SOMALIA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,927	7	7,233	+ 17,694
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,486	32	647	+ 9,839
Stroke	3	8,788	6	8,595	+ 192
Lung Cancers	4	5,994	54	233	+ 5,761
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,915	38	546	+ 5,369
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,735	1	21,712	- 16,976
Liver Disease	7	3,335	13	3,917	- 582
Falls	8	2,989	37	548	+ 2,441
Lung Disease	9	2,624	19	2,442	+ 182
Breast Cancer	10	2,506	26	1,232	+ 1,274
Hypertension	11	2,420	18	2,643	- 223
Prostate Cancer	12	2,265	52	285	+ 1,980
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,049	62	108	+ 1,941
Kidney Disease	14	1,943	21	2,051	- 108
Stomach Cancer	15	1,934	49	310	+ 1,624
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,754	16	2,888	- 1,134
Lymphomas	17	1,721	34	605	+ 1,117
Oral Cancer	18	1,675	46	328	+ 1,347
Suicide	19	1,544	27	1,219	+ 325
Other Injuries	20	1,295	14	3,602	- 2,306
Bladder Cancer	21	1,143	61	149	+ 994
Liver Cancer	22	1,098	53	256	+ 842
Leukemia	23	1,049	35	562	+ 488
Skin Cancers	24	836	57	164	+ 672
Inflammatory/Heart	25	792	39	521	+ 271
Ovary Cancer	26	782	50	295	+ 487
Road Traffic Accidents	27	774	11	4,231	- 3,457
Oesophagus Cancer	28	734	40	516	+ 217
Parkinson's Disease	29	725	56	184	+ 541
Uterin Cancer	30	655	64	78	+ 577
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	641	36	559	+ 82
Cervical Cancer	32	638	28	883	- 245
Alcohol	33	513	59	151	+ 362
Skin Disease	34	398	58	151	+ 247
Epilepsy	35	393	43	419	- 26
Congenital Anomalies	36	390	15	3,410	- 3,020
Endocrine Disorders	37	382	44	406	- 24
Drownings	38	336	25	1,272	- 936
Low Birth Weight	39	227	8	6,250	- 6,023
Other Neoplasms	40	217	70	12	+ 205
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	163	41	446	- 283
Violence	42	139	29	828	- 689
Multiple Sclerosis	43	128	71	8	+ 120
Asthma	44	110	23	1,878	- 1,768
Drug Use	45	105	65	54	+ 50
Fires	46	90	30	810	- 720
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	79	2	15,363	- 15,283
Poisonings	48	69	31	758	- 689
Malnutrition	49	67	10	4,825	- 4,757
Tuberculosis	50	62	4	10,261	- 10,199
Meningitis	51	59	9	5,381	- 5,322
Birth Trauma	52	35	5	9,573	- 9,538
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	35	66	35	- 0
Hepatitis C	54	29	67	34	- 5
Appendicitis	55	21	55	188	- 167
Hepatitis B	56	19	48	315	- 296
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	17	84	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	58	15	47	326	- 311
Anemia	59	13	83	0	+ 13
Schizophrenia	60	10	81	0	+ 10
Pertussis	61	9	20	2,054	- 2,046
Syphilis	62	8	45	378	- 370
Maternal Conditions	63	7	12	4,127	- 4,120
Otitis Media	64	6	68	32	- 26
HIV/AIDS	65	5	33	610	- 605
Oral conditions	66	2	86	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	67	2	63	91	- 89
War	68	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Osteoarthritis	69	1	85	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	60	150	- 150
Tetanus	71	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Measles	72	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Chlamydia	73	0	72	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	435	- 435
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	290	- 290
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	69	30	- 30
Dengue	81	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Slovakia

Somalia

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.