SPAIN VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	212,593	1	51,684	+ 160,909
Stroke	2	154,673	3	29,004	+ 125,670
Hypertension	3	31,334	9	9,115	+ 22,220
Lung Cancers	4	25,105	4	22,131	+ 2,975
Inflammatory/Heart	5	24,171	19	4,984	+ 19,187
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	18,953	6	16,957	+ 1,996
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	17,419	2	42,339	- 24,920
Diabetes Mellitus	8	13,897	10	7,773	+ 6,123
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	13,155	7	13,717	- 562
Breast Cancer	10	12,400	11	7,067	+ 5,333
Stomach Cancer	11	12,325	14	5,796	+ 6,529
Prostate Cancer	12	12,179	13	6,420	+ 5,759
Pancreas Cancer	13	11,449	12	6,752	+ 4,697
Suicide	14	10,072	25	3,609	+ 6,463
Liver Disease	15	9,574	23	4,231	+ 5,343
Other Injuries	16	9,512	15	5,536	+ 3,976
Kidney Disease	17	9,356	8	9,725	- 369
Lung Disease	18	9,090	5	18,926	- 9,836
Lymphomas	19	6,442	16	5,335	+ 1,107
Bladder Cancer	20	5,984	17	5,222	+ 762
Alcohol	21	5,968	46	333	+ 5,634
Oral Cancer	22	5,618	27	2,583	+ 3,035
Falls	23	5,285	26	3,246	+ 2,039
Ovary Cancer	24	5,156	28	2,026	+ 3,130
Leukemia	25	4,886	24	3,772	+ 1,113
Liver Cancer	26	4,112	18	5,098	- 986
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,030	31	1,829	+ 2,200
Other Neoplasms	28	4,007	22	4,748	- 741
Uterin Cancer	29	3,876	34	1,612	+ 2,265
Skin Cancers	30	3,791	32	1,803	+ 1,988
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,723	44	475	+ 3,248
Oesophagus Cancer	32	3,443	29	2,011	+ 1,432
Cervical Cancer	33	3,352	39	855	+ 2,497
Drownings	34	3,330	45	446	+ 2,884
Parkinson's Disease	35	3,293	20	4,943	- 1,650
Fires	36	2,711	55	185	+ 2,526
Violence	37	2,480	51	262	+ 2,218
Skin Disease	38	2,007	30	1,840	+ 166
HIV/AIDS	39	1,945	43	538	+ 1,406
Tuberculosis	40	1,871	50	270	+ 1,601
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,551	21	4,863	- 3,313
Hepatitis C	42	1,388	42	652	+ 736
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,220	38	863	+ 357
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,193	54	204	+ 989
Epilepsy	45	1,161	40	824	+ 337
Asthma	46	1,093	35	1,133	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,071	33	1,612	- 541
Drug Use	48	1,070	41	776	+ 294
Poisonings	49	610	57	170	+ 440
Multiple Sclerosis	50	532	49	287	+ 245
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	520	48	294	+ 227
Meningitis	52	388	59	129	+ 259
Anemia	53	371	37	914	- 544
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	357	36	1,064	- 706
Birth Trauma	55	305	60	113	+ 192
Low Birth Weight	56	296	52	253	+ 43
Schizophrenia	57	196	56	181	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	58	181	53	212	- 32
Appendicitis	59	125	61	79	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	60	120	64	14	+ 106
Oral conditions	61	95	63	44	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	62	94	62	47	+ 47
Hepatitis B	63	83	58	162	- 79
Malnutrition	64	50	47	302	- 252
Syphilis	65	34	67	9	+ 25
Otitis Media	66	25	66	9	+ 16
Diphtheria	67	19	76	0	+ 18
War	68	5	68	6	- 0
Encephalitis	69	1	70	4	- 3
Pertussis	70	1	73	2	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Latvia

Spain

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.