LATVIA VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,656	2	5,893	- 1,236
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,728	1	8,099	- 4,371
Inflammatory/Heart	3	3,584	5	921	+ 2,663
Diabetes Mellitus	4	931	8	529	+ 401
Lung Cancers	5	890	4	956	- 67
Lung Disease	6	680	18	346	+ 334
Hypertension	7	529	3	1,194	- 665
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	473	6	722	- 249
Kidney Disease	9	435	17	356	+ 78
Stomach Cancer	10	384	11	470	- 86
Breast Cancer	11	326	10	472	- 147
Pancreas Cancer	12	225	13	436	- 211
Liver Cancer	13	219	26	157	+ 63
Prostate Cancer	14	219	12	464	- 245
Liver Disease	15	184	15	365	- 181
Suicide	16	165	14	384	- 219
Other Injuries	17	154	16	362	- 208
Bladder Cancer	18	137	20	228	- 91
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	132	9	501	- 369
Parkinson's Disease	20	119	35	125	- 7
Skin Cancers	21	106	30	144	- 38
Leukemia	22	96	25	186	- 90
Uterin Cancer	23	91	29	148	- 57
Road Traffic Accidents	24	90	27	154	- 63
Lymphomas	25	81	19	245	- 165
Ovary Cancer	26	79	24	196	- 118
Falls	27	66	23	201	- 136
Low Birth Weight	28	62	56	11	+ 51
Oral Cancer	29	61	22	214	- 153
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	60	7	664	- 604
Cervical Cancer	31	57	33	128	- 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	47	31	142	- 95
Asthma	33	45	46	42	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	34	38	32	131	- 93
Tuberculosis	35	27	40	71	- 44
Violence	36	26	37	94	- 68
Congenital Anomalies	37	24	43	46	- 22
Epilepsy	38	19	45	44	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	39	18	50	20	- 2
Other Neoplasms	40	16	28	153	- 137
Drownings	41	15	34	127	- 112
Alcohol	42	12	21	227	- 216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	11	47	41	- 30
Endocrine Disorders	44	10	41	59	- 49
Poisonings	45	9	49	23	- 14
Fires	46	9	36	103	- 94
Drug Use	47	8	48	41	- 33
Birth Trauma	48	6	55	12	- 6
Hepatitis B	49	6	63	3	+ 3
Pertussis	50	3	70	0	+ 3
Meningitis	51	3	52	15	- 12
Anemia	52	3	53	14	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2	44	45	- 43
Maternal Conditions	54	2	60	5	- 3
Appendicitis	55	1	59	5	- 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	1	54	14	- 13
Skin Disease	57	1	38	76	- 76
Malnutrition	58	1	64	2	- 1
Encephalitis	59	0	69	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	51	20	- 19
HIV/AIDS	61	0	39	74	- 74
Syphilis	62	0	65	1	- 1
War	63	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	64	0	77	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	62	4	- 4
Diphtheria	66	0	67	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	0	42	53	- 53
Chlamydia	68	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	7	- 7
Oral conditions	83	0	61	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	57	7	- 7
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

No Macedonia

Latvia

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.