USA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SLOVAKIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	654,835	1	504,904	+ 149,931
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	275,478	2	287,198	- 11,720
Stroke	3	230,848	4	158,520	+ 72,328
Lung Cancers	4	157,456	5	155,533	+ 1,923
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	155,394	9	61,827	+ 93,566
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	124,394	11	60,317	+ 64,077
Liver Disease	7	87,615	16	43,402	+ 44,213
Falls	8	78,516	18	40,418	+ 38,098
Lung Disease	9	68,930	3	195,387	- 126,457
Breast Cancer	10	65,826	13	48,671	+ 17,156
Hypertension	11	63,571	8	65,960	- 2,389
Prostate Cancer	12	59,494	20	35,612	+ 23,882
Pancreas Cancer	13	53,814	15	44,293	+ 9,522
Kidney Disease	14	51,037	6	85,861	- 34,824
Stomach Cancer	15	50,805	33	13,077	+ 37,728
Diabetes Mellitus	16	46,072	10	61,418	- 15,346
Lymphomas	17	45,219	19	40,281	+ 4,938
Oral Cancer	18	44,004	35	11,555	+ 32,449
Suicide	19	40,551	12	53,099	- 12,548
Other Injuries	20	34,024	25	25,997	+ 8,027
Bladder Cancer	21	30,031	26	19,622	+ 10,409
Liver Cancer	22	28,843	23	27,064	+ 1,778
Leukemia	23	27,559	24	26,966	+ 594
Skin Cancers	24	21,950	32	14,311	+ 7,639
Inflammatory/Heart	25	20,806	22	32,529	- 11,723
Ovary Cancer	26	20,541	31	14,591	+ 5,950
Road Traffic Accidents	27	20,344	17	41,694	- 21,351
Oesophagus Cancer	28	19,272	28	17,829	+ 1,443
Parkinson's Disease	29	19,053	21	34,491	- 15,438
Uterin Cancer	30	17,198	36	10,063	+ 7,135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	16,827	48	3,461	+ 13,366
Cervical Cancer	32	16,760	38	6,984	+ 9,775
Alcohol	33	13,474	30	14,659	- 1,186
Skin Disease	34	10,449	43	5,409	+ 5,040
Epilepsy	35	10,320	50	3,162	+ 7,158
Congenital Anomalies	36	10,247	34	11,762	- 1,515
Endocrine Disorders	37	10,039	14	46,985	- 36,946
Drownings	38	8,826	45	4,070	+ 4,756
Low Birth Weight	39	5,972	39	6,924	- 952
Other Neoplasms	40	5,701	29	17,743	- 12,042
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	4,280	47	3,646	+ 634
Violence	42	3,651	27	18,976	- 15,325
Multiple Sclerosis	43	3,366	44	5,059	- 1,693
Asthma	44	2,900	46	3,818	- 918
Drug Use	45	2,745	7	74,435	- 71,689
Fires	46	2,377	49	3,183	- 806
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	2,084	37	9,955	- 7,871
Poisonings	48	1,824	53	1,674	+ 150
Malnutrition	49	1,766	40	6,762	- 4,996
Tuberculosis	50	1,628	62	546	+ 1,082
Meningitis	51	1,545	60	606	+ 939
Birth Trauma	52	919	54	1,233	- 314
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	913	52	2,461	- 1,548
Hepatitis C	54	764	41	5,684	- 4,920
Appendicitis	55	557	63	424	+ 132
Hepatitis B	56	495	59	608	- 113
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	452	58	678	- 226
Upper Respiratory	58	386	65	229	+ 156
Anemia	59	331	51	3,115	- 2,784
Schizophrenia	60	260	57	723	- 463
Pertussis	61	224	69	16	+ 209
Syphilis	62	202	66	49	+ 153
Maternal Conditions	63	171	56	779	- 607
Otitis Media	64	147	67	34	+ 113
HIV/AIDS	65	130	42	5,660	- 5,530
Oral conditions	66	58	64	286	- 227
Encephalitis	67	50	68	25	+ 25
War	68	34	55	1,198	- 1,164
Osteoarthritis	69	22	61	579	- 557
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Slovakia

United States

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.