LATVIA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,906	1	8,099	- 6,193
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,374	9	501	+ 872
Stroke	3	1,220	2	5,893	- 4,673
Kidney Disease	4	783	17	356	+ 426
Hypertension	5	769	3	1,194	- 424
Liver Disease	6	574	15	365	+ 209
Diabetes Mellitus	7	468	8	529	- 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	453	6	722	- 269
Lung Disease	9	412	18	346	+ 66
Prostate Cancer	10	367	12	464	- 97
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	343	7	664	- 320
Lung Cancers	12	334	4	956	- 623
Breast Cancer	13	266	10	472	- 207
Violence	14	266	37	94	+ 171
Oral Cancer	15	245	22	214	+ 31
Drownings	16	214	34	127	+ 87
Road Traffic Accidents	17	202	27	154	+ 48
Inflammatory/Heart	18	183	5	921	- 738
Cervical Cancer	19	167	33	128	+ 39
Lymphomas	20	155	19	245	- 90
Suicide	21	145	14	384	- 239
Pancreas Cancer	22	137	13	436	- 299
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	129	31	142	- 13
Congenital Anomalies	24	128	43	46	+ 81
Stomach Cancer	25	126	11	470	- 344
Leukemia	26	115	25	186	- 71
Asthma	27	113	46	42	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	28	110	35	125	- 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	109	54	14	+ 95
Endocrine Disorders	30	108	41	59	+ 49
Liver Cancer	31	108	26	157	- 49
Oesophagus Cancer	32	107	32	131	- 25
Low Birth Weight	33	103	56	11	+ 92
Falls	34	102	23	201	- 99
Ovary Cancer	35	92	24	196	- 104
Bladder Cancer	36	81	20	228	- 147
Other Injuries	37	78	16	362	- 284
Meningitis	38	43	52	15	+ 29
Birth Trauma	39	33	55	12	+ 22
Skin Disease	40	33	38	76	- 43
Fires	41	33	36	103	- 71
Malnutrition	42	31	64	2	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	43	31	29	148	- 117
Skin Cancers	44	22	30	144	- 123
Maternal Conditions	45	17	60	5	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	15	47	41	- 25
Drug Use	47	15	48	41	- 26
Encephalitis	48	15	69	0	+ 15
Alcohol	49	12	21	227	- 216
Epilepsy	50	10	45	44	- 34
Poisonings	51	10	49	23	- 14
Appendicitis	52	9	59	5	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	53	8	28	153	- 145
Pertussis	54	7	70	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	55	5	50	20	- 16
Hepatitis B	56	4	63	3	+ 1
Syphilis	57	4	65	1	+ 3
Dengue	58	3	83	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	2	51	20	- 18
Tetanus	60	2	71	0	+ 2
War	61	1	68	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	42	53	- 52
Upper Respiratory	63	0	62	4	- 3
Chlamydia	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	0	84	0	+ 0
Tuberculosis	66	0	40	71	- 71
Diphtheria	67	0	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	39	74	- 74
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	44	45	- 45
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	53	14	- 14
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Seychelles

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.