GAMBIA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,832	3	1,007	+ 3,825
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,033	28	89	+ 1,944
Stroke	3	1,703	4	802	+ 901
Lung Cancers	4	1,162	38	34	+ 1,128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,147	52	11	+ 1,136
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	918	1	1,340	- 422
Liver Disease	7	647	14	323	+ 323
Falls	8	579	29	83	+ 496
Lung Disease	9	509	19	206	+ 303
Breast Cancer	10	486	40	26	+ 459
Hypertension	11	469	22	172	+ 297
Prostate Cancer	12	439	43	21	+ 418
Pancreas Cancer	13	397	53	6	+ 391
Kidney Disease	14	377	16	266	+ 111
Stomach Cancer	15	375	47	14	+ 361
Diabetes Mellitus	16	340	15	290	+ 50
Lymphomas	17	334	51	12	+ 322
Oral Cancer	18	325	71	0	+ 324
Suicide	19	299	25	113	+ 187
Other Injuries	20	251	21	194	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	21	222	56	4	+ 217
Liver Cancer	22	213	12	377	- 164
Leukemia	23	203	59	2	+ 201
Skin Cancers	24	162	68	0	+ 162
Inflammatory/Heart	25	154	32	59	+ 94
Ovary Cancer	26	152	61	2	+ 149
Road Traffic Accidents	27	150	6	695	- 545
Oesophagus Cancer	28	142	54	5	+ 137
Parkinson's Disease	29	141	37	34	+ 106
Uterin Cancer	30	127	66	1	+ 126
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	124	33	56	+ 68
Cervical Cancer	32	124	23	145	- 21
Alcohol	33	99	50	12	+ 87
Skin Disease	34	77	44	19	+ 59
Epilepsy	35	76	35	43	+ 33
Congenital Anomalies	36	76	11	383	- 307
Endocrine Disorders	37	74	17	230	- 156
Drownings	38	65	30	69	- 4
Low Birth Weight	39	44	8	662	- 618
Other Neoplasms	40	42	57	3	+ 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	32	41	24	+ 8
Violence	42	27	20	195	- 168
Multiple Sclerosis	43	25	58	3	+ 22
Asthma	44	21	24	134	- 113
Drug Use	45	20	39	28	- 8
Fires	46	18	31	67	- 49
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	15	9	626	- 610
Poisonings	48	13	36	42	- 29
Malnutrition	49	13	26	110	- 97
Tuberculosis	50	12	10	445	- 433
Meningitis	51	11	18	229	- 217
Birth Trauma	52	7	5	754	- 747
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	7	62	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	54	6	65	1	+ 5
Appendicitis	55	4	55	5	- 1
Hepatitis B	56	4	46	14	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	3	80	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	58	3	64	2	+ 1
Anemia	59	2	83	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	60	2	85	0	+ 2
Pertussis	61	2	27	99	- 97
Syphilis	62	1	34	55	- 53
Maternal Conditions	63	1	13	345	- 344
Otitis Media	64	1	72	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	65	1	2	1,125	- 1,124
Oral conditions	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	48	14	- 13
War	68	0	69	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	45	18	- 18
Measles	72	0	49	13	- 13
Chlamydia	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	674	- 674
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	63	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Slovakia

Gambia

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.