NEW ZEALAND VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,207	1	5,095	+ 18,112
Stroke	2	16,884	3	2,378	+ 14,506
Hypertension	3	3,421	20	327	+ 3,094
Lung Cancers	4	2,741	4	1,873	+ 867
Inflammatory/Heart	5	2,639	23	313	+ 2,326
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,069	6	1,495	+ 574
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,901	2	3,032	- 1,130
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,517	8	769	+ 748
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,436	7	920	+ 516
Breast Cancer	10	1,354	10	737	+ 617
Stomach Cancer	11	1,345	22	323	+ 1,023
Prostate Cancer	12	1,329	9	739	+ 591
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,250	14	543	+ 707
Suicide	14	1,100	15	528	+ 571
Liver Disease	15	1,045	32	158	+ 888
Other Injuries	16	1,038	28	218	+ 820
Kidney Disease	17	1,021	17	432	+ 589
Lung Disease	18	992	5	1,815	- 823
Lymphomas	19	703	13	608	+ 95
Bladder Cancer	20	653	26	267	+ 386
Alcohol	21	651	45	51	+ 600
Oral Cancer	22	613	31	164	+ 450
Falls	23	577	11	627	- 50
Ovary Cancer	24	563	29	207	+ 356
Leukemia	25	533	18	391	+ 142
Liver Cancer	26	449	24	288	+ 161
Road Traffic Accidents	27	440	16	458	- 18
Other Neoplasms	28	437	27	245	+ 192
Uterin Cancer	29	423	33	145	+ 279
Skin Cancers	30	414	12	612	- 198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	406	39	70	+ 336
Oesophagus Cancer	32	376	25	279	+ 97
Cervical Cancer	33	366	41	61	+ 305
Drownings	34	363	44	54	+ 309
Parkinson's Disease	35	360	19	353	+ 6
Fires	36	296	53	17	+ 279
Violence	37	271	42	57	+ 213
Skin Disease	38	219	34	118	+ 101
HIV/AIDS	39	212	57	10	+ 202
Tuberculosis	40	204	52	17	+ 187
Endocrine Disorders	41	169	21	325	- 155
Hepatitis C	42	152	48	30	+ 122
Congenital Anomalies	43	133	30	176	- 42
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	130	50	22	+ 108
Epilepsy	45	127	43	55	+ 72
Asthma	46	119	36	91	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	117	35	113	+ 4
Drug Use	48	117	40	69	+ 48
Poisonings	49	67	58	9	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	50	58	47	43	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	57	46	47	+ 10
Meningitis	52	42	59	9	+ 33
Anemia	53	40	51	17	+ 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	39	37	81	- 42
Birth Trauma	55	33	54	15	+ 19
Low Birth Weight	56	32	38	78	- 46
Schizophrenia	57	21	60	8	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	58	20	49	24	- 4
Appendicitis	59	14	62	6	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	60	13	63	5	+ 8
Oral conditions	61	10	61	8	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	10	64	4	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	9	56	14	- 5
Malnutrition	64	5	55	14	- 9
Syphilis	65	4	70	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	3	67	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	2	83	0	+ 2
War	68	1	68	1	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	66	1	- 1
Pertussis	70	0	65	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Latvia

New Zealand

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.