CANADA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,289	1	40,063	+ 34,226
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,252	2	30,970	+ 283
Stroke	3	26,189	5	14,159	+ 12,030
Lung Cancers	4	17,863	3	20,937	- 3,074
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	17,629	6	9,651	+ 7,978
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,112	7	7,431	+ 6,681
Liver Disease	7	9,940	17	3,624	+ 6,316
Falls	8	8,907	12	4,829	+ 4,078
Lung Disease	9	7,820	4	14,212	- 6,392
Breast Cancer	10	7,468	8	5,910	+ 1,558
Hypertension	11	7,212	22	2,563	+ 4,649
Prostate Cancer	12	6,749	13	4,711	+ 2,039
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,105	11	5,057	+ 1,048
Kidney Disease	14	5,790	14	4,578	+ 1,212
Stomach Cancer	15	5,764	26	2,177	+ 3,586
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,227	9	5,718	- 491
Lymphomas	17	5,130	10	5,146	- 16
Oral Cancer	18	4,992	32	1,592	+ 3,400
Suicide	19	4,600	15	4,417	+ 184
Other Injuries	20	3,860	24	2,392	+ 1,468
Bladder Cancer	21	3,407	23	2,521	+ 886
Liver Cancer	22	3,272	20	3,113	+ 159
Leukemia	23	3,127	21	3,098	+ 28
Skin Cancers	24	2,490	30	1,756	+ 734
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,360	27	2,060	+ 301
Ovary Cancer	26	2,330	29	1,902	+ 428
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,308	28	1,998	+ 310
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,186	25	2,230	- 43
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,161	18	3,359	- 1,197
Uterin Cancer	30	1,951	34	1,183	+ 768
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,909	43	442	+ 1,467
Cervical Cancer	32	1,901	41	578	+ 1,323
Alcohol	33	1,529	33	1,491	+ 38
Skin Disease	34	1,185	38	679	+ 506
Epilepsy	35	1,171	44	384	+ 787
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,162	35	1,081	+ 81
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,139	19	3,233	- 2,094
Drownings	38	1,001	48	283	+ 718
Low Birth Weight	39	677	42	553	+ 124
Other Neoplasms	40	647	31	1,679	- 1,032
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	486	39	636	- 150
Violence	42	414	40	605	- 191
Multiple Sclerosis	43	382	37	692	- 310
Asthma	44	329	49	262	+ 67
Drug Use	45	311	16	3,686	- 3,375
Fires	46	270	52	192	+ 77
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	236	36	840	- 604
Poisonings	48	207	56	121	+ 86
Malnutrition	49	200	51	192	+ 8
Tuberculosis	50	185	58	97	+ 87
Meningitis	51	175	59	68	+ 107
Birth Trauma	52	104	50	193	- 89
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	104	47	322	- 219
Hepatitis C	54	87	45	363	- 276
Appendicitis	55	63	62	49	+ 14
Hepatitis B	56	56	60	66	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	51	54	143	- 91
Upper Respiratory	58	44	63	47	- 3
Anemia	59	38	46	343	- 305
Schizophrenia	60	30	57	118	- 89
Pertussis	61	25	69	1	+ 25
Syphilis	62	23	67	5	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	63	19	64	45	- 26
Otitis Media	64	17	66	8	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	65	15	53	163	- 148
Oral conditions	66	7	61	51	- 44
Encephalitis	67	6	68	3	+ 3
War	68	4	65	21	- 17
Osteoarthritis	69	2	55	139	- 136
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Slovakia

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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.