BELARUS VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,195	1	53,186	- 34,991
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,654	3	3,530	+ 4,124
Stroke	3	6,414	2	16,393	- 9,979
Lung Cancers	4	4,375	4	2,950	+ 1,425
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,318	5	2,886	+ 1,431
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,456	15	1,086	+ 2,370
Liver Disease	7	2,434	8	2,078	+ 357
Falls	8	2,182	16	952	+ 1,230
Lung Disease	9	1,915	7	2,208	- 293
Breast Cancer	10	1,829	12	1,230	+ 599
Hypertension	11	1,766	31	367	+ 1,399
Prostate Cancer	12	1,653	17	936	+ 717
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,495	13	1,171	+ 325
Kidney Disease	14	1,418	26	480	+ 938
Stomach Cancer	15	1,412	10	1,690	- 278
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,280	30	373	+ 907
Lymphomas	17	1,256	20	672	+ 585
Oral Cancer	18	1,223	18	901	+ 322
Suicide	19	1,127	9	2,004	- 877
Other Injuries	20	945	14	1,099	- 153
Bladder Cancer	21	834	35	295	+ 539
Liver Cancer	22	801	32	363	+ 438
Leukemia	23	766	23	554	+ 212
Skin Cancers	24	610	36	272	+ 338
Inflammatory/Heart	25	578	11	1,361	- 782
Ovary Cancer	26	571	27	429	+ 142
Road Traffic Accidents	27	565	19	722	- 157
Oesophagus Cancer	28	535	25	493	+ 43
Parkinson's Disease	29	529	21	621	- 92
Uterin Cancer	30	478	28	391	+ 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	468	40	235	+ 232
Cervical Cancer	32	466	34	303	+ 162
Alcohol	33	374	6	2,761	- 2,387
Skin Disease	34	290	51	31	+ 260
Epilepsy	35	287	45	116	+ 171
Congenital Anomalies	36	285	41	202	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	37	279	43	141	+ 138
Drownings	38	245	24	543	- 298
Low Birth Weight	39	166	47	64	+ 102
Other Neoplasms	40	158	48	52	+ 106
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	119	39	239	- 120
Violence	42	101	38	255	- 154
Multiple Sclerosis	43	94	49	42	+ 51
Asthma	44	81	44	122	- 41
Drug Use	45	76	29	389	- 313
Fires	46	66	22	620	- 554
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	58	57	13	+ 45
Poisonings	48	51	33	311	- 261
Malnutrition	49	49	53	22	+ 27
Tuberculosis	50	45	37	269	- 223
Meningitis	51	43	50	36	+ 7
Birth Trauma	52	26	52	25	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	25	55	15	+ 10
Hepatitis C	54	21	62	1	+ 21
Appendicitis	55	15	54	20	- 4
Hepatitis B	56	14	56	14	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	13	85	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	58	11	58	5	+ 6
Anemia	59	9	83	0	+ 9
Schizophrenia	60	7	80	0	+ 7
Pertussis	61	6	65	0	+ 6
Syphilis	62	6	63	1	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	63	5	60	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	64	4	66	0	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	65	4	42	167	- 163
Oral conditions	66	2	86	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	67	1	46	93	- 92
War	68	1	59	3	- 2
Osteoarthritis	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	61	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Slovakia

Belarus

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.