SLOVAKIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,871	6	2,024	+ 2,847
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,401	47	34	+ 3,367
Tuberculosis	3	2,992	50	26	+ 2,966
Malaria	4	2,373	77	0	+ 2,373
Birth Trauma	5	2,354	52	15	+ 2,339
Low Birth Weight	6	2,255	39	97	+ 2,158
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,442	1	10,654	- 9,212
Stroke	8	1,357	3	3,756	- 2,399
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,168	36	167	+ 1,001
HIV/AIDS	10	1,037	65	2	+ 1,035
Meningitis	11	1,026	51	25	+ 1,001
Road Traffic Accidents	12	980	27	331	+ 649
Liver Disease	13	901	7	1,425	- 525
Measles	14	692	72	0	+ 692
Maternal Conditions	15	553	63	3	+ 550
Pertussis	16	547	61	4	+ 543
Other Injuries	17	533	20	554	- 20
Diabetes Mellitus	18	529	16	750	- 221
Violence	19	433	42	59	+ 373
Kidney Disease	20	427	14	830	- 403
Endocrine Disorders	21	371	37	163	+ 208
Lung Disease	22	295	9	1,121	- 826
Breast Cancer	23	279	10	1,071	- 792
Hypertension	24	251	11	1,034	- 783
Cervical Cancer	25	248	32	273	- 24
Tetanus	26	196	71	0	+ 196
Asthma	27	193	44	47	+ 145
Falls	28	177	8	1,277	- 1,101
Fires	29	168	46	39	+ 129
Suicide	30	165	19	660	- 495
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	159	2	4,482	- 4,322
Drownings	32	155	38	144	+ 11
Poisonings	33	154	48	30	+ 125
Drug Use	34	147	45	45	+ 103
Prostate Cancer	35	139	12	968	- 829
Malnutrition	36	139	49	29	+ 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	137	31	274	- 136
Syphilis	38	128	62	3	+ 125
Liver Cancer	39	124	22	469	- 345
Lymphomas	40	122	17	736	- 613
Epilepsy	41	118	35	168	- 50
Inflammatory/Heart	42	113	25	339	- 225
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	98	5	2,528	- 2,431
Diphtheria	44	89	70	0	+ 89
War	45	76	68	1	+ 76
Parkinson's Disease	46	58	29	310	- 252
Leukemia	47	53	23	448	- 395
Oral Cancer	48	53	18	716	- 663
Ovary Cancer	49	50	26	334	- 284
Stomach Cancer	50	50	15	827	- 777
Pancreas Cancer	51	46	13	876	- 829
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	46	41	70	- 24
Skin Cancers	53	45	24	357	- 312
Schistosomiasis	54	35	74	0	+ 35
Hepatitis B	55	35	56	8	+ 27
Skin Disease	56	35	34	170	- 135
Lung Cancers	57	30	4	2,562	- 2,531
Alcohol	58	24	33	219	- 195
Encephalitis	59	22	67	1	+ 21
Appendicitis	60	18	55	9	+ 9
Ascariasis	61	16	80	0	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	62	16	30	280	- 264
Bladder Cancer	63	16	21	489	- 473
Oesophagus Cancer	64	13	28	314	- 300
Hepatitis C	65	7	54	12	- 5
Other Neoplasms	66	7	40	93	- 86
Upper Respiratory	67	6	58	6	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	43	55	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	4	53	15	- 11
Leishmaniasis	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	4	- 4
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
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

Nigeria

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.