DENMARK VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,858	1	5,341	+ 21,516
Stroke	2	19,541	5	3,662	+ 15,878
Hypertension	3	3,959	15	642	+ 3,316
Lung Cancers	4	3,172	4	3,721	- 550
Inflammatory/Heart	5	3,054	31	284	+ 2,769
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,394	7	2,147	+ 248
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,201	2	5,218	- 3,017
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,756	10	1,284	+ 472
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,662	6	2,244	- 582
Breast Cancer	10	1,567	9	1,299	+ 268
Stomach Cancer	11	1,557	23	484	+ 1,073
Prostate Cancer	12	1,539	8	1,480	+ 59
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,446	11	1,096	+ 351
Suicide	14	1,272	16	617	+ 655
Liver Disease	15	1,210	14	692	+ 517
Other Injuries	16	1,202	30	347	+ 855
Kidney Disease	17	1,182	12	911	+ 271
Lung Disease	18	1,148	3	4,387	- 3,238
Lymphomas	19	814	13	730	+ 84
Bladder Cancer	20	756	21	545	+ 211
Alcohol	21	754	18	598	+ 156
Oral Cancer	22	710	28	371	+ 339
Falls	23	668	22	541	+ 127
Ovary Cancer	24	651	29	367	+ 284
Leukemia	25	617	20	558	+ 59
Liver Cancer	26	520	25	464	+ 55
Road Traffic Accidents	27	509	33	213	+ 296
Other Neoplasms	28	506	27	378	+ 128
Uterin Cancer	29	490	35	156	+ 334
Skin Cancers	30	479	26	388	+ 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	470	32	216	+ 254
Oesophagus Cancer	32	435	24	477	- 42
Cervical Cancer	33	423	37	153	+ 271
Drownings	34	421	50	37	+ 383
Parkinson's Disease	35	416	17	600	- 184
Fires	36	343	49	53	+ 290
Violence	37	313	47	63	+ 250
Skin Disease	38	254	45	79	+ 175
HIV/AIDS	39	246	55	23	+ 223
Tuberculosis	40	236	57	16	+ 221
Endocrine Disorders	41	196	19	575	- 379
Hepatitis C	42	175	60	9	+ 167
Congenital Anomalies	43	154	36	153	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	151	53	25	+ 126
Epilepsy	45	147	40	125	+ 22
Asthma	46	138	44	82	+ 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	135	42	96	+ 39
Drug Use	48	135	34	197	- 62
Poisonings	49	77	62	6	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	50	67	39	132	- 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	66	43	84	- 19
Meningitis	52	49	52	25	+ 24
Anemia	53	47	46	73	- 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	45	38	145	- 99
Birth Trauma	55	39	56	21	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	56	37	41	116	- 79
Schizophrenia	57	25	48	57	- 32
Osteoarthritis	58	23	51	25	- 3
Appendicitis	59	16	54	23	- 7
Maternal Conditions	60	15	64	2	+ 13
Oral conditions	61	12	63	4	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	62	12	58	15	- 3
Hepatitis B	63	10	61	6	+ 4
Malnutrition	64	6	59	14	- 8
Syphilis	65	4	70	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	3	65	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	2	73	0	+ 2
War	68	1	66	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.