NETHERLANDS VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	79,912	2	17,601	+ 62,311
Stroke	2	58,141	4	9,707	+ 48,434
Hypertension	3	11,778	29	818	+ 10,960
Lung Cancers	4	9,437	3	10,980	- 1,543
Inflammatory/Heart	5	9,086	23	1,201	+ 7,885
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,124	6	5,829	+ 1,295
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,548	1	18,148	- 11,601
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,224	14	2,386	+ 2,838
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,945	7	4,946	- 1
Breast Cancer	10	4,661	9	3,535	+ 1,126
Stomach Cancer	11	4,633	22	1,361	+ 3,272
Prostate Cancer	12	4,578	10	3,265	+ 1,313
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,304	11	2,995	+ 1,309
Suicide	14	3,786	17	2,025	+ 1,761
Liver Disease	15	3,599	28	936	+ 2,663
Other Injuries	16	3,575	19	1,648	+ 1,927
Kidney Disease	17	3,517	12	2,530	+ 987
Lung Disease	18	3,417	5	9,567	- 6,150
Lymphomas	19	2,421	13	2,511	- 90
Bladder Cancer	20	2,249	21	1,471	+ 778
Alcohol	21	2,243	32	612	+ 1,631
Oral Cancer	22	2,112	30	768	+ 1,344
Falls	23	1,987	8	4,131	- 2,144
Ovary Cancer	24	1,938	25	1,067	+ 871
Leukemia	25	1,836	20	1,578	+ 258
Liver Cancer	26	1,546	24	1,163	+ 383
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,515	31	681	+ 834
Other Neoplasms	28	1,506	18	1,831	- 325
Uterin Cancer	29	1,457	34	566	+ 891
Skin Cancers	30	1,425	27	1,024	+ 401
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,400	47	130	+ 1,269
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,294	15	2,145	- 851
Cervical Cancer	33	1,260	39	266	+ 994
Drownings	34	1,252	49	98	+ 1,154
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,238	16	2,120	- 882
Fires	36	1,019	53	49	+ 970
Violence	37	932	48	107	+ 825
Skin Disease	38	754	36	295	+ 459
HIV/AIDS	39	731	55	33	+ 698
Tuberculosis	40	703	56	29	+ 675
Endocrine Disorders	41	583	26	1,055	- 472
Hepatitis C	42	522	60	20	+ 501
Congenital Anomalies	43	459	35	544	- 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	449	54	42	+ 407
Epilepsy	45	437	38	289	+ 148
Asthma	46	411	46	165	+ 246
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	403	41	238	+ 165
Drug Use	48	402	42	231	+ 172
Poisonings	49	229	61	17	+ 212
Multiple Sclerosis	50	200	37	295	- 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	196	44	214	- 19
Meningitis	52	146	51	78	+ 67
Anemia	53	139	40	249	- 110
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	134	33	584	- 450
Birth Trauma	55	115	52	74	+ 41
Low Birth Weight	56	111	45	167	- 56
Schizophrenia	57	74	50	96	- 22
Osteoarthritis	58	68	43	220	- 152
Appendicitis	59	47	58	26	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	60	45	65	8	+ 37
Oral conditions	61	36	59	21	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	62	35	57	28	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	31	62	14	+ 18
Malnutrition	64	19	63	12	+ 7
Syphilis	65	13	69	1	+ 12
Otitis Media	66	9	64	10	- 1
Diphtheria	67	7	71	0	+ 7
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	68	1	- 0
Pertussis	70	0	67	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Latvia

Netherlands

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.