IRAN VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	169,255	1	93,308	+ 75,947
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	71,203	9	11,046	+ 60,156
Stroke	3	59,667	2	36,730	+ 22,937
Lung Cancers	4	40,698	11	6,784	+ 33,914
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	40,164	15	4,575	+ 35,589
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	32,152	8	11,243	+ 20,909
Liver Disease	7	22,646	12	6,637	+ 16,009
Falls	8	20,294	24	2,821	+ 17,473
Lung Disease	9	17,816	7	11,409	+ 6,407
Breast Cancer	10	17,014	19	3,736	+ 13,278
Hypertension	11	16,431	4	16,415	+ 16
Prostate Cancer	12	15,377	21	3,583	+ 11,795
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,909	29	2,418	+ 11,491
Kidney Disease	14	13,191	6	11,810	+ 1,381
Stomach Cancer	15	13,132	10	9,822	+ 3,310
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,908	5	13,910	- 2,002
Lymphomas	17	11,688	23	2,882	+ 8,806
Oral Cancer	18	11,374	45	655	+ 10,719
Suicide	19	10,481	16	4,334	+ 6,147
Other Injuries	20	8,794	17	4,048	+ 4,746
Bladder Cancer	21	7,762	36	1,410	+ 6,352
Liver Cancer	22	7,455	20	3,714	+ 3,740
Leukemia	23	7,123	18	3,966	+ 3,157
Skin Cancers	24	5,673	47	518	+ 5,155
Inflammatory/Heart	25	5,378	35	1,611	+ 3,767
Ovary Cancer	26	5,309	39	937	+ 4,372
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,258	3	17,803	- 12,545
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,981	30	2,371	+ 2,610
Parkinson's Disease	29	4,925	26	2,545	+ 2,379
Uterin Cancer	30	4,445	51	355	+ 4,090
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,349	37	1,246	+ 3,103
Cervical Cancer	32	4,332	48	501	+ 3,831
Alcohol	33	3,483	53	253	+ 3,230
Skin Disease	34	2,701	55	237	+ 2,463
Epilepsy	35	2,667	44	719	+ 1,949
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,649	14	4,844	- 2,195
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,595	32	2,092	+ 503
Drownings	38	2,281	40	930	+ 1,351
Low Birth Weight	39	1,544	13	4,861	- 3,317
Other Neoplasms	40	1,473	58	112	+ 1,362
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,106	38	996	+ 110
Violence	42	944	27	2,535	- 1,592
Multiple Sclerosis	43	870	50	405	+ 465
Asthma	44	750	22	3,360	- 2,610
Drug Use	45	710	31	2,242	- 1,533
Fires	46	614	34	1,823	- 1,208
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	539	33	1,836	- 1,298
Poisonings	48	471	43	816	- 344
Malnutrition	49	456	56	157	+ 300
Tuberculosis	50	421	41	882	- 461
Meningitis	51	399	46	642	- 242
Birth Trauma	52	238	25	2,735	- 2,497
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	236	59	80	+ 156
Hepatitis C	54	198	69	1	+ 196
Appendicitis	55	144	57	155	- 11
Hepatitis B	56	128	49	425	- 297
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	117	85	0	+ 117
Upper Respiratory	58	100	63	16	+ 84
Anemia	59	86	82	0	+ 86
Schizophrenia	60	67	81	0	+ 67
Pertussis	61	58	60	75	- 17
Syphilis	62	52	61	52	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	44	52	285	- 241
Otitis Media	64	38	71	0	+ 38
HIV/AIDS	65	34	28	2,521	- 2,487
Oral conditions	66	15	86	0	+ 15
Encephalitis	67	13	54	246	- 233
War	68	9	42	848	- 839
Osteoarthritis	69	6	84	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	70	0	70	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	62	37	- 37
Measles	72	0	68	2	- 2
Chlamydia	73	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	64	8	- 8
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	3	- 3
Dengue	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Slovakia

Iran

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.