LATVIA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,105	1	8,099	- 4,994
Stroke	2	1,698	2	5,893	- 4,195
Lung Cancers	3	1,083	4	956	+ 126
Hypertension	4	756	3	1,194	- 438
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	638	6	722	- 84
Falls	6	607	23	201	+ 406
Lung Disease	7	579	18	346	+ 233
Alcohol	8	439	21	227	+ 211
Breast Cancer	9	415	10	472	- 57
Prostate Cancer	10	409	12	464	- 55
Lymphomas	11	399	19	245	+ 154
Liver Disease	12	369	15	365	+ 4
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	353	9	501	- 148
Suicide	14	353	14	384	- 31
Pancreas Cancer	15	351	13	436	- 85
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	322	7	664	- 341
Stomach Cancer	17	292	11	470	- 177
Diabetes Mellitus	18	292	8	529	- 237
Liver Cancer	19	244	26	157	+ 88
Inflammatory/Heart	20	205	5	921	- 716
Leukemia	21	194	25	186	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	22	182	20	228	- 46
Other Injuries	23	174	16	362	- 188
Parkinson's Disease	24	169	35	125	+ 43
Skin Cancers	25	164	30	144	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	130	47	41	+ 89
Oral Cancer	27	124	22	214	- 90
Kidney Disease	28	123	17	356	- 233
Ovary Cancer	29	105	24	196	- 91
Uterin Cancer	30	91	29	148	- 57
Road Traffic Accidents	31	90	27	154	- 63
Oesophagus Cancer	32	80	32	131	- 52
Endocrine Disorders	33	79	41	59	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	34	59	28	153	- 93
Epilepsy	35	53	45	44	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	36	52	33	128	- 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	47	31	142	- 95
Congenital Anomalies	38	42	43	46	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	39	30	50	20	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	25	51	20	+ 6
Drug Use	41	21	48	41	- 20
Violence	42	16	37	94	- 78
Low Birth Weight	43	14	56	11	+ 3
Drownings	44	14	34	127	- 112
Asthma	45	14	46	42	- 28
Tuberculosis	46	12	40	71	- 59
Schizophrenia	47	8	57	7	+ 0
Fires	48	7	36	103	- 96
Skin Disease	49	4	38	76	- 72
Meningitis	50	4	52	15	- 10
Poisonings	51	4	49	23	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	4	54	14	- 10
Oral conditions	53	3	61	4	- 1
Appendicitis	54	2	59	5	- 3
Syphilis	55	2	65	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	56	1	60	5	- 3
Birth Trauma	57	1	55	12	- 11
Hepatitis B	58	1	63	3	- 2
Tetanus	59	1	71	0	+ 1
Anemia	60	1	53	14	- 13
War	61	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	62	0	77	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	62	4	- 4
Malnutrition	64	0	64	2	- 2
Encephalitis	65	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	66	0	70	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	42	53	- 53
Otitis Media	68	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	39	74	- 74
Chlamydia	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	77	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	44	45	- 45
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Slovenia

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.