SOUTH KOREA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,733	1	28,043	+ 71,690
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	41,956	6	12,145	+ 29,811
Stroke	3	35,159	3	25,596	+ 9,563
Lung Cancers	4	23,981	4	20,293	+ 3,688
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	23,667	8	10,180	+ 13,486
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,945	2	26,650	- 7,704
Liver Disease	7	13,344	14	6,348	+ 6,995
Falls	8	11,958	20	2,934	+ 9,024
Lung Disease	9	10,498	11	8,526	+ 1,972
Breast Cancer	10	10,025	21	2,880	+ 7,145
Hypertension	11	9,682	17	3,711	+ 5,971
Prostate Cancer	12	9,061	22	2,316	+ 6,746
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,196	12	6,994	+ 1,202
Kidney Disease	14	7,773	9	10,107	- 2,334
Stomach Cancer	15	7,738	10	8,625	- 887
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,017	13	6,812	+ 205
Lymphomas	17	6,887	19	3,477	+ 3,410
Oral Cancer	18	6,702	29	1,457	+ 5,245
Suicide	19	6,176	5	14,636	- 8,460
Other Injuries	20	5,182	18	3,634	+ 1,548
Bladder Cancer	21	4,574	27	1,768	+ 2,806
Liver Cancer	22	4,393	7	11,589	- 7,196
Leukemia	23	4,197	23	2,140	+ 2,057
Skin Cancers	24	3,343	37	585	+ 2,758
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,169	31	1,325	+ 1,844
Ovary Cancer	26	3,128	30	1,330	+ 1,799
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,098	15	4,399	- 1,301
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,935	28	1,733	+ 1,203
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,902	16	3,951	- 1,049
Uterin Cancer	30	2,619	43	420	+ 2,200
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,563	38	540	+ 2,023
Cervical Cancer	32	2,553	34	1,065	+ 1,488
Alcohol	33	2,052	33	1,081	+ 971
Skin Disease	34	1,591	36	704	+ 887
Epilepsy	35	1,572	40	524	+ 1,047
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,561	41	518	+ 1,043
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,529	25	1,891	- 362
Drownings	38	1,344	42	501	+ 843
Low Birth Weight	39	910	45	370	+ 539
Other Neoplasms	40	868	26	1,807	- 939
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	652	48	224	+ 428
Violence	42	556	44	386	+ 170
Multiple Sclerosis	43	513	66	11	+ 502
Asthma	44	442	32	1,150	- 709
Drug Use	45	418	50	154	+ 264
Fires	46	362	47	263	+ 99
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	317	35	929	- 611
Poisonings	48	278	52	115	+ 163
Malnutrition	49	269	53	88	+ 181
Tuberculosis	50	248	24	1,950	- 1,702
Meningitis	51	235	58	51	+ 185
Birth Trauma	52	140	54	88	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	139	51	150	- 11
Hepatitis C	54	116	49	168	- 51
Appendicitis	55	85	57	54	+ 31
Hepatitis B	56	75	39	526	- 451
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	69	59	49	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	58	59	63	26	+ 33
Anemia	59	50	46	329	- 279
Schizophrenia	60	40	56	77	- 37
Pertussis	61	34	67	6	+ 28
Syphilis	62	31	62	27	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	63	26	61	34	- 8
Otitis Media	64	22	70	5	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	65	20	55	84	- 64
Oral conditions	66	9	64	21	- 12
Encephalitis	67	8	65	19	- 11
War	68	5	68	5	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	69	3	60	41	- 38
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Slovakia

South Korea

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.