USA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,537,611	1	504,904	+ 1,032,707
Stroke	2	1,118,701	4	158,520	+ 960,181
Hypertension	3	226,630	8	65,960	+ 160,670
Lung Cancers	4	181,580	5	155,533	+ 26,047
Inflammatory/Heart	5	174,822	22	32,529	+ 142,293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	137,083	9	61,827	+ 75,256
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	125,984	2	287,198	- 161,215
Diabetes Mellitus	8	100,510	10	61,418	+ 39,092
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	95,144	11	60,317	+ 34,827
Breast Cancer	10	89,687	13	48,671	+ 41,017
Stomach Cancer	11	89,141	33	13,077	+ 76,065
Prostate Cancer	12	88,086	20	35,612	+ 52,474
Pancreas Cancer	13	82,807	15	44,293	+ 38,515
Suicide	14	72,850	12	53,099	+ 19,751
Liver Disease	15	69,247	16	43,402	+ 25,844
Other Injuries	16	68,795	25	25,997	+ 42,797
Kidney Disease	17	67,670	6	85,861	- 18,191
Lung Disease	18	65,747	3	195,387	- 129,640
Lymphomas	19	46,590	19	40,281	+ 6,309
Bladder Cancer	20	43,283	26	19,622	+ 23,661
Alcohol	21	43,163	30	14,659	+ 28,503
Oral Cancer	22	40,631	35	11,555	+ 29,076
Falls	23	38,226	18	40,418	- 2,192
Ovary Cancer	24	37,288	31	14,591	+ 22,697
Leukemia	25	35,336	24	26,966	+ 8,370
Liver Cancer	26	29,744	23	27,064	+ 2,680
Road Traffic Accidents	27	29,146	17	41,694	- 12,549
Other Neoplasms	28	28,979	29	17,743	+ 11,236
Uterin Cancer	29	28,037	36	10,063	+ 17,974
Skin Cancers	30	27,418	32	14,311	+ 13,107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	26,928	48	3,461	+ 23,467
Oesophagus Cancer	32	24,901	28	17,829	+ 7,071
Cervical Cancer	33	24,241	38	6,984	+ 17,256
Drownings	34	24,081	45	4,070	+ 20,012
Parkinson's Disease	35	23,820	21	34,491	- 10,672
Fires	36	19,608	49	3,183	+ 16,425
Violence	37	17,937	27	18,976	- 1,039
Skin Disease	38	14,514	43	5,409	+ 9,105
HIV/AIDS	39	14,066	42	5,660	+ 8,405
Tuberculosis	40	13,534	62	546	+ 12,988
Endocrine Disorders	41	11,216	14	46,985	- 35,769
Hepatitis C	42	10,038	41	5,684	+ 4,355
Congenital Anomalies	43	8,823	34	11,762	- 2,939
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	8,631	58	678	+ 7,953
Epilepsy	45	8,400	50	3,162	+ 5,238
Asthma	46	7,909	46	3,818	+ 4,091
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	7,749	47	3,646	+ 4,103
Drug Use	48	7,740	7	74,435	- 66,694
Poisonings	49	4,413	53	1,674	+ 2,739
Multiple Sclerosis	50	3,850	44	5,059	- 1,209
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3,764	52	2,461	+ 1,303
Meningitis	52	2,805	60	606	+ 2,199
Anemia	53	2,683	51	3,115	- 432
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	2,583	37	9,955	- 7,371
Birth Trauma	55	2,207	54	1,233	+ 973
Low Birth Weight	56	2,141	39	6,924	- 4,783
Schizophrenia	57	1,420	57	723	+ 698
Osteoarthritis	58	1,306	61	579	+ 727
Appendicitis	59	901	63	424	+ 477
Maternal Conditions	60	865	56	779	+ 87
Oral conditions	61	685	64	286	+ 399
Upper Respiratory	62	677	65	229	+ 448
Hepatitis B	63	600	59	608	- 8
Malnutrition	64	361	40	6,762	- 6,401
Syphilis	65	247	66	49	+ 197
Otitis Media	66	180	67	34	+ 146
Diphtheria	67	135	75	0	+ 134
War	68	37	55	1,198	- 1,160
Encephalitis	69	8	68	25	- 17
Pertussis	70	7	69	16	- 9
Tetanus	71	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	70	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Latvia

United States

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.