TURKEY VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	378,237	1	85,905	+ 292,332
Stroke	2	275,189	2	44,006	+ 231,183
Hypertension	3	55,749	8	14,763	+ 40,985
Lung Cancers	4	44,667	3	35,070	+ 9,596
Inflammatory/Heart	5	43,005	31	1,632	+ 41,372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	33,721	10	10,606	+ 23,115
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	30,991	6	17,308	+ 13,683
Diabetes Mellitus	8	24,725	5	17,900	+ 6,825
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	23,405	9	12,845	+ 10,560
Breast Cancer	10	22,062	14	5,643	+ 16,419
Stomach Cancer	11	21,928	11	10,333	+ 11,595
Prostate Cancer	12	21,668	15	5,608	+ 16,060
Pancreas Cancer	13	20,370	12	6,882	+ 13,487
Suicide	14	17,920	29	2,003	+ 15,917
Liver Disease	15	17,034	13	6,340	+ 10,694
Other Injuries	16	16,923	30	1,678	+ 15,245
Kidney Disease	17	16,646	7	17,021	- 375
Lung Disease	18	16,173	4	25,088	- 8,915
Lymphomas	19	11,461	19	4,849	+ 6,612
Bladder Cancer	20	10,647	21	4,485	+ 6,162
Alcohol	21	10,618	55	182	+ 10,435
Oral Cancer	22	9,995	35	1,305	+ 8,690
Falls	23	9,403	22	4,373	+ 5,030
Ovary Cancer	24	9,173	28	2,287	+ 6,886
Leukemia	25	8,692	18	4,870	+ 3,822
Liver Cancer	26	7,317	20	4,542	+ 2,775
Road Traffic Accidents	27	7,170	16	5,573	+ 1,597
Other Neoplasms	28	7,129	42	646	+ 6,482
Uterin Cancer	29	6,897	37	1,090	+ 5,807
Skin Cancers	30	6,744	32	1,548	+ 5,196
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	6,624	39	789	+ 5,835
Oesophagus Cancer	32	6,125	33	1,321	+ 4,804
Cervical Cancer	33	5,963	34	1,311	+ 4,652
Drownings	34	5,924	44	549	+ 5,375
Parkinson's Disease	35	5,859	25	3,439	+ 2,420
Fires	36	4,823	47	343	+ 4,481
Violence	37	4,412	23	4,010	+ 402
Skin Disease	38	3,570	48	324	+ 3,246
HIV/AIDS	39	3,460	53	204	+ 3,256
Tuberculosis	40	3,329	50	303	+ 3,026
Endocrine Disorders	41	2,759	26	2,612	+ 147
Hepatitis C	42	2,469	63	19	+ 2,450
Congenital Anomalies	43	2,170	17	4,966	- 2,796
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	2,123	85	0	+ 2,123
Epilepsy	45	2,066	36	1,147	+ 919
Asthma	46	1,946	27	2,434	- 489
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,906	45	452	+ 1,455
Drug Use	48	1,904	38	972	+ 932
Poisonings	49	1,086	46	369	+ 717
Multiple Sclerosis	50	947	56	169	+ 778
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	926	52	237	+ 689
Meningitis	52	690	51	274	+ 416
Anemia	53	660	81	0	+ 660
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	635	40	741	- 105
Birth Trauma	55	543	41	720	- 177
Low Birth Weight	56	527	24	3,478	- 2,952
Schizophrenia	57	349	80	0	+ 349
Osteoarthritis	58	321	84	0	+ 321
Appendicitis	59	222	59	93	+ 128
Maternal Conditions	60	213	57	109	+ 104
Oral conditions	61	168	86	0	+ 168
Upper Respiratory	62	166	66	5	+ 161
Hepatitis B	63	147	60	72	+ 75
Malnutrition	64	89	43	588	- 499
Syphilis	65	61	61	50	+ 10
Otitis Media	66	44	67	3	+ 41
Diphtheria	67	33	71	1	+ 32
War	68	9	49	318	- 309
Encephalitis	69	2	54	184	- 182
Pertussis	70	2	58	103	- 101
Tetanus	71	0	64	12	- 12
Measles	72	0	65	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	33	- 33
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Latvia

Turkey

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.