SLOVAKIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,726	1	10,654	- 928
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,384	2	4,482	- 1,098
Stroke	3	3,293	3	3,756	- 462
Lung Cancers	4	3,079	4	2,562	+ 518
Lung Disease	5	2,831	9	1,121	+ 1,709
Hypertension	6	1,772	11	1,034	+ 738
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,721	5	2,528	- 807
Kidney Disease	8	1,506	14	830	+ 676
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,370	6	2,024	- 654
Breast Cancer	10	1,246	10	1,071	+ 175
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,189	13	876	+ 313
Prostate Cancer	12	1,090	12	968	+ 123
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,029	16	750	+ 280
Falls	14	1,014	8	1,277	- 264
Liver Disease	15	1,005	7	1,425	- 421
Parkinson's Disease	16	833	29	310	+ 523
Lymphomas	17	810	17	736	+ 74
Endocrine Disorders	18	706	37	163	+ 543
Suicide	19	680	19	660	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	20	639	15	827	- 188
Inflammatory/Heart	21	588	25	339	+ 250
Leukemia	22	578	23	448	+ 129
Other Injuries	23	546	20	554	- 8
Other Neoplasms	24	540	40	93	+ 447
Liver Cancer	25	533	22	469	+ 64
Alcohol	26	414	33	219	+ 195
Oesophagus Cancer	27	411	28	314	+ 97
Bladder Cancer	28	410	21	489	- 79
Oral Cancer	29	398	18	716	- 318
Ovary Cancer	30	343	26	334	+ 9
Skin Cancers	31	268	24	357	- 89
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	253	47	34	+ 219
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	239	41	70	+ 169
Road Traffic Accidents	34	209	27	331	- 122
Epilepsy	35	204	35	168	+ 37
Congenital Anomalies	36	152	36	167	- 15
Uterin Cancer	37	148	30	280	- 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	143	31	274	- 131
Cervical Cancer	39	141	32	273	- 132
Drug Use	40	128	45	45	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	41	104	43	55	+ 49
Skin Disease	42	102	34	170	- 68
Anemia	43	66	59	5	+ 60
Asthma	44	61	44	47	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	45	51	39	97	- 46
Violence	46	51	42	59	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	36	53	15	+ 21
Hepatitis C	48	34	54	12	+ 21
Drownings	49	30	38	144	- 113
Malnutrition	50	30	49	29	+ 1
Schizophrenia	51	26	60	4	+ 22
Osteoarthritis	52	24	69	0	+ 24
Fires	53	24	46	39	- 15
HIV/AIDS	54	23	65	2	+ 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	19	57	7	+ 12
Tuberculosis	56	19	50	26	- 8
Birth Trauma	57	16	52	15	+ 1
Poisonings	58	14	48	30	- 15
Hepatitis B	59	12	56	8	+ 4
Meningitis	60	11	51	25	- 14
Upper Respiratory	61	9	58	6	+ 3
Appendicitis	62	9	55	9	- 1
Oral conditions	63	4	66	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	3	63	3	- 0
Otitis Media	65	1	64	2	- 1
War	66	1	68	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	67	1	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	62	3	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	61	4	- 3
Measles	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.