SWEDEN VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,616	1	15,136	+ 32,481
Stroke	2	34,644	3	6,035	+ 28,609
Hypertension	3	7,018	10	1,838	+ 5,180
Lung Cancers	4	5,623	5	3,722	+ 1,901
Inflammatory/Heart	5	5,414	28	547	+ 4,867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,245	6	3,049	+ 1,196
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,901	2	10,917	- 7,015
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,113	11	1,834	+ 1,278
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,946	7	2,659	+ 288
Breast Cancer	10	2,777	13	1,582	+ 1,195
Stomach Cancer	11	2,761	26	612	+ 2,148
Prostate Cancer	12	2,728	8	2,622	+ 106
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,564	9	1,849	+ 716
Suicide	14	2,256	14	1,479	+ 777
Liver Disease	15	2,144	23	723	+ 1,421
Other Injuries	16	2,130	15	1,374	+ 757
Kidney Disease	17	2,096	12	1,629	+ 467
Lung Disease	18	2,036	4	4,344	- 2,308
Lymphomas	19	1,443	16	1,357	+ 86
Bladder Cancer	20	1,340	21	760	+ 580
Alcohol	21	1,337	32	359	+ 978
Oral Cancer	22	1,258	31	379	+ 879
Falls	23	1,184	17	1,109	+ 75
Ovary Cancer	24	1,155	27	553	+ 602
Leukemia	25	1,094	20	825	+ 269
Liver Cancer	26	921	22	752	+ 169
Road Traffic Accidents	27	903	34	315	+ 587
Other Neoplasms	28	897	18	1,036	- 139
Uterin Cancer	29	868	33	345	+ 524
Skin Cancers	30	849	25	650	+ 199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	834	37	277	+ 557
Oesophagus Cancer	32	771	29	538	+ 233
Cervical Cancer	33	751	38	228	+ 523
Drownings	34	746	46	114	+ 631
Parkinson's Disease	35	738	19	943	- 205
Fires	36	607	49	65	+ 543
Violence	37	555	47	113	+ 443
Skin Disease	38	449	39	220	+ 230
HIV/AIDS	39	436	61	13	+ 423
Tuberculosis	40	419	56	24	+ 395
Endocrine Disorders	41	347	24	702	- 355
Hepatitis C	42	311	53	44	+ 267
Congenital Anomalies	43	273	35	308	- 35
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	267	52	46	+ 221
Epilepsy	45	260	44	121	+ 140
Asthma	46	245	42	158	+ 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	240	48	110	+ 130
Drug Use	48	240	30	423	- 184
Poisonings	49	137	60	18	+ 119
Multiple Sclerosis	50	119	41	170	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	117	43	129	- 12
Meningitis	52	87	54	35	+ 52
Anemia	53	83	40	175	- 92
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	80	36	289	- 209
Birth Trauma	55	68	55	34	+ 35
Low Birth Weight	56	66	51	50	+ 16
Schizophrenia	57	44	50	63	- 19
Osteoarthritis	58	40	57	24	+ 17
Appendicitis	59	28	59	18	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	60	27	64	5	+ 22
Oral conditions	61	21	63	8	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	62	21	58	20	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	19	62	9	+ 9
Malnutrition	64	11	45	117	- 106
Syphilis	65	8	72	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	6	66	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	4	70	0	+ 4
War	68	1	65	2	- 1
Encephalitis	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Latvia

Sweden

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.