CUBA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,999	1	22,079	- 1,080
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,834	5	5,841	+ 2,993
Stroke	3	7,403	2	10,725	- 3,322
Lung Cancers	4	5,049	4	5,985	- 936
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,983	9	2,958	+ 2,026
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,989	3	8,564	- 4,575
Liver Disease	7	2,810	11	1,873	+ 936
Falls	8	2,518	10	2,810	- 292
Lung Disease	9	2,210	6	5,492	- 3,282
Breast Cancer	10	2,111	15	1,673	+ 438
Hypertension	11	2,039	7	3,469	- 1,430
Prostate Cancer	12	1,908	8	3,365	- 1,457
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,726	21	905	+ 821
Kidney Disease	14	1,637	14	1,700	- 63
Stomach Cancer	15	1,629	20	991	+ 638
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,477	13	1,791	- 314
Lymphomas	17	1,450	18	1,089	+ 361
Oral Cancer	18	1,411	23	876	+ 535
Suicide	19	1,300	16	1,638	- 337
Other Injuries	20	1,091	12	1,869	- 778
Bladder Cancer	21	963	26	734	+ 229
Liver Cancer	22	925	24	815	+ 110
Leukemia	23	884	30	633	+ 250
Skin Cancers	24	704	33	514	+ 190
Inflammatory/Heart	25	667	17	1,156	- 489
Ovary Cancer	26	659	39	323	+ 336
Road Traffic Accidents	27	652	19	1,007	- 355
Oesophagus Cancer	28	618	22	879	- 261
Parkinson's Disease	29	611	27	691	- 80
Uterin Cancer	30	552	31	602	- 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	540	35	420	+ 120
Cervical Cancer	32	537	29	666	- 128
Alcohol	33	432	28	675	- 243
Skin Disease	34	335	41	258	+ 77
Epilepsy	35	331	46	108	+ 223
Congenital Anomalies	36	329	37	368	- 39
Endocrine Disorders	37	322	36	412	- 90
Drownings	38	283	42	231	+ 52
Low Birth Weight	39	192	48	98	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	40	183	25	769	- 586
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	137	44	162	- 25
Violence	42	117	32	584	- 467
Multiple Sclerosis	43	108	57	55	+ 53
Asthma	44	93	40	301	- 208
Drug Use	45	88	51	82	+ 6
Fires	46	76	58	55	+ 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	67	43	206	- 139
Poisonings	48	58	62	17	+ 41
Malnutrition	49	57	55	64	- 7
Tuberculosis	50	52	60	45	+ 7
Meningitis	51	50	50	83	- 33
Birth Trauma	52	29	59	49	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	29	49	87	- 57
Hepatitis C	54	25	45	112	- 88
Appendicitis	55	18	47	104	- 86
Hepatitis B	56	16	56	59	- 43
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	15	53	75	- 61
Upper Respiratory	58	12	65	6	+ 7
Anemia	59	11	52	77	- 67
Schizophrenia	60	8	54	68	- 60
Pertussis	61	7	73	0	+ 7
Syphilis	62	6	69	1	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	63	5	61	43	- 38
Otitis Media	64	5	63	11	- 6
HIV/AIDS	65	4	34	471	- 467
Oral conditions	66	2	64	6	- 4
Encephalitis	67	2	66	6	- 4
War	68	1	68	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	1	38	326	- 326
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Slovakia

Cuba

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.