BELGIUM VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,856	1	15,281	+ 38,576
Stroke	2	39,184	3	7,408	+ 31,776
Hypertension	3	7,938	27	740	+ 7,198
Lung Cancers	4	6,360	4	6,777	- 417
Inflammatory/Heart	5	6,123	23	1,060	+ 5,063
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,801	7	3,329	+ 1,473
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,413	2	9,416	- 5,003
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,520	20	1,269	+ 2,251
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,333	6	5,677	- 2,345
Breast Cancer	10	3,141	9	2,587	+ 555
Stomach Cancer	11	3,122	26	863	+ 2,259
Prostate Cancer	12	3,085	13	1,824	+ 1,261
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,900	14	1,809	+ 1,091
Suicide	14	2,552	10	2,111	+ 441
Liver Disease	15	2,425	17	1,433	+ 993
Other Injuries	16	2,410	11	2,006	+ 403
Kidney Disease	17	2,370	8	2,952	- 582
Lung Disease	18	2,303	5	6,438	- 4,135
Lymphomas	19	1,632	16	1,552	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	20	1,516	22	1,078	+ 438
Alcohol	21	1,512	32	500	+ 1,012
Oral Cancer	22	1,423	28	675	+ 748
Falls	23	1,339	15	1,756	- 417
Ovary Cancer	24	1,306	30	653	+ 654
Leukemia	25	1,238	21	1,199	+ 38
Liver Cancer	26	1,042	24	976	+ 66
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,021	29	666	+ 355
Other Neoplasms	28	1,015	12	1,828	- 813
Uterin Cancer	29	982	34	384	+ 598
Skin Cancers	30	960	31	522	+ 438
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	943	42	213	+ 731
Oesophagus Cancer	32	872	25	898	- 26
Cervical Cancer	33	849	41	243	+ 606
Drownings	34	843	47	79	+ 765
Parkinson's Disease	35	834	19	1,378	- 543
Fires	36	687	48	75	+ 612
Violence	37	628	44	149	+ 479
Skin Disease	38	508	35	380	+ 129
HIV/AIDS	39	493	57	36	+ 457
Tuberculosis	40	474	54	46	+ 428
Endocrine Disorders	41	393	18	1,432	- 1,039
Hepatitis C	42	352	52	53	+ 299
Congenital Anomalies	43	309	40	282	+ 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	302	60	20	+ 282
Epilepsy	45	294	36	348	- 54
Asthma	46	277	46	128	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	271	37	293	- 21
Drug Use	48	271	39	287	- 16
Poisonings	49	155	55	41	+ 113
Multiple Sclerosis	50	135	45	147	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	132	49	73	+ 59
Meningitis	52	98	58	28	+ 70
Anemia	53	94	43	199	- 105
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	90	33	418	- 327
Birth Trauma	55	77	53	47	+ 30
Low Birth Weight	56	75	50	70	+ 5
Schizophrenia	57	50	56	40	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	58	46	51	59	- 13
Appendicitis	59	32	62	17	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	60	30	64	6	+ 24
Oral conditions	61	24	61	19	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	24	59	22	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	21	63	17	+ 4
Malnutrition	64	13	38	291	- 278
Syphilis	65	9	70	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	6	65	2	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	5	69	0	+ 5
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	66	1	- 1
Pertussis	70	0	68	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Latvia

Belgium

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.