JAMAICA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,407	3	1,726	+ 3,681
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,275	9	587	+ 1,687
Stroke	3	1,906	1	2,415	- 508
Lung Cancers	4	1,300	10	472	+ 828
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,283	13	436	+ 847
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,027	15	393	+ 634
Liver Disease	7	723	21	155	+ 569
Falls	8	648	33	82	+ 566
Lung Disease	9	569	11	452	+ 117
Breast Cancer	10	544	14	413	+ 130
Hypertension	11	525	8	651	- 126
Prostate Cancer	12	491	5	883	- 392
Pancreas Cancer	13	444	27	119	+ 326
Kidney Disease	14	421	6	793	- 372
Stomach Cancer	15	420	19	231	+ 189
Diabetes Mellitus	16	380	2	2,077	- 1,697
Lymphomas	17	373	17	251	+ 122
Oral Cancer	18	363	39	59	+ 305
Suicide	19	335	35	70	+ 265
Other Injuries	20	281	31	91	+ 190
Bladder Cancer	21	248	38	60	+ 188
Liver Cancer	22	238	29	101	+ 137
Leukemia	23	228	26	129	+ 99
Skin Cancers	24	181	52	10	+ 171
Inflammatory/Heart	25	172	24	133	+ 38
Ovary Cancer	26	170	30	97	+ 73
Road Traffic Accidents	27	168	12	444	- 276
Oesophagus Cancer	28	159	34	74	+ 85
Parkinson's Disease	29	157	25	132	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	30	142	28	106	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	139	32	82	+ 57
Cervical Cancer	32	138	16	358	- 220
Alcohol	33	111	55	7	+ 104
Skin Disease	34	86	22	145	- 59
Epilepsy	35	85	41	46	+ 39
Congenital Anomalies	36	85	23	139	- 54
Endocrine Disorders	37	83	20	176	- 93
Drownings	38	73	51	10	+ 63
Low Birth Weight	39	49	18	241	- 191
Other Neoplasms	40	47	45	19	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	35	44	27	+ 9
Violence	42	30	4	1,484	- 1,454
Multiple Sclerosis	43	28	56	3	+ 24
Asthma	44	24	36	65	- 41
Drug Use	45	23	48	13	+ 10
Fires	46	20	46	16	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	17	42	35	- 17
Poisonings	48	15	57	2	+ 13
Malnutrition	49	15	40	48	- 33
Tuberculosis	50	13	54	8	+ 6
Meningitis	51	13	47	16	- 3
Birth Trauma	52	8	37	65	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	8	50	11	- 4
Hepatitis C	54	6	64	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	55	5	53	9	- 4
Hepatitis B	56	4	59	1	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	4	81	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	58	3	65	0	+ 3
Anemia	59	3	83	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	60	2	85	0	+ 2
Pertussis	61	2	67	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	60	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	1	43	35	- 33
Otitis Media	64	1	69	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	65	1	7	757	- 756
Oral conditions	66	0	80	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	49	13	- 13
War	68	0	61	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	62	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	58	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

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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.