LATVIA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,219	9	501	+ 718
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,099	54	14	+ 1,086
Malaria	3	957	79	0	+ 957
Low Birth Weight	4	727	56	11	+ 716
Birth Trauma	5	681	55	12	+ 669
Stroke	6	505	2	5,893	- 5,388
Coronary Heart Disease	7	484	1	8,099	- 7,615
Malnutrition	8	479	64	2	+ 477
HIV/AIDS	9	474	39	74	+ 400
Meningitis	10	371	52	15	+ 356
Road Traffic Accidents	11	366	27	154	+ 212
Congenital Anomalies	12	307	43	46	+ 260
Maternal Conditions	13	234	60	5	+ 230
Liver Disease	14	224	15	365	- 141
Other Injuries	15	189	16	362	- 173
Diabetes Mellitus	16	187	8	529	- 342
Kidney Disease	17	179	17	356	- 177
Violence	18	172	37	94	+ 77
Lung Disease	19	162	18	346	- 185
Cervical Cancer	20	142	33	128	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	21	133	41	59	+ 73
Measles	22	127	72	0	+ 127
Asthma	23	122	46	42	+ 81
Tuberculosis	24	122	40	71	+ 51
Hypertension	25	106	3	1,194	- 1,088
War	26	90	68	0	+ 90
Stomach Cancer	27	87	11	470	- 382
Drownings	28	86	34	127	- 41
Pertussis	29	82	70	0	+ 82
Breast Cancer	30	78	10	472	- 395
Falls	31	71	23	201	- 130
Suicide	32	66	14	384	- 318
Syphilis	33	63	65	1	+ 62
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	62	7	664	- 602
Fires	35	61	36	103	- 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	58	6	722	- 664
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	51	31	142	- 91
Liver Cancer	38	46	26	157	- 111
Poisonings	39	46	49	23	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	40	45	5	921	- 876
Epilepsy	41	40	45	44	- 5
Bladder Cancer	42	35	20	228	- 193
Tetanus	43	35	71	0	+ 35
Prostate Cancer	44	30	12	464	- 434
Lymphomas	45	26	19	245	- 220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	23	47	41	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	47	21	13	436	- 415
Oral Cancer	48	21	22	214	- 193
Lung Cancers	49	21	4	956	- 936
Parkinson's Disease	50	19	35	125	- 106
Schistosomiasis	51	18	78	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	52	17	63	3	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	53	16	24	196	- 180
Skin Cancers	54	16	30	144	- 129
Encephalitis	55	16	69	0	+ 16
Leukemia	56	16	25	186	- 170
Skin Disease	57	14	38	76	- 63
Oesophagus Cancer	58	13	32	131	- 118
Drug Use	59	11	48	41	- 29
Alcohol	60	7	21	227	- 221
Uterin Cancer	61	7	29	148	- 141
Appendicitis	62	6	59	5	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	5	84	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	3	42	53	- 50
Upper Respiratory	65	3	62	4	- 1
Diphtheria	66	2	67	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	2	28	153	- 151
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	50	20	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	1	51	20	- 19
Chlamydia	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	44	45	- 45
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	7	- 7
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	7	- 7
Anemia	85	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

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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.