LATVIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,611	1	8,099	- 6,488
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,573	7	664	+ 910
Lung Disease	3	1,323	18	346	+ 976
Lung Cancers	4	1,122	4	956	+ 166
Stroke	5	1,104	2	5,893	- 4,788
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	677	9	501	+ 175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	647	6	722	- 75
Prostate Cancer	8	446	12	464	- 18
Breast Cancer	9	392	10	472	- 81
Diabetes Mellitus	10	387	8	529	- 142
Pancreas Cancer	11	330	13	436	- 106
Kidney Disease	12	275	17	356	- 82
Lymphomas	13	220	19	245	- 25
Liver Disease	14	209	15	365	- 156
Hypertension	15	194	3	1,194	- 1,000
Suicide	16	186	14	384	- 198
Parkinson's Disease	17	181	35	125	+ 55
Alcohol	18	180	21	227	- 47
Endocrine Disorders	19	173	41	59	+ 114
Leukemia	20	168	25	186	- 18
Bladder Cancer	21	164	20	228	- 64
Falls	22	163	23	201	- 38
Stomach Cancer	23	146	11	470	- 324
Oesophagus Cancer	24	144	32	131	+ 13
Liver Cancer	25	140	26	157	- 17
Skin Cancers	26	117	30	144	- 27
Other Neoplasms	27	114	28	153	- 39
Oral Cancer	28	112	22	214	- 102
Ovary Cancer	29	111	24	196	- 86
Other Injuries	30	105	16	362	- 258
Inflammatory/Heart	31	86	5	921	- 835
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	65	31	142	- 77
Road Traffic Accidents	33	64	27	154	- 89
Drug Use	34	59	48	41	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	35	47	29	148	- 101
Congenital Anomalies	36	46	43	46	- 0
Cervical Cancer	37	46	33	128	- 82
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	44	54	14	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	39	40	50	20	+ 20
Epilepsy	40	38	45	44	- 7
Low Birth Weight	41	35	56	11	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	29	47	41	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	25	51	20	+ 6
Asthma	44	25	46	42	- 17
Skin Disease	45	24	38	76	- 53
Anemia	46	22	53	14	+ 8
Violence	47	19	37	94	- 75
Schizophrenia	48	17	57	7	+ 10
Fires	49	16	36	103	- 87
Drownings	50	11	34	127	- 116
Osteoarthritis	51	8	58	7	+ 1
Meningitis	52	8	52	15	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	7	44	45	- 38
Appendicitis	54	7	59	5	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	7	39	74	- 67
Birth Trauma	56	6	55	12	- 5
Tuberculosis	57	5	40	71	- 67
Upper Respiratory	58	5	62	4	+ 1
Malnutrition	59	4	64	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	60	3	42	53	- 50
Hepatitis B	61	2	63	3	- 1
Poisonings	62	2	49	23	- 22
Oral conditions	63	1	61	4	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	60	5	- 4
Otitis Media	65	1	66	1	- 0
War	66	0	68	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	65	1	- 1
Measles	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Denmark

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.