ITALY VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	116,743	1	97,116	+ 19,627
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	49,112	3	41,445	+ 7,667
Stroke	3	41,155	2	62,633	- 21,478
Lung Cancers	4	28,071	4	34,152	- 6,081
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	27,703	7	21,254	+ 6,450
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,177	9	16,339	+ 5,838
Liver Disease	7	15,620	23	5,559	+ 10,061
Falls	8	13,998	25	4,222	+ 9,775
Lung Disease	9	12,289	5	32,382	- 20,094
Breast Cancer	10	11,735	10	13,868	- 2,133
Hypertension	11	11,333	6	29,931	- 18,598
Prostate Cancer	12	10,607	20	8,409	+ 2,197
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,594	13	12,095	- 2,501
Kidney Disease	14	9,099	11	12,726	- 3,627
Stomach Cancer	15	9,057	14	10,252	- 1,195
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,214	8	19,836	- 11,622
Lymphomas	17	8,062	16	9,670	- 1,609
Oral Cancer	18	7,845	27	3,343	+ 4,502
Suicide	19	7,229	26	4,042	+ 3,187
Other Injuries	20	6,066	12	12,112	- 6,046
Bladder Cancer	21	5,354	22	6,711	- 1,357
Liver Cancer	22	5,142	17	9,620	- 4,478
Leukemia	23	4,913	21	6,728	- 1,815
Skin Cancers	24	3,913	29	3,239	+ 674
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,709	24	5,531	- 1,822
Ovary Cancer	26	3,662	28	3,282	+ 381
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,627	30	3,221	+ 406
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,436	34	2,045	+ 1,391
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,397	19	8,428	- 5,031
Uterin Cancer	30	3,066	33	2,198	+ 868
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,000	43	690	+ 2,310
Cervical Cancer	32	2,988	40	1,154	+ 1,834
Alcohol	33	2,402	55	277	+ 2,125
Skin Disease	34	1,863	38	1,440	+ 423
Epilepsy	35	1,840	39	1,337	+ 503
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,827	37	1,443	+ 384
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,790	18	8,431	- 6,641
Drownings	38	1,574	52	344	+ 1,230
Low Birth Weight	39	1,065	51	357	+ 707
Other Neoplasms	40	1,016	15	9,984	- 8,968
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	763	32	2,216	- 1,453
Violence	42	651	50	409	+ 242
Multiple Sclerosis	43	600	44	677	- 77
Asthma	44	517	47	494	+ 24
Drug Use	45	489	45	654	- 165
Fires	46	424	56	271	+ 153
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	371	36	1,622	- 1,250
Poisonings	48	325	58	154	+ 171
Malnutrition	49	315	41	775	- 461
Tuberculosis	50	290	53	336	- 46
Meningitis	51	275	60	128	+ 148
Birth Trauma	52	164	59	140	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	163	42	701	- 539
Hepatitis C	54	136	31	2,451	- 2,314
Appendicitis	55	99	61	49	+ 51
Hepatitis B	56	88	54	334	- 246
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	81	57	241	- 160
Upper Respiratory	58	69	64	20	+ 49
Anemia	59	59	35	1,672	- 1,613
Schizophrenia	60	46	49	424	- 378
Pertussis	61	40	73	1	+ 39
Syphilis	62	36	69	4	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	63	31	67	6	+ 25
Otitis Media	64	26	65	16	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	65	23	46	520	- 497
Oral conditions	66	10	62	47	- 37
Encephalitis	67	9	68	5	+ 4
War	68	6	66	6	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	4	48	481	- 477
Diphtheria	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	63	22	- 22
Measles	72	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Slovakia

Italy

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.