TANZANIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	303,338	9	13,215	+ 290,123
Stroke	2	220,696	7	16,894	+ 203,802
Hypertension	3	44,709	17	5,209	+ 39,501
Lung Cancers	4	35,822	61	159	+ 35,663
Inflammatory/Heart	5	34,489	38	1,227	+ 33,261
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	27,044	33	1,567	+ 25,477
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	24,854	27	2,048	+ 22,806
Diabetes Mellitus	8	19,829	15	6,247	+ 13,582
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	18,770	2	26,028	- 7,258
Breast Cancer	10	17,693	37	1,285	+ 16,409
Stomach Cancer	11	17,586	39	1,190	+ 16,396
Prostate Cancer	12	17,378	28	1,819	+ 15,558
Pancreas Cancer	13	16,336	62	158	+ 16,178
Suicide	14	14,372	24	2,474	+ 11,897
Liver Disease	15	13,661	13	6,586	+ 7,075
Other Injuries	16	13,572	20	4,270	+ 9,302
Kidney Disease	17	13,350	19	4,547	+ 8,803
Lung Disease	18	12,970	22	3,051	+ 9,919
Lymphomas	19	9,191	41	805	+ 8,386
Bladder Cancer	20	8,539	44	667	+ 7,872
Alcohol	21	8,515	56	270	+ 8,245
Oral Cancer	22	8,016	31	1,646	+ 6,370
Falls	23	7,541	34	1,533	+ 6,008
Ovary Cancer	24	7,356	53	337	+ 7,019
Leukemia	25	6,971	47	416	+ 6,555
Liver Cancer	26	5,868	36	1,413	+ 4,454
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,750	5	18,054	- 12,304
Other Neoplasms	28	5,717	64	58	+ 5,659
Uterin Cancer	29	5,531	57	218	+ 5,313
Skin Cancers	30	5,409	42	744	+ 4,664
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	5,312	46	462	+ 4,850
Oesophagus Cancer	32	4,912	25	2,247	+ 2,665
Cervical Cancer	33	4,782	14	6,424	- 1,641
Drownings	34	4,751	32	1,642	+ 3,109
Parkinson's Disease	35	4,699	45	513	+ 4,186
Fires	36	3,868	35	1,424	+ 2,444
Violence	37	3,539	18	4,713	- 1,174
Skin Disease	38	2,863	52	359	+ 2,504
HIV/AIDS	39	2,775	1	27,402	- 24,627
Tuberculosis	40	2,670	4	20,269	- 17,599
Endocrine Disorders	41	2,213	29	1,778	+ 435
Hepatitis C	42	1,980	66	40	+ 1,941
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,741	11	9,791	- 8,050
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,703	86	0	+ 1,703
Epilepsy	45	1,657	43	707	+ 950
Asthma	46	1,560	30	1,700	- 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,529	50	401	+ 1,128
Drug Use	48	1,527	48	404	+ 1,123
Poisonings	49	871	40	1,170	- 299
Multiple Sclerosis	50	759	68	27	+ 733
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	743	63	81	+ 661
Meningitis	52	553	21	3,188	- 2,635
Anemia	53	529	82	0	+ 529
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	510	6	17,587	- 17,077
Birth Trauma	55	435	8	15,086	- 14,650
Low Birth Weight	56	422	10	12,173	- 11,750
Schizophrenia	57	280	80	0	+ 280
Osteoarthritis	58	258	85	0	+ 258
Appendicitis	59	178	58	218	- 40
Maternal Conditions	60	171	12	6,835	- 6,664
Oral conditions	61	135	84	0	+ 135
Upper Respiratory	62	134	54	299	- 165
Hepatitis B	63	118	60	168	- 50
Malnutrition	64	71	16	5,574	- 5,503
Syphilis	65	49	26	2,115	- 2,066
Otitis Media	66	36	69	17	+ 19
Diphtheria	67	27	70	11	+ 16
War	68	7	67	30	- 22
Encephalitis	69	2	59	199	- 197
Pertussis	70	1	23	2,774	- 2,773
Tetanus	71	0	49	402	- 402
Measles	72	0	55	295	- 295
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	371	- 371
Malaria	79	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	84	0	65	56	- 56
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Latvia

Tanzania

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.