LATVIA VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,255	1	8,099	- 2,844
Stroke	2	1,330	2	5,893	- 4,563
Lung Cancers	3	904	4	956	- 52
Lung Disease	4	694	18	346	+ 348
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	684	9	501	+ 183
Diabetes Mellitus	6	664	8	529	+ 134
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	658	7	664	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	651	6	722	- 71
Hypertension	9	416	3	1,194	- 777
Other Injuries	10	394	16	362	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	11	384	13	436	- 52
Liver Disease	12	362	15	365	- 2
Breast Cancer	13	326	10	472	- 147
Kidney Disease	14	285	17	356	- 71
Prostate Cancer	15	266	12	464	- 198
Suicide	16	216	14	384	- 167
Lymphomas	17	201	19	245	- 44
Stomach Cancer	18	181	11	470	- 288
Leukemia	19	181	25	186	- 5
Bladder Cancer	20	176	20	228	- 52
Oral Cancer	21	158	22	214	- 56
Liver Cancer	22	154	26	157	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	23	131	41	59	+ 72
Falls	24	122	23	201	- 80
Inflammatory/Heart	25	117	5	921	- 804
Other Neoplasms	26	114	28	153	- 39
Skin Cancers	27	107	30	144	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	28	107	32	131	- 24
Road Traffic Accidents	29	106	27	154	- 48
Ovary Cancer	30	103	24	196	- 94
Parkinson's Disease	31	84	35	125	- 41
Alcohol	32	77	21	227	- 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	72	31	142	- 70
Uterin Cancer	34	71	29	148	- 76
Cervical Cancer	35	57	33	128	- 70
Malnutrition	36	50	64	2	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	46	47	41	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	42	54	14	+ 29
Epilepsy	39	41	45	44	- 3
Skin Disease	40	34	38	76	- 43
Asthma	41	31	46	42	- 11
Congenital Anomalies	42	31	43	46	- 16
Drownings	43	25	34	127	- 102
Drug Use	44	25	48	41	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	45	20	50	20	- 1
Low Birth Weight	46	16	56	11	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	13	51	20	- 7
Violence	48	11	37	94	- 83
Fires	49	9	36	103	- 94
Poisonings	50	7	49	23	- 17
Upper Respiratory	51	5	62	4	+ 1
Birth Trauma	52	5	55	12	- 7
Meningitis	53	4	52	15	- 11
Tuberculosis	54	4	40	71	- 67
Anemia	55	4	53	14	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	4	44	45	- 42
Appendicitis	57	3	59	5	- 2
Hepatitis C	58	3	42	53	- 50
HIV/AIDS	59	1	39	74	- 73
Syphilis	60	1	65	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	60	5	- 4
Oral conditions	62	1	61	4	- 3
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	3	- 3
Encephalitis	64	0	69	0	+ 0
War	65	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	66	1	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	70	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	57	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	86	0	58	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Czech Republic

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.