GUATEMALA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,957	1	9,825	+ 25,133
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,706	12	1,957	+ 12,749
Stroke	3	12,323	6	4,849	+ 7,475
Lung Cancers	4	8,406	35	391	+ 8,014
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,295	31	464	+ 7,831
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,641	2	9,245	- 2,605
Liver Disease	7	4,677	5	5,684	- 1,007
Falls	8	4,191	20	1,371	+ 2,820
Lung Disease	9	3,680	13	1,901	+ 1,778
Breast Cancer	10	3,514	28	495	+ 3,019
Hypertension	11	3,394	26	679	+ 2,714
Prostate Cancer	12	3,176	24	846	+ 2,330
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,873	38	282	+ 2,591
Kidney Disease	14	2,725	4	6,277	- 3,552
Stomach Cancer	15	2,712	17	1,570	+ 1,142
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,460	3	6,932	- 4,472
Lymphomas	17	2,414	43	229	+ 2,185
Oral Cancer	18	2,349	49	142	+ 2,207
Suicide	19	2,165	22	1,039	+ 1,125
Other Injuries	20	1,816	10	2,466	- 649
Bladder Cancer	21	1,603	55	57	+ 1,546
Liver Cancer	22	1,540	15	1,765	- 226
Leukemia	23	1,471	27	601	+ 871
Skin Cancers	24	1,172	46	195	+ 977
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,111	44	225	+ 885
Ovary Cancer	26	1,097	50	133	+ 964
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,086	8	4,026	- 2,940
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,029	48	144	+ 885
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,017	34	393	+ 624
Uterin Cancer	30	918	59	27	+ 891
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	898	23	1,029	- 131
Cervical Cancer	32	895	25	808	+ 87
Alcohol	33	719	14	1,799	- 1,080
Skin Disease	34	558	42	232	+ 326
Epilepsy	35	551	33	463	+ 88
Congenital Anomalies	36	547	18	1,517	- 970
Endocrine Disorders	37	536	29	486	+ 50
Drownings	38	471	32	463	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	39	319	16	1,658	- 1,340
Other Neoplasms	40	304	56	42	+ 262
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	228	54	62	+ 167
Violence	42	195	7	4,411	- 4,216
Multiple Sclerosis	43	180	60	21	+ 159
Asthma	44	155	36	335	- 180
Drug Use	45	147	40	272	- 125
Fires	46	127	45	207	- 80
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	111	9	2,617	- 2,506
Poisonings	48	97	39	275	- 178
Malnutrition	49	94	11	1,981	- 1,886
Tuberculosis	50	87	37	301	- 214
Meningitis	51	82	41	271	- 189
Birth Trauma	52	49	19	1,466	- 1,417
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	49	52	82	- 33
Hepatitis C	54	41	66	2	+ 39
Appendicitis	55	30	47	164	- 134
Hepatitis B	56	26	65	2	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	24	85	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	58	21	57	34	- 14
Anemia	59	18	83	0	+ 18
Schizophrenia	60	14	80	0	+ 14
Pertussis	61	12	53	70	- 58
Syphilis	62	11	64	3	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	63	9	30	468	- 459
Otitis Media	64	8	70	0	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	65	7	21	1,173	- 1,166
Oral conditions	66	3	86	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	67	3	51	104	- 101
War	68	2	68	2	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	10	- 10
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	67	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	61	19	- 19
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	81	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Slovakia

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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.