SLOVAKIA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,832	1	10,654	- 5,822
Violence	2	2,162	42	59	+ 2,102
Stroke	3	1,859	3	3,756	- 1,896
Lung Disease	4	1,787	9	1,121	+ 666
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,209	6	2,024	- 815
Road Traffic Accidents	6	871	27	331	+ 540
Kidney Disease	7	767	14	830	- 64
Hypertension	8	718	11	1,034	- 316
Stomach Cancer	9	686	15	827	- 141
Lung Cancers	10	589	4	2,562	- 1,973
Diabetes Mellitus	11	564	16	750	- 185
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	490	5	2,528	- 2,038
Breast Cancer	13	412	10	1,071	- 659
Prostate Cancer	14	402	12	968	- 566
Other Neoplasms	15	360	40	93	+ 267
Congenital Anomalies	16	332	36	167	+ 166
HIV/AIDS	17	301	65	2	+ 299
Lymphomas	18	292	17	736	- 444
Liver Disease	19	272	7	1,425	- 1,153
Cervical Cancer	20	254	32	273	- 18
Leukemia	21	248	23	448	- 201
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	242	2	4,482	- 4,240
Low Birth Weight	23	235	39	97	+ 138
Liver Cancer	24	232	22	469	- 238
Pancreas Cancer	25	227	13	876	- 649
Suicide	26	220	19	660	- 439
Malnutrition	27	211	49	29	+ 182
Other Injuries	28	179	20	554	- 375
Falls	29	170	8	1,277	- 1,107
Endocrine Disorders	30	153	37	163	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	31	149	25	339	- 189
Tuberculosis	32	143	50	26	+ 116
Ovary Cancer	33	126	26	334	- 208
Skin Disease	34	124	34	170	- 46
Skin Cancers	35	115	24	357	- 242
Oesophagus Cancer	36	94	28	314	- 220
Oral Cancer	37	91	18	716	- 625
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	84	47	34	+ 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	78	31	274	- 195
Drownings	40	77	38	144	- 66
Birth Trauma	41	73	52	15	+ 58
Bladder Cancer	42	68	21	489	- 420
Epilepsy	43	67	35	168	- 101
Drug Use	44	55	45	45	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	45	47	30	280	- 232
Maternal Conditions	46	44	63	3	+ 41
Parkinson's Disease	47	43	29	310	- 267
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	37	57	7	+ 30
War	49	29	68	1	+ 29
Meningitis	50	27	51	25	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	27	53	15	+ 12
Appendicitis	52	24	55	9	+ 15
Chagas disease	53	23	76	0	+ 23
Asthma	54	21	44	47	- 26
Dengue	55	15	81	0	+ 15
Fires	56	14	46	39	- 24
Anemia	57	11	59	5	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	58	7	69	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	59	7	54	12	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	7	43	55	- 48
Poisonings	61	7	48	30	- 23
Hepatitis B	62	6	56	8	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	4	41	70	- 65
Encephalitis	64	4	67	1	+ 3
Syphilis	65	3	62	3	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	3	58	6	- 3
Malaria	67	3	77	0	+ 3
Alcohol	68	3	33	219	- 217
Pertussis	69	2	61	4	- 2
Schizophrenia	70	2	60	4	- 2
Tetanus	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Leprosy	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	1	64	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	74	1	78	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	75	1	66	1	- 0
Ascariasis	76	1	80	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

Colombia

Slovakia

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.