LUXEMBOURG VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,285	1	655	+ 631
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	541	2	298	+ 243
Stroke	3	453	4	257	+ 196
Lung Cancers	4	309	3	260	+ 49
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	305	6	131	+ 174
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	244	8	111	+ 133
Liver Disease	7	172	12	75	+ 97
Falls	8	154	18	61	+ 94
Lung Disease	9	135	5	242	- 107
Breast Cancer	10	129	7	113	+ 16
Hypertension	11	125	19	54	+ 71
Prostate Cancer	12	117	15	64	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	13	106	11	82	+ 24
Kidney Disease	14	100	9	91	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	15	100	22	51	+ 49
Diabetes Mellitus	16	90	17	61	+ 29
Lymphomas	17	89	14	64	+ 24
Oral Cancer	18	86	33	19	+ 67
Suicide	19	80	13	69	+ 10
Other Injuries	20	67	10	88	- 22
Bladder Cancer	21	59	26	44	+ 15
Liver Cancer	22	57	25	49	+ 8
Leukemia	23	54	20	53	+ 1
Skin Cancers	24	43	31	22	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	25	41	23	49	- 8
Ovary Cancer	26	40	27	35	+ 5
Road Traffic Accidents	27	40	30	25	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	28	38	28	32	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	29	37	16	62	- 24
Uterin Cancer	30	34	36	16	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	33	41	7	+ 26
Cervical Cancer	32	33	38	10	+ 23
Alcohol	33	26	29	25	+ 1
Skin Disease	34	21	44	5	+ 15
Epilepsy	35	20	35	17	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	36	20	37	10	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	37	20	21	53	- 33
Drownings	38	17	54	2	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	39	12	49	3	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	40	11	24	49	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	8	34	19	- 11
Violence	42	7	48	3	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	43	7	46	4	+ 3
Asthma	44	6	45	5	+ 1
Drug Use	45	5	39	9	- 4
Fires	46	5	51	3	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	4	42	6	- 2
Poisonings	48	4	56	1	+ 2
Malnutrition	49	3	32	19	- 16
Tuberculosis	50	3	55	2	+ 1
Meningitis	51	3	58	1	+ 2
Birth Trauma	52	2	59	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	2	53	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	54	2	47	4	- 2
Appendicitis	55	1	62	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	60	1	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1	57	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	58	1	61	0	+ 0
Anemia	59	1	40	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	60	1	43	6	- 5
Pertussis	61	0	68	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	66	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	63	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	74	0	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	65	0	52	2	- 2
Oral conditions	66	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	65	0	- 0
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	69	0	50	3	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Slovakia

Luxembourg

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.