LATVIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,839	7	664	+ 1,176
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,784	1	8,099	- 6,315
Lung Cancers	3	1,113	4	956	+ 156
Stroke	4	984	2	5,893	- 4,909
Lung Disease	5	970	18	346	+ 623
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	591	6	722	- 131
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	501	9	501	+ 0
Falls	8	419	23	201	+ 217
Breast Cancer	9	358	10	472	- 114
Prostate Cancer	10	331	12	464	- 133
Pancreas Cancer	11	304	13	436	- 133
Kidney Disease	12	256	17	356	- 100
Lymphomas	13	255	19	245	+ 9
Diabetes Mellitus	14	242	8	529	- 288
Oesophagus Cancer	15	217	32	131	+ 86
Parkinson's Disease	16	215	35	125	+ 89
Suicide	17	205	14	384	- 179
Other Neoplasms	18	186	28	153	+ 33
Other Injuries	19	167	16	362	- 195
Leukemia	20	160	25	186	- 26
Bladder Cancer	21	149	20	228	- 79
Stomach Cancer	22	138	11	470	- 332
Inflammatory/Heart	23	122	5	921	- 799
Liver Cancer	24	118	26	157	- 39
Ovary Cancer	25	108	24	196	- 88
Endocrine Disorders	26	107	41	59	+ 48
Skin Cancers	27	104	30	144	- 41
Liver Disease	28	95	15	365	- 270
Hypertension	29	83	3	1,194	- 1,111
Oral Cancer	30	78	22	214	- 136
Road Traffic Accidents	31	69	27	154	- 85
Alcohol	32	62	21	227	- 165
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	59	54	14	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	34	57	29	148	- 90
Congenital Anomalies	35	55	43	46	+ 9
Skin Disease	36	30	38	76	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	37	30	50	20	+ 10
Epilepsy	38	29	45	44	- 15
Cervical Cancer	39	27	33	128	- 101
Anemia	40	25	53	14	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	24	47	41	- 17
Drug Use	42	23	48	41	- 17
Osteoarthritis	43	22	58	7	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	22	51	20	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	45	17	56	11	+ 6
Asthma	46	17	46	42	- 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	13	31	142	- 129
Violence	48	11	37	94	- 84
Drownings	49	10	34	127	- 117
Schizophrenia	50	10	57	7	+ 2
Meningitis	51	8	52	15	- 7
Birth Trauma	52	7	55	12	- 4
Fires	53	5	36	103	- 98
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	4	44	45	- 41
HIV/AIDS	55	3	39	74	- 71
Tuberculosis	56	3	40	71	- 68
Upper Respiratory	57	3	62	4	- 1
Appendicitis	58	3	59	5	- 2
Oral conditions	59	2	61	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	60	2	42	53	- 51
Poisonings	61	2	49	23	- 21
Hepatitis B	62	1	63	3	- 2
Malnutrition	63	1	64	2	- 1
Otitis Media	64	1	66	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	1	60	5	- 4
War	66	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	65	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Netherlands

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.