GERMANY VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	161,082	1	147,055	+ 14,027
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	67,764	2	51,168	+ 16,596
Stroke	3	56,786	3	49,794	+ 6,993
Lung Cancers	4	38,732	4	46,560	- 7,828
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	38,225	7	26,026	+ 12,199
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	30,599	9	20,712	+ 9,887
Liver Disease	7	21,552	15	15,194	+ 6,358
Falls	8	19,314	14	15,325	+ 3,989
Lung Disease	9	16,956	5	42,797	- 25,841
Breast Cancer	10	16,193	10	18,842	- 2,649
Hypertension	11	15,638	6	26,796	- 11,158
Prostate Cancer	12	14,635	12	16,487	- 1,852
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,238	11	17,971	- 4,734
Kidney Disease	14	12,555	8	22,770	- 10,216
Stomach Cancer	15	12,497	20	9,658	+ 2,840
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,333	13	15,560	- 4,227
Lymphomas	17	11,123	17	12,249	- 1,125
Oral Cancer	18	10,825	29	6,023	+ 4,802
Suicide	19	9,975	19	10,284	- 309
Other Injuries	20	8,370	23	8,248	+ 121
Bladder Cancer	21	7,387	28	6,193	+ 1,194
Liver Cancer	22	7,095	25	8,057	- 962
Leukemia	23	6,779	22	8,737	- 1,958
Skin Cancers	24	5,399	31	4,055	+ 1,344
Inflammatory/Heart	25	5,118	21	8,891	- 3,773
Ovary Cancer	26	5,053	30	5,192	- 140
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,004	34	3,160	+ 1,844
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,741	27	6,212	- 1,472
Parkinson's Disease	29	4,687	16	12,594	- 7,907
Uterin Cancer	30	4,231	37	2,231	+ 2,000
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,139	38	2,166	+ 1,973
Cervical Cancer	32	4,123	39	2,131	+ 1,991
Alcohol	33	3,314	26	6,257	- 2,943
Skin Disease	34	2,570	42	1,543	+ 1,027
Epilepsy	35	2,539	35	3,091	- 553
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,521	36	2,291	+ 229
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,470	18	10,677	- 8,208
Drownings	38	2,171	49	459	+ 1,713
Low Birth Weight	39	1,469	45	770	+ 699
Other Neoplasms	40	1,402	24	8,161	- 6,759
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,053	33	3,615	- 2,563
Violence	42	898	46	769	+ 129
Multiple Sclerosis	43	828	41	1,571	- 743
Asthma	44	713	44	924	- 211
Drug Use	45	675	40	1,930	- 1,255
Fires	46	585	53	359	+ 226
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	513	32	3,830	- 3,318
Poisonings	48	449	58	216	+ 232
Malnutrition	49	434	50	450	- 16
Tuberculosis	50	401	56	281	+ 120
Meningitis	51	380	60	168	+ 213
Birth Trauma	52	226	57	239	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	225	47	543	- 318
Hepatitis C	54	188	48	507	- 319
Appendicitis	55	137	62	129	+ 8
Hepatitis B	56	122	59	182	- 60
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	111	55	292	- 180
Upper Respiratory	58	95	61	138	- 44
Anemia	59	81	43	994	- 912
Schizophrenia	60	64	51	391	- 327
Pertussis	61	55	69	2	+ 53
Syphilis	62	50	68	6	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	63	42	64	38	+ 4
Otitis Media	64	36	65	16	+ 20
HIV/AIDS	65	32	54	345	- 313
Oral conditions	66	14	63	62	- 48
Encephalitis	67	12	67	8	+ 5
War	68	8	66	10	- 2
Osteoarthritis	69	5	52	364	- 358
Diphtheria	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.