NETHERLANDS VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,033	2	17,601	+ 16,432
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,317	1	18,148	- 3,831
Stroke	3	11,998	4	9,707	+ 2,291
Lung Cancers	4	8,183	3	10,980	- 2,796
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,076	6	5,829	+ 2,247
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,465	7	4,946	+ 1,519
Liver Disease	7	4,553	28	936	+ 3,618
Falls	8	4,081	8	4,131	- 50
Lung Disease	9	3,582	5	9,567	- 5,985
Breast Cancer	10	3,421	9	3,535	- 114
Hypertension	11	3,304	29	818	+ 2,486
Prostate Cancer	12	3,092	10	3,265	- 173
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,797	11	2,995	- 198
Kidney Disease	14	2,652	12	2,530	+ 122
Stomach Cancer	15	2,640	22	1,361	+ 1,280
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,394	14	2,386	+ 8
Lymphomas	17	2,350	13	2,511	- 161
Oral Cancer	18	2,287	30	768	+ 1,519
Suicide	19	2,107	17	2,025	+ 83
Other Injuries	20	1,768	19	1,648	+ 120
Bladder Cancer	21	1,561	21	1,471	+ 90
Liver Cancer	22	1,499	24	1,163	+ 336
Leukemia	23	1,432	20	1,578	- 146
Skin Cancers	24	1,141	27	1,024	+ 117
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,081	23	1,201	- 119
Ovary Cancer	26	1,068	25	1,067	+ 1
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,057	31	681	+ 376
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,002	15	2,145	- 1,144
Parkinson's Disease	29	990	16	2,120	- 1,129
Uterin Cancer	30	894	34	566	+ 328
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	875	47	130	+ 744
Cervical Cancer	32	871	39	266	+ 605
Alcohol	33	700	32	612	+ 88
Skin Disease	34	543	36	295	+ 248
Epilepsy	35	536	38	289	+ 247
Congenital Anomalies	36	533	35	544	- 11
Endocrine Disorders	37	522	26	1,055	- 533
Drownings	38	459	49	98	+ 361
Low Birth Weight	39	310	45	167	+ 143
Other Neoplasms	40	296	18	1,831	- 1,535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	222	41	238	- 15
Violence	42	190	48	107	+ 82
Multiple Sclerosis	43	175	37	295	- 120
Asthma	44	151	46	165	- 14
Drug Use	45	143	42	231	- 88
Fires	46	124	53	49	+ 74
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	108	33	584	- 476
Poisonings	48	95	61	17	+ 77
Malnutrition	49	92	63	12	+ 80
Tuberculosis	50	85	56	29	+ 56
Meningitis	51	80	51	78	+ 2
Birth Trauma	52	48	52	74	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	47	44	214	- 167
Hepatitis C	54	40	60	20	+ 19
Appendicitis	55	29	58	26	+ 3
Hepatitis B	56	26	62	14	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	24	54	42	- 18
Upper Respiratory	58	20	57	28	- 8
Anemia	59	17	40	249	- 232
Schizophrenia	60	14	50	96	- 82
Pertussis	61	12	67	1	+ 11
Syphilis	62	10	69	1	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	63	9	65	8	+ 1
Otitis Media	64	8	64	10	- 2
HIV/AIDS	65	7	55	33	- 26
Oral conditions	66	3	59	21	- 18
Encephalitis	67	3	68	1	+ 2
War	68	2	66	2	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	1	43	220	- 219
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Slovakia

Netherlands

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.