ZAMBIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	93,522	10	4,432	+ 89,090
Stroke	2	68,042	3	7,948	+ 60,094
Hypertension	3	13,784	13	2,616	+ 11,168
Lung Cancers	4	11,044	41	226	+ 10,818
Inflammatory/Heart	5	10,633	33	501	+ 10,132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,338	43	203	+ 8,135
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	7,663	29	590	+ 7,073
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,113	14	2,395	+ 3,718
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,787	2	9,517	- 3,730
Breast Cancer	10	5,455	35	366	+ 5,089
Stomach Cancer	11	5,422	42	206	+ 5,215
Prostate Cancer	12	5,358	30	561	+ 4,796
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,037	62	42	+ 4,994
Suicide	14	4,431	20	1,303	+ 3,128
Liver Disease	15	4,212	9	4,501	- 289
Other Injuries	16	4,184	19	1,729	+ 2,456
Kidney Disease	17	4,116	18	1,760	+ 2,356
Lung Disease	18	3,999	21	1,273	+ 2,726
Lymphomas	19	2,834	31	548	+ 2,286
Bladder Cancer	20	2,633	50	132	+ 2,501
Alcohol	21	2,625	49	140	+ 2,485
Oral Cancer	22	2,471	48	155	+ 2,316
Falls	23	2,325	28	596	+ 1,729
Ovary Cancer	24	2,268	57	82	+ 2,185
Leukemia	25	2,149	39	261	+ 1,888
Liver Cancer	26	1,809	46	177	+ 1,632
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,773	11	3,654	- 1,881
Other Neoplasms	28	1,763	65	20	+ 1,743
Uterin Cancer	29	1,705	64	30	+ 1,676
Skin Cancers	30	1,668	54	108	+ 1,560
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,638	40	246	+ 1,392
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,515	36	359	+ 1,156
Cervical Cancer	33	1,474	17	1,799	- 324
Drownings	34	1,465	27	689	+ 776
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,449	47	164	+ 1,285
Fires	36	1,193	32	546	+ 646
Violence	37	1,091	23	1,153	- 62
Skin Disease	38	883	52	126	+ 757
HIV/AIDS	39	856	1	17,234	- 16,379
Tuberculosis	40	823	6	5,941	- 5,118
Endocrine Disorders	41	682	37	354	+ 329
Hepatitis C	42	611	66	18	+ 593
Congenital Anomalies	43	537	12	3,146	- 2,609
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	525	84	0	+ 525
Epilepsy	45	511	38	332	+ 179
Asthma	46	481	26	741	- 260
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	471	45	190	+ 282
Drug Use	48	471	53	122	+ 348
Poisonings	49	268	34	456	- 188
Multiple Sclerosis	50	234	67	13	+ 221
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	229	63	30	+ 199
Meningitis	52	171	16	1,976	- 1,805
Anemia	53	163	83	0	+ 163
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	157	5	6,275	- 6,118
Birth Trauma	55	134	7	5,062	- 4,927
Low Birth Weight	56	130	8	4,857	- 4,727
Schizophrenia	57	86	81	0	+ 86
Osteoarthritis	58	79	85	0	+ 79
Appendicitis	59	55	56	84	- 29
Maternal Conditions	60	53	22	1,188	- 1,135
Oral conditions	61	42	86	0	+ 42
Upper Respiratory	62	41	60	68	- 27
Hepatitis B	63	36	55	104	- 68
Malnutrition	64	22	15	2,303	- 2,281
Syphilis	65	15	24	885	- 870
Otitis Media	66	11	70	5	+ 6
Diphtheria	67	8	73	3	+ 5
War	68	2	69	6	- 4
Encephalitis	69	1	59	70	- 70
Pertussis	70	0	25	743	- 742
Tetanus	71	0	44	190	- 190
Measles	72	0	61	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	79	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	84	0	68	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Latvia

Zambia

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.