LATVIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,996	1	8,099	- 6,103
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,462	7	664	+ 798
Stroke	3	696	2	5,893	- 5,197
Lung Cancers	4	664	4	956	- 292
Lung Disease	5	637	18	346	+ 290
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	407	9	501	- 94
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	363	6	722	- 359
Prostate Cancer	8	301	12	464	- 163
Breast Cancer	9	264	10	472	- 208
Parkinson's Disease	10	262	35	125	+ 137
Other Injuries	11	247	16	362	- 115
Pancreas Cancer	12	214	13	436	- 222
Suicide	13	199	14	384	- 185
Lymphomas	14	182	19	245	- 64
Kidney Disease	15	164	17	356	- 192
Diabetes Mellitus	16	147	8	529	- 383
Hypertension	17	120	3	1,194	- 1,074
Falls	18	117	23	201	- 84
Oesophagus Cancer	19	111	32	131	- 20
Liver Cancer	20	111	26	157	- 46
Bladder Cancer	21	101	20	228	- 127
Leukemia	22	93	25	186	- 93
Stomach Cancer	23	87	11	470	- 383
Drug Use	24	83	48	41	+ 42
Ovary Cancer	25	81	24	196	- 115
Inflammatory/Heart	26	77	5	921	- 844
Endocrine Disorders	27	77	41	59	+ 18
Alcohol	28	70	21	227	- 157
Skin Cancers	29	64	30	144	- 80
Other Neoplasms	30	48	28	153	- 105
Liver Disease	31	47	15	365	- 318
Cervical Cancer	32	45	33	128	- 82
Oral Cancer	33	42	22	214	- 172
Congenital Anomalies	34	37	43	46	- 10
Road Traffic Accidents	35	34	27	154	- 119
Uterin Cancer	36	34	29	148	- 113
Epilepsy	37	27	45	44	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	21	51	20	+ 1
Violence	39	20	37	94	- 75
Anemia	40	18	53	14	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	16	31	142	- 126
Poisonings	42	16	49	23	- 7
Low Birth Weight	43	15	56	11	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	44	14	50	20	- 7
Skin Disease	45	13	38	76	- 63
Birth Trauma	46	12	55	12	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	47	10	58	7	+ 3
Asthma	48	8	46	42	- 33
Schizophrenia	49	7	57	7	- 0
Meningitis	50	6	52	15	- 8
Upper Respiratory	51	5	62	4	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	5	42	53	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	44	45	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	5	47	41	- 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	5	54	14	- 9
Drownings	56	5	34	127	- 122
Malnutrition	57	3	64	2	+ 1
Fires	58	3	36	103	- 101
HIV/AIDS	59	2	39	74	- 72
Maternal Conditions	60	2	60	5	- 3
War	61	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	3	- 3
Otitis Media	64	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	65	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	75	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	40	71	- 71
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	61	4	- 4
Appendicitis	86	0	59	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Iceland

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.