LATVIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,004	9	501	+ 2,503
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,126	54	14	+ 2,112
Measles	3	1,602	72	0	+ 1,602
Tuberculosis	4	1,420	40	71	+ 1,349
Birth Trauma	5	1,325	55	12	+ 1,313
Stroke	6	1,189	2	5,893	- 4,703
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,001	1	8,099	- 7,098
Low Birth Weight	8	865	56	11	+ 854
Meningitis	9	745	52	15	+ 730
Malnutrition	10	668	64	2	+ 666
Road Traffic Accidents	11	585	27	154	+ 432
Maternal Conditions	12	571	60	5	+ 566
Liver Disease	13	542	15	365	+ 177
Other Injuries	14	498	16	362	+ 136
Congenital Anomalies	15	472	43	46	+ 425
Diabetes Mellitus	16	400	8	529	- 130
Tetanus	17	366	71	0	+ 366
Hypertension	18	366	3	1,194	- 828
Lung Disease	19	338	18	346	- 8
Pertussis	20	284	70	0	+ 284
Kidney Disease	21	284	17	356	- 73
Malaria	22	269	79	0	+ 269
Asthma	23	260	46	42	+ 218
War	24	182	68	0	+ 182
Drownings	25	176	34	127	+ 49
Breast Cancer	26	170	10	472	- 302
Suicide	27	169	14	384	- 215
Cervical Cancer	28	122	33	128	- 6
Violence	29	115	37	94	+ 20
Fires	30	112	36	103	+ 9
Poisonings	31	105	49	23	+ 82
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	90	7	664	- 574
HIV/AIDS	33	84	39	74	+ 10
Lymphomas	34	84	19	245	- 162
Leukemia	35	78	25	186	- 108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	77	31	142	- 64
Falls	37	76	23	201	- 126
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	76	6	722	- 646
Inflammatory/Heart	39	72	5	921	- 849
Oesophagus Cancer	40	71	32	131	- 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	62	47	41	+ 21
Schistosomiasis	42	60	78	0	+ 60
Epilepsy	43	58	45	44	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	44	56	41	59	- 3
Syphilis	45	52	65	1	+ 51
Oral Cancer	46	45	22	214	- 169
Upper Respiratory	47	45	62	4	+ 42
Hepatitis B	48	44	63	3	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	49	43	11	470	- 427
Ovary Cancer	50	41	24	196	- 156
Leishmaniasis	51	40	77	0	+ 40
Prostate Cancer	52	39	12	464	- 425
Liver Cancer	53	35	26	157	- 121
Lung Cancers	54	32	4	956	- 924
Appendicitis	55	26	59	5	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	56	25	35	125	- 100
Skin Cancers	57	23	30	144	- 122
Skin Disease	58	21	38	76	- 56
Alcohol	59	21	21	227	- 206
Diphtheria	60	21	67	1	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	61	21	20	228	- 207
Pancreas Cancer	62	15	13	436	- 421
Encephalitis	63	13	69	0	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	64	11	29	148	- 137
Drug Use	65	8	48	41	- 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	5	51	20	- 15
Hepatitis C	67	5	42	53	- 48
Otitis Media	68	4	66	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	4	84	0	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	70	2	28	153	- 151
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	50	20	- 19
Chlamydia	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	53	14	- 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	44	45	- 45
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	7	- 7
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

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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.