UNITED KINGDOM VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	307,821	2	71,728	+ 236,093
Stroke	2	223,957	4	37,626	+ 186,331
Hypertension	3	45,370	23	5,208	+ 40,162
Lung Cancers	4	36,351	5	35,715	+ 636
Inflammatory/Heart	5	34,998	29	3,126	+ 31,872
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	27,443	7	18,446	+ 8,997
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	25,221	1	98,135	- 72,914
Diabetes Mellitus	8	20,122	17	5,842	+ 14,279
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	19,047	3	40,540	- 21,493
Breast Cancer	10	17,955	9	12,718	+ 5,237
Stomach Cancer	11	17,846	24	4,999	+ 12,847
Prostate Cancer	12	17,634	8	13,289	+ 4,345
Pancreas Cancer	13	16,578	11	8,995	+ 7,582
Suicide	14	14,584	20	5,325	+ 9,259
Liver Disease	15	13,863	14	7,666	+ 6,197
Other Injuries	16	13,772	19	5,464	+ 8,308
Kidney Disease	17	13,547	18	5,471	+ 8,076
Lung Disease	18	13,162	6	32,896	- 19,734
Lymphomas	19	9,327	10	9,350	- 23
Bladder Cancer	20	8,665	16	6,133	+ 2,532
Alcohol	21	8,641	39	1,555	+ 7,086
Oral Cancer	22	8,134	30	3,109	+ 5,025
Falls	23	7,653	15	7,618	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	24	7,465	25	4,019	+ 3,446
Leukemia	25	7,074	22	5,211	+ 1,863
Liver Cancer	26	5,955	21	5,237	+ 718
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,835	33	2,169	+ 3,666
Other Neoplasms	28	5,801	26	3,986	+ 1,815
Uterin Cancer	29	5,613	32	2,346	+ 3,267
Skin Cancers	30	5,489	27	3,727	+ 1,762
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	5,391	36	2,090	+ 3,301
Oesophagus Cancer	32	4,985	12	8,727	- 3,742
Cervical Cancer	33	4,853	43	1,099	+ 3,754
Drownings	34	4,821	49	301	+ 4,520
Parkinson's Disease	35	4,769	13	8,573	- 3,804
Fires	36	3,926	48	334	+ 3,591
Violence	37	3,591	46	868	+ 2,723
Skin Disease	38	2,906	34	2,134	+ 772
HIV/AIDS	39	2,816	55	188	+ 2,628
Tuberculosis	40	2,709	47	351	+ 2,358
Endocrine Disorders	41	2,245	28	3,297	- 1,052
Hepatitis C	42	2,010	51	267	+ 1,742
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,766	35	2,127	- 360
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,728	56	184	+ 1,544
Epilepsy	45	1,682	42	1,193	+ 488
Asthma	46	1,583	41	1,302	+ 281
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,551	45	876	+ 675
Drug Use	48	1,550	31	2,824	- 1,275
Poisonings	49	884	53	221	+ 663
Multiple Sclerosis	50	771	37	1,856	- 1,085
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	753	44	1,014	- 260
Meningitis	52	562	52	232	+ 329
Anemia	53	537	50	277	+ 260
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	517	38	1,599	- 1,082
Birth Trauma	55	442	54	190	+ 252
Low Birth Weight	56	429	40	1,313	- 885
Schizophrenia	57	284	60	101	+ 183
Osteoarthritis	58	261	57	167	+ 94
Appendicitis	59	180	59	105	+ 75
Maternal Conditions	60	173	64	47	+ 127
Oral conditions	61	137	61	54	+ 83
Upper Respiratory	62	135	63	48	+ 87
Hepatitis B	63	120	65	40	+ 80
Malnutrition	64	72	58	116	- 43
Syphilis	65	49	62	49	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	36	66	16	+ 20
Diphtheria	67	27	74	0	+ 27
War	68	7	67	10	- 2
Encephalitis	69	2	68	6	- 4
Pertussis	70	1	69	3	- 2
Tetanus	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	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 UNITED KINGDOM

Latvia

United Kingdom

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.