LATVIA VS HUNGARY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HUNGARY		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,719	1	8,099	- 1,380
Stroke	2	2,178	2	5,893	- 3,715
Lung Cancers	3	1,531	4	956	+ 575
Hypertension	4	1,327	3	1,194	+ 133
Lung Disease	5	1,176	18	346	+ 830
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	919	6	722	+ 197
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	840	7	664	+ 176
Liver Disease	8	559	15	365	+ 194
Diabetes Mellitus	9	460	8	529	- 70
Breast Cancer	10	413	10	472	- 60
Pancreas Cancer	11	383	13	436	- 53
Falls	12	319	23	201	+ 118
Inflammatory/Heart	13	297	5	921	- 624
Suicide	14	295	14	384	- 89
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	279	9	501	- 222
Stomach Cancer	16	249	11	470	- 221
Oral Cancer	17	245	22	214	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	18	242	12	464	- 222
Bladder Cancer	19	192	20	228	- 36
Leukemia	20	166	25	186	- 20
Lymphomas	21	165	19	245	- 80
Kidney Disease	22	160	17	356	- 197
Liver Cancer	23	155	26	157	- 2
Road Traffic Accidents	24	137	27	154	- 16
Other Injuries	25	128	16	362	- 234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	125	31	142	- 16
Ovary Cancer	27	120	24	196	- 76
Other Neoplasms	28	112	28	153	- 40
Skin Cancers	29	106	30	144	- 39
Endocrine Disorders	30	104	41	59	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	31	103	32	131	- 28
Parkinson's Disease	32	89	35	125	- 36
Alcohol	33	88	21	227	- 139
Cervical Cancer	34	85	33	128	- 42
Uterin Cancer	35	76	29	148	- 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	51	54	14	+ 38
Congenital Anomalies	37	46	43	46	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	44	47	41	+ 4
Violence	39	25	37	94	- 70
Skin Disease	40	24	38	76	- 52
Asthma	41	22	46	42	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	22	44	45	- 23
Low Birth Weight	43	21	56	11	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	44	20	50	20	- 0
Fires	45	19	36	103	- 85
Drownings	46	18	34	127	- 109
Epilepsy	47	17	45	44	- 27
Schizophrenia	48	15	57	7	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	12	51	20	- 8
Hepatitis C	50	12	42	53	- 41
Osteoarthritis	51	11	58	7	+ 5
Tuberculosis	52	11	40	71	- 60
Drug Use	53	11	48	41	- 30
Poisonings	54	9	49	23	- 14
Anemia	55	7	53	14	- 7
Hepatitis B	56	7	63	3	+ 4
Meningitis	57	7	52	15	- 8
Appendicitis	58	7	59	5	+ 2
Malnutrition	59	4	64	2	+ 2
Birth Trauma	60	4	55	12	- 8
HIV/AIDS	61	3	39	74	- 72
Maternal Conditions	62	2	60	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	2	62	4	- 2
Otitis Media	64	1	66	1	+ 1
Tetanus	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	66	1	61	4	- 3
Encephalitis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
War	68	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	75	0	- 0
Syphilis	74	0	65	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Hungary

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.