SLOVAKIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,114	65	2	+ 4,112
Tuberculosis	2	2,537	50	26	+ 2,511
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,351	6	2,024	+ 327
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,276	1	10,654	- 8,378
Stroke	5	2,068	3	3,756	- 1,688
Malaria	6	1,804	77	0	+ 1,804
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,458	27	331	+ 1,127
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,190	47	34	+ 1,156
Low Birth Weight	9	1,171	39	97	+ 1,074
Diabetes Mellitus	10	958	16	750	+ 208
Birth Trauma	11	910	52	15	+ 895
Hypertension	12	851	11	1,034	- 183
Liver Disease	13	849	7	1,425	- 576
Congenital Anomalies	14	665	36	167	+ 498
Kidney Disease	15	559	14	830	- 271
Maternal Conditions	16	527	63	3	+ 524
Lung Disease	17	493	9	1,121	- 628
Violence	18	492	42	59	+ 432
Suicide	19	318	19	660	- 342
Other Injuries	20	304	20	554	- 250
Pertussis	21	300	61	4	+ 297
Meningitis	22	273	51	25	+ 248
Asthma	23	265	44	47	+ 218
Malnutrition	24	248	49	29	+ 219
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	210	2	4,482	- 4,272
Inflammatory/Heart	26	200	25	339	- 138
Endocrine Disorders	27	190	37	163	+ 26
Prostate Cancer	28	180	12	968	- 787
Cervical Cancer	29	179	32	273	- 94
Liver Cancer	30	155	22	469	- 315
Measles	31	145	72	0	+ 145
Breast Cancer	32	145	10	1,071	- 926
Falls	33	136	8	1,277	- 1,142
Syphilis	34	97	62	3	+ 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	96	31	274	- 178
Drownings	36	95	38	144	- 49
Fires	37	82	46	39	+ 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	81	5	2,528	- 2,447
Stomach Cancer	39	80	15	827	- 746
Epilepsy	40	69	35	168	- 99
Poisonings	41	64	48	30	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	42	63	29	310	- 247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	61	41	70	- 9
Drug Use	44	60	45	45	+ 15
Lymphomas	45	56	17	736	- 680
Leukemia	46	52	23	448	- 396
Lung Cancers	47	49	4	2,562	- 2,513
Ovary Cancer	48	45	26	334	- 289
Alcohol	49	42	33	219	- 177
Skin Disease	50	42	34	170	- 128
Schistosomiasis	51	41	74	0	+ 41
Pancreas Cancer	52	38	13	876	- 837
Skin Cancers	53	33	24	357	- 324
Oral Cancer	54	30	18	716	- 686
Tetanus	55	21	71	0	+ 21
Encephalitis	56	18	67	1	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	57	18	28	314	- 296
Appendicitis	58	17	55	9	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	14	53	15	- 1
Uterin Cancer	60	13	30	280	- 266
Bladder Cancer	61	13	21	489	- 475
Hepatitis B	62	13	56	8	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	63	7	40	93	- 86
Upper Respiratory	64	6	58	6	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	65	6	75	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	43	55	- 51
Hepatitis C	67	2	54	12	- 10
Diphtheria	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	80	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	64	2	- 2
War	72	0	68	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	4	- 4
Anemia	82	0	59	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	85	0	69	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

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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.