IRAQ VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,587	1	36,594	+ 43,993
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	33,901	13	2,429	+ 31,472
Stroke	3	28,409	2	20,793	+ 7,617
Lung Cancers	4	19,377	15	2,162	+ 17,215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	19,123	24	852	+ 18,272
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,308	8	5,551	+ 9,758
Liver Disease	7	10,782	16	2,127	+ 8,655
Falls	8	9,662	30	709	+ 8,954
Lung Disease	9	8,483	20	1,329	+ 7,154
Breast Cancer	10	8,101	17	1,783	+ 6,318
Hypertension	11	7,823	12	2,451	+ 5,373
Prostate Cancer	12	7,322	47	171	+ 7,151
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,623	36	530	+ 6,092
Kidney Disease	14	6,281	6	6,323	- 42
Stomach Cancer	15	6,252	28	771	+ 5,482
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,670	4	7,395	- 1,725
Lymphomas	17	5,565	26	811	+ 4,754
Oral Cancer	18	5,415	39	410	+ 5,005
Suicide	19	4,990	19	1,418	+ 3,573
Other Injuries	20	4,187	14	2,212	+ 1,975
Bladder Cancer	21	3,696	34	628	+ 3,068
Liver Cancer	22	3,549	35	555	+ 2,995
Leukemia	23	3,392	21	1,315	+ 2,076
Skin Cancers	24	2,701	43	339	+ 2,362
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,560	22	1,190	+ 1,370
Ovary Cancer	26	2,528	41	376	+ 2,152
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,504	3	10,726	- 8,223
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,372	46	173	+ 2,199
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,345	31	658	+ 1,687
Uterin Cancer	30	2,116	54	61	+ 2,055
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,071	49	159	+ 1,912
Cervical Cancer	32	2,063	48	162	+ 1,900
Alcohol	33	1,658	58	40	+ 1,618
Skin Disease	34	1,286	57	49	+ 1,237
Epilepsy	35	1,270	45	253	+ 1,017
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,261	9	4,812	- 3,551
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,235	37	462	+ 773
Drownings	38	1,086	32	658	+ 428
Low Birth Weight	39	735	5	6,573	- 5,838
Other Neoplasms	40	702	61	26	+ 676
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	527	44	283	+ 244
Violence	42	449	7	5,658	- 5,209
Multiple Sclerosis	43	414	60	30	+ 384
Asthma	44	357	23	914	- 557
Drug Use	45	338	38	441	- 103
Fires	46	293	29	742	- 449
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	256	18	1,578	- 1,322
Poisonings	48	224	52	95	+ 129
Malnutrition	49	217	53	92	+ 126
Tuberculosis	50	200	25	821	- 621
Meningitis	51	190	42	372	- 182
Birth Trauma	52	113	10	4,223	- 4,110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	112	63	21	+ 91
Hepatitis C	54	94	68	1	+ 93
Appendicitis	55	69	64	15	+ 53
Hepatitis B	56	61	56	57	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	56	80	0	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	58	47	65	6	+ 41
Anemia	59	41	85	0	+ 41
Schizophrenia	60	32	84	0	+ 32
Pertussis	61	28	33	636	- 608
Syphilis	62	25	50	137	- 112
Maternal Conditions	63	21	27	780	- 759
Otitis Media	64	18	70	0	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	65	16	72	0	+ 16
Oral conditions	66	7	82	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	67	6	40	378	- 372
War	68	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Osteoarthritis	69	3	81	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	0	66	4	- 4
Tetanus	71	0	51	111	- 111
Measles	72	0	55	59	- 59
Chlamydia	73	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.