LATVIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,969	1	8,099	- 6,130
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,613	7	664	+ 949
Stroke	3	1,105	2	5,893	- 4,788
Lung Cancers	4	843	4	956	- 113
Lung Disease	5	721	18	346	+ 375
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	646	6	722	- 76
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	523	9	501	+ 21
Kidney Disease	8	370	17	356	+ 14
Hypertension	9	347	3	1,194	- 847
Diabetes Mellitus	10	296	8	529	- 233
Breast Cancer	11	269	10	472	- 203
Pancreas Cancer	12	257	13	436	- 179
Prostate Cancer	13	245	12	464	- 219
Stomach Cancer	14	221	11	470	- 249
Other Injuries	15	211	16	362	- 151
Lymphomas	16	203	19	245	- 42
Bladder Cancer	17	199	20	228	- 29
Liver Cancer	18	194	26	157	+ 38
Inflammatory/Heart	19	190	5	921	- 731
Parkinson's Disease	20	188	35	125	+ 63
Endocrine Disorders	21	185	41	59	+ 126
Other Neoplasms	22	181	28	153	+ 28
Liver Disease	23	161	15	365	- 204
Leukemia	24	144	25	186	- 42
Suicide	25	138	14	384	- 246
Falls	26	124	23	201	- 78
Oral Cancer	27	98	22	214	- 116
Ovary Cancer	28	77	24	196	- 119
Oesophagus Cancer	29	77	32	131	- 55
Skin Disease	30	70	38	76	- 6
Road Traffic Accidents	31	70	27	154	- 84
Skin Cancers	32	69	30	144	- 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	61	47	41	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	34	61	29	148	- 86
Asthma	35	43	46	42	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	41	54	14	+ 27
Anemia	37	35	53	14	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	38	33	43	46	- 14
Cervical Cancer	39	33	33	128	- 95
Epilepsy	40	31	45	44	- 13
Drug Use	41	30	48	41	- 11
Hepatitis C	42	25	42	53	- 28
HIV/AIDS	43	21	39	74	- 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	18	31	142	- 124
Drownings	45	17	34	127	- 110
Alcohol	46	13	21	227	- 215
Malnutrition	47	12	64	2	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	11	51	20	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	49	11	50	20	- 9
Tuberculosis	50	10	40	71	- 61
Violence	51	10	37	94	- 85
Low Birth Weight	52	10	56	11	- 2
Osteoarthritis	53	8	58	7	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	8	44	45	- 38
Fires	55	7	36	103	- 96
Schizophrenia	56	7	57	7	- 1
Poisonings	57	6	49	23	- 17
Hepatitis B	58	6	63	3	+ 3
Meningitis	59	5	52	15	- 10
Birth Trauma	60	4	55	12	- 7
Appendicitis	61	3	59	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	2	62	4	- 2
Oral conditions	63	2	61	4	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	60	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	65	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	1	- 1
Syphilis	67	0	65	1	- 1
War	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.