LATVIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,639	1	8,099	- 6,460
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,105	7	664	+ 441
Lung Cancers	3	659	4	956	- 297
Lung Disease	4	659	18	346	+ 313
Stroke	5	609	2	5,893	- 5,284
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	447	9	501	- 54
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	377	6	722	- 345
Breast Cancer	8	261	10	472	- 211
Prostate Cancer	9	201	12	464	- 263
Kidney Disease	10	195	17	356	- 161
Pancreas Cancer	11	183	13	436	- 254
Parkinson's Disease	12	182	35	125	+ 57
Lymphomas	13	176	19	245	- 69
Suicide	14	162	14	384	- 222
Oesophagus Cancer	15	144	32	131	+ 13
Diabetes Mellitus	16	142	8	529	- 387
Stomach Cancer	17	123	11	470	- 347
Liver Cancer	18	109	26	157	- 47
Liver Disease	19	96	15	365	- 269
Leukemia	20	94	25	186	- 92
Ovary Cancer	21	94	24	196	- 102
Bladder Cancer	22	88	20	228	- 140
Skin Cancers	23	87	30	144	- 58
Endocrine Disorders	24	86	41	59	+ 27
Falls	25	85	23	201	- 116
Inflammatory/Heart	26	83	5	921	- 838
Other Neoplasms	27	75	28	153	- 78
Oral Cancer	28	63	22	214	- 151
Hypertension	29	60	3	1,194	- 1,134
Other Injuries	30	59	16	362	- 304
Drug Use	31	57	48	41	+ 17
Congenital Anomalies	32	53	43	46	+ 6
Road Traffic Accidents	33	53	27	154	- 101
Uterin Cancer	34	43	29	148	- 104
Cervical Cancer	35	35	33	128	- 92
Epilepsy	36	29	45	44	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	37	29	50	20	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	23	31	142	- 119
Alcohol	39	22	21	227	- 205
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	20	51	20	+ 0
Asthma	41	20	46	42	- 22
Skin Disease	42	20	38	76	- 57
Drownings	43	20	34	127	- 107
Low Birth Weight	44	19	56	11	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	18	54	14	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	17	47	41	- 24
Violence	47	13	37	94	- 81
Fires	48	10	36	103	- 93
Anemia	49	10	53	14	- 4
Tuberculosis	50	8	40	71	- 63
Osteoarthritis	51	7	58	7	- 0
Hepatitis C	52	7	42	53	- 46
Poisonings	53	5	49	23	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	5	44	45	- 41
Schizophrenia	55	4	57	7	- 4
Birth Trauma	56	3	55	12	- 8
HIV/AIDS	57	3	39	74	- 71
Meningitis	58	3	52	15	- 12
Hepatitis B	59	2	63	3	- 1
Appendicitis	60	1	59	5	- 4
Maternal Conditions	61	1	60	5	- 3
Oral conditions	62	1	61	4	- 3
Malnutrition	63	1	64	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	0	62	4	- 3
War	65	0	68	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	72	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

Ireland

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.