SWITZERLAND VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,967	1	10,713	+ 6,254
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,138	2	7,192	- 54
Stroke	3	5,981	3	3,918	+ 2,064
Lung Cancers	4	4,080	4	3,520	+ 560
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,026	7	1,995	+ 2,032
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,223	8	1,949	+ 1,274
Liver Disease	7	2,270	21	677	+ 1,593
Falls	8	2,034	9	1,919	+ 115
Lung Disease	9	1,786	5	2,902	- 1,116
Breast Cancer	10	1,706	11	1,577	+ 129
Hypertension	11	1,647	6	2,471	- 824
Prostate Cancer	12	1,542	10	1,579	- 38
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,394	12	1,486	- 91
Kidney Disease	14	1,322	13	1,261	+ 61
Stomach Cancer	15	1,316	24	614	+ 703
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,194	17	1,022	+ 172
Lymphomas	17	1,172	15	1,131	+ 40
Oral Cancer	18	1,140	26	500	+ 640
Suicide	19	1,051	14	1,249	- 198
Other Injuries	20	882	30	410	+ 472
Bladder Cancer	21	778	23	669	+ 109
Liver Cancer	22	747	19	805	- 58
Leukemia	23	714	22	671	+ 43
Skin Cancers	24	569	27	493	+ 76
Inflammatory/Heart	25	539	16	1,027	- 488
Ovary Cancer	26	532	29	457	+ 75
Road Traffic Accidents	27	527	34	193	+ 334
Oesophagus Cancer	28	499	28	491	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	29	494	18	857	- 363
Uterin Cancer	30	446	33	224	+ 222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	436	41	122	+ 314
Cervical Cancer	32	434	42	105	+ 329
Alcohol	33	349	32	229	+ 120
Skin Disease	34	271	40	129	+ 141
Epilepsy	35	267	39	159	+ 109
Congenital Anomalies	36	266	31	305	- 40
Endocrine Disorders	37	260	25	593	- 333
Drownings	38	229	50	49	+ 179
Low Birth Weight	39	155	43	105	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	40	148	20	681	- 534
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	111	48	78	+ 33
Violence	42	95	51	42	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	43	87	38	160	- 73
Asthma	44	75	46	95	- 20
Drug Use	45	71	36	176	- 105
Fires	46	62	55	21	+ 40
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	54	35	186	- 132
Poisonings	48	47	60	13	+ 34
Malnutrition	49	46	47	84	- 38
Tuberculosis	50	42	56	21	+ 21
Meningitis	51	40	57	20	+ 20
Birth Trauma	52	24	52	32	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	24	49	68	- 44
Hepatitis C	54	20	58	15	+ 5
Appendicitis	55	14	59	15	- 0
Hepatitis B	56	13	63	5	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	12	53	32	- 20
Upper Respiratory	58	10	61	11	- 1
Anemia	59	9	44	102	- 93
Schizophrenia	60	7	45	96	- 90
Pertussis	61	6	73	0	+ 6
Syphilis	62	5	65	2	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	63	4	64	4	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	4	69	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	65	3	54	29	- 26
Oral conditions	66	2	62	8	- 7
Encephalitis	67	1	68	1	+ 1
War	68	1	67	1	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	1	37	170	- 169
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Slovakia

Switzerland

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.