ISRAEL VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,278	1	5,122	+ 37,156
Stroke	2	30,760	4	2,431	+ 28,329
Hypertension	3	6,231	21	400	+ 5,831
Lung Cancers	4	4,993	5	2,026	+ 2,967
Inflammatory/Heart	5	4,807	30	214	+ 4,592
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,769	9	1,510	+ 2,259
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,464	2	2,996	+ 469
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,764	6	1,913	+ 851
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,616	8	1,519	+ 1,097
Breast Cancer	10	2,466	10	1,237	+ 1,229
Stomach Cancer	11	2,451	16	565	+ 1,886
Prostate Cancer	12	2,422	17	521	+ 1,901
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,277	11	1,023	+ 1,254
Suicide	14	2,003	19	453	+ 1,550
Liver Disease	15	1,904	28	292	+ 1,612
Other Injuries	16	1,892	14	828	+ 1,064
Kidney Disease	17	1,861	3	2,437	- 576
Lung Disease	18	1,808	7	1,546	+ 262
Lymphomas	19	1,281	13	925	+ 356
Bladder Cancer	20	1,190	18	496	+ 694
Alcohol	21	1,187	49	39	+ 1,148
Oral Cancer	22	1,117	33	150	+ 967
Falls	23	1,051	39	123	+ 928
Ovary Cancer	24	1,025	27	323	+ 703
Leukemia	25	972	15	612	+ 360
Liver Cancer	26	818	25	345	+ 473
Road Traffic Accidents	27	801	26	333	+ 468
Other Neoplasms	28	797	20	420	+ 377
Uterin Cancer	29	771	31	202	+ 569
Skin Cancers	30	754	23	379	+ 375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	740	51	33	+ 707
Oesophagus Cancer	32	685	37	138	+ 547
Cervical Cancer	33	667	38	133	+ 534
Drownings	34	662	45	39	+ 623
Parkinson's Disease	35	655	22	398	+ 257
Fires	36	539	53	24	+ 515
Violence	37	493	41	104	+ 389
Skin Disease	38	399	24	368	+ 31
HIV/AIDS	39	387	52	25	+ 361
Tuberculosis	40	372	57	16	+ 356
Endocrine Disorders	41	308	12	1,002	- 694
Hepatitis C	42	276	46	39	+ 237
Congenital Anomalies	43	243	29	291	- 48
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	237	56	17	+ 220
Epilepsy	45	231	40	109	+ 122
Asthma	46	217	36	142	+ 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	213	35	144	+ 69
Drug Use	48	213	43	67	+ 145
Poisonings	49	121	63	4	+ 117
Multiple Sclerosis	50	106	47	39	+ 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	103	54	23	+ 81
Meningitis	52	77	55	20	+ 57
Anemia	53	74	34	149	- 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	71	32	166	- 95
Birth Trauma	55	61	50	35	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	56	59	42	94	- 35
Schizophrenia	57	39	44	66	- 27
Osteoarthritis	58	36	59	8	+ 28
Appendicitis	59	25	64	4	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	60	24	61	6	+ 18
Oral conditions	61	19	65	4	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	62	19	62	5	+ 13
Hepatitis B	63	16	58	16	+ 1
Malnutrition	64	10	48	39	- 29
Syphilis	65	7	71	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	5	67	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	4	72	0	+ 4
War	68	1	60	7	- 6
Encephalitis	69	0	66	3	- 3
Pertussis	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Latvia

Israel

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.