VANUATU VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,430	1	454	+ 976
Stroke	2	1,040	2	288	+ 752
Hypertension	3	211	11	47	+ 164
Lung Cancers	4	169	23	15	+ 154
Inflammatory/Heart	5	163	29	11	+ 151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	127	35	8	+ 119
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	117	21	18	+ 100
Diabetes Mellitus	8	93	3	127	- 33
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	88	4	124	- 36
Breast Cancer	10	83	26	13	+ 70
Stomach Cancer	11	83	40	6	+ 77
Prostate Cancer	12	82	34	9	+ 73
Pancreas Cancer	13	77	53	1	+ 76
Suicide	14	68	8	54	+ 14
Liver Disease	15	64	9	51	+ 13
Other Injuries	16	64	17	30	+ 34
Kidney Disease	17	63	7	70	- 8
Lung Disease	18	61	5	108	- 47
Lymphomas	19	43	45	3	+ 40
Bladder Cancer	20	40	49	2	+ 38
Alcohol	21	40	43	4	+ 36
Oral Cancer	22	38	54	1	+ 37
Falls	23	36	25	13	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	24	35	44	4	+ 31
Leukemia	25	33	32	9	+ 24
Liver Cancer	26	28	18	27	+ 0
Road Traffic Accidents	27	27	12	45	- 17
Other Neoplasms	28	27	55	1	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	29	26	48	2	+ 24
Skin Cancers	30	25	86	0	+ 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	25	20	18	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	32	23	82	0	+ 23
Cervical Cancer	33	23	27	13	+ 10
Drownings	34	22	16	35	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	35	22	28	12	+ 11
Fires	36	18	42	4	+ 14
Violence	37	17	38	7	+ 10
Skin Disease	38	13	39	7	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	39	13	72	0	+ 13
Tuberculosis	40	13	22	16	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	41	10	33	9	+ 2
Hepatitis C	42	9	61	0	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	43	8	10	48	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	8	78	0	+ 8
Epilepsy	45	8	41	5	+ 3
Asthma	46	7	13	45	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	7	15	35	- 28
Drug Use	48	7	56	0	+ 7
Poisonings	49	4	47	2	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	50	4	57	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	4	58	0	+ 3
Meningitis	52	3	36	8	- 5
Anemia	53	2	83	0	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	2	6	80	- 77
Birth Trauma	55	2	19	20	- 18
Low Birth Weight	56	2	14	43	- 41
Schizophrenia	57	1	85	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	58	1	79	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	50	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	24	14	- 13
Oral conditions	61	1	80	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	51	1	- 1
Malnutrition	64	0	31	10	- 10
Syphilis	65	0	37	8	- 7
Otitis Media	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	60	0	- 0
War	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	52	1	- 1
Pertussis	70	0	30	10	- 10
Tetanus	71	0	46	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	62	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	59	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	63	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

Latvia

Vanuatu

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.