BOTSWANA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,693	3	1,632	+ 3,061
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,974	23	164	+ 1,811
Stroke	3	1,654	4	1,588	+ 66
Lung Cancers	4	1,128	39	45	+ 1,083
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,114	47	28	+ 1,086
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	891	2	1,674	- 782
Liver Disease	7	628	12	459	+ 169
Falls	8	563	34	62	+ 501
Lung Disease	9	494	10	482	+ 12
Breast Cancer	10	472	33	68	+ 403
Hypertension	11	456	11	471	- 15
Prostate Cancer	12	426	41	45	+ 382
Pancreas Cancer	13	386	50	16	+ 370
Kidney Disease	14	366	9	506	- 141
Stomach Cancer	15	364	53	10	+ 354
Diabetes Mellitus	16	330	5	1,273	- 942
Lymphomas	17	324	31	77	+ 247
Oral Cancer	18	315	32	70	+ 245
Suicide	19	291	15	370	- 79
Other Injuries	20	244	19	216	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	21	215	60	6	+ 209
Liver Cancer	22	207	35	57	+ 149
Leukemia	23	198	51	13	+ 184
Skin Cancers	24	157	37	52	+ 105
Inflammatory/Heart	25	149	20	177	- 28
Ovary Cancer	26	147	49	19	+ 128
Road Traffic Accidents	27	146	7	608	- 463
Oesophagus Cancer	28	138	28	103	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	29	137	38	47	+ 89
Uterin Cancer	30	123	56	9	+ 114
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	121	29	90	+ 31
Cervical Cancer	32	120	22	164	- 44
Alcohol	33	97	45	31	+ 66
Skin Disease	34	75	46	30	+ 45
Epilepsy	35	74	36	56	+ 18
Congenital Anomalies	36	73	16	287	- 214
Endocrine Disorders	37	72	27	103	- 31
Drownings	38	63	30	83	- 19
Low Birth Weight	39	43	13	447	- 404
Other Neoplasms	40	41	55	9	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	31	43	37	- 6
Violence	42	26	14	389	- 363
Multiple Sclerosis	43	24	63	3	+ 21
Asthma	44	21	18	232	- 211
Drug Use	45	20	48	26	- 6
Fires	46	17	26	108	- 91
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	15	8	527	- 512
Poisonings	48	13	42	42	- 29
Malnutrition	49	13	21	171	- 158
Tuberculosis	50	12	6	649	- 637
Meningitis	51	11	25	108	- 97
Birth Trauma	52	7	17	261	- 255
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	7	52	11	- 4
Hepatitis C	54	5	66	1	+ 5
Appendicitis	55	4	57	8	- 4
Hepatitis B	56	4	62	6	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	3	80	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	58	3	58	7	- 5
Anemia	59	2	84	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	60	2	86	0	+ 2
Pertussis	61	2	40	45	- 43
Syphilis	62	1	44	36	- 35
Maternal Conditions	63	1	24	118	- 117
Otitis Media	64	1	71	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	65	1	1	4,950	- 4,949
Oral conditions	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	59	7	- 7
War	68	0	69	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	61	6	- 6
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	65	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Slovakia

Botswana

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.