LATVIA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,664	1	8,099	- 6,435
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,400	7	664	+ 737
Stroke	3	958	2	5,893	- 4,935
Lung Cancers	4	939	4	956	- 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	576	6	722	- 146
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	521	9	501	+ 20
Lung Disease	7	480	18	346	+ 134
Breast Cancer	8	409	10	472	- 63
Other Injuries	9	398	16	362	+ 36
Pancreas Cancer	10	326	13	436	- 111
Kidney Disease	11	302	17	356	- 54
Diabetes Mellitus	12	287	8	529	- 242
Prostate Cancer	13	286	12	464	- 178
Lymphomas	14	265	19	245	+ 20
Liver Cancer	15	252	26	157	+ 96
Suicide	16	236	14	384	- 148
Other Neoplasms	17	231	28	153	+ 78
Falls	18	218	23	201	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	19	213	41	59	+ 154
Parkinson's Disease	20	199	35	125	+ 74
Leukemia	21	196	25	186	+ 10
Liver Disease	22	194	15	365	- 170
Hypertension	23	187	3	1,194	- 1,006
Bladder Cancer	24	173	20	228	- 55
Inflammatory/Heart	25	160	5	921	- 761
Stomach Cancer	26	146	11	470	- 324
Oral Cancer	27	123	22	214	- 91
Oesophagus Cancer	28	123	32	131	- 8
Malnutrition	29	111	64	2	+ 109
Ovary Cancer	30	104	24	196	- 92
Road Traffic Accidents	31	88	27	154	- 66
Skin Cancers	32	86	30	144	- 59
Alcohol	33	84	21	227	- 143
Uterin Cancer	34	72	29	148	- 76
Congenital Anomalies	35	53	43	46	+ 7
Drug Use	36	50	48	41	+ 9
Epilepsy	37	49	45	44	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	48	54	14	+ 34
Skin Disease	39	42	38	76	- 34
Cervical Cancer	40	41	33	128	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	36	47	41	- 4
Asthma	42	27	46	42	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	26	31	142	- 116
Anemia	44	26	53	14	+ 11
Drownings	45	23	34	127	- 104
Multiple Sclerosis	46	20	50	20	- 0
Low Birth Weight	47	17	56	11	+ 6
Schizophrenia	48	17	57	7	+ 10
Violence	49	14	37	94	- 80
Tuberculosis	50	11	40	71	- 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	11	51	20	- 9
Hepatitis C	52	11	42	53	- 42
Fires	53	11	36	103	- 93
HIV/AIDS	54	10	39	74	- 65
Birth Trauma	55	8	55	12	- 3
Osteoarthritis	56	6	58	7	- 0
Poisonings	57	6	49	23	- 17
Meningitis	58	4	52	15	- 10
Hepatitis B	59	4	63	3	+ 0
Oral conditions	60	3	61	4	- 1
Appendicitis	61	2	59	5	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	2	44	45	- 43
Upper Respiratory	63	1	62	4	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	60	5	- 3
Otitis Media	65	0	66	1	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	69	0	+ 0
War	67	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	65	1	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	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 LATVIA

France

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.