Number of deaths in Latvia in 2014, by cause
This statistic displays the number of deaths by cause in Latvia in 2014, by gender. During this year ischaemic heart disease was the leading cause of death in Latvia, accounting for almost 3.6 thousand deaths among males and 4.5 thousand deaths among females. In the same period stroke was the second greatest cause of death with 3.2 thousand women and 1.7 thousand men affected. This was followed by cancers, other than those already mentioned, accounting for 3.5 thousand deaths.