GABON VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,701	3	1,019	+ 3,682
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,978	19	152	+ 1,826
Stroke	3	1,657	5	896	+ 761
Lung Cancers	4	1,130	29	87	+ 1,043
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,116	37	43	+ 1,073
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	893	4	966	- 73
Liver Disease	7	629	10	416	+ 213
Falls	8	564	30	84	+ 479
Lung Disease	9	495	16	215	+ 280
Breast Cancer	10	473	27	92	+ 380
Hypertension	11	456	11	412	+ 44
Prostate Cancer	12	427	32	80	+ 348
Pancreas Cancer	13	386	53	21	+ 366
Kidney Disease	14	366	12	384	- 17
Stomach Cancer	15	365	48	32	+ 332
Diabetes Mellitus	16	331	6	643	- 312
Lymphomas	17	325	49	32	+ 293
Oral Cancer	18	316	34	69	+ 247
Suicide	19	291	18	183	+ 109
Other Injuries	20	244	22	140	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	21	216	43	35	+ 181
Liver Cancer	22	207	35	53	+ 154
Leukemia	23	198	57	17	+ 181
Skin Cancers	24	158	46	34	+ 124
Inflammatory/Heart	25	149	24	101	+ 48
Ovary Cancer	26	147	51	27	+ 121
Road Traffic Accidents	27	146	8	518	- 372
Oesophagus Cancer	28	138	44	35	+ 104
Parkinson's Disease	29	137	36	47	+ 90
Uterin Cancer	30	123	55	19	+ 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	121	41	36	+ 84
Cervical Cancer	32	120	26	96	+ 24
Alcohol	33	97	56	19	+ 77
Skin Disease	34	75	52	22	+ 53
Epilepsy	35	74	40	37	+ 37
Congenital Anomalies	36	74	15	285	- 212
Endocrine Disorders	37	72	25	98	- 26
Drownings	38	63	38	42	+ 22
Low Birth Weight	39	43	9	494	- 452
Other Neoplasms	40	41	64	5	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	31	54	20	+ 11
Violence	42	26	17	184	- 157
Multiple Sclerosis	43	24	67	2	+ 23
Asthma	44	21	28	90	- 70
Drug Use	45	20	45	34	- 14
Fires	46	17	39	39	- 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	15	14	318	- 303
Poisonings	48	13	50	28	- 15
Malnutrition	49	13	33	78	- 65
Tuberculosis	50	12	1	1,819	- 1,807
Meningitis	51	11	23	113	- 102
Birth Trauma	52	7	13	362	- 356
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	7	63	6	+ 0
Hepatitis C	54	5	68	1	+ 4
Appendicitis	55	4	61	7	- 3
Hepatitis B	56	4	62	7	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	3	85	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	58	3	66	3	+ 0
Anemia	59	2	82	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	60	2	81	0	+ 2
Pertussis	61	2	31	81	- 80
Syphilis	62	1	47	33	- 31
Maternal Conditions	63	1	21	145	- 144
Otitis Media	64	1	72	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	65	1	2	1,128	- 1,127
Oral conditions	66	0	84	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	60	7	- 7
War	68	0	65	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	69	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	8	- 8
Measles	72	0	20	146	- 146
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	58	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	42	35	- 35
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	540	- 540
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Slovakia

Gabon

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.