LATVIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,178	1	8,099	- 5,921
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,462	7	664	+ 798
Stroke	3	796	2	5,893	- 5,096
Lung Cancers	4	715	4	956	- 241
Lung Disease	5	590	18	346	+ 244
Hypertension	6	502	3	1,194	- 691
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	405	6	722	- 317
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	396	9	501	- 105
Falls	9	390	23	201	+ 189
Prostate Cancer	10	321	12	464	- 143
Breast Cancer	11	321	10	472	- 152
Pancreas Cancer	12	302	13	436	- 134
Kidney Disease	13	256	17	356	- 100
Suicide	14	254	14	384	- 130
Lymphomas	15	230	19	245	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	16	209	5	921	- 712
Diabetes Mellitus	17	208	8	529	- 322
Parkinson's Disease	18	174	35	125	+ 49
Liver Cancer	19	164	26	157	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	20	139	28	153	- 14
Liver Disease	21	138	15	365	- 227
Leukemia	22	136	25	186	- 50
Bladder Cancer	23	136	20	228	- 92
Stomach Cancer	24	125	11	470	- 345
Endocrine Disorders	25	121	41	59	+ 61
Oral Cancer	26	102	22	214	- 112
Skin Cancers	27	100	30	144	- 44
Oesophagus Cancer	28	100	32	131	- 31
Ovary Cancer	29	93	24	196	- 103
Other Injuries	30	83	16	362	- 279
Congenital Anomalies	31	62	43	46	+ 16
Alcohol	32	47	21	227	- 181
Uterin Cancer	33	45	29	148	- 102
Road Traffic Accidents	34	39	27	154	- 114
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	38	54	14	+ 24
Drug Use	36	36	48	41	- 5
Osteoarthritis	37	34	58	7	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	38	33	50	20	+ 12
Epilepsy	39	32	45	44	- 12
Skin Disease	40	26	38	76	- 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	25	31	142	- 117
Cervical Cancer	42	21	33	128	- 106
Low Birth Weight	43	21	56	11	+ 10
Anemia	44	21	53	14	+ 7
Schizophrenia	45	20	57	7	+ 12
Asthma	46	19	46	42	- 22
Malnutrition	47	17	64	2	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	16	47	41	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	14	51	20	- 6
Drownings	50	10	34	127	- 117
Violence	51	9	37	94	- 86
Birth Trauma	52	6	55	12	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	6	44	45	- 39
HIV/AIDS	54	6	39	74	- 68
Fires	55	4	36	103	- 99
Tuberculosis	56	4	40	71	- 67
Meningitis	57	4	52	15	- 11
Hepatitis C	58	3	42	53	- 50
Appendicitis	59	3	59	5	- 2
Poisonings	60	3	49	23	- 21
Upper Respiratory	61	2	62	4	- 1
Oral conditions	62	2	61	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	63	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	60	5	- 4
Syphilis	65	0	65	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	73	0	+ 0
War	67	0	68	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Switzerland

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.