COLOMBIA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,958	1	43,066	+ 51,892
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	39,947	22	2,157	+ 37,790
Stroke	3	33,475	3	16,573	+ 16,903
Lung Cancers	4	22,833	10	5,250	+ 17,583
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	22,534	12	4,371	+ 18,163
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,038	5	10,773	+ 7,265
Liver Disease	7	12,705	19	2,426	+ 10,279
Falls	8	11,386	29	1,518	+ 9,868
Lung Disease	9	9,996	4	15,928	- 5,933
Breast Cancer	10	9,546	13	3,669	+ 5,876
Hypertension	11	9,218	8	6,400	+ 2,819
Prostate Cancer	12	8,627	14	3,584	+ 5,043
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,804	25	2,022	+ 5,781
Kidney Disease	14	7,401	7	6,834	+ 567
Stomach Cancer	15	7,367	9	6,112	+ 1,255
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,681	11	5,028	+ 1,653
Lymphomas	17	6,557	18	2,603	+ 3,954
Oral Cancer	18	6,381	37	807	+ 5,574
Suicide	19	5,880	26	1,965	+ 3,915
Other Injuries	20	4,934	28	1,592	+ 3,342
Bladder Cancer	21	4,355	42	609	+ 3,746
Liver Cancer	22	4,182	24	2,065	+ 2,118
Leukemia	23	3,996	21	2,208	+ 1,788
Skin Cancers	24	3,183	35	1,028	+ 2,155
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,017	31	1,329	+ 1,688
Ovary Cancer	26	2,979	33	1,122	+ 1,856
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,950	6	7,765	- 4,815
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,795	36	835	+ 1,959
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,763	47	383	+ 2,380
Uterin Cancer	30	2,494	45	423	+ 2,071
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,440	39	698	+ 1,742
Cervical Cancer	32	2,430	20	2,266	+ 164
Alcohol	33	1,954	68	23	+ 1,931
Skin Disease	34	1,515	34	1,102	+ 413
Epilepsy	35	1,497	43	597	+ 899
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,486	16	2,963	- 1,477
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,456	30	1,367	+ 89
Drownings	38	1,280	40	689	+ 591
Low Birth Weight	39	866	23	2,095	- 1,229
Other Neoplasms	40	827	15	3,205	- 2,378
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	621	63	38	+ 583
Violence	42	529	2	19,268	- 18,739
Multiple Sclerosis	43	488	60	62	+ 426
Asthma	44	421	54	191	+ 229
Drug Use	45	398	44	492	- 94
Fires	46	345	56	127	+ 218
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	302	38	747	- 445
Poisonings	48	265	61	61	+ 204
Malnutrition	49	256	27	1,878	- 1,622
Tuberculosis	50	236	32	1,272	- 1,036
Meningitis	51	224	50	244	- 20
Birth Trauma	52	133	41	648	- 515
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	132	51	242	- 110
Hepatitis C	54	111	59	65	+ 46
Appendicitis	55	81	52	213	- 132
Hepatitis B	56	72	62	50	+ 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	66	48	333	- 267
Upper Respiratory	58	56	66	27	+ 29
Anemia	59	48	57	101	- 53
Schizophrenia	60	38	70	18	+ 20
Pertussis	61	33	69	18	+ 14
Syphilis	62	29	65	30	- 1
Maternal Conditions	63	25	46	394	- 369
Otitis Media	64	21	73	7	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	65	19	17	2,683	- 2,664
Oral conditions	66	8	75	7	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	7	64	38	- 31
War	68	5	49	260	- 255
Osteoarthritis	69	3	58	67	- 64
Diphtheria	70	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	77	0	67	26	- 26
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	76	5	- 5
Dengue	81	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Slovakia

Colombia

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.