TONGA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		TONGA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	472	1	88	+ 384
Stroke	2	343	3	50	+ 293
Hypertension	3	70	21	5	+ 64
Lung Cancers	4	56	8	22	+ 34
Inflammatory/Heart	5	54	38	2	+ 51
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	42	23	5	+ 37
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	39	12	13	+ 25
Diabetes Mellitus	8	31	2	75	- 44
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	29	5	31	- 2
Breast Cancer	10	28	11	13	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	11	27	14	10	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	12	27	15	10	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	13	25	30	3	+ 22
Suicide	14	22	27	4	+ 18
Liver Disease	15	21	10	17	+ 4
Other Injuries	16	21	20	6	+ 15
Kidney Disease	17	21	6	29	- 8
Lung Disease	18	20	7	27	- 6
Lymphomas	19	14	22	5	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	20	13	48	1	+ 12
Alcohol	21	13	52	1	+ 12
Oral Cancer	22	12	39	2	+ 10
Falls	23	12	32	3	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	24	11	44	2	+ 10
Leukemia	25	11	34	3	+ 8
Liver Cancer	26	9	9	20	- 10
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9	4	34	- 25
Other Neoplasms	28	9	57	0	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	29	9	47	1	+ 7
Skin Cancers	30	8	42	2	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	8	19	6	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	32	8	46	2	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	33	7	18	7	+ 0
Drownings	34	7	25	4	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	35	7	24	5	+ 3
Fires	36	6	36	2	+ 4
Violence	37	6	28	4	+ 2
Skin Disease	38	4	43	2	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	39	4	71	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	40	4	51	1	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	41	3	31	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	42	3	59	0	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	43	3	13	11	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	3	85	0	+ 3
Epilepsy	45	3	53	1	+ 2
Asthma	46	2	17	8	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2	40	2	+ 0
Drug Use	48	2	55	0	+ 2
Poisonings	49	1	49	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1	61	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1	60	0	+ 1
Meningitis	52	1	29	4	- 3
Anemia	53	1	82	0	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	1	26	4	- 3
Birth Trauma	55	1	33	3	- 2
Low Birth Weight	56	1	16	9	- 8
Schizophrenia	57	0	81	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	58	0	84	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	59	0	58	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	60	0	45	2	- 1
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	41	2	- 2
Malnutrition	64	0	37	2	- 2
Syphilis	65	0	54	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	64	0	+ 0
War	68	0	62	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	56	0	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	50	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	35	2	- 2
Ascariasis	84	0	67	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TONGA

Latvia

Tonga

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.