IRELAND VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,532	1	4,762	+ 18,770
Stroke	2	17,121	5	1,770	+ 15,351
Hypertension	3	3,468	29	175	+ 3,294
Lung Cancers	4	2,779	3	1,916	+ 863
Inflammatory/Heart	5	2,676	26	240	+ 2,436
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,098	7	1,095	+ 1,003
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,928	2	3,209	- 1,281
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,538	16	414	+ 1,125
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,456	6	1,298	+ 158
Breast Cancer	10	1,373	8	760	+ 613
Stomach Cancer	11	1,364	17	357	+ 1,008
Prostate Cancer	12	1,348	9	585	+ 763
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,267	11	530	+ 737
Suicide	14	1,115	14	470	+ 645
Liver Disease	15	1,060	19	279	+ 780
Other Injuries	16	1,053	30	171	+ 882
Kidney Disease	17	1,036	10	566	+ 469
Lung Disease	18	1,006	4	1,915	- 909
Lymphomas	19	713	13	513	+ 200
Bladder Cancer	20	662	22	256	+ 406
Alcohol	21	661	39	64	+ 596
Oral Cancer	22	622	28	183	+ 439
Falls	23	585	25	247	+ 338
Ovary Cancer	24	571	21	273	+ 298
Leukemia	25	541	20	274	+ 267
Liver Cancer	26	455	18	318	+ 137
Road Traffic Accidents	27	446	33	153	+ 293
Other Neoplasms	28	443	27	218	+ 226
Uterin Cancer	29	429	34	126	+ 303
Skin Cancers	30	420	23	252	+ 168
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	412	38	67	+ 345
Oesophagus Cancer	32	381	15	419	- 37
Cervical Cancer	33	371	35	103	+ 268
Drownings	34	369	43	57	+ 311
Parkinson's Disease	35	365	12	530	- 165
Fires	36	300	48	30	+ 270
Violence	37	275	47	38	+ 236
Skin Disease	38	222	42	58	+ 164
HIV/AIDS	39	215	57	9	+ 207
Tuberculosis	40	207	50	23	+ 184
Endocrine Disorders	41	172	24	249	- 78
Hepatitis C	42	154	52	19	+ 134
Congenital Anomalies	43	135	32	153	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	132	54	14	+ 118
Epilepsy	45	129	36	85	+ 44
Asthma	46	121	41	58	+ 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	119	46	50	+ 69
Drug Use	48	118	31	167	- 48
Poisonings	49	68	53	14	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	50	59	37	83	- 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	58	40	59	- 1
Meningitis	52	43	58	7	+ 36
Anemia	53	41	49	29	+ 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	40	45	53	- 13
Birth Trauma	55	34	56	10	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	56	33	44	56	- 23
Schizophrenia	57	22	55	12	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	58	20	51	20	+ 0
Appendicitis	59	14	60	3	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	60	13	61	3	+ 10
Oral conditions	61	10	62	2	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	62	10	64	1	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	9	59	6	+ 3
Malnutrition	64	6	63	2	+ 4
Syphilis	65	4	68	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	3	71	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	2	82	0	+ 2
War	68	1	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Latvia

Ireland

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.