KENYA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	111,538	9	11,972	+ 99,565
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	46,922	31	1,827	+ 45,095
Stroke	3	39,320	4	15,895	+ 23,425
Lung Cancers	4	26,819	47	669	+ 26,151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	26,468	32	1,477	+ 24,991
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	21,188	1	22,571	- 1,383
Liver Disease	7	14,923	7	13,405	+ 1,519
Falls	8	13,374	33	1,465	+ 11,908
Lung Disease	9	11,741	20	4,280	+ 7,461
Breast Cancer	10	11,212	25	2,658	+ 8,554
Hypertension	11	10,828	17	4,418	+ 6,410
Prostate Cancer	12	10,134	37	1,292	+ 8,842
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,166	46	716	+ 8,450
Kidney Disease	14	8,693	16	4,464	+ 4,230
Stomach Cancer	15	8,654	28	2,010	+ 6,644
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,847	14	5,651	+ 2,196
Lymphomas	17	7,702	29	1,931	+ 5,771
Oral Cancer	18	7,495	30	1,842	+ 5,653
Suicide	19	6,907	23	3,214	+ 3,693
Other Injuries	20	5,795	19	4,336	+ 1,459
Bladder Cancer	21	5,115	57	318	+ 4,798
Liver Cancer	22	4,913	34	1,351	+ 3,562
Leukemia	23	4,694	35	1,327	+ 3,367
Skin Cancers	24	3,739	48	638	+ 3,100
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,544	40	1,121	+ 2,423
Ovary Cancer	26	3,499	45	795	+ 2,704
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,465	6	14,883	- 11,418
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,283	18	4,373	- 1,090
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,245	50	470	+ 2,775
Uterin Cancer	30	2,929	56	323	+ 2,607
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,866	41	1,089	+ 1,777
Cervical Cancer	32	2,855	22	3,389	- 534
Alcohol	33	2,295	55	355	+ 1,940
Skin Disease	34	1,780	51	455	+ 1,325
Epilepsy	35	1,758	43	832	+ 925
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,745	12	6,115	- 4,370
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,710	44	831	+ 879
Drownings	38	1,503	39	1,200	+ 303
Low Birth Weight	39	1,017	11	9,562	- 8,545
Other Neoplasms	40	971	67	60	+ 911
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	729	53	408	+ 322
Violence	42	622	24	2,942	- 2,320
Multiple Sclerosis	43	573	68	39	+ 535
Asthma	44	494	26	2,300	- 1,806
Drug Use	45	468	62	113	+ 354
Fires	46	405	36	1,316	- 912
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	355	5	15,420	- 15,065
Poisonings	48	311	38	1,269	- 958
Malnutrition	49	301	21	4,212	- 3,912
Tuberculosis	50	277	3	19,655	- 19,378
Meningitis	51	263	15	5,364	- 5,100
Birth Trauma	52	157	10	9,957	- 9,800
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	155	66	84	+ 71
Hepatitis C	54	130	61	152	- 22
Appendicitis	55	95	58	240	- 146
Hepatitis B	56	84	49	522	- 438
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	77	85	0	+ 77
Upper Respiratory	58	66	64	95	- 29
Anemia	59	56	82	0	+ 56
Schizophrenia	60	44	83	0	+ 44
Pertussis	61	38	42	1,014	- 975
Syphilis	62	34	52	449	- 415
Maternal Conditions	63	29	13	5,651	- 5,622
Otitis Media	64	25	72	7	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	65	22	2	20,885	- 20,863
Oral conditions	66	10	86	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	67	9	60	189	- 180
War	68	6	65	89	- 83
Osteoarthritis	69	4	84	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	0	69	13	- 12
Tetanus	71	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Measles	72	0	63	103	- 103
Chlamydia	73	0	70	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	71	9	- 9
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.