FINLAND VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,774	2	9,831	+ 943
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,533	1	11,120	- 6,588
Stroke	3	3,798	3	4,115	- 317
Lung Cancers	4	2,591	4	2,312	+ 279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,557	6	1,433	+ 1,123
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,047	21	436	+ 1,610
Liver Disease	7	1,442	10	1,068	+ 374
Falls	8	1,292	7	1,325	- 33
Lung Disease	9	1,134	8	1,289	- 155
Breast Cancer	10	1,083	12	948	+ 135
Hypertension	11	1,046	5	2,030	- 984
Prostate Cancer	12	979	11	970	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	13	885	9	1,247	- 362
Kidney Disease	14	840	26	342	+ 498
Stomach Cancer	15	836	19	447	+ 389
Diabetes Mellitus	16	758	22	418	+ 340
Lymphomas	17	744	14	851	- 107
Oral Cancer	18	724	34	207	+ 517
Suicide	19	667	15	846	- 179
Other Injuries	20	560	20	437	+ 123
Bladder Cancer	21	494	28	308	+ 186
Liver Cancer	22	475	16	545	- 71
Leukemia	23	453	24	371	+ 82
Skin Cancers	24	361	29	297	+ 64
Inflammatory/Heart	25	342	17	518	- 176
Ovary Cancer	26	338	25	344	- 6
Road Traffic Accidents	27	335	33	215	+ 120
Oesophagus Cancer	28	317	27	320	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	29	313	13	853	- 539
Uterin Cancer	30	283	32	225	+ 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	277	36	151	+ 125
Cervical Cancer	32	276	44	62	+ 214
Alcohol	33	222	18	464	- 243
Skin Disease	34	172	47	27	+ 145
Epilepsy	35	170	38	104	+ 66
Congenital Anomalies	36	169	35	192	- 23
Endocrine Disorders	37	165	31	257	- 91
Drownings	38	145	37	106	+ 39
Low Birth Weight	39	98	48	26	+ 72
Other Neoplasms	40	94	23	377	- 283
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	70	50	19	+ 51
Violence	42	60	43	64	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	43	55	42	80	- 25
Asthma	44	48	40	85	- 37
Drug Use	45	45	30	269	- 224
Fires	46	39	45	62	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	34	52	15	+ 19
Poisonings	48	30	49	25	+ 5
Malnutrition	49	29	57	7	+ 22
Tuberculosis	50	27	46	32	- 5
Meningitis	51	25	55	9	+ 16
Birth Trauma	52	15	56	8	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	15	41	83	- 68
Hepatitis C	54	13	60	5	+ 8
Appendicitis	55	9	54	10	- 0
Hepatitis B	56	8	63	2	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	7	53	11	- 3
Upper Respiratory	58	6	62	2	+ 4
Anemia	59	5	58	6	- 0
Schizophrenia	60	4	39	93	- 89
Pertussis	61	4	69	0	+ 4
Syphilis	62	3	67	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	63	3	64	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	64	2	68	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	65	2	59	6	- 3
Oral conditions	66	1	61	4	- 3
Encephalitis	67	1	66	0	+ 0
War	68	1	65	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	51	17	- 16
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Slovakia

Finland

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.