UNITED KINGDOM VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	131,094	2	71,728	+ 59,366
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	55,149	1	98,135	- 42,986
Stroke	3	46,214	4	37,626	+ 8,588
Lung Cancers	4	31,522	5	35,715	- 4,193
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	31,109	7	18,446	+ 12,663
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	24,903	3	40,540	- 15,637
Liver Disease	7	17,540	14	7,666	+ 9,874
Falls	8	15,718	15	7,618	+ 8,100
Lung Disease	9	13,799	6	32,896	- 19,097
Breast Cancer	10	13,178	9	12,718	+ 460
Hypertension	11	12,727	23	5,208	+ 7,518
Prostate Cancer	12	11,910	8	13,289	- 1,379
Pancreas Cancer	13	10,773	11	8,995	+ 1,778
Kidney Disease	14	10,217	18	5,471	+ 4,746
Stomach Cancer	15	10,171	24	4,999	+ 5,172
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,223	17	5,842	+ 3,381
Lymphomas	17	9,053	10	9,350	- 298
Oral Cancer	18	8,809	30	3,109	+ 5,701
Suicide	19	8,118	20	5,325	+ 2,793
Other Injuries	20	6,811	19	5,464	+ 1,347
Bladder Cancer	21	6,012	16	6,133	- 121
Liver Cancer	22	5,774	21	5,237	+ 538
Leukemia	23	5,517	22	5,211	+ 306
Skin Cancers	24	4,394	27	3,727	+ 667
Inflammatory/Heart	25	4,165	29	3,126	+ 1,039
Ovary Cancer	26	4,112	25	4,019	+ 93
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,073	33	2,169	+ 1,904
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,858	12	8,727	- 4,869
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,814	13	8,573	- 4,758
Uterin Cancer	30	3,443	32	2,346	+ 1,097
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,369	36	2,090	+ 1,279
Cervical Cancer	32	3,355	43	1,099	+ 2,256
Alcohol	33	2,697	39	1,555	+ 1,143
Skin Disease	34	2,092	34	2,134	- 42
Epilepsy	35	2,066	42	1,193	+ 873
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,051	35	2,127	- 75
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,010	28	3,297	- 1,287
Drownings	38	1,767	49	301	+ 1,466
Low Birth Weight	39	1,196	40	1,313	- 118
Other Neoplasms	40	1,141	26	3,986	- 2,845
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	857	45	876	- 19
Violence	42	731	46	868	- 137
Multiple Sclerosis	43	674	37	1,856	- 1,182
Asthma	44	581	41	1,302	- 722
Drug Use	45	550	31	2,824	- 2,275
Fires	46	476	48	334	+ 141
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	417	38	1,599	- 1,182
Poisonings	48	365	53	221	+ 145
Malnutrition	49	354	58	116	+ 238
Tuberculosis	50	326	47	351	- 25
Meningitis	51	309	52	232	+ 77
Birth Trauma	52	184	54	190	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	183	44	1,014	- 831
Hepatitis C	54	153	51	267	- 114
Appendicitis	55	111	59	105	+ 6
Hepatitis B	56	99	65	40	+ 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	91	56	184	- 93
Upper Respiratory	58	77	63	48	+ 29
Anemia	59	66	50	277	- 210
Schizophrenia	60	52	60	101	- 49
Pertussis	61	45	69	3	+ 42
Syphilis	62	40	62	49	- 8
Maternal Conditions	63	34	64	47	- 12
Otitis Media	64	29	66	16	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	65	26	55	188	- 162
Oral conditions	66	12	61	54	- 42
Encephalitis	67	10	68	6	+ 4
War	68	7	67	10	- 3
Osteoarthritis	69	4	57	167	- 163
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Slovakia

United Kingdom

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.