SOUTH AFRICA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	115,743	3	32,739	+ 83,004
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	48,691	22	4,676	+ 44,015
Stroke	3	40,803	4	30,693	+ 10,109
Lung Cancers	4	27,831	15	7,705	+ 20,125
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	27,466	28	3,587	+ 23,879
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	21,987	2	39,341	- 17,354
Liver Disease	7	15,486	14	9,013	+ 6,473
Falls	8	13,878	42	1,399	+ 12,479
Lung Disease	9	12,183	13	11,895	+ 289
Breast Cancer	10	11,635	23	4,533	+ 7,102
Hypertension	11	11,236	12	12,789	- 1,552
Prostate Cancer	12	10,516	24	4,374	+ 6,142
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,512	35	2,007	+ 7,505
Kidney Disease	14	9,021	9	15,302	- 6,281
Stomach Cancer	15	8,980	39	1,535	+ 7,445
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,143	5	30,188	- 22,044
Lymphomas	17	7,993	31	2,818	+ 5,175
Oral Cancer	18	7,778	41	1,406	+ 6,372
Suicide	19	7,167	10	13,774	- 6,607
Other Injuries	20	6,014	17	6,014	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	21	5,308	52	829	+ 4,479
Liver Cancer	22	5,098	33	2,383	+ 2,715
Leukemia	23	4,871	40	1,464	+ 3,408
Skin Cancers	24	3,880	48	993	+ 2,887
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,678	21	5,408	- 1,731
Ovary Cancer	26	3,631	51	951	+ 2,680
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,596	11	13,014	- 9,418
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,406	29	3,486	- 79
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,368	46	1,077	+ 2,290
Uterin Cancer	30	3,040	54	512	+ 2,528
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,974	36	1,894	+ 1,080
Cervical Cancer	32	2,962	20	5,555	- 2,593
Alcohol	33	2,381	49	987	+ 1,395
Skin Disease	34	1,847	45	1,101	+ 745
Epilepsy	35	1,824	37	1,870	- 46
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,811	25	4,351	- 2,539
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,774	19	5,890	- 4,116
Drownings	38	1,560	32	2,403	- 843
Low Birth Weight	39	1,056	16	6,250	- 5,195
Other Neoplasms	40	1,008	58	267	+ 741
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	757	47	1,015	- 258
Violence	42	645	7	21,000	- 20,354
Multiple Sclerosis	43	595	62	113	+ 482
Asthma	44	513	18	5,966	- 5,453
Drug Use	45	485	53	770	- 285
Fires	46	420	27	3,618	- 3,197
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	368	8	15,843	- 15,475
Poisonings	48	322	50	975	- 653
Malnutrition	49	312	34	2,381	- 2,068
Tuberculosis	50	288	6	21,965	- 21,678
Meningitis	51	273	26	3,660	- 3,387
Birth Trauma	52	163	30	3,004	- 2,841
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	161	55	376	- 214
Hepatitis C	54	135	70	8	+ 127
Appendicitis	55	98	56	274	- 175
Hepatitis B	56	87	61	139	- 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	80	86	0	+ 80
Upper Respiratory	58	68	60	223	- 155
Anemia	59	59	82	0	+ 59
Schizophrenia	60	46	80	0	+ 46
Pertussis	61	40	43	1,142	- 1,103
Syphilis	62	36	44	1,130	- 1,094
Maternal Conditions	63	30	38	1,700	- 1,669
Otitis Media	64	26	67	19	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	65	23	1	71,996	- 71,973
Oral conditions	66	10	84	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	67	9	59	234	- 225
War	68	6	64	66	- 60
Osteoarthritis	69	4	85	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	0	69	16	- 16
Tetanus	71	0	65	38	- 38
Measles	72	0	57	270	- 270
Chlamydia	73	0	68	18	- 18
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	83	- 83
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Slovakia

South Africa

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.