LATVIA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,449	1	8,099	- 4,650
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,451	7	664	+ 787
Stroke	3	1,216	2	5,893	- 4,677
Lung Cancers	4	829	4	956	- 127
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	819	6	722	+ 96
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	655	9	501	+ 154
Liver Disease	7	462	15	365	+ 97
Falls	8	414	23	201	+ 212
Lung Disease	9	363	18	346	+ 17
Breast Cancer	10	347	10	472	- 126
Hypertension	11	335	3	1,194	- 859
Prostate Cancer	12	313	12	464	- 151
Pancreas Cancer	13	283	13	436	- 153
Kidney Disease	14	269	17	356	- 88
Stomach Cancer	15	268	11	470	- 202
Diabetes Mellitus	16	243	8	529	- 287
Lymphomas	17	238	19	245	- 7
Oral Cancer	18	232	22	214	+ 18
Suicide	19	214	14	384	- 170
Other Injuries	20	179	16	362	- 183
Bladder Cancer	21	158	20	228	- 70
Liver Cancer	22	152	26	157	- 5
Leukemia	23	145	25	186	- 41
Skin Cancers	24	116	30	144	- 29
Inflammatory/Heart	25	110	5	921	- 811
Ovary Cancer	26	108	24	196	- 88
Road Traffic Accidents	27	107	27	154	- 46
Oesophagus Cancer	28	102	32	131	- 30
Parkinson's Disease	29	100	35	125	- 25
Uterin Cancer	30	91	29	148	- 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	89	31	142	- 53
Cervical Cancer	32	88	33	128	- 39
Alcohol	33	71	21	227	- 156
Skin Disease	34	55	38	76	- 21
Epilepsy	35	54	45	44	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	36	54	43	46	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	37	53	41	59	- 6
Drownings	38	46	34	127	- 80
Low Birth Weight	39	31	56	11	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	40	30	28	153	- 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	23	47	41	- 18
Violence	42	19	37	94	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	43	18	50	20	- 3
Asthma	44	15	46	42	- 26
Drug Use	45	14	48	41	- 26
Fires	46	13	36	103	- 91
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	11	54	14	- 3
Poisonings	48	10	49	23	- 14
Malnutrition	49	9	64	2	+ 7
Tuberculosis	50	9	40	71	- 63
Meningitis	51	8	52	15	- 7
Birth Trauma	52	5	55	12	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	5	51	20	- 15
Hepatitis C	54	4	42	53	- 49
Appendicitis	55	3	59	5	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	3	63	3	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	2	44	45	- 43
Upper Respiratory	58	2	62	4	- 2
Anemia	59	2	53	14	- 12
Schizophrenia	60	1	57	7	- 6
Pertussis	61	1	70	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	65	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	63	1	60	5	- 4
Otitis Media	64	1	66	1	- 0
HIV/AIDS	65	1	39	74	- 73
Oral conditions	66	0	61	4	- 3
Encephalitis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
War	68	0	68	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	58	7	- 7
Diphtheria	70	0	67	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Slovakia

Latvia

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.