JAPAN VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	235,923	1	163,905	+ 72,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	99,249	7	56,937	+ 42,312
Stroke	3	83,170	2	121,823	- 38,653
Lung Cancers	4	56,728	4	79,688	- 22,960
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	55,985	6	57,340	- 1,355
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	44,816	3	107,899	- 63,082
Liver Disease	7	31,566	17	14,195	+ 17,371
Falls	8	28,288	23	9,736	+ 18,552
Lung Disease	9	24,834	5	78,169	- 53,336
Breast Cancer	10	23,716	15	15,805	+ 7,911
Hypertension	11	22,903	28	6,673	+ 16,230
Prostate Cancer	12	21,434	19	13,515	+ 7,919
Pancreas Cancer	13	19,388	10	37,027	- 17,639
Kidney Disease	14	18,388	9	44,779	- 26,391
Stomach Cancer	15	18,304	8	50,433	- 32,129
Diabetes Mellitus	16	16,599	29	5,433	+ 11,166
Lymphomas	17	16,292	14	19,273	- 2,981
Oral Cancer	18	15,854	26	8,333	+ 7,520
Suicide	19	14,609	13	19,466	- 4,857
Other Injuries	20	12,258	12	22,068	- 9,810
Bladder Cancer	21	10,819	22	9,936	+ 883
Liver Cancer	22	10,391	11	29,384	- 18,993
Leukemia	23	9,929	24	9,607	+ 322
Skin Cancers	24	7,908	44	1,843	+ 6,065
Inflammatory/Heart	25	7,496	27	8,232	- 736
Ovary Cancer	26	7,400	30	5,061	+ 2,339
Road Traffic Accidents	27	7,329	31	4,566	+ 2,764
Oesophagus Cancer	28	6,943	20	12,316	- 5,373
Parkinson's Disease	29	6,864	18	14,007	- 7,143
Uterin Cancer	30	6,196	33	3,461	+ 2,735
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	6,062	35	2,922	+ 3,141
Cervical Cancer	32	6,038	32	3,799	+ 2,239
Alcohol	33	4,854	51	576	+ 4,279
Skin Disease	34	3,765	36	2,806	+ 959
Epilepsy	35	3,718	45	1,558	+ 2,160
Congenital Anomalies	36	3,692	40	2,473	+ 1,219
Endocrine Disorders	37	3,617	21	11,486	- 7,869
Drownings	38	3,180	25	8,409	- 5,229
Low Birth Weight	39	2,152	55	202	+ 1,949
Other Neoplasms	40	2,054	16	15,120	- 13,066
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,542	39	2,555	- 1,013
Violence	42	1,315	53	266	+ 1,050
Multiple Sclerosis	43	1,213	59	108	+ 1,105
Asthma	44	1,045	42	1,922	- 877
Drug Use	45	989	50	732	+ 257
Fires	46	856	48	1,007	- 150
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	751	37	2,731	- 1,980
Poisonings	48	657	54	255	+ 403
Malnutrition	49	636	43	1,910	- 1,273
Tuberculosis	50	587	34	3,459	- 2,872
Meningitis	51	557	52	308	+ 249
Birth Trauma	52	331	61	104	+ 227
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	329	38	2,618	- 2,289
Hepatitis C	54	275	41	2,220	- 1,944
Appendicitis	55	201	58	126	+ 75
Hepatitis B	56	178	46	1,423	- 1,245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	163	56	172	- 9
Upper Respiratory	58	139	57	159	- 20
Anemia	59	119	49	875	- 756
Schizophrenia	60	94	47	1,052	- 958
Pertussis	61	81	71	1	+ 79
Syphilis	62	73	65	16	+ 57
Maternal Conditions	63	62	64	39	+ 23
Otitis Media	64	53	68	8	+ 45
HIV/AIDS	65	47	63	48	- 1
Oral conditions	66	21	60	106	- 85
Encephalitis	67	18	69	5	+ 14
War	68	12	66	15	- 2
Osteoarthritis	69	8	62	86	- 78
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	67	9	- 9
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.