PORTUGAL VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,896	1	12,878	+ 33,018
Stroke	2	33,392	2	12,339	+ 21,052
Hypertension	3	6,765	14	1,880	+ 4,885
Lung Cancers	4	5,420	5	4,406	+ 1,014
Inflammatory/Heart	5	5,218	26	909	+ 4,309
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,092	6	4,389	- 298
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,760	3	7,191	- 3,431
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,000	8	3,601	- 601
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,840	4	6,851	- 4,011
Breast Cancer	10	2,677	12	1,997	+ 680
Stomach Cancer	11	2,661	10	2,532	+ 129
Prostate Cancer	12	2,629	11	2,124	+ 505
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,472	15	1,669	+ 803
Suicide	14	2,174	19	1,172	+ 1,003
Liver Disease	15	2,067	22	1,126	+ 941
Other Injuries	16	2,053	13	1,937	+ 116
Kidney Disease	17	2,020	9	2,803	- 783
Lung Disease	18	1,962	7	4,286	- 2,324
Lymphomas	19	1,391	16	1,608	- 217
Bladder Cancer	20	1,292	20	1,171	+ 121
Alcohol	21	1,288	45	111	+ 1,177
Oral Cancer	22	1,213	25	912	+ 301
Falls	23	1,141	23	1,033	+ 108
Ovary Cancer	24	1,113	33	397	+ 716
Leukemia	25	1,055	24	1,015	+ 39
Liver Cancer	26	888	18	1,270	- 383
Road Traffic Accidents	27	870	27	838	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	28	865	28	652	+ 213
Uterin Cancer	29	837	32	406	+ 431
Skin Cancers	30	818	30	523	+ 295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	804	37	229	+ 575
Oesophagus Cancer	32	743	29	623	+ 121
Cervical Cancer	33	724	34	329	+ 395
Drownings	34	719	51	79	+ 639
Parkinson's Disease	35	711	21	1,139	- 428
Fires	36	585	46	108	+ 477
Violence	37	535	48	96	+ 439
Skin Disease	38	433	39	202	+ 231
HIV/AIDS	39	420	35	320	+ 100
Tuberculosis	40	404	38	213	+ 191
Endocrine Disorders	41	335	17	1,547	- 1,212
Hepatitis C	42	300	49	87	+ 213
Congenital Anomalies	43	263	40	196	+ 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	258	50	82	+ 175
Epilepsy	45	251	31	415	- 164
Asthma	46	236	43	146	+ 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	231	41	169	+ 63
Drug Use	48	231	44	128	+ 103
Poisonings	49	132	57	29	+ 102
Multiple Sclerosis	50	115	54	56	+ 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	112	47	99	+ 13
Meningitis	52	84	56	43	+ 41
Anemia	53	80	42	151	- 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	77	36	231	- 154
Birth Trauma	55	66	60	24	+ 42
Low Birth Weight	56	64	52	79	- 15
Schizophrenia	57	42	55	49	- 7
Osteoarthritis	58	39	58	29	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	27	61	21	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	60	26	63	7	+ 19
Oral conditions	61	20	65	3	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	20	62	15	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	18	59	26	- 8
Malnutrition	64	11	53	79	- 68
Syphilis	65	7	64	3	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	5	66	2	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	4	74	0	+ 4
War	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Pertussis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Latvia

Portugal

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.