ZIMBABWE VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,842	3	8,493	+ 24,349
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,816	31	768	+ 13,048
Stroke	3	11,578	5	5,126	+ 6,452
Lung Cancers	4	7,897	43	286	+ 7,611
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	7,793	40	505	+ 7,288
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,239	2	10,779	- 4,541
Liver Disease	7	4,394	17	1,941	+ 2,453
Falls	8	3,938	41	465	+ 3,473
Lung Disease	9	3,457	23	1,163	+ 2,294
Breast Cancer	10	3,301	28	839	+ 2,462
Hypertension	11	3,188	24	1,146	+ 2,042
Prostate Cancer	12	2,984	32	628	+ 2,356
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,699	47	217	+ 2,482
Kidney Disease	14	2,560	12	2,214	+ 346
Stomach Cancer	15	2,548	33	559	+ 1,989
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,311	9	3,344	- 1,033
Lymphomas	17	2,268	26	960	+ 1,308
Oral Cancer	18	2,207	49	208	+ 1,999
Suicide	19	2,034	13	2,069	- 35
Other Injuries	20	1,706	20	1,656	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	21	1,506	54	125	+ 1,381
Liver Cancer	22	1,447	38	510	+ 937
Leukemia	23	1,382	45	244	+ 1,139
Skin Cancers	24	1,101	44	264	+ 837
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,043	25	1,047	- 4
Ovary Cancer	26	1,030	51	173	+ 857
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,020	4	6,037	- 5,017
Oesophagus Cancer	28	967	29	801	+ 165
Parkinson's Disease	29	956	46	226	+ 730
Uterin Cancer	30	863	50	182	+ 681
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	844	35	548	+ 296
Cervical Cancer	32	841	14	2,023	- 1,182
Alcohol	33	676	61	48	+ 628
Skin Disease	34	524	52	173	+ 351
Epilepsy	35	518	39	508	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	36	514	11	2,217	- 1,703
Endocrine Disorders	37	504	34	553	- 50
Drownings	38	443	27	956	- 513
Low Birth Weight	39	300	7	4,038	- 3,738
Other Neoplasms	40	286	62	37	+ 249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	215	36	542	- 327
Violence	42	183	18	1,916	- 1,733
Multiple Sclerosis	43	169	67	14	+ 155
Asthma	44	145	21	1,531	- 1,385
Drug Use	45	138	48	213	- 75
Fires	46	119	30	793	- 673
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	104	6	4,595	- 4,490
Poisonings	48	91	37	515	- 424
Malnutrition	49	89	10	2,396	- 2,307
Tuberculosis	50	82	16	1,999	- 1,917
Meningitis	51	77	22	1,325	- 1,248
Birth Trauma	52	46	8	3,405	- 3,359
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	46	64	26	+ 20
Hepatitis C	54	38	66	14	+ 24
Appendicitis	55	28	58	66	- 38
Hepatitis B	56	25	60	57	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	23	80	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	58	19	59	65	- 46
Anemia	59	17	84	0	+ 17
Schizophrenia	60	13	86	0	+ 13
Pertussis	61	11	42	419	- 407
Syphilis	62	10	55	124	- 114
Maternal Conditions	63	9	19	1,749	- 1,740
Otitis Media	64	7	68	3	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	65	7	1	19,988	- 19,982
Oral conditions	66	3	82	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	67	3	56	117	- 115
War	68	2	65	26	- 24
Osteoarthritis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	71	0	57	102	- 102
Measles	72	0	63	30	- 30
Chlamydia	73	0	69	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Slovakia

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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.