SRI LANKA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,095	1	26,304	+ 15,791
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,709	4	6,939	+ 10,770
Stroke	3	14,840	6	6,805	+ 8,035
Lung Cancers	4	10,122	12	1,775	+ 8,347
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,989	24	911	+ 9,078
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,996	8	5,117	+ 2,880
Liver Disease	7	5,632	17	1,303	+ 4,329
Falls	8	5,047	23	964	+ 4,083
Lung Disease	9	4,431	3	9,456	- 5,025
Breast Cancer	10	4,232	15	1,383	+ 2,849
Hypertension	11	4,087	20	1,055	+ 3,031
Prostate Cancer	12	3,824	30	507	+ 3,318
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,459	43	214	+ 3,246
Kidney Disease	14	3,281	5	6,858	- 3,577
Stomach Cancer	15	3,266	16	1,321	+ 1,945
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,962	2	12,460	- 9,499
Lymphomas	17	2,907	21	1,027	+ 1,880
Oral Cancer	18	2,829	11	2,893	- 65
Suicide	19	2,607	10	2,977	- 371
Other Injuries	20	2,187	14	1,529	+ 658
Bladder Cancer	21	1,930	34	432	+ 1,499
Liver Cancer	22	1,854	19	1,090	+ 764
Leukemia	23	1,772	18	1,155	+ 617
Skin Cancers	24	1,411	52	58	+ 1,353
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,337	35	425	+ 913
Ovary Cancer	26	1,320	37	281	+ 1,039
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,308	9	4,200	- 2,892
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,239	13	1,544	- 305
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,225	45	168	+ 1,057
Uterin Cancer	30	1,106	42	218	+ 888
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,082	56	38	+ 1,044
Cervical Cancer	32	1,077	26	762	+ 315
Alcohol	33	866	51	82	+ 784
Skin Disease	34	672	36	293	+ 379
Epilepsy	35	663	39	269	+ 394
Congenital Anomalies	36	659	22	989	- 331
Endocrine Disorders	37	645	32	462	+ 183
Drownings	38	567	27	731	- 163
Low Birth Weight	39	384	29	536	- 152
Other Neoplasms	40	366	50	86	+ 281
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	275	53	49	+ 226
Violence	42	235	31	499	- 264
Multiple Sclerosis	43	216	69	2	+ 214
Asthma	44	186	7	6,471	- 6,285
Drug Use	45	176	40	257	- 81
Fires	46	153	41	239	- 86
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	134	28	605	- 471
Poisonings	48	117	49	93	+ 24
Malnutrition	49	114	54	43	+ 70
Tuberculosis	50	105	25	769	- 665
Meningitis	51	99	46	146	- 47
Birth Trauma	52	59	44	193	- 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	59	60	11	+ 48
Hepatitis C	54	49	75	0	+ 49
Appendicitis	55	36	64	5	+ 31
Hepatitis B	56	32	62	6	+ 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	29	70	2	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	58	25	66	5	+ 20
Anemia	59	21	33	445	- 424
Schizophrenia	60	17	65	5	+ 12
Pertussis	61	14	59	15	- 0
Syphilis	62	13	58	15	- 2
Maternal Conditions	63	11	48	96	- 85
Otitis Media	64	9	76	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	65	8	55	39	- 31
Oral conditions	66	4	68	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	3	61	10	- 7
War	68	2	38	280	- 278
Osteoarthritis	69	1	67	3	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	57	27	- 27
Measles	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Slovakia

Sri Lanka

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.