SWEDEN VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,279	1	15,136	+ 5,143
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,531	2	10,917	- 2,386
Stroke	3	7,149	3	6,035	+ 1,114
Lung Cancers	4	4,876	5	3,722	+ 1,154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,812	6	3,049	+ 1,763
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,852	7	2,659	+ 1,193
Liver Disease	7	2,713	23	723	+ 1,990
Falls	8	2,431	17	1,109	+ 1,322
Lung Disease	9	2,135	4	4,344	- 2,210
Breast Cancer	10	2,038	13	1,582	+ 456
Hypertension	11	1,969	10	1,838	+ 130
Prostate Cancer	12	1,842	8	2,622	- 780
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,667	9	1,849	- 182
Kidney Disease	14	1,580	12	1,629	- 49
Stomach Cancer	15	1,573	26	612	+ 961
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,427	11	1,834	- 408
Lymphomas	17	1,400	16	1,357	+ 44
Oral Cancer	18	1,363	31	379	+ 983
Suicide	19	1,256	14	1,479	- 224
Other Injuries	20	1,054	15	1,374	- 320
Bladder Cancer	21	930	21	760	+ 170
Liver Cancer	22	893	22	752	+ 141
Leukemia	23	853	20	825	+ 28
Skin Cancers	24	680	25	650	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	25	644	28	547	+ 97
Ovary Cancer	26	636	27	553	+ 83
Road Traffic Accidents	27	630	34	315	+ 315
Oesophagus Cancer	28	597	29	538	+ 59
Parkinson's Disease	29	590	19	943	- 353
Uterin Cancer	30	533	33	345	+ 188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	521	37	277	+ 244
Cervical Cancer	32	519	38	228	+ 291
Alcohol	33	417	32	359	+ 59
Skin Disease	34	324	39	220	+ 104
Epilepsy	35	320	44	121	+ 199
Congenital Anomalies	36	317	35	308	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	37	311	24	702	- 391
Drownings	38	273	46	114	+ 159
Low Birth Weight	39	185	51	50	+ 135
Other Neoplasms	40	177	18	1,036	- 860
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	133	48	110	+ 22
Violence	42	113	47	113	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	43	104	41	170	- 66
Asthma	44	90	42	158	- 69
Drug Use	45	85	30	423	- 338
Fires	46	74	49	65	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	65	36	289	- 225
Poisonings	48	56	60	18	+ 39
Malnutrition	49	55	45	117	- 62
Tuberculosis	50	50	56	24	+ 26
Meningitis	51	48	54	35	+ 13
Birth Trauma	52	28	55	34	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	28	43	129	- 101
Hepatitis C	54	24	53	44	- 20
Appendicitis	55	17	59	18	- 1
Hepatitis B	56	15	62	9	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	14	52	46	- 32
Upper Respiratory	58	12	58	20	- 8
Anemia	59	10	40	175	- 164
Schizophrenia	60	8	50	63	- 55
Pertussis	61	7	67	0	+ 6
Syphilis	62	6	72	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	63	5	64	5	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	5	66	1	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	65	4	61	13	- 9
Oral conditions	66	2	63	8	- 7
Encephalitis	67	2	71	0	+ 1
War	68	1	65	2	- 1
Osteoarthritis	69	1	57	24	- 23
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Slovakia

Sweden

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.