ZAMBIA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,829	10	4,432	+ 35,397
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,755	29	590	+ 16,166
Stroke	3	14,041	3	7,948	+ 6,093
Lung Cancers	4	9,577	41	226	+ 9,351
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,451	43	203	+ 9,249
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,566	2	9,517	- 1,951
Liver Disease	7	5,329	9	4,501	+ 828
Falls	8	4,776	28	596	+ 4,179
Lung Disease	9	4,192	21	1,273	+ 2,920
Breast Cancer	10	4,004	35	366	+ 3,638
Hypertension	11	3,867	13	2,616	+ 1,250
Prostate Cancer	12	3,619	30	561	+ 3,057
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,273	62	42	+ 3,231
Kidney Disease	14	3,104	18	1,760	+ 1,344
Stomach Cancer	15	3,090	42	206	+ 2,884
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,802	14	2,395	+ 407
Lymphomas	17	2,750	31	548	+ 2,203
Oral Cancer	18	2,676	48	155	+ 2,521
Suicide	19	2,466	20	1,303	+ 1,164
Other Injuries	20	2,069	19	1,729	+ 341
Bladder Cancer	21	1,827	50	132	+ 1,695
Liver Cancer	22	1,754	46	177	+ 1,578
Leukemia	23	1,676	39	261	+ 1,415
Skin Cancers	24	1,335	54	108	+ 1,227
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,265	33	501	+ 764
Ovary Cancer	26	1,249	57	82	+ 1,167
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,237	11	3,654	- 2,417
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,172	36	359	+ 814
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,159	47	164	+ 995
Uterin Cancer	30	1,046	64	30	+ 1,016
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,023	40	246	+ 778
Cervical Cancer	32	1,019	17	1,799	- 779
Alcohol	33	820	49	140	+ 680
Skin Disease	34	636	52	126	+ 510
Epilepsy	35	628	38	332	+ 296
Congenital Anomalies	36	623	12	3,146	- 2,523
Endocrine Disorders	37	611	37	354	+ 257
Drownings	38	537	27	689	- 152
Low Birth Weight	39	363	8	4,857	- 4,494
Other Neoplasms	40	347	65	20	+ 327
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	260	45	190	+ 71
Violence	42	222	23	1,153	- 931
Multiple Sclerosis	43	205	67	13	+ 191
Asthma	44	176	26	741	- 564
Drug Use	45	167	53	122	+ 45
Fires	46	145	32	546	- 402
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	127	5	6,275	- 6,149
Poisonings	48	111	34	456	- 345
Malnutrition	49	107	15	2,303	- 2,195
Tuberculosis	50	99	6	5,941	- 5,842
Meningitis	51	94	16	1,976	- 1,882
Birth Trauma	52	56	7	5,062	- 5,006
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	56	63	30	+ 26
Hepatitis C	54	46	66	18	+ 29
Appendicitis	55	34	56	84	- 50
Hepatitis B	56	30	55	104	- 74
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	28	84	0	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	58	23	60	68	- 44
Anemia	59	20	83	0	+ 20
Schizophrenia	60	16	81	0	+ 16
Pertussis	61	14	25	743	- 729
Syphilis	62	12	24	885	- 872
Maternal Conditions	63	10	22	1,188	- 1,178
Otitis Media	64	9	70	5	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	65	8	1	17,234	- 17,226
Oral conditions	66	4	86	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	67	3	59	70	- 67
War	68	2	69	6	- 4
Osteoarthritis	69	1	85	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	73	3	- 3
Tetanus	71	0	44	190	- 190
Measles	72	0	61	48	- 48
Chlamydia	73	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Leishmaniasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.