NICARAGUA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,511	1	5,843	+ 5,668
Stroke	2	6,293	3	2,225	+ 4,068
Lung Cancers	3	4,013	23	274	+ 3,739
Hypertension	4	2,803	9	1,103	+ 1,700
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,364	18	315	+ 2,049
Falls	6	2,252	22	276	+ 1,976
Lung Disease	7	2,147	5	1,570	+ 578
Alcohol	8	1,626	21	279	+ 1,347
Breast Cancer	9	1,540	20	283	+ 1,257
Prostate Cancer	10	1,515	15	386	+ 1,129
Lymphomas	11	1,480	29	164	+ 1,316
Liver Disease	12	1,366	6	1,203	+ 163
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	1,310	7	1,152	+ 158
Suicide	14	1,309	19	285	+ 1,024
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,303	27	178	+ 1,125
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	1,195	33	149	+ 1,046
Stomach Cancer	17	1,084	14	478	+ 606
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,083	4	2,068	- 985
Liver Cancer	19	906	12	509	+ 397
Inflammatory/Heart	20	761	34	139	+ 622
Leukemia	21	717	24	227	+ 490
Bladder Cancer	22	673	52	28	+ 645
Other Injuries	23	646	17	358	+ 288
Parkinson's Disease	24	625	42	67	+ 558
Skin Cancers	25	607	45	59	+ 548
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	482	54	20	+ 462
Oral Cancer	27	461	43	64	+ 397
Kidney Disease	28	456	2	3,533	- 3,077
Ovary Cancer	29	390	44	61	+ 328
Uterin Cancer	30	336	48	39	+ 297
Road Traffic Accidents	31	334	8	1,109	- 774
Oesophagus Cancer	32	295	47	42	+ 253
Endocrine Disorders	33	295	28	164	+ 131
Other Neoplasms	34	220	26	192	+ 28
Epilepsy	35	198	41	74	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	36	193	16	374	- 182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	174	40	85	+ 88
Congenital Anomalies	38	156	11	571	- 415
Multiple Sclerosis	39	111	61	7	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	94	50	31	+ 64
Drug Use	41	76	46	50	+ 26
Violence	42	60	10	619	- 559
Low Birth Weight	43	54	13	490	- 436
Drownings	44	53	32	157	- 104
Asthma	45	52	38	105	- 53
Tuberculosis	46	46	37	115	- 68
Schizophrenia	47	29	66	3	+ 26
Fires	48	26	57	16	+ 9
Skin Disease	49	16	31	162	- 145
Meningitis	50	16	51	29	- 13
Poisonings	51	13	55	18	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	13	36	122	- 109
Oral conditions	53	10	63	5	+ 5
Appendicitis	54	7	49	32	- 25
Syphilis	55	6	60	9	- 3
Maternal Conditions	56	4	39	88	- 84
Birth Trauma	57	4	25	198	- 194
Hepatitis B	58	4	62	5	- 2
Tetanus	59	3	79	0	+ 3
Anemia	60	3	53	28	- 25
War	61	1	70	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	62	0	76	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	72	1	- 0
Malnutrition	64	0	30	163	- 163
Encephalitis	65	0	58	10	- 10
Pertussis	66	0	67	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	71	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	70	0	35	139	- 139
Chlamydia	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	64	4	- 4
Measles	76	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Slovenia

Nicaragua

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.