SLOVAKIA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,016	1	10,654	+ 14,363
Stroke	2	18,201	3	3,756	+ 14,445
Hypertension	3	3,687	11	1,034	+ 2,653
Lung Cancers	4	2,954	4	2,562	+ 392
Inflammatory/Heart	5	2,844	25	339	+ 2,506
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,230	5	2,528	- 298
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,050	2	4,482	- 2,432
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,635	16	750	+ 886
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,548	6	2,024	- 476
Breast Cancer	10	1,459	10	1,071	+ 388
Stomach Cancer	11	1,450	15	827	+ 624
Prostate Cancer	12	1,433	12	968	+ 465
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,347	13	876	+ 472
Suicide	14	1,185	19	660	+ 526
Liver Disease	15	1,127	7	1,425	- 299
Other Injuries	16	1,119	20	554	+ 566
Kidney Disease	17	1,101	14	830	+ 271
Lung Disease	18	1,070	9	1,121	- 52
Lymphomas	19	758	17	736	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	20	704	21	489	+ 216
Alcohol	21	702	33	219	+ 483
Oral Cancer	22	661	18	716	- 55
Falls	23	622	8	1,277	- 655
Ovary Cancer	24	607	26	334	+ 272
Leukemia	25	575	23	448	+ 127
Liver Cancer	26	484	22	469	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	27	474	27	331	+ 143
Other Neoplasms	28	471	40	93	+ 379
Uterin Cancer	29	456	30	280	+ 176
Skin Cancers	30	446	24	357	+ 89
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	438	31	274	+ 164
Oesophagus Cancer	32	405	28	314	+ 92
Cervical Cancer	33	394	32	273	+ 122
Drownings	34	392	38	144	+ 248
Parkinson's Disease	35	388	29	310	+ 78
Fires	36	319	46	39	+ 280
Violence	37	292	42	59	+ 232
Skin Disease	38	236	34	170	+ 66
HIV/AIDS	39	229	65	2	+ 227
Tuberculosis	40	220	50	26	+ 194
Endocrine Disorders	41	182	37	163	+ 19
Hepatitis C	42	163	54	12	+ 151
Congenital Anomalies	43	144	36	167	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	140	57	7	+ 133
Epilepsy	45	137	35	168	- 31
Asthma	46	129	44	47	+ 81
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	126	41	70	+ 56
Drug Use	48	126	45	45	+ 81
Poisonings	49	72	48	30	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	50	63	43	55	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	61	53	15	+ 46
Meningitis	52	46	51	25	+ 20
Anemia	53	44	59	5	+ 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	42	47	34	+ 8
Birth Trauma	55	36	52	15	+ 21
Low Birth Weight	56	35	39	97	- 62
Schizophrenia	57	23	60	4	+ 19
Osteoarthritis	58	21	69	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	59	15	55	9	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	60	14	63	3	+ 11
Oral conditions	61	11	66	1	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	62	11	58	6	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	10	56	8	+ 2
Malnutrition	64	6	49	29	- 23
Syphilis	65	4	62	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	3	64	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	2	70	0	+ 2
War	68	1	68	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Pertussis	70	0	61	4	- 4
Tetanus	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

Latvia

Slovakia

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.