LATVIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,582	7	664	+ 1,918
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,887	1	8,099	- 6,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,067	9	501	+ 566
Stroke	4	990	2	5,893	- 4,903
Lung Cancers	5	940	4	956	- 17
Lung Disease	6	866	18	346	+ 519
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	485	6	722	- 237
Prostate Cancer	8	350	12	464	- 114
Breast Cancer	9	335	10	472	- 138
Lymphomas	10	246	19	245	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	11	237	13	436	- 199
Oesophagus Cancer	12	230	32	131	+ 98
Parkinson's Disease	13	226	35	125	+ 100
Liver Disease	14	202	15	365	- 163
Falls	15	200	23	201	- 1
Bladder Cancer	16	161	20	228	- 67
Diabetes Mellitus	17	154	8	529	- 376
Kidney Disease	18	144	17	356	- 212
Other Injuries	19	144	16	362	- 219
Suicide	20	140	14	384	- 244
Liver Cancer	21	138	26	157	- 19
Leukemia	22	137	25	186	- 49
Hypertension	23	137	3	1,194	- 1,057
Stomach Cancer	24	132	11	470	- 338
Ovary Cancer	25	106	24	196	- 91
Other Neoplasms	26	105	28	153	- 48
Skin Cancers	27	98	30	144	- 46
Endocrine Disorders	28	87	41	59	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	29	82	5	921	- 839
Oral Cancer	30	82	22	214	- 132
Drug Use	31	74	48	41	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	32	62	29	148	- 86
Road Traffic Accidents	33	57	27	154	- 96
Skin Disease	34	56	38	76	- 20
Congenital Anomalies	35	56	43	46	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	55	31	142	- 87
Multiple Sclerosis	37	49	50	20	+ 29
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	42	54	14	+ 28
Alcohol	39	41	21	227	- 186
Low Birth Weight	40	35	56	11	+ 23
Asthma	41	34	46	42	- 7
Epilepsy	42	31	45	44	- 13
Cervical Cancer	43	29	33	128	- 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	27	51	20	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	23	47	41	- 18
Violence	46	23	37	94	- 72
Tuberculosis	47	9	40	71	- 62
Fires	48	9	36	103	- 94
Drownings	49	8	34	127	- 119
Anemia	50	7	53	14	- 7
Hepatitis C	51	7	42	53	- 46
Meningitis	52	6	52	15	- 9
Poisonings	53	6	49	23	- 17
Birth Trauma	54	5	55	12	- 7
HIV/AIDS	55	5	39	74	- 69
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	5	44	45	- 41
Osteoarthritis	57	4	58	7	- 2
Malnutrition	58	3	64	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	3	59	5	- 2
Schizophrenia	60	3	57	7	- 5
Oral conditions	61	1	61	4	- 2
Syphilis	62	1	65	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	1	62	4	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	60	5	- 3
Hepatitis B	65	1	63	3	- 2
Otitis Media	66	0	66	1	- 1
War	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	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

United Kingdom

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.