SOUTH KOREA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	234,182	1	28,043	+ 206,139
Stroke	2	170,381	3	25,596	+ 144,785
Hypertension	3	34,516	17	3,711	+ 30,806
Lung Cancers	4	27,655	4	20,293	+ 7,362
Inflammatory/Heart	5	26,626	31	1,325	+ 25,301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	20,878	8	10,180	+ 10,698
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	19,188	6	12,145	+ 7,043
Diabetes Mellitus	8	15,308	13	6,812	+ 8,496
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	14,491	2	26,650	- 12,159
Breast Cancer	10	13,660	21	2,880	+ 10,779
Stomach Cancer	11	13,576	10	8,625	+ 4,951
Prostate Cancer	12	13,416	22	2,316	+ 11,100
Pancreas Cancer	13	12,612	12	6,994	+ 5,618
Suicide	14	11,095	5	14,636	- 3,540
Liver Disease	15	10,546	14	6,348	+ 4,198
Other Injuries	16	10,478	18	3,634	+ 6,844
Kidney Disease	17	10,306	9	10,107	+ 199
Lung Disease	18	10,013	11	8,526	+ 1,487
Lymphomas	19	7,096	19	3,477	+ 3,619
Bladder Cancer	20	6,592	27	1,768	+ 4,824
Alcohol	21	6,574	33	1,081	+ 5,493
Oral Cancer	22	6,188	29	1,457	+ 4,731
Falls	23	5,822	20	2,934	+ 2,888
Ovary Cancer	24	5,679	30	1,330	+ 4,349
Leukemia	25	5,382	23	2,140	+ 3,241
Liver Cancer	26	4,530	7	11,589	- 7,059
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,439	15	4,399	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	28	4,414	26	1,807	+ 2,607
Uterin Cancer	29	4,270	43	420	+ 3,850
Skin Cancers	30	4,176	37	585	+ 3,591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,101	38	540	+ 3,562
Oesophagus Cancer	32	3,792	28	1,733	+ 2,060
Cervical Cancer	33	3,692	34	1,065	+ 2,627
Drownings	34	3,668	42	501	+ 3,167
Parkinson's Disease	35	3,628	16	3,951	- 323
Fires	36	2,986	47	263	+ 2,723
Violence	37	2,732	44	386	+ 2,346
Skin Disease	38	2,210	36	704	+ 1,506
HIV/AIDS	39	2,142	55	84	+ 2,058
Tuberculosis	40	2,061	24	1,950	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,708	25	1,891	- 182
Hepatitis C	42	1,529	49	168	+ 1,361
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,344	41	518	+ 826
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,315	59	49	+ 1,265
Epilepsy	45	1,279	40	524	+ 755
Asthma	46	1,205	32	1,150	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,180	48	224	+ 956
Drug Use	48	1,179	50	154	+ 1,025
Poisonings	49	672	52	115	+ 557
Multiple Sclerosis	50	586	66	11	+ 576
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	573	51	150	+ 423
Meningitis	52	427	58	51	+ 377
Anemia	53	409	46	329	+ 79
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	393	35	929	- 535
Birth Trauma	55	336	54	88	+ 248
Low Birth Weight	56	326	45	370	- 44
Schizophrenia	57	216	56	77	+ 139
Osteoarthritis	58	199	60	41	+ 158
Appendicitis	59	137	57	54	+ 83
Maternal Conditions	60	132	61	34	+ 98
Oral conditions	61	104	64	21	+ 83
Upper Respiratory	62	103	63	26	+ 77
Hepatitis B	63	91	39	526	- 435
Malnutrition	64	55	53	88	- 33
Syphilis	65	38	62	27	+ 11
Otitis Media	66	27	70	5	+ 23
Diphtheria	67	21	73	0	+ 20
War	68	6	68	5	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	1	65	19	- 18
Pertussis	70	1	67	6	- 5
Tetanus	71	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Latvia

South Korea

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.