LATVIA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,886	1	8,099	- 6,213
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,630	8	529	+ 1,101
Stroke	3	1,051	2	5,893	- 4,841
Violence	4	702	37	94	+ 608
Kidney Disease	5	562	17	356	+ 205
Prostate Cancer	6	422	12	464	- 42
Breast Cancer	7	330	10	472	- 142
Lung Cancers	8	278	4	956	- 679
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	275	7	664	- 389
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	263	9	501	- 239
Hypertension	11	257	3	1,194	- 936
HIV/AIDS	12	251	39	74	+ 176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	250	6	722	- 472
Liver Disease	14	174	15	365	- 191
Road Traffic Accidents	15	166	27	154	+ 13
Lung Disease	16	165	18	346	- 181
Suicide	17	155	14	384	- 229
Endocrine Disorders	18	153	41	59	+ 94
Pancreas Cancer	19	146	13	436	- 291
Lymphomas	20	142	19	245	- 103
Cervical Cancer	21	124	33	128	- 4
Congenital Anomalies	22	119	43	46	+ 73
Low Birth Weight	23	106	56	11	+ 95
Ovary Cancer	24	102	24	196	- 94
Inflammatory/Heart	25	92	5	921	- 829
Stomach Cancer	26	88	11	470	- 381
Uterin Cancer	27	87	29	148	- 61
Liver Cancer	28	84	26	157	- 72
Leukemia	29	80	25	186	- 106
Other Injuries	30	78	16	362	- 284
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	66	31	142	- 75
Parkinson's Disease	32	66	35	125	- 60
Falls	33	55	23	201	- 146
Bladder Cancer	34	52	20	228	- 176
Asthma	35	52	46	42	+ 10
Skin Disease	36	50	38	76	- 27
Epilepsy	37	41	45	44	- 3
Oral Cancer	38	39	22	214	- 175
Drownings	39	39	34	127	- 87
Birth Trauma	40	32	55	12	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	41	31	32	131	- 100
Alcohol	42	30	21	227	- 198
Tuberculosis	43	28	40	71	- 44
Drug Use	44	24	48	41	- 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	23	54	14	+ 9
War	46	22	68	0	+ 21
Malnutrition	47	21	64	2	+ 19
Fires	48	21	36	103	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	14	47	41	- 27
Maternal Conditions	50	13	60	5	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	51	13	28	153	- 140
Meningitis	52	12	52	15	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	10	51	20	- 9
Encephalitis	54	8	69	0	+ 8
Dengue	55	7	83	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	56	6	59	5	+ 1
Skin Cancers	57	5	30	144	- 139
Multiple Sclerosis	58	3	50	20	- 17
Poisonings	59	2	49	23	- 21
Hepatitis B	60	1	63	3	- 3
Syphilis	61	0	65	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	0	42	53	- 53
Chlamydia	63	0	75	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	62	4	- 3
Tetanus	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	44	45	- 45
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	53	14	- 14
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.