AUSTRALIA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,260	1	21,548	+ 29,712
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,564	2	15,588	+ 5,976
Stroke	3	18,071	3	10,331	+ 7,740
Lung Cancers	4	12,326	4	8,769	+ 3,557
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	12,164	6	6,209	+ 5,955
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,737	8	4,446	+ 5,291
Liver Disease	7	6,858	26	1,421	+ 5,437
Falls	8	6,146	14	3,116	+ 3,030
Lung Disease	9	5,396	5	8,487	- 3,092
Breast Cancer	10	5,153	10	3,405	+ 1,747
Hypertension	11	4,976	23	1,631	+ 3,345
Prostate Cancer	12	4,657	9	3,766	+ 891
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,213	13	3,118	+ 1,095
Kidney Disease	14	3,995	12	3,139	+ 856
Stomach Cancer	15	3,977	27	1,288	+ 2,689
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,607	7	4,471	- 865
Lymphomas	17	3,540	15	3,039	+ 501
Oral Cancer	18	3,445	32	972	+ 2,472
Suicide	19	3,174	11	3,150	+ 24
Other Injuries	20	2,663	22	1,642	+ 1,021
Bladder Cancer	21	2,351	30	1,187	+ 1,163
Liver Cancer	22	2,258	20	2,036	+ 222
Leukemia	23	2,157	18	2,126	+ 31
Skin Cancers	24	1,718	17	2,319	- 600
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,629	24	1,571	+ 58
Ovary Cancer	26	1,608	31	1,003	+ 605
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,592	29	1,245	+ 348
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,509	25	1,494	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,491	19	2,036	- 545
Uterin Cancer	30	1,346	35	524	+ 822
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,317	42	276	+ 1,041
Cervical Cancer	32	1,312	39	342	+ 970
Alcohol	33	1,055	37	380	+ 675
Skin Disease	34	818	34	594	+ 224
Epilepsy	35	808	41	285	+ 523
Congenital Anomalies	36	802	33	711	+ 91
Endocrine Disorders	37	786	16	2,328	- 1,542
Drownings	38	691	47	177	+ 514
Low Birth Weight	39	467	43	248	+ 219
Other Neoplasms	40	446	28	1,252	- 806
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	335	38	379	- 44
Violence	42	286	44	243	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	43	263	46	188	+ 76
Asthma	44	227	36	455	- 228
Drug Use	45	215	21	1,783	- 1,568
Fires	46	186	55	55	+ 131
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	163	40	296	- 133
Poisonings	48	143	61	35	+ 108
Malnutrition	49	138	51	117	+ 21
Tuberculosis	50	127	56	53	+ 75
Meningitis	51	121	60	37	+ 84
Birth Trauma	52	72	50	140	- 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	71	45	229	- 157
Hepatitis C	54	60	48	173	- 113
Appendicitis	55	44	62	26	+ 17
Hepatitis B	56	39	58	41	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	35	53	71	- 36
Upper Respiratory	58	30	64	17	+ 13
Anemia	59	26	49	157	- 131
Schizophrenia	60	20	54	64	- 44
Pertussis	61	18	69	1	+ 16
Syphilis	62	16	67	3	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	63	13	63	20	- 7
Otitis Media	64	11	66	6	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	65	10	57	50	- 40
Oral conditions	66	5	59	40	- 35
Encephalitis	67	4	68	3	+ 1
War	68	3	65	8	- 5
Osteoarthritis	69	2	52	114	- 112
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Slovakia

Australia

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.