SPAIN VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	90,539	1	51,684	+ 38,855
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	38,088	2	42,339	- 4,250
Stroke	3	31,917	3	29,004	+ 2,914
Lung Cancers	4	21,770	4	22,131	- 360
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	21,485	6	16,957	+ 4,528
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,199	7	13,717	+ 3,482
Liver Disease	7	12,114	23	4,231	+ 7,883
Falls	8	10,856	26	3,246	+ 7,609
Lung Disease	9	9,530	5	18,926	- 9,396
Breast Cancer	10	9,101	11	7,067	+ 2,034
Hypertension	11	8,789	9	9,115	- 325
Prostate Cancer	12	8,226	13	6,420	+ 1,806
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,440	12	6,752	+ 688
Kidney Disease	14	7,056	8	9,725	- 2,668
Stomach Cancer	15	7,024	14	5,796	+ 1,228
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,370	10	7,773	- 1,403
Lymphomas	17	6,252	16	5,335	+ 918
Oral Cancer	18	6,084	27	2,583	+ 3,501
Suicide	19	5,607	25	3,609	+ 1,997
Other Injuries	20	4,704	15	5,536	- 832
Bladder Cancer	21	4,152	17	5,222	- 1,070
Liver Cancer	22	3,988	18	5,098	- 1,111
Leukemia	23	3,810	24	3,772	+ 38
Skin Cancers	24	3,035	32	1,803	+ 1,232
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,877	19	4,984	- 2,107
Ovary Cancer	26	2,840	28	2,026	+ 814
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,813	31	1,829	+ 983
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,665	29	2,011	+ 653
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,634	20	4,943	- 2,309
Uterin Cancer	30	2,378	34	1,612	+ 766
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,327	44	475	+ 1,851
Cervical Cancer	32	2,317	39	855	+ 1,462
Alcohol	33	1,863	46	333	+ 1,529
Skin Disease	34	1,445	30	1,840	- 396
Epilepsy	35	1,427	40	824	+ 603
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,417	38	863	+ 554
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,388	21	4,863	- 3,475
Drownings	38	1,220	45	446	+ 775
Low Birth Weight	39	826	52	253	+ 573
Other Neoplasms	40	788	22	4,748	- 3,960
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	592	33	1,612	- 1,020
Violence	42	505	51	262	+ 243
Multiple Sclerosis	43	465	49	287	+ 178
Asthma	44	401	35	1,133	- 732
Drug Use	45	380	41	776	- 397
Fires	46	329	55	185	+ 144
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	288	36	1,064	- 776
Poisonings	48	252	57	170	+ 82
Malnutrition	49	244	47	302	- 58
Tuberculosis	50	225	50	270	- 45
Meningitis	51	214	59	129	+ 85
Birth Trauma	52	127	60	113	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	126	48	294	- 168
Hepatitis C	54	106	42	652	- 547
Appendicitis	55	77	61	79	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	68	58	162	- 94
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	63	54	204	- 142
Upper Respiratory	58	53	62	47	+ 7
Anemia	59	46	37	914	- 869
Schizophrenia	60	36	56	181	- 145
Pertussis	61	31	73	2	+ 29
Syphilis	62	28	67	9	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	63	24	64	14	+ 10
Otitis Media	64	20	66	9	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	65	18	43	538	- 520
Oral conditions	66	8	63	44	- 36
Encephalitis	67	7	70	4	+ 3
War	68	5	68	6	- 1
Osteoarthritis	69	3	53	212	- 209
Diphtheria	70	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	69	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Slovakia

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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.