ICELAND VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	697	1	403	+ 294
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	293	2	295	- 2
Stroke	3	246	3	141	+ 105
Lung Cancers	4	168	4	134	+ 33
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	165	7	73	+ 92
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	132	6	82	+ 50
Liver Disease	7	93	31	9	+ 84
Falls	8	84	18	24	+ 60
Lung Disease	9	73	5	129	- 55
Breast Cancer	10	70	9	53	+ 17
Hypertension	11	68	17	24	+ 43
Prostate Cancer	12	63	8	61	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	13	57	12	43	+ 14
Kidney Disease	14	54	15	33	+ 21
Stomach Cancer	15	54	23	18	+ 37
Diabetes Mellitus	16	49	16	30	+ 19
Lymphomas	17	48	14	37	+ 11
Oral Cancer	18	47	33	9	+ 38
Suicide	19	43	13	40	+ 3
Other Injuries	20	36	11	50	- 14
Bladder Cancer	21	32	21	20	+ 12
Liver Cancer	22	31	20	22	+ 8
Leukemia	23	29	22	19	+ 10
Skin Cancers	24	23	29	13	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	25	22	26	16	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	26	22	25	16	+ 5
Road Traffic Accidents	27	22	35	7	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	28	21	19	23	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	29	20	10	53	- 33
Uterin Cancer	30	18	36	7	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	18	41	3	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	32	18	32	9	+ 9
Alcohol	33	14	28	14	+ 0
Skin Disease	34	11	45	3	+ 8
Epilepsy	35	11	37	5	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	36	11	34	7	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	37	11	27	16	- 5
Drownings	38	9	56	1	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	39	6	43	3	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	40	6	30	10	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	5	54	1	+ 4
Violence	42	4	39	4	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	43	4	44	3	+ 1
Asthma	44	3	48	2	+ 1
Drug Use	45	3	24	17	- 14
Fires	46	3	58	1	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	2	55	1	+ 1
Poisonings	48	2	42	3	- 1
Malnutrition	49	2	57	1	+ 1
Tuberculosis	50	2	82	0	+ 2
Meningitis	51	2	50	1	+ 0
Birth Trauma	52	1	46	2	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1	38	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	54	1	52	1	- 0
Appendicitis	55	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	63	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	0	53	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	58	0	51	1	- 1
Anemia	59	0	40	4	- 3
Schizophrenia	60	0	49	1	- 1
Pertussis	61	0	62	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	80	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	60	0	- 0
Otitis Media	64	0	64	0	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	65	0	59	0	- 0
Oral conditions	66	0	85	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	78	0	+ 0
War	68	0	61	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	47	2	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Slovakia

Iceland

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.