NIGER VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,445	6	8,229	+ 42,215
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,221	32	858	+ 20,363
Stroke	3	17,783	5	8,717	+ 9,066
Lung Cancers	4	12,129	67	42	+ 12,088
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,971	37	522	+ 11,449
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,583	1	21,093	- 11,511
Liver Disease	7	6,749	11	4,116	+ 2,633
Falls	8	6,048	26	1,297	+ 4,751
Lung Disease	9	5,310	20	2,172	+ 3,138
Breast Cancer	10	5,071	29	1,075	+ 3,995
Hypertension	11	4,897	25	1,356	+ 3,542
Prostate Cancer	12	4,583	57	128	+ 4,455
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,146	54	138	+ 4,008
Kidney Disease	14	3,932	16	2,732	+ 1,199
Stomach Cancer	15	3,914	44	300	+ 3,613
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,549	17	2,630	+ 919
Lymphomas	17	3,483	43	350	+ 3,133
Oral Cancer	18	3,390	49	242	+ 3,148
Suicide	19	3,124	27	1,227	+ 1,897
Other Injuries	20	2,621	12	3,826	- 1,205
Bladder Cancer	21	2,313	53	161	+ 2,152
Liver Cancer	22	2,222	35	745	+ 1,477
Leukemia	23	2,123	48	258	+ 1,865
Skin Cancers	24	1,691	45	287	+ 1,404
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,603	34	769	+ 834
Ovary Cancer	26	1,582	40	425	+ 1,157
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,567	8	5,946	- 4,379
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,485	55	132	+ 1,353
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,468	47	275	+ 1,192
Uterin Cancer	30	1,325	64	86	+ 1,239
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,296	31	1,044	+ 252
Cervical Cancer	32	1,291	38	487	+ 804
Alcohol	33	1,038	60	120	+ 918
Skin Disease	34	805	52	213	+ 592
Epilepsy	35	795	36	676	+ 119
Congenital Anomalies	36	789	10	4,346	- 3,556
Endocrine Disorders	37	773	23	1,806	- 1,033
Drownings	38	680	24	1,581	- 901
Low Birth Weight	39	460	4	9,560	- 9,100
Other Neoplasms	40	439	68	24	+ 415
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	330	39	467	- 137
Violence	42	281	19	2,244	- 1,962
Multiple Sclerosis	43	259	69	22	+ 237
Asthma	44	223	22	1,902	- 1,679
Drug Use	45	211	58	126	+ 85
Fires	46	183	28	1,120	- 937
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	161	3	16,030	- 15,870
Poisonings	48	141	33	771	- 631
Malnutrition	49	136	21	2,170	- 2,034
Tuberculosis	50	125	13	3,703	- 3,578
Meningitis	51	119	9	5,237	- 5,118
Birth Trauma	52	71	7	8,030	- 7,960
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	70	70	18	+ 53
Hepatitis C	54	59	66	46	+ 13
Appendicitis	55	43	56	128	- 85
Hepatitis B	56	38	46	279	- 241
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	35	80	0	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	58	30	63	94	- 64
Anemia	59	26	85	0	+ 26
Schizophrenia	60	20	83	0	+ 20
Pertussis	61	17	15	2,858	- 2,840
Syphilis	62	16	62	110	- 94
Maternal Conditions	63	13	14	3,317	- 3,304
Otitis Media	64	11	72	1	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	65	10	30	1,048	- 1,038
Oral conditions	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	67	4	61	112	- 108
War	68	3	41	409	- 407
Osteoarthritis	69	2	81	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	0	65	60	- 60
Tetanus	71	0	42	372	- 372
Measles	72	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Chlamydia	73	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	237	- 237
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	59	125	- 125
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	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.