SLOVAKIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,627	65	2	+ 6,625
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,621	6	2,024	+ 1,597
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,014	1	10,654	- 7,640
Stroke	4	2,825	3	3,756	- 931
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,779	16	750	+ 2,029
Tuberculosis	6	2,022	50	26	+ 1,995
Violence	7	1,933	42	59	+ 1,874
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,458	47	34	+ 1,424
Kidney Disease	9	1,409	14	830	+ 578
Suicide	10	1,268	19	660	+ 608
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,198	27	331	+ 867
Hypertension	12	1,177	11	1,034	+ 143
Lung Disease	13	1,095	9	1,121	- 27
Liver Disease	14	830	7	1,425	- 596
Lung Cancers	15	709	4	2,562	- 1,853
Low Birth Weight	16	575	39	97	+ 478
Other Injuries	17	554	20	554	- 0
Asthma	18	549	44	47	+ 502
Endocrine Disorders	19	542	37	163	+ 379
Cervical Cancer	20	511	32	273	+ 239
Inflammatory/Heart	21	498	25	339	+ 159
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	430	2	4,482	- 4,052
Breast Cancer	23	417	10	1,071	- 654
Prostate Cancer	24	403	12	968	- 565
Congenital Anomalies	25	400	36	167	+ 234
Meningitis	26	337	51	25	+ 312
Fires	27	333	46	39	+ 294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	330	5	2,528	- 2,198
Oesophagus Cancer	29	321	28	314	+ 7
Birth Trauma	30	276	52	15	+ 262
Lymphomas	31	259	17	736	- 476
Drownings	32	221	38	144	+ 78
Liver Cancer	33	219	22	469	- 250
Malnutrition	34	219	49	29	+ 190
Pancreas Cancer	35	185	13	876	- 691
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	174	31	274	- 99
Epilepsy	37	172	35	168	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	38	156	63	3	+ 154
Stomach Cancer	39	141	15	827	- 685
Leukemia	40	135	23	448	- 314
Oral Cancer	41	129	18	716	- 587
Falls	42	129	8	1,277	- 1,149
Pertussis	43	105	61	4	+ 101
Syphilis	44	104	62	3	+ 101
Skin Disease	45	101	34	170	- 69
Parkinson's Disease	46	99	29	310	- 211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	93	41	70	+ 24
Skin Cancers	48	91	24	357	- 266
Alcohol	49	91	33	219	- 128
Poisonings	50	90	48	30	+ 60
Ovary Cancer	51	88	26	334	- 247
Bladder Cancer	52	76	21	489	- 412
Drug Use	53	71	45	45	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	54	47	30	280	- 233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	35	53	15	+ 20
Appendicitis	56	25	55	9	+ 16
Measles	57	25	72	0	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	58	25	40	93	- 68
Encephalitis	59	22	67	1	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	60	21	58	6	+ 14
Hepatitis B	61	13	56	8	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	62	10	43	55	- 44
Malaria	63	8	77	0	+ 8
War	64	6	68	1	+ 5
Tetanus	65	3	71	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	66	3	74	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	67	2	64	2	- 1
Chlamydia	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	70	1	54	12	- 12
Ascariasis	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	59	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	66	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	85	0	69	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	57	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

South Africa

Slovakia

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.