ESTONIA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,286	1	3,009	- 723
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	962	12	229	+ 732
Stroke	3	806	3	1,116	- 310
Lung Cancers	4	550	4	657	- 107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	542	5	527	+ 16
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	434	6	349	+ 86
Liver Disease	7	306	7	328	- 23
Falls	8	274	24	119	+ 156
Lung Disease	9	241	13	229	+ 12
Breast Cancer	10	230	11	260	- 30
Hypertension	11	222	2	2,700	- 2,478
Prostate Cancer	12	208	8	298	- 91
Pancreas Cancer	13	188	10	268	- 81
Kidney Disease	14	178	17	176	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	15	177	9	290	- 112
Diabetes Mellitus	16	161	19	146	+ 15
Lymphomas	17	158	15	213	- 55
Oral Cancer	18	154	25	110	+ 43
Suicide	19	142	16	197	- 56
Other Injuries	20	119	20	141	- 22
Bladder Cancer	21	105	21	126	- 21
Liver Cancer	22	101	26	107	- 7
Leukemia	23	96	22	126	- 29
Skin Cancers	24	77	30	79	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	25	73	14	217	- 144
Ovary Cancer	26	72	28	87	- 15
Road Traffic Accidents	27	71	35	59	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	28	67	27	99	- 31
Parkinson's Disease	29	67	29	82	- 15
Uterin Cancer	30	60	34	60	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	59	36	55	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	32	59	32	68	- 9
Alcohol	33	47	18	148	- 101
Skin Disease	34	36	41	29	+ 8
Epilepsy	35	36	37	45	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	36	36	43	25	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	37	35	33	66	- 31
Drownings	38	31	40	30	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	39	21	55	7	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	40	20	23	123	- 103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	15	45	22	- 7
Violence	42	13	42	28	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	43	12	48	16	- 5
Asthma	44	10	44	24	- 14
Drug Use	45	10	31	75	- 65
Fires	46	8	38	41	- 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	7	53	8	- 1
Poisonings	48	6	52	8	- 2
Malnutrition	49	6	79	0	+ 6
Tuberculosis	50	6	47	16	- 11
Meningitis	51	5	54	7	- 2
Birth Trauma	52	3	57	5	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	3	46	17	- 14
Hepatitis C	54	3	58	4	- 1
Appendicitis	55	2	59	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	56	2	65	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	2	49	12	- 11
Upper Respiratory	58	1	66	0	+ 1
Anemia	59	1	51	9	- 8
Schizophrenia	60	1	56	6	- 5
Pertussis	61	1	83	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	62	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	63	1	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	64	1	67	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	65	0	39	40	- 40
Oral conditions	66	0	60	2	- 2
Encephalitis	67	0	63	0	- 0
War	68	0	64	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	50	10	- 10
Diphtheria	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

Slovakia

Estonia

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.