SLOVAKIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,546	6	2,024	+ 1,522
Tuberculosis	2	2,110	50	26	+ 2,083
Measles	3	2,037	72	0	+ 2,037
Malaria	4	2,016	77	0	+ 2,016
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,991	47	34	+ 1,957
Stroke	6	1,764	3	3,756	- 1,992
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,674	1	10,654	- 8,980
Low Birth Weight	8	1,671	39	97	+ 1,574
Birth Trauma	9	1,595	52	15	+ 1,580
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,459	27	331	+ 1,128
Congenital Anomalies	11	784	36	167	+ 617
Hypertension	12	759	11	1,034	- 275
Liver Disease	13	725	7	1,425	- 700
Lung Disease	14	652	9	1,121	- 469
HIV/AIDS	15	641	65	2	+ 638
Diabetes Mellitus	16	622	16	750	- 128
Meningitis	17	558	51	25	+ 533
Violence	18	536	42	59	+ 477
Maternal Conditions	19	507	63	3	+ 504
Kidney Disease	20	438	14	830	- 393
Malnutrition	21	430	49	29	+ 401
Other Injuries	22	399	20	554	- 155
Pertussis	23	382	61	4	+ 378
Asthma	24	373	44	47	+ 326
Endocrine Disorders	25	356	37	163	+ 192
Suicide	26	280	19	660	- 380
Cervical Cancer	27	232	32	273	- 40
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	219	2	4,482	- 4,263
Inflammatory/Heart	29	195	25	339	- 143
Prostate Cancer	30	190	12	968	- 778
Liver Cancer	31	185	22	469	- 284
Syphilis	32	181	62	3	+ 178
Falls	33	168	8	1,277	- 1,110
Drownings	34	167	38	144	+ 23
Breast Cancer	35	165	10	1,071	- 906
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	143	5	2,528	- 2,385
Stomach Cancer	37	124	15	827	- 702
Lymphomas	38	99	17	736	- 636
Fires	39	97	46	39	+ 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	93	31	274	- 181
Leukemia	41	90	23	448	- 358
Poisonings	42	83	48	30	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	83	41	70	+ 14
Epilepsy	44	83	35	168	- 85
War	45	80	68	1	+ 79
Tetanus	46	56	71	0	+ 56
Lung Cancers	47	56	4	2,562	- 2,506
Schistosomiasis	48	52	74	0	+ 52
Parkinson's Disease	49	50	29	310	- 260
Pancreas Cancer	50	49	13	876	- 827
Oral Cancer	51	48	18	716	- 668
Leishmaniasis	52	42	78	0	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	53	38	28	314	- 275
Skin Disease	54	38	34	170	- 132
Skin Cancers	55	37	24	357	- 320
Appendicitis	56	34	55	9	+ 25
Encephalitis	57	33	67	1	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	58	32	26	334	- 303
Drug Use	59	31	45	45	- 14
Alcohol	60	31	33	219	- 189
Hepatitis B	61	22	56	8	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	62	18	58	6	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	63	17	30	280	- 263
Trypanosomiasis	64	17	75	0	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	65	13	21	489	- 476
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	10	53	15	- 4
Other Neoplasms	67	4	40	93	- 89
Ascariasis	68	4	80	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	3	54	12	- 9
Diphtheria	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	2	43	55	- 53
Otitis Media	72	2	64	2	- 1
Chlamydia	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	7	- 7
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	4	- 4
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	59	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

DR Congo

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.