AFGHANISTAN VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	76,830	1	40,195	+ 36,635
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	32,321	23	1,765	+ 30,556
Stroke	3	27,085	3	19,060	+ 8,025
Lung Cancers	4	18,474	32	1,076	+ 17,398
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	18,232	39	741	+ 17,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,595	4	14,649	- 55
Liver Disease	7	10,280	16	4,600	+ 5,680
Falls	8	9,212	37	905	+ 8,307
Lung Disease	9	8,087	15	4,650	+ 3,437
Breast Cancer	10	7,723	22	1,822	+ 5,901
Hypertension	11	7,459	8	7,995	- 536
Prostate Cancer	12	6,980	55	258	+ 6,722
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,314	56	229	+ 6,085
Kidney Disease	14	5,988	10	6,590	- 602
Stomach Cancer	15	5,961	26	1,501	+ 4,460
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,406	12	5,750	- 344
Lymphomas	17	5,305	36	946	+ 4,359
Oral Cancer	18	5,163	27	1,467	+ 3,696
Suicide	19	4,758	24	1,573	+ 3,185
Other Injuries	20	3,992	18	3,241	+ 750
Bladder Cancer	21	3,523	54	272	+ 3,251
Liver Cancer	22	3,384	40	657	+ 2,727
Leukemia	23	3,233	42	610	+ 2,623
Skin Cancers	24	2,575	59	145	+ 2,430
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,441	45	527	+ 1,914
Ovary Cancer	26	2,410	48	369	+ 2,041
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,387	11	6,033	- 3,646
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,261	29	1,314	+ 947
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,235	41	628	+ 1,608
Uterin Cancer	30	2,018	53	289	+ 1,729
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,974	25	1,505	+ 469
Cervical Cancer	32	1,966	44	541	+ 1,426
Alcohol	33	1,581	58	150	+ 1,431
Skin Disease	34	1,226	61	94	+ 1,132
Epilepsy	35	1,211	35	993	+ 218
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,202	14	5,001	- 3,798
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,178	28	1,364	- 186
Drownings	38	1,036	34	996	+ 40
Low Birth Weight	39	701	5	12,631	- 11,930
Other Neoplasms	40	669	63	29	+ 640
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	502	33	1,041	- 539
Violence	42	428	19	3,217	- 2,788
Multiple Sclerosis	43	395	62	84	+ 311
Asthma	44	340	17	3,403	- 3,063
Drug Use	45	322	51	328	- 6
Fires	46	279	50	348	- 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	244	13	5,555	- 5,311
Poisonings	48	214	47	384	- 170
Malnutrition	49	207	43	589	- 382
Tuberculosis	50	191	7	9,839	- 9,648
Meningitis	51	181	20	2,626	- 2,444
Birth Trauma	52	108	6	10,723	- 10,615
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	107	65	25	+ 82
Hepatitis C	54	90	64	28	+ 62
Appendicitis	55	65	52	298	- 233
Hepatitis B	56	58	38	863	- 805
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	53	85	0	+ 53
Upper Respiratory	58	45	68	9	+ 36
Anemia	59	39	83	0	+ 39
Schizophrenia	60	31	81	0	+ 31
Pertussis	61	26	21	2,107	- 2,081
Syphilis	62	24	60	94	- 71
Maternal Conditions	63	20	9	7,807	- 7,787
Otitis Media	64	17	71	1	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	65	15	46	464	- 449
Oral conditions	66	7	86	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	67	6	31	1,190	- 1,184
War	68	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Osteoarthritis	69	3	84	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	0	67	16	- 16
Tetanus	71	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Measles	72	0	49	350	- 350
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	57	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Slovakia

Afghanistan

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.