ZIMBABWE VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,115	3	8,493	+ 68,622
Stroke	2	56,106	5	5,126	+ 50,980
Hypertension	3	11,366	24	1,146	+ 10,220
Lung Cancers	4	9,107	43	286	+ 8,821
Inflammatory/Heart	5	8,768	25	1,047	+ 7,720
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,875	40	505	+ 6,370
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,318	31	768	+ 5,551
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,041	9	3,344	+ 1,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,772	2	10,779	- 6,008
Breast Cancer	10	4,498	28	839	+ 3,659
Stomach Cancer	11	4,471	33	559	+ 3,912
Prostate Cancer	12	4,418	32	628	+ 3,790
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,153	47	217	+ 3,936
Suicide	14	3,654	13	2,069	+ 1,585
Liver Disease	15	3,473	17	1,941	+ 1,532
Other Injuries	16	3,450	20	1,656	+ 1,795
Kidney Disease	17	3,394	12	2,214	+ 1,180
Lung Disease	18	3,297	23	1,163	+ 2,134
Lymphomas	19	2,337	26	960	+ 1,377
Bladder Cancer	20	2,171	54	125	+ 2,046
Alcohol	21	2,165	61	48	+ 2,117
Oral Cancer	22	2,038	49	208	+ 1,830
Falls	23	1,917	41	465	+ 1,452
Ovary Cancer	24	1,870	51	173	+ 1,697
Leukemia	25	1,772	45	244	+ 1,529
Liver Cancer	26	1,492	38	510	+ 982
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,462	4	6,037	- 4,576
Other Neoplasms	28	1,453	62	37	+ 1,416
Uterin Cancer	29	1,406	50	182	+ 1,224
Skin Cancers	30	1,375	44	264	+ 1,111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,351	35	548	+ 802
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,249	29	801	+ 447
Cervical Cancer	33	1,216	14	2,023	- 807
Drownings	34	1,208	27	956	+ 252
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,195	46	226	+ 969
Fires	36	983	30	793	+ 191
Violence	37	900	18	1,916	- 1,017
Skin Disease	38	728	52	173	+ 555
HIV/AIDS	39	705	1	19,988	- 19,283
Tuberculosis	40	679	16	1,999	- 1,320
Endocrine Disorders	41	563	34	553	+ 9
Hepatitis C	42	503	66	14	+ 489
Congenital Anomalies	43	442	11	2,217	- 1,775
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	433	80	0	+ 433
Epilepsy	45	421	39	508	- 86
Asthma	46	397	21	1,531	- 1,134
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	389	36	542	- 153
Drug Use	48	388	48	213	+ 176
Poisonings	49	221	37	515	- 294
Multiple Sclerosis	50	193	67	14	+ 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	189	64	26	+ 163
Meningitis	52	141	22	1,325	- 1,184
Anemia	53	135	84	0	+ 135
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	130	6	4,595	- 4,465
Birth Trauma	55	111	8	3,405	- 3,295
Low Birth Weight	56	107	7	4,038	- 3,930
Schizophrenia	57	71	86	0	+ 71
Osteoarthritis	58	66	81	0	+ 66
Appendicitis	59	45	58	66	- 21
Maternal Conditions	60	43	19	1,749	- 1,706
Oral conditions	61	34	82	0	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	62	34	59	65	- 31
Hepatitis B	63	30	60	57	- 27
Malnutrition	64	18	10	2,396	- 2,378
Syphilis	65	12	55	124	- 112
Otitis Media	66	9	68	3	+ 6
Diphtheria	67	7	72	2	+ 5
War	68	2	65	26	- 24
Encephalitis	69	0	56	117	- 117
Pertussis	70	0	42	419	- 418
Tetanus	71	0	57	102	- 102
Measles	72	0	63	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	53	172	- 172
Malaria	79	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Latvia

Zimbabwe

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.