NIGERIA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	453,354	7	61,374	+ 391,980
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	190,718	31	6,786	+ 183,933
Stroke	3	159,820	8	57,744	+ 102,077
Lung Cancers	4	109,010	57	1,295	+ 107,714
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	107,582	43	4,152	+ 103,430
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	86,120	1	207,281	- 121,161
Liver Disease	7	60,657	13	38,326	+ 22,332
Falls	8	54,358	28	7,528	+ 46,830
Lung Disease	9	47,721	22	12,569	+ 35,153
Breast Cancer	10	45,573	23	11,884	+ 33,688
Hypertension	11	44,011	24	10,692	+ 33,320
Prostate Cancer	12	41,189	35	5,914	+ 35,274
Pancreas Cancer	13	37,257	51	1,975	+ 35,282
Kidney Disease	14	35,334	20	18,189	+ 17,145
Stomach Cancer	15	35,173	50	2,129	+ 33,044
Diabetes Mellitus	16	31,897	18	22,497	+ 9,400
Lymphomas	17	31,306	40	5,202	+ 26,105
Oral Cancer	18	30,465	48	2,238	+ 28,226
Suicide	19	28,074	30	7,019	+ 21,055
Other Injuries	20	23,555	17	22,696	+ 859
Bladder Cancer	21	20,791	63	670	+ 20,121
Liver Cancer	22	19,968	39	5,289	+ 14,679
Leukemia	23	19,080	47	2,257	+ 16,823
Skin Cancers	24	15,196	53	1,933	+ 13,263
Inflammatory/Heart	25	14,404	42	4,826	+ 9,578
Ovary Cancer	26	14,221	49	2,133	+ 12,088
Road Traffic Accidents	27	14,084	12	41,693	- 27,609
Oesophagus Cancer	28	13,343	64	560	+ 12,782
Parkinson's Disease	29	13,191	46	2,473	+ 10,717
Uterin Cancer	30	11,907	62	679	+ 11,228
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	11,650	37	5,846	+ 5,804
Cervical Cancer	32	11,603	25	10,574	+ 1,029
Alcohol	33	9,328	58	1,031	+ 8,297
Skin Disease	34	7,234	56	1,468	+ 5,766
Epilepsy	35	7,145	41	5,001	+ 2,144
Congenital Anomalies	36	7,094	9	49,696	- 42,602
Endocrine Disorders	37	6,950	21	15,799	- 8,848
Drownings	38	6,111	32	6,584	- 474
Low Birth Weight	39	4,134	6	95,959	- 91,824
Other Neoplasms	40	3,947	66	290	+ 3,657
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,963	52	1,946	+ 1,018
Violence	42	2,528	19	18,407	- 15,880
Multiple Sclerosis	43	2,330	68	179	+ 2,151
Asthma	44	2,008	27	8,192	- 6,184
Drug Use	45	1,901	34	6,273	- 4,372
Fires	46	1,646	29	7,132	- 5,486
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	1,443	2	144,724	- 143,282
Poisonings	48	1,263	33	6,570	- 5,307
Malnutrition	49	1,223	36	5,896	- 4,673
Tuberculosis	50	1,127	3	127,335	- 126,208
Meningitis	51	1,070	11	43,651	- 42,582
Birth Trauma	52	637	5	100,186	- 99,550
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	632	69	165	+ 467
Hepatitis C	54	529	65	304	+ 225
Appendicitis	55	385	60	760	- 375
Hepatitis B	56	342	55	1,488	- 1,146
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	313	84	0	+ 313
Upper Respiratory	58	267	67	259	+ 8
Anemia	59	229	82	0	+ 229
Schizophrenia	60	180	80	0	+ 180
Pertussis	61	155	16	23,282	- 23,127
Syphilis	62	140	38	5,449	- 5,310
Maternal Conditions	63	119	15	23,540	- 23,421
Otitis Media	64	102	72	3	+ 98
HIV/AIDS	65	90	10	44,124	- 44,033
Oral conditions	66	40	86	0	+ 40
Encephalitis	67	35	59	937	- 902
War	68	23	45	3,245	- 3,221
Osteoarthritis	69	15	85	0	+ 15
Diphtheria	70	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Tetanus	71	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Measles	72	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Chlamydia	73	0	71	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	61	685	- 685
Dengue	81	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Slovakia

Nigeria

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.