ICELAND VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,637	1	403	+ 1,233
Stroke	2	1,191	3	141	+ 1,050
Hypertension	3	241	17	24	+ 217
Lung Cancers	4	193	4	134	+ 59
Inflammatory/Heart	5	186	26	16	+ 170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	146	7	73	+ 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	134	2	295	- 161
Diabetes Mellitus	8	107	16	30	+ 77
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	101	6	82	+ 19
Breast Cancer	10	95	9	53	+ 42
Stomach Cancer	11	95	23	18	+ 77
Prostate Cancer	12	94	8	61	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	13	88	12	43	+ 45
Suicide	14	78	13	40	+ 37
Liver Disease	15	74	31	9	+ 64
Other Injuries	16	73	11	50	+ 23
Kidney Disease	17	72	15	33	+ 39
Lung Disease	18	70	5	129	- 59
Lymphomas	19	50	14	37	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	20	46	21	20	+ 26
Alcohol	21	46	28	14	+ 32
Oral Cancer	22	43	33	9	+ 35
Falls	23	41	18	24	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	24	40	25	16	+ 23
Leukemia	25	38	22	19	+ 19
Liver Cancer	26	32	20	22	+ 9
Road Traffic Accidents	27	31	35	7	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	28	31	30	10	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	29	30	36	7	+ 23
Skin Cancers	30	29	29	13	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	29	41	3	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	32	27	19	23	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	33	26	32	9	+ 17
Drownings	34	26	56	1	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	35	25	10	53	- 28
Fires	36	21	58	1	+ 20
Violence	37	19	39	4	+ 15
Skin Disease	38	15	45	3	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	39	15	59	0	+ 15
Tuberculosis	40	14	82	0	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	41	12	27	16	- 4
Hepatitis C	42	11	52	1	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	43	9	34	7	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	9	53	1	+ 8
Epilepsy	45	9	37	5	+ 4
Asthma	46	8	48	2	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	8	54	1	+ 7
Drug Use	48	8	24	17	- 9
Poisonings	49	5	42	3	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	50	4	44	3	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	4	38	4	- 0
Meningitis	52	3	50	1	+ 2
Anemia	53	3	40	4	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	3	55	1	+ 2
Birth Trauma	55	2	46	2	- 0
Low Birth Weight	56	2	43	3	- 1
Schizophrenia	57	2	49	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	58	1	47	2	- 1
Appendicitis	59	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	60	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	85	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	51	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	1	63	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	64	0	57	1	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	66	0	+ 0
War	68	0	61	0	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	62	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Latvia

Iceland

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.