CONGO VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,677	4	2,494	+ 9,182
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,912	25	230	+ 4,682
Stroke	3	4,116	5	2,267	+ 1,850
Lung Cancers	4	2,808	47	54	+ 2,754
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,771	38	89	+ 2,682
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,218	3	2,576	- 358
Liver Disease	7	1,562	13	931	+ 632
Falls	8	1,400	33	149	+ 1,251
Lung Disease	9	1,229	17	541	+ 688
Breast Cancer	10	1,174	32	159	+ 1,015
Hypertension	11	1,134	12	933	+ 201
Prostate Cancer	12	1,061	28	198	+ 863
Pancreas Cancer	13	960	52	42	+ 918
Kidney Disease	14	910	15	613	+ 297
Stomach Cancer	15	906	39	88	+ 818
Diabetes Mellitus	16	822	10	1,050	- 228
Lymphomas	17	806	45	61	+ 745
Oral Cancer	18	785	54	33	+ 752
Suicide	19	723	19	349	+ 374
Other Injuries	20	607	20	333	+ 274
Bladder Cancer	21	535	61	15	+ 521
Liver Cancer	22	514	30	169	+ 345
Leukemia	23	491	46	57	+ 434
Skin Cancers	24	391	53	36	+ 355
Inflammatory/Heart	25	371	26	220	+ 151
Ovary Cancer	26	366	48	49	+ 317
Road Traffic Accidents	27	363	7	1,598	- 1,236
Oesophagus Cancer	28	344	57	19	+ 324
Parkinson's Disease	29	340	42	69	+ 271
Uterin Cancer	30	307	60	15	+ 292
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	300	35	105	+ 195
Cervical Cancer	32	299	29	196	+ 103
Alcohol	33	240	49	46	+ 194
Skin Disease	34	186	50	46	+ 141
Epilepsy	35	184	40	76	+ 108
Congenital Anomalies	36	183	14	729	- 546
Endocrine Disorders	37	179	27	208	- 29
Drownings	38	157	36	104	+ 54
Low Birth Weight	39	106	9	1,283	- 1,177
Other Neoplasms	40	102	63	8	+ 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	76	43	67	+ 10
Violence	42	65	18	539	- 474
Multiple Sclerosis	43	60	66	4	+ 56
Asthma	44	52	23	291	- 239
Drug Use	45	49	44	65	- 16
Fires	46	42	37	90	- 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	37	8	1,304	- 1,267
Poisonings	48	33	41	71	- 38
Malnutrition	49	31	24	272	- 240
Tuberculosis	50	29	2	2,781	- 2,752
Meningitis	51	28	22	299	- 272
Birth Trauma	52	16	11	997	- 981
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	16	59	15	+ 1
Hepatitis C	54	14	67	2	+ 11
Appendicitis	55	10	58	18	- 9
Hepatitis B	56	9	62	14	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	8	84	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	58	7	64	7	+ 0
Anemia	59	6	82	0	+ 6
Schizophrenia	60	5	81	0	+ 5
Pertussis	61	4	21	329	- 325
Syphilis	62	4	34	107	- 103
Maternal Conditions	63	3	16	578	- 575
Otitis Media	64	3	71	1	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	65	2	1	4,509	- 4,507
Oral conditions	66	1	86	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	1	56	20	- 19
War	68	1	72	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	2	- 2
Tetanus	71	0	55	23	- 23
Measles	72	0	31	159	- 159
Chlamydia	73	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	45	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	7	- 7
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

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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.