VANUATU VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Slovakia SLOVAKIA VANUATU Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 609 1 454 + 155
Alzheimers & Dementia 2 256 21 18 + 239
Stroke 3 215 2 288 - 74
Lung Cancers 4 146 23 15 + 131
Colon-Rectum Cancers 5 145 35 8 + 136
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 116 4 124 - 9
Liver Disease 7 81 9 51 + 30
Falls 8 73 25 13 + 60
Lung Disease 9 64 5 108 - 44
Breast Cancer 10 61 26 13 + 48
Hypertension 11 59 11 47 + 12
Prostate Cancer 12 55 34 9 + 47
Pancreas Cancer 13 50 53 1 + 49
Kidney Disease 14 47 7 70 - 23
Stomach Cancer 15 47 40 6 + 41
Diabetes Mellitus 16 43 3 127 - 84
Lymphomas 17 42 45 3 + 39
Oral Cancer 18 41 54 1 + 40
Suicide 19 38 8 54 - 16
Other Injuries 20 32 17 30 + 2
Bladder Cancer 21 28 49 2 + 26
Liver Cancer 22 27 18 27 - 1
Leukemia 23 26 32 9 + 17
Skin Cancers 24 20 86 0 + 20
Inflammatory/Heart 25 19 29 11 + 8
Ovary Cancer 26 19 44 4 + 15
Road Traffic Accidents 27 19 12 45 - 26
Oesophagus Cancer 28 18 82 0 + 18
Parkinson's Disease 29 18 28 12 + 6
Uterin Cancer 30 16 48 2 + 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease 31 16 20 18 - 3
Cervical Cancer 32 16 27 13 + 3
Alcohol 33 13 43 4 + 9
Skin Disease 34 10 39 7 + 3
Epilepsy 35 10 41 5 + 4
Congenital Anomalies 36 10 10 48 - 38
Endocrine Disorders 37 9 33 9 + 1
Drownings 38 8 16 35 - 27
Low Birth Weight 39 6 14 43 - 38
Other Neoplasms 40 5 55 1 + 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease 41 4 15 35 - 31
Violence 42 3 38 7 - 3
Multiple Sclerosis 43 3 57 0 + 3
Asthma 44 3 13 45 - 42
Drug Use 45 3 56 0 + 2
Fires 46 2 42 4 - 2
Diarrhoeal diseases 47 2 6 80 - 78
Poisonings 48 2 47 2 - 1
Malnutrition 49 2 31 10 - 8
Tuberculosis 50 2 22 16 - 15
Meningitis 51 1 36 8 - 7
Birth Trauma 52 1 19 20 - 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis 53 1 58 0 + 1
Hepatitis C 54 1 61 0 + 1
Appendicitis 55 1 50 1 - 1
Hepatitis B 56 0 51 1 - 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy 57 0 78 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 58 0 65 0 + 0
Anemia 59 0 83 0 + 0
Schizophrenia 60 0 85 0 + 0
Pertussis 61 0 30 10 - 10
Syphilis 62 0 37 8 - 7
Maternal Conditions 63 0 24 14 - 14
Otitis Media 64 0 67 0 + 0
HIV/AIDS 65 0 72 0 + 0
Oral conditions 66 0 80 0 + 0
Encephalitis 67 0 52 1 - 1
War 68 0 64 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 69 0 79 0 + 0
Diphtheria 70 0 60 0 - 0
Tetanus 71 0 46 3 - 3
Measles 72 0 62 0 - 0
Chlamydia 73 0 66 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 74 0 76 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 75 0 73 0 - 0
Chagas disease 76 0 77 0 - 0
Malaria 77 0 75 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 78 0 74 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 79 0 69 0 - 0
Ascariasis 80 0 63 0 - 0
Dengue 81 0 59 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 82 0 70 0 - 0
Leprosy 83 0 68 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 84 0 71 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 85 0 84 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 81 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020