LATVIA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,358	1	8,099	- 4,741
Stroke	2	1,118	2	5,893	- 4,775
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	815	9	501	+ 314
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	795	7	664	+ 131
Lung Cancers	5	755	4	956	- 201
Diabetes Mellitus	6	623	8	529	+ 94
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	564	6	722	- 158
Lung Disease	8	485	18	346	+ 139
Pancreas Cancer	9	347	13	436	- 90
Breast Cancer	10	325	10	472	- 147
Kidney Disease	11	303	17	356	- 53
Lymphomas	12	203	19	245	- 42
Prostate Cancer	13	203	12	464	- 261
Falls	14	198	23	201	- 3
Stomach Cancer	15	191	11	470	- 279
Parkinson's Disease	16	190	35	125	+ 65
Ovary Cancer	17	131	24	196	- 66
Liver Cancer	18	129	26	157	- 27
Bladder Cancer	19	127	20	228	- 101
Hypertension	20	127	3	1,194	- 1,067
Leukemia	21	106	25	186	- 80
Suicide	22	102	14	384	- 281
Oral Cancer	23	96	22	214	- 118
Liver Disease	24	88	15	365	- 276
Skin Disease	25	88	38	76	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	26	85	28	153	- 68
Inflammatory/Heart	27	84	5	921	- 837
Uterin Cancer	28	79	29	148	- 68
Oesophagus Cancer	29	78	32	131	- 54
Endocrine Disorders	30	73	41	59	+ 14
Road Traffic Accidents	31	69	27	154	- 84
Congenital Anomalies	32	66	43	46	+ 20
Other Injuries	33	63	16	362	- 300
Skin Cancers	34	54	30	144	- 91
Low Birth Weight	35	43	56	11	+ 32
Asthma	36	32	46	42	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	28	31	142	- 114
Drug Use	38	26	48	41	- 14
Cervical Cancer	39	17	33	128	- 111
Violence	40	17	37	94	- 78
HIV/AIDS	41	14	39	74	- 60
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	13	44	45	- 32
Epilepsy	43	13	45	44	- 31
Birth Trauma	44	11	55	12	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	45	11	50	20	- 9
Anemia	46	11	53	14	- 3
Alcohol	47	10	21	227	- 217
Drownings	48	9	34	127	- 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	8	47	41	- 32
Osteoarthritis	50	8	58	7	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	7	51	20	- 12
Tuberculosis	52	6	40	71	- 65
Hepatitis C	53	5	42	53	- 48
War	54	4	68	0	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	4	54	14	- 10
Meningitis	56	3	52	15	- 12
Schizophrenia	57	3	57	7	- 5
Poisonings	58	2	49	23	- 21
Upper Respiratory	59	1	62	4	- 2
Malnutrition	60	1	64	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	61	1	63	3	- 2
Fires	62	1	36	103	- 102
Appendicitis	63	1	59	5	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	1	60	5	- 3
Encephalitis	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	75	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	65	1	- 1
Otitis Media	82	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Malta

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.