POLAND VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	174,220	1	117,700	+ 56,520
Stroke	2	126,755	2	32,693	+ 94,062
Hypertension	3	25,678	15	4,937	+ 20,742
Lung Cancers	4	20,574	3	25,781	- 5,207
Inflammatory/Heart	5	19,808	23	3,495	+ 16,314
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,532	5	14,610	+ 922
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,275	21	3,701	+ 10,573
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,388	8	8,947	+ 2,441
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	10,780	4	19,998	- 9,218
Breast Cancer	10	10,162	9	7,967	+ 2,195
Stomach Cancer	11	10,100	12	5,910	+ 4,190
Prostate Cancer	12	9,981	11	6,489	+ 3,492
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,383	13	5,430	+ 3,953
Suicide	14	8,254	18	4,282	+ 3,972
Liver Disease	15	7,846	10	7,912	- 66
Other Injuries	16	7,795	28	2,527	+ 5,268
Kidney Disease	17	7,667	20	4,065	+ 3,602
Lung Disease	18	7,449	6	13,677	- 6,227
Lymphomas	19	5,279	19	4,141	+ 1,138
Bladder Cancer	20	4,904	17	4,700	+ 204
Alcohol	21	4,891	14	5,238	- 348
Oral Cancer	22	4,604	25	3,377	+ 1,227
Falls	23	4,331	16	4,712	- 380
Ovary Cancer	24	4,225	27	2,929	+ 1,296
Leukemia	25	4,004	24	3,456	+ 548
Liver Cancer	26	3,370	29	2,290	+ 1,080
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,302	22	3,555	- 252
Other Neoplasms	28	3,283	7	9,256	- 5,973
Uterin Cancer	29	3,177	30	2,163	+ 1,014
Skin Cancers	30	3,107	31	2,155	+ 952
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,051	26	3,091	- 40
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,821	33	1,803	+ 1,019
Cervical Cancer	33	2,747	32	1,907	+ 840
Drownings	34	2,729	39	636	+ 2,092
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,699	34	1,500	+ 1,199
Fires	36	2,222	45	474	+ 1,748
Violence	37	2,032	49	294	+ 1,738
Skin Disease	38	1,644	46	469	+ 1,175
HIV/AIDS	39	1,594	54	115	+ 1,479
Tuberculosis	40	1,533	41	597	+ 937
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,271	38	831	+ 440
Hepatitis C	42	1,137	52	188	+ 949
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,000	36	916	+ 83
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	978	59	29	+ 949
Epilepsy	45	952	35	1,145	- 193
Asthma	46	896	43	540	+ 356
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	878	40	612	+ 266
Drug Use	48	877	48	321	+ 556
Poisonings	49	500	51	205	+ 295
Multiple Sclerosis	50	436	44	502	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	426	47	369	+ 58
Meningitis	52	318	53	171	+ 147
Anemia	53	304	62	12	+ 292
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	293	37	839	- 546
Birth Trauma	55	250	57	52	+ 198
Low Birth Weight	56	243	42	579	- 336
Schizophrenia	57	161	58	30	+ 131
Osteoarthritis	58	148	61	18	+ 130
Appendicitis	59	102	55	69	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	60	98	63	10	+ 89
Oral conditions	61	78	65	4	+ 74
Upper Respiratory	62	77	60	19	+ 58
Hepatitis B	63	68	56	52	+ 16
Malnutrition	64	41	50	291	- 250
Syphilis	65	28	69	0	+ 28
Otitis Media	66	20	68	1	+ 20
Diphtheria	67	15	70	0	+ 15
War	68	4	66	4	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	1	64	6	- 6
Pertussis	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	67	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	84	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 POLAND

Latvia

Poland

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.