+ 69,985
Hypertension	3	15,816	23	707	+ 15,109
Lung Cancers	4	12,672	9	2,048	+ 10,625
Inflammatory/Heart	5	12,201	32	337	+ 11,863
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,567	16	1,224	+ 8,343
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,792	14	1,551	+ 7,242
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,015	15	1,534	+ 5,481
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,640	4	2,958	+ 3,682
Breast Cancer	10	6,259	10	1,953	+ 4,306
Stomach Cancer	11	6,221	22	725	+ 5,497
Prostate Cancer	12	6,147	28	404	+ 5,743
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,779	27	411	+ 5,368
Suicide	14	5,084	33	333	+ 4,752
Liver Disease	15	4,833	11	1,720	+ 3,113
Other Injuries	16	4,801	24	521	+ 4,280
Kidney Disease	17	4,723	6	2,329	+ 2,394
Lung Disease	18	4,588	13	1,601	+ 2,987
Lymphomas	19	3,251	18	827	+ 2,424
Bladder Cancer	20	3,021	20	757	+ 2,263
Alcohol	21	3,012	53	51	+ 2,962
Oral Cancer	22	2,836	36	289	+ 2,546
Falls	23	2,668	29	383	+ 2,285
Ovary Cancer	24	2,602	34	328	+ 2,275
Leukemia	25	2,466	19	796	+ 1,670
Liver Cancer	26	2,076	31	366	+ 1,709
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,034	5	2,550	- 516
Other Neoplasms	28	2,022	57	21	+ 2,001
Uterin Cancer	29	1,957	44	146	+ 1,811
Skin Cancers	30	1,913	38	276	+ 1,637
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,879	49	79	+ 1,800
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,738	47	97	+ 1,640
Cervical Cancer	33	1,692	42	188	+ 1,504
Drownings	34	1,681	40	215	+ 1,466
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,662	30	367	+ 1,295
Fires	36	1,368	43	179	+ 1,190
Violence	37	1,252	25	444	+ 808
Skin Disease	38	1,013	61	8	+ 1,005
HIV/AIDS	39	982	58	15	+ 967
Tuberculosis	40	945	56	23	+ 921
Endocrine Disorders	41	783	26	418	+ 365
Hepatitis C	42	701	68	1	+ 700
Congenital Anomalies	43	616	8	2,077	- 1,462
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	602	85	0	+ 602
Epilepsy	45	586	48	92	+ 494
Asthma	46	552	17	1,052	- 500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	541	41	197	+ 343
Drug Use	48	540	39	249	+ 291
Poisonings	49	308	46	98	+ 210
Multiple Sclerosis	50	269	59	14	+ 254
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	263	62	7	+ 256
Meningitis	52	196	35	295	- 99
Anemia	53	187	83	0	+ 187
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	180	7	2,156	- 1,976
Birth Trauma	55	154	21	744	- 590
Low Birth Weight	56	149	12	1,652	- 1,503
Schizophrenia	57	99	81	0	+ 99
Osteoarthritis	58	91	84	0	+ 91
Appendicitis	59	63	54	36	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	60	60	45	105	- 44
Oral conditions	61	48	86	0	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	62	47	66	3	+ 44
Hepatitis B	63	42	63	5	+ 37
Malnutrition	64	25	51	73	- 47
Syphilis	65	17	55	31	- 13
Otitis Media	66	13	71	0	+ 13
Diphtheria	67	9	64	5	+ 4
War	68	3	3	7,760	- 7,758
Encephalitis	69	1	50	77	- 76
Pertussis	70	0	37	289	- 288
Tetanus	71	0	52	57	- 57
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	78	0	60	11	- 11
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	67	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Latvia

Syria

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.