FINLAND VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,299	2	9,831	+ 15,468
Stroke	2	18,406	3	4,115	+ 14,291
Hypertension	3	3,729	5	2,030	+ 1,699
Lung Cancers	4	2,988	4	2,312	+ 675
Inflammatory/Heart	5	2,876	17	518	+ 2,358
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,255	6	1,433	+ 822
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,073	1	11,120	- 9,047
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,654	22	418	+ 1,236
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,565	21	436	+ 1,129
Breast Cancer	10	1,476	12	948	+ 527
Stomach Cancer	11	1,467	19	447	+ 1,020
Prostate Cancer	12	1,449	11	970	+ 479
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,362	9	1,247	+ 115
Suicide	14	1,199	15	846	+ 352
Liver Disease	15	1,139	10	1,068	+ 71
Other Injuries	16	1,132	20	437	+ 695
Kidney Disease	17	1,113	26	342	+ 772
Lung Disease	18	1,082	8	1,289	- 208
Lymphomas	19	767	14	851	- 84
Bladder Cancer	20	712	28	308	+ 404
Alcohol	21	710	18	464	+ 246
Oral Cancer	22	669	34	207	+ 461
Falls	23	629	7	1,325	- 696
Ovary Cancer	24	614	25	344	+ 269
Leukemia	25	581	24	371	+ 210
Liver Cancer	26	489	16	545	- 56
Road Traffic Accidents	27	480	33	215	+ 265
Other Neoplasms	28	477	23	377	+ 100
Uterin Cancer	29	461	32	225	+ 236
Skin Cancers	30	451	29	297	+ 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	443	36	151	+ 292
Oesophagus Cancer	32	410	27	320	+ 90
Cervical Cancer	33	399	44	62	+ 337
Drownings	34	396	37	106	+ 290
Parkinson's Disease	35	392	13	853	- 461
Fires	36	323	45	62	+ 261
Violence	37	295	43	64	+ 231
Skin Disease	38	239	47	27	+ 212
HIV/AIDS	39	231	59	6	+ 226
Tuberculosis	40	223	46	32	+ 191
Endocrine Disorders	41	185	31	257	- 72
Hepatitis C	42	165	60	5	+ 161
Congenital Anomalies	43	145	35	192	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	142	53	11	+ 131
Epilepsy	45	138	38	104	+ 34
Asthma	46	130	40	85	+ 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	128	50	19	+ 109
Drug Use	48	127	30	269	- 142
Poisonings	49	73	49	25	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	50	63	42	80	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	62	41	83	- 21
Meningitis	52	46	55	9	+ 37
Anemia	53	44	58	6	+ 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	43	52	15	+ 27
Birth Trauma	55	36	56	8	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	56	35	48	26	+ 9
Schizophrenia	57	23	39	93	- 70
Osteoarthritis	58	21	51	17	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	15	54	10	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	60	14	64	2	+ 13
Oral conditions	61	11	61	4	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	62	11	62	2	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	10	63	2	+ 8
Malnutrition	64	6	57	7	- 1
Syphilis	65	4	67	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	3	68	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	2	71	0	+ 2
War	68	1	65	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Latvia

Finland

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.