GHANA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,236	3	14,103	+ 52,133
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,864	29	1,294	+ 26,570
Stroke	3	23,350	2	15,163	+ 8,187
Lung Cancers	4	15,926	55	237	+ 15,689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	15,718	34	803	+ 14,915
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,582	1	16,262	- 3,680
Liver Disease	7	8,862	11	6,053	+ 2,809
Falls	8	7,942	30	1,168	+ 6,774
Lung Disease	9	6,972	15	3,120	+ 3,852
Breast Cancer	10	6,658	25	1,937	+ 4,721
Hypertension	11	6,430	19	2,231	+ 4,199
Prostate Cancer	12	6,018	31	1,031	+ 4,987
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,443	46	334	+ 5,109
Kidney Disease	14	5,162	13	4,161	+ 1,001
Stomach Cancer	15	5,139	33	870	+ 4,269
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,660	12	5,929	- 1,269
Lymphomas	17	4,574	32	875	+ 3,699
Oral Cancer	18	4,451	42	483	+ 3,968
Suicide	19	4,102	21	1,993	+ 2,108
Other Injuries	20	3,441	18	2,433	+ 1,009
Bladder Cancer	21	3,038	53	245	+ 2,792
Liver Cancer	22	2,917	17	2,851	+ 66
Leukemia	23	2,788	45	340	+ 2,447
Skin Cancers	24	2,220	58	214	+ 2,006
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,105	28	1,615	+ 490
Ovary Cancer	26	2,078	38	698	+ 1,379
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,058	7	7,808	- 5,750
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,949	49	285	+ 1,664
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,927	43	387	+ 1,540
Uterin Cancer	30	1,740	57	219	+ 1,521
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,702	48	321	+ 1,382
Cervical Cancer	32	1,695	20	2,161	- 466
Alcohol	33	1,363	54	244	+ 1,119
Skin Disease	34	1,057	50	264	+ 793
Epilepsy	35	1,044	47	329	+ 715
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,036	14	3,935	- 2,899
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,015	24	1,965	- 949
Drownings	38	893	36	740	+ 152
Low Birth Weight	39	604	8	6,662	- 6,058
Other Neoplasms	40	577	63	48	+ 529
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	433	52	256	+ 177
Violence	42	369	27	1,857	- 1,488
Multiple Sclerosis	43	340	61	113	+ 228
Asthma	44	293	23	1,979	- 1,686
Drug Use	45	278	39	630	- 352
Fires	46	240	37	729	- 489
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	211	9	6,538	- 6,327
Poisonings	48	185	40	522	- 337
Malnutrition	49	179	26	1,868	- 1,690
Tuberculosis	50	165	6	10,214	- 10,050
Meningitis	51	156	16	2,983	- 2,827
Birth Trauma	52	93	10	6,194	- 6,101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	92	67	16	+ 76
Hepatitis C	54	77	65	28	+ 49
Appendicitis	55	56	59	146	- 89
Hepatitis B	56	50	62	101	- 51
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	46	85	0	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	58	39	66	16	+ 23
Anemia	59	33	83	0	+ 33
Schizophrenia	60	26	81	0	+ 26
Pertussis	61	23	35	744	- 722
Syphilis	62	20	41	483	- 462
Maternal Conditions	63	17	22	1,991	- 1,974
Otitis Media	64	15	72	0	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	65	13	4	13,565	- 13,552
Oral conditions	66	6	86	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	67	5	44	357	- 352
War	68	3	64	29	- 26
Osteoarthritis	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	71	0	56	220	- 220
Measles	72	0	60	135	- 135
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	81	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.