PORTUGAL VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,546	1	12,878	+ 6,668
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,223	3	7,191	+ 1,032
Stroke	3	6,891	2	12,339	- 5,449
Lung Cancers	4	4,700	5	4,406	+ 294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,638	6	4,389	+ 249
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,713	4	6,851	- 3,138
Liver Disease	7	2,615	22	1,126	+ 1,490
Falls	8	2,344	23	1,033	+ 1,311
Lung Disease	9	2,057	7	4,286	- 2,229
Breast Cancer	10	1,965	12	1,997	- 32
Hypertension	11	1,898	14	1,880	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	12	1,776	11	2,124	- 348
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,606	15	1,669	- 63
Kidney Disease	14	1,523	9	2,803	- 1,280
Stomach Cancer	15	1,516	10	2,532	- 1,016
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,375	8	3,601	- 2,226
Lymphomas	17	1,350	16	1,608	- 258
Oral Cancer	18	1,313	25	912	+ 401
Suicide	19	1,210	19	1,172	+ 38
Other Injuries	20	1,016	13	1,937	- 921
Bladder Cancer	21	896	20	1,171	- 274
Liver Cancer	22	861	18	1,270	- 409
Leukemia	23	823	24	1,015	- 193
Skin Cancers	24	655	30	523	+ 132
Inflammatory/Heart	25	621	26	909	- 288
Ovary Cancer	26	613	33	397	+ 216
Road Traffic Accidents	27	607	27	838	- 231
Oesophagus Cancer	28	575	29	623	- 47
Parkinson's Disease	29	569	21	1,139	- 571
Uterin Cancer	30	513	32	406	+ 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	502	37	229	+ 274
Cervical Cancer	32	500	34	329	+ 171
Alcohol	33	402	45	111	+ 291
Skin Disease	34	312	39	202	+ 110
Epilepsy	35	308	31	415	- 107
Congenital Anomalies	36	306	40	196	+ 109
Endocrine Disorders	37	300	17	1,547	- 1,247
Drownings	38	263	51	79	+ 184
Low Birth Weight	39	178	52	79	+ 99
Other Neoplasms	40	170	28	652	- 482
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	128	41	169	- 41
Violence	42	109	48	96	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	43	100	54	56	+ 44
Asthma	44	87	43	146	- 60
Drug Use	45	82	44	128	- 46
Fires	46	71	46	108	- 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	62	36	231	- 168
Poisonings	48	54	57	29	+ 25
Malnutrition	49	53	53	79	- 26
Tuberculosis	50	49	38	213	- 164
Meningitis	51	46	56	43	+ 3
Birth Trauma	52	27	60	24	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	27	47	99	- 72
Hepatitis C	54	23	49	87	- 64
Appendicitis	55	17	61	21	- 4
Hepatitis B	56	15	59	26	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	14	50	82	- 69
Upper Respiratory	58	12	62	15	- 3
Anemia	59	10	42	151	- 141
Schizophrenia	60	8	55	49	- 41
Pertussis	61	7	72	0	+ 7
Syphilis	62	6	64	3	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	63	5	63	7	- 2
Otitis Media	64	4	66	2	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	65	4	35	320	- 316
Oral conditions	66	2	65	3	- 1
Encephalitis	67	2	67	1	+ 0
War	68	1	69	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	1	58	29	- 28
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Slovakia

Portugal

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.