ITALY VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	274,124	1	97,116	+ 177,008
Stroke	2	199,441	2	62,633	+ 136,808
Hypertension	3	40,403	6	29,931	+ 10,472
Lung Cancers	4	32,372	4	34,152	- 1,781
Inflammatory/Heart	5	31,167	24	5,531	+ 25,636
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	24,439	7	21,254	+ 3,186
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	22,460	3	41,445	- 18,984
Diabetes Mellitus	8	17,919	8	19,836	- 1,917
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16,962	9	16,339	+ 624
Breast Cancer	10	15,989	10	13,868	+ 2,121
Stomach Cancer	11	15,892	14	10,252	+ 5,640
Prostate Cancer	12	15,704	20	8,409	+ 7,295
Pancreas Cancer	13	14,763	13	12,095	+ 2,668
Suicide	14	12,988	26	4,042	+ 8,946
Liver Disease	15	12,345	23	5,559	+ 6,786
Other Injuries	16	12,265	12	12,112	+ 152
Kidney Disease	17	12,064	11	12,726	- 662
Lung Disease	18	11,721	5	32,382	- 20,661
Lymphomas	19	8,306	16	9,670	- 1,364
Bladder Cancer	20	7,716	22	6,711	+ 1,006
Alcohol	21	7,695	55	277	+ 7,418
Oral Cancer	22	7,244	27	3,343	+ 3,900
Falls	23	6,815	25	4,222	+ 2,593
Ovary Cancer	24	6,648	28	3,282	+ 3,366
Leukemia	25	6,300	21	6,728	- 429
Liver Cancer	26	5,303	17	9,620	- 4,317
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,196	30	3,221	+ 1,975
Other Neoplasms	28	5,166	15	9,984	- 4,818
Uterin Cancer	29	4,998	33	2,198	+ 2,801
Skin Cancers	30	4,888	29	3,239	+ 1,649
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,801	43	690	+ 4,111
Oesophagus Cancer	32	4,439	34	2,045	+ 2,394
Cervical Cancer	33	4,322	40	1,154	+ 3,168
Drownings	34	4,293	52	344	+ 3,949
Parkinson's Disease	35	4,247	19	8,428	- 4,181
Fires	36	3,496	56	271	+ 3,225
Violence	37	3,198	50	409	+ 2,789
Skin Disease	38	2,587	38	1,440	+ 1,148
HIV/AIDS	39	2,508	46	520	+ 1,988
Tuberculosis	40	2,413	53	336	+ 2,077
Endocrine Disorders	41	2,000	18	8,431	- 6,431
Hepatitis C	42	1,790	31	2,451	- 661
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,573	37	1,443	+ 130
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,539	57	241	+ 1,298
Epilepsy	45	1,498	39	1,337	+ 161
Asthma	46	1,410	47	494	+ 916
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,382	32	2,216	- 834
Drug Use	48	1,380	45	654	+ 726
Poisonings	49	787	58	154	+ 633
Multiple Sclerosis	50	686	44	677	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	671	42	701	- 30
Meningitis	52	500	60	128	+ 372
Anemia	53	478	35	1,672	- 1,194
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	461	36	1,622	- 1,161
Birth Trauma	55	393	59	140	+ 253
Low Birth Weight	56	382	51	357	+ 24
Schizophrenia	57	253	49	424	- 171
Osteoarthritis	58	233	48	481	- 248
Appendicitis	59	161	61	49	+ 112
Maternal Conditions	60	154	67	6	+ 148
Oral conditions	61	122	62	47	+ 75
Upper Respiratory	62	121	64	20	+ 100
Hepatitis B	63	107	54	334	- 227
Malnutrition	64	64	41	775	- 711
Syphilis	65	44	69	4	+ 40
Otitis Media	66	32	65	16	+ 16
Diphtheria	67	24	76	0	+ 24
War	68	7	66	6	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	1	68	5	- 3
Pertussis	70	1	73	1	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	63	22	- 22
Measles	72	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Latvia

Italy

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.