IRELAND VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,022	1	4,762	+ 5,260
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,216	2	3,209	+ 1,007
Stroke	3	3,533	5	1,770	+ 1,763
Lung Cancers	4	2,410	3	1,916	+ 494
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,378	7	1,095	+ 1,283
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,904	6	1,298	+ 605
Liver Disease	7	1,341	19	279	+ 1,062
Falls	8	1,202	25	247	+ 955
Lung Disease	9	1,055	4	1,915	- 861
Breast Cancer	10	1,007	8	760	+ 248
Hypertension	11	973	29	175	+ 798
Prostate Cancer	12	911	9	585	+ 326
Pancreas Cancer	13	824	11	530	+ 293
Kidney Disease	14	781	10	566	+ 215
Stomach Cancer	15	778	17	357	+ 421
Diabetes Mellitus	16	705	16	414	+ 292
Lymphomas	17	692	13	513	+ 179
Oral Cancer	18	673	28	183	+ 491
Suicide	19	621	14	470	+ 151
Other Injuries	20	521	30	171	+ 350
Bladder Cancer	21	460	22	256	+ 204
Liver Cancer	22	441	18	318	+ 123
Leukemia	23	422	20	274	+ 148
Skin Cancers	24	336	23	252	+ 84
Inflammatory/Heart	25	318	26	240	+ 79
Ovary Cancer	26	314	21	273	+ 41
Road Traffic Accidents	27	311	33	153	+ 158
Oesophagus Cancer	28	295	15	419	- 124
Parkinson's Disease	29	292	12	530	- 238
Uterin Cancer	30	263	34	126	+ 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	258	38	67	+ 191
Cervical Cancer	32	256	35	103	+ 154
Alcohol	33	206	39	64	+ 142
Skin Disease	34	160	42	58	+ 102
Epilepsy	35	158	36	85	+ 73
Congenital Anomalies	36	157	32	153	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	37	154	24	249	- 96
Drownings	38	135	43	57	+ 78
Low Birth Weight	39	91	44	56	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	40	87	27	218	- 131
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	66	46	50	+ 16
Violence	42	56	47	38	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	43	52	37	83	- 31
Asthma	44	44	41	58	- 14
Drug Use	45	42	31	167	- 125
Fires	46	36	48	30	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	32	45	53	- 21
Poisonings	48	28	53	14	+ 14
Malnutrition	49	27	63	2	+ 25
Tuberculosis	50	25	50	23	+ 2
Meningitis	51	24	58	7	+ 16
Birth Trauma	52	14	56	10	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	14	40	59	- 45
Hepatitis C	54	12	52	19	- 8
Appendicitis	55	9	60	3	+ 5
Hepatitis B	56	8	59	6	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	7	54	14	- 7
Upper Respiratory	58	6	64	1	+ 5
Anemia	59	5	49	29	- 24
Schizophrenia	60	4	55	12	- 8
Pertussis	61	3	67	0	+ 3
Syphilis	62	3	68	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	63	3	61	3	- 0
Otitis Media	64	2	71	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	65	2	57	9	- 7
Oral conditions	66	1	62	2	- 1
Encephalitis	67	1	66	0	+ 1
War	68	1	65	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	51	20	- 19
Diphtheria	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Slovakia

Ireland

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.