LUXEMBOURG VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,018	1	655	+ 2,363
Stroke	2	2,196	4	257	+ 1,939
Hypertension	3	445	19	54	+ 391
Lung Cancers	4	356	3	260	+ 97
Inflammatory/Heart	5	343	23	49	+ 294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	269	6	131	+ 138
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	247	2	298	- 51
Diabetes Mellitus	8	197	17	61	+ 136
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	187	8	111	+ 76
Breast Cancer	10	176	7	113	+ 63
Stomach Cancer	11	175	22	51	+ 124
Prostate Cancer	12	173	15	64	+ 109
Pancreas Cancer	13	163	11	82	+ 81
Suicide	14	143	13	69	+ 74
Liver Disease	15	136	12	75	+ 61
Other Injuries	16	135	10	88	+ 47
Kidney Disease	17	133	9	91	+ 42
Lung Disease	18	129	5	242	- 113
Lymphomas	19	91	14	64	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	20	85	26	44	+ 41
Alcohol	21	85	29	25	+ 59
Oral Cancer	22	80	33	19	+ 61
Falls	23	75	18	61	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	24	73	27	35	+ 38
Leukemia	25	69	20	53	+ 16
Liver Cancer	26	58	25	49	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	27	57	30	25	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	28	57	24	49	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	29	55	36	16	+ 39
Skin Cancers	30	54	31	22	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	53	41	7	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	32	49	28	32	+ 17
Cervical Cancer	33	48	38	10	+ 38
Drownings	34	47	54	2	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	35	47	16	62	- 15
Fires	36	38	51	3	+ 36
Violence	37	35	48	3	+ 32
Skin Disease	38	28	44	5	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	39	28	52	2	+ 25
Tuberculosis	40	27	55	2	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	41	22	21	53	- 31
Hepatitis C	42	20	47	4	+ 16
Congenital Anomalies	43	17	37	10	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	17	57	1	+ 16
Epilepsy	45	16	35	17	- 0
Asthma	46	16	45	5	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	15	34	19	- 4
Drug Use	48	15	39	9	+ 6
Poisonings	49	9	56	1	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	50	8	46	4	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	7	53	2	+ 5
Meningitis	52	6	58	1	+ 5
Anemia	53	5	40	8	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	5	42	6	- 1
Birth Trauma	55	4	59	1	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	56	4	49	3	+ 1
Schizophrenia	57	3	43	6	- 3
Osteoarthritis	58	3	50	3	- 0
Appendicitis	59	2	62	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	2	63	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	64	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	61	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	64	1	32	19	- 19
Syphilis	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	+ 0
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Latvia

Luxembourg

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.