ESTONIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,368	1	3,009	+ 2,359
Stroke	2	3,905	3	1,116	+ 2,789
Hypertension	3	791	2	2,700	- 1,909
Lung Cancers	4	634	4	657	- 23
Inflammatory/Heart	5	610	14	217	+ 393
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	479	5	527	- 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	440	12	229	+ 210
Diabetes Mellitus	8	351	19	146	+ 205
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	332	6	349	- 17
Breast Cancer	10	313	11	260	+ 53
Stomach Cancer	11	311	9	290	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	12	308	8	298	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	13	289	10	268	+ 21
Suicide	14	254	16	197	+ 57
Liver Disease	15	242	7	328	- 87
Other Injuries	16	240	20	141	+ 99
Kidney Disease	17	236	17	176	+ 60
Lung Disease	18	230	13	229	+ 1
Lymphomas	19	163	15	213	- 50
Bladder Cancer	20	151	21	126	+ 25
Alcohol	21	151	18	148	+ 2
Oral Cancer	22	142	25	110	+ 31
Falls	23	133	24	119	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	24	130	28	87	+ 43
Leukemia	25	123	22	126	- 2
Liver Cancer	26	104	26	107	- 3
Road Traffic Accidents	27	102	35	59	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	28	101	23	123	- 22
Uterin Cancer	29	98	34	60	+ 38
Skin Cancers	30	96	30	79	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	94	36	55	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	32	87	27	99	- 12
Cervical Cancer	33	85	32	68	+ 17
Drownings	34	84	40	30	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	35	83	29	82	+ 1
Fires	36	68	38	41	+ 28
Violence	37	63	42	28	+ 34
Skin Disease	38	51	41	29	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	39	49	39	40	+ 9
Tuberculosis	40	47	47	16	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	41	39	33	66	- 27
Hepatitis C	42	35	58	4	+ 31
Congenital Anomalies	43	31	43	25	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	30	49	12	+ 18
Epilepsy	45	29	37	45	- 15
Asthma	46	28	44	24	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	27	45	22	+ 6
Drug Use	48	27	31	75	- 48
Poisonings	49	15	52	8	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	50	13	48	16	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	13	46	17	- 4
Meningitis	52	10	54	7	+ 2
Anemia	53	9	51	9	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	9	53	8	+ 1
Birth Trauma	55	8	57	5	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	56	7	55	7	+ 1
Schizophrenia	57	5	56	6	- 1
Osteoarthritis	58	5	50	10	- 6
Appendicitis	59	3	59	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	3	61	1	+ 2
Oral conditions	61	2	60	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	2	66	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	2	65	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	64	1	79	0	+ 1
Syphilis	65	1	62	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	1	67	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	0	82	0	+ 0
War	68	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

Latvia

Estonia

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.