LATVIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	3,560	7	664	+ 2,896
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,147	1	8,099	- 4,952
Stroke	3	1,317	2	5,893	- 4,575
Lung Cancers	4	740	4	956	- 216
Hypertension	5	650	3	1,194	- 544
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	459	6	722	- 263
Falls	7	424	23	201	+ 223
Lung Disease	8	413	18	346	+ 66
Pancreas Cancer	9	399	13	436	- 37
Liver Disease	10	342	15	365	- 23
Prostate Cancer	11	311	12	464	- 153
Breast Cancer	12	304	10	472	- 169
Parkinson's Disease	13	273	35	125	+ 148
Lymphomas	14	272	19	245	+ 27
Suicide	15	271	14	384	- 113
Liver Cancer	16	175	26	157	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	17	166	5	921	- 755
Alcohol	18	149	21	227	- 79
Stomach Cancer	19	143	11	470	- 326
Other Injuries	20	140	16	362	- 223
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	140	9	501	- 362
Diabetes Mellitus	22	134	8	529	- 396
Other Neoplasms	23	121	28	153	- 32
Leukemia	24	119	25	186	- 67
Ovary Cancer	25	110	24	196	- 86
Kidney Disease	26	109	17	356	- 247
Oesophagus Cancer	27	102	32	131	- 29
Bladder Cancer	28	99	20	228	- 129
Skin Cancers	29	95	30	144	- 49
Drug Use	30	86	48	41	+ 45
Endocrine Disorders	31	82	41	59	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	32	72	29	148	- 76
Road Traffic Accidents	33	69	27	154	- 85
Oral Cancer	34	66	22	214	- 148
Congenital Anomalies	35	61	43	46	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	48	31	142	- 93
Drownings	37	34	34	127	- 93
Epilepsy	38	33	45	44	- 11
Schizophrenia	39	30	57	7	+ 22
Asthma	40	27	46	42	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	27	51	20	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	42	26	50	20	+ 5
Violence	43	21	37	94	- 74
Cervical Cancer	44	20	33	128	- 108
Fires	45	20	36	103	- 84
Tuberculosis	46	10	40	71	- 61
Skin Disease	47	9	38	76	- 68
Low Birth Weight	48	8	56	11	- 3
Poisonings	49	8	49	23	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	6	47	41	- 35
Osteoarthritis	51	5	58	7	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	5	54	14	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	44	45	- 42
Appendicitis	54	3	59	5	- 2
Meningitis	55	3	52	15	- 12
Birth Trauma	56	2	55	12	- 9
Malnutrition	57	2	64	2	+ 0
Anemia	58	2	53	14	- 12
HIV/AIDS	59	2	39	74	- 72
Hepatitis C	60	1	42	53	- 51
Oral conditions	61	1	61	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	1	62	4	- 3
Hepatitis B	63	1	63	3	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	0	60	5	- 4
War	65	0	68	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	65	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	66	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Finland

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.