DR CONGO VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	220,988	7	34,713	+ 186,275
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	92,966	28	4,548	+ 88,419
Stroke	3	77,905	6	36,596	+ 41,309
Lung Cancers	4	53,137	47	1,158	+ 51,979
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	52,441	36	2,966	+ 49,475
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	41,979	1	73,546	- 31,566
Liver Disease	7	29,568	13	15,044	+ 14,523
Falls	8	26,497	33	3,483	+ 23,014
Lung Disease	9	23,262	14	13,527	+ 9,735
Breast Cancer	10	22,215	35	3,416	+ 18,799
Hypertension	11	21,453	12	15,743	+ 5,711
Prostate Cancer	12	20,078	30	3,948	+ 16,129
Pancreas Cancer	13	18,161	50	1,017	+ 17,144
Kidney Disease	14	17,224	20	9,077	+ 8,147
Stomach Cancer	15	17,145	37	2,579	+ 14,566
Diabetes Mellitus	16	15,548	16	12,902	+ 2,646
Lymphomas	17	15,260	38	2,061	+ 13,199
Oral Cancer	18	14,850	51	1,003	+ 13,847
Suicide	19	13,685	26	5,812	+ 7,873
Other Injuries	20	11,482	22	8,272	+ 3,210
Bladder Cancer	21	10,135	65	270	+ 9,865
Liver Cancer	22	9,734	31	3,840	+ 5,894
Leukemia	23	9,300	41	1,871	+ 7,429
Skin Cancers	24	7,407	55	765	+ 6,642
Inflammatory/Heart	25	7,021	29	4,045	+ 2,977
Ovary Cancer	26	6,932	58	656	+ 6,276
Road Traffic Accidents	27	6,865	10	30,256	- 23,391
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,504	53	790	+ 5,714
Parkinson's Disease	29	6,430	49	1,035	+ 5,395
Uterin Cancer	30	5,804	63	352	+ 5,452
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	5,679	40	1,923	+ 3,756
Cervical Cancer	32	5,656	27	4,823	+ 833
Alcohol	33	4,547	60	635	+ 3,912
Skin Disease	34	3,526	54	781	+ 2,745
Epilepsy	35	3,483	44	1,727	+ 1,756
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,458	11	16,256	- 12,798
Endocrine Disorders	37	3,388	25	7,380	- 3,992
Drownings	38	2,979	34	3,454	- 475
Low Birth Weight	39	2,015	8	34,668	- 32,653
Other Neoplasms	40	1,924	67	88	+ 1,836
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,444	43	1,728	- 283
Violence	42	1,232	18	11,120	- 9,888
Multiple Sclerosis	43	1,136	71	44	+ 1,092
Asthma	44	979	24	7,733	- 6,755
Drug Use	45	926	59	638	+ 288
Fires	46	802	39	2,007	- 1,205
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	703	5	41,301	- 40,598
Poisonings	48	616	42	1,729	- 1,113
Malnutrition	49	596	21	8,910	- 8,314
Tuberculosis	50	550	2	43,759	- 43,210
Meningitis	51	521	17	11,568	- 11,047
Birth Trauma	52	310	9	33,075	- 32,765
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	308	66	217	+ 91
Hepatitis C	54	258	69	69	+ 189
Appendicitis	55	188	56	703	- 515
Hepatitis B	56	167	61	456	- 289
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	153	81	0	+ 153
Upper Respiratory	58	130	62	370	- 240
Anemia	59	112	86	0	+ 112
Schizophrenia	60	88	83	0	+ 88
Pertussis	61	76	23	7,921	- 7,845
Syphilis	62	68	32	3,751	- 3,683
Maternal Conditions	63	58	19	10,513	- 10,455
Otitis Media	64	49	72	38	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	65	44	15	13,286	- 13,242
Oral conditions	66	20	82	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	67	17	57	680	- 663
War	68	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Osteoarthritis	69	7	80	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	70	0	70	47	- 47
Tetanus	71	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Measles	72	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Chlamydia	73	0	73	15	- 15
Schistosomiasis	74	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	68	80	- 80
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Slovakia

DR Congo

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.