LATVIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,540	1	8,099	- 3,559
Hypertension	2	4,074	3	1,194	+ 2,880
Stroke	3	1,684	2	5,893	- 4,209
Lung Cancers	4	992	4	956	+ 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	795	6	722	+ 73
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	526	9	501	+ 25
Liver Disease	7	496	15	365	+ 131
Prostate Cancer	8	450	12	464	- 14
Stomach Cancer	9	437	11	470	- 32
Pancreas Cancer	10	405	13	436	- 31
Breast Cancer	11	392	10	472	- 80
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	346	7	664	- 317
Lung Disease	13	345	18	346	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	14	327	5	921	- 593
Lymphomas	15	321	19	245	+ 76
Suicide	16	298	14	384	- 86
Kidney Disease	17	266	17	356	- 90
Alcohol	18	224	21	227	- 3
Diabetes Mellitus	19	220	8	529	- 309
Other Injuries	20	213	16	362	- 149
Bladder Cancer	21	190	20	228	- 38
Leukemia	22	190	25	186	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	23	186	28	153	+ 33
Falls	24	179	23	201	- 22
Oral Cancer	25	167	22	214	- 47
Liver Cancer	26	162	26	157	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	27	149	32	131	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	28	132	24	196	- 65
Parkinson's Disease	29	124	35	125	- 2
Skin Cancers	30	119	30	144	- 25
Drug Use	31	113	48	41	+ 72
Cervical Cancer	32	102	33	128	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	33	99	41	59	+ 40
Uterin Cancer	34	91	29	148	- 57
Road Traffic Accidents	35	89	27	154	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	83	31	142	- 59
Epilepsy	37	67	45	44	+ 23
Fires	38	62	36	103	- 42
HIV/AIDS	39	61	39	74	- 13
Drownings	40	45	34	127	- 82
Skin Disease	41	43	38	76	- 33
Violence	42	43	37	94	- 51
Congenital Anomalies	43	38	43	46	- 9
Asthma	44	36	46	42	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	33	47	41	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	26	51	20	+ 6
Tuberculosis	47	25	40	71	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	48	25	50	20	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	18	44	45	- 27
Osteoarthritis	50	15	58	7	+ 8
Anemia	51	14	53	14	- 0
Poisonings	52	13	49	23	- 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	12	54	14	- 1
Meningitis	54	11	52	15	- 4
Low Birth Weight	55	10	56	11	- 1
Schizophrenia	56	9	57	7	+ 2
Birth Trauma	57	8	55	12	- 4
Hepatitis C	58	6	42	53	- 47
Appendicitis	59	3	59	5	- 2
Oral conditions	60	3	61	4	- 1
Maternal Conditions	61	2	60	5	- 3
Syphilis	62	2	65	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	63	0	69	0	+ 0
War	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	63	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	4	- 4
Otitis Media	67	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	68	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	64	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	67	1	- 1
Pertussis	83	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Estonia

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.