VENEZUELA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	140,514	1	26,905	+ 113,609
Stroke	2	102,232	3	12,133	+ 90,099
Hypertension	3	20,711	9	5,195	+ 15,516
Lung Cancers	4	16,594	11	3,900	+ 12,694
Inflammatory/Heart	5	15,976	33	599	+ 15,377
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,527	19	2,037	+ 10,490
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	11,513	35	572	+ 10,941
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,185	4	11,176	- 1,991
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,695	7	7,188	+ 1,507
Breast Cancer	10	8,196	15	2,563	+ 5,633
Stomach Cancer	11	8,146	17	2,175	+ 5,971
Prostate Cancer	12	8,050	13	2,848	+ 5,201
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,567	25	1,082	+ 6,485
Suicide	14	6,657	34	585	+ 6,072
Liver Disease	15	6,328	16	2,340	+ 3,988
Other Injuries	16	6,287	21	1,693	+ 4,594
Kidney Disease	17	6,184	8	5,932	+ 252
Lung Disease	18	6,008	10	5,150	+ 859
Lymphomas	19	4,258	23	1,248	+ 3,010
Bladder Cancer	20	3,955	45	365	+ 3,591
Alcohol	21	3,944	62	34	+ 3,910
Oral Cancer	22	3,713	38	544	+ 3,169
Falls	23	3,493	28	865	+ 2,628
Ovary Cancer	24	3,408	36	563	+ 2,845
Leukemia	25	3,229	27	1,007	+ 2,222
Liver Cancer	26	2,718	26	1,029	+ 1,689
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,663	5	11,127	- 8,464
Other Neoplasms	28	2,648	18	2,167	+ 481
Uterin Cancer	29	2,562	47	309	+ 2,253
Skin Cancers	30	2,506	37	553	+ 1,952
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,461	40	418	+ 2,043
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,276	44	370	+ 1,906
Cervical Cancer	33	2,215	20	1,986	+ 229
Drownings	34	2,201	43	388	+ 1,812
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,177	48	252	+ 1,925
Fires	36	1,792	54	144	+ 1,647
Violence	37	1,639	2	18,132	- 16,493
Skin Disease	38	1,326	66	18	+ 1,309
HIV/AIDS	39	1,285	6	7,490	- 6,205
Tuberculosis	40	1,237	31	748	+ 489
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,025	30	760	+ 265
Hepatitis C	42	917	65	21	+ 896
Congenital Anomalies	43	806	14	2,846	- 2,039
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	789	53	151	+ 638
Epilepsy	45	768	41	411	+ 357
Asthma	46	723	46	311	+ 412
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	708	57	80	+ 628
Drug Use	48	707	50	225	+ 482
Poisonings	49	403	58	68	+ 336
Multiple Sclerosis	50	352	60	51	+ 301
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	344	52	180	+ 164
Meningitis	52	256	49	251	+ 6
Anemia	53	245	55	126	+ 120
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	236	22	1,359	- 1,123
Birth Trauma	55	202	24	1,087	- 885
Low Birth Weight	56	196	12	3,088	- 2,892
Schizophrenia	57	130	69	6	+ 124
Osteoarthritis	58	119	72	3	+ 116
Appendicitis	59	82	56	98	- 15
Maternal Conditions	60	79	39	422	- 343
Oral conditions	61	63	86	0	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	62	62	74	1	+ 60
Hepatitis B	63	55	63	30	+ 25
Malnutrition	64	33	32	629	- 596
Syphilis	65	23	67	15	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	16	75	1	+ 15
Diphtheria	67	12	78	0	+ 12
War	68	3	51	185	- 182
Encephalitis	69	1	61	37	- 36
Pertussis	70	1	64	26	- 25
Tetanus	71	0	68	8	- 8
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	4	- 4
Chlamydia	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	42	402	- 402
Chagas disease	80	0	29	826	- 826
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	59	65	- 65
Ascariasis	84	0	70	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Latvia

Venezuela

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.