USA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	589,566	1	504,904	+ 84,662
Stroke	2	322,288	4	158,520	+ 163,768
Lung Cancers	3	205,534	5	155,533	+ 50,001
Hypertension	4	143,568	8	65,960	+ 77,608
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	121,092	9	61,827	+ 59,265
Falls	6	115,330	18	40,418	+ 74,912
Lung Disease	7	109,971	3	195,387	- 85,416
Alcohol	8	83,280	30	14,659	+ 68,620
Breast Cancer	9	78,881	13	48,671	+ 30,210
Prostate Cancer	10	77,604	20	35,612	+ 41,992
Lymphomas	11	75,795	19	40,281	+ 35,514
Liver Disease	12	69,966	16	43,402	+ 26,563
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	67,089	11	60,317	+ 6,771
Suicide	14	67,030	12	53,099	+ 13,931
Pancreas Cancer	15	66,722	15	44,293	+ 22,430
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	61,197	2	287,198	- 226,001
Stomach Cancer	17	55,520	33	13,077	+ 42,443
Diabetes Mellitus	18	55,459	10	61,418	- 5,959
Liver Cancer	19	46,379	23	27,064	+ 19,314
Inflammatory/Heart	20	38,980	22	32,529	+ 6,451
Leukemia	21	36,740	24	26,966	+ 9,774
Bladder Cancer	22	34,464	26	19,622	+ 14,842
Other Injuries	23	33,082	25	25,997	+ 7,085
Parkinson's Disease	24	32,006	21	34,491	- 2,485
Skin Cancers	25	31,077	32	14,311	+ 16,766
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	24,694	47	3,646	+ 21,048
Oral Cancer	27	23,612	35	11,555	+ 12,057
Kidney Disease	28	23,368	6	85,861	- 62,493
Ovary Cancer	29	19,956	31	14,591	+ 5,364
Uterin Cancer	30	17,206	36	10,063	+ 7,143
Road Traffic Accidents	31	17,115	17	41,694	- 24,579
Oesophagus Cancer	32	15,099	28	17,829	- 2,731
Endocrine Disorders	33	15,087	14	46,985	- 31,898
Other Neoplasms	34	11,263	29	17,743	- 6,480
Epilepsy	35	10,145	50	3,162	+ 6,983
Cervical Cancer	36	9,860	38	6,984	+ 2,876
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	8,893	48	3,461	+ 5,432
Congenital Anomalies	38	7,994	34	11,762	- 3,768
Multiple Sclerosis	39	5,665	44	5,059	+ 606
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	4,825	52	2,461	+ 2,364
Drug Use	41	3,913	7	74,435	- 70,522
Violence	42	3,062	27	18,976	- 15,914
Low Birth Weight	43	2,744	39	6,924	- 4,180
Drownings	44	2,734	45	4,070	- 1,336
Asthma	45	2,669	46	3,818	- 1,150
Tuberculosis	46	2,372	62	546	+ 1,825
Schizophrenia	47	1,509	57	723	+ 786
Fires	48	1,315	49	3,183	- 1,868
Skin Disease	49	838	43	5,409	- 4,571
Meningitis	50	836	60	606	+ 230
Poisonings	51	669	53	1,674	- 1,005
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	667	37	9,955	- 9,288
Oral conditions	53	499	64	286	+ 213
Appendicitis	54	348	63	424	- 76
Syphilis	55	324	66	49	+ 275
Maternal Conditions	56	214	56	779	- 565
Birth Trauma	57	213	54	1,233	- 1,021
Hepatitis B	58	183	59	608	- 425
Tetanus	59	168	71	2	+ 166
Anemia	60	168	51	3,115	- 2,947
War	61	35	55	1,198	- 1,163
Leishmaniasis	62	6	79	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	3	65	229	- 227
Malnutrition	64	2	40	6,762	- 6,760
Encephalitis	65	2	68	25	- 24
Pertussis	66	1	69	16	- 15
Hepatitis C	67	0	41	5,684	- 5,683
Otitis Media	68	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	80	0	- 0
Diphtheria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	58	678	- 678
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.