BELGIUM VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,936	1	15,281	+ 7,656
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,649	2	9,416	+ 233
Stroke	3	8,086	3	7,408	+ 678
Lung Cancers	4	5,515	4	6,777	- 1,262
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,443	7	3,329	+ 2,114
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,357	6	5,677	- 1,320
Liver Disease	7	3,069	17	1,433	+ 1,636
Falls	8	2,750	15	1,756	+ 995
Lung Disease	9	2,414	5	6,438	- 4,024
Breast Cancer	10	2,306	9	2,587	- 281
Hypertension	11	2,227	27	740	+ 1,487
Prostate Cancer	12	2,084	13	1,824	+ 259
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,885	14	1,809	+ 75
Kidney Disease	14	1,788	8	2,952	- 1,164
Stomach Cancer	15	1,780	26	863	+ 916
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,614	20	1,269	+ 344
Lymphomas	17	1,584	16	1,552	+ 32
Oral Cancer	18	1,541	28	675	+ 867
Suicide	19	1,420	10	2,111	- 691
Other Injuries	20	1,192	11	2,006	- 815
Bladder Cancer	21	1,052	22	1,078	- 27
Liver Cancer	22	1,010	24	976	+ 35
Leukemia	23	965	21	1,199	- 234
Skin Cancers	24	769	31	522	+ 247
Inflammatory/Heart	25	729	23	1,060	- 332
Ovary Cancer	26	719	30	653	+ 67
Road Traffic Accidents	27	713	29	666	+ 47
Oesophagus Cancer	28	675	25	898	- 223
Parkinson's Disease	29	667	19	1,378	- 710
Uterin Cancer	30	602	34	384	+ 218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	589	42	213	+ 377
Cervical Cancer	32	587	41	243	+ 344
Alcohol	33	472	32	500	- 28
Skin Disease	34	366	35	380	- 14
Epilepsy	35	361	36	348	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	36	359	40	282	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	37	352	18	1,432	- 1,080
Drownings	38	309	47	79	+ 230
Low Birth Weight	39	209	50	70	+ 139
Other Neoplasms	40	200	12	1,828	- 1,628
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	150	37	293	- 143
Violence	42	128	44	149	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	43	118	45	147	- 29
Asthma	44	102	46	128	- 26
Drug Use	45	96	39	287	- 191
Fires	46	83	48	75	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	73	33	418	- 345
Poisonings	48	64	55	41	+ 23
Malnutrition	49	62	38	291	- 229
Tuberculosis	50	57	54	46	+ 11
Meningitis	51	54	58	28	+ 26
Birth Trauma	52	32	53	47	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	32	49	73	- 41
Hepatitis C	54	27	52	53	- 26
Appendicitis	55	20	62	17	+ 3
Hepatitis B	56	17	63	17	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	16	60	20	- 4
Upper Respiratory	58	14	59	22	- 8
Anemia	59	12	43	199	- 187
Schizophrenia	60	9	56	40	- 30
Pertussis	61	8	68	1	+ 7
Syphilis	62	7	70	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	63	6	64	6	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	5	65	2	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	65	5	57	36	- 32
Oral conditions	66	2	61	19	- 17
Encephalitis	67	2	66	1	+ 0
War	68	1	67	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	1	51	59	- 58
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	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 BELGIUM

Slovakia

Belgium

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.