SLOVAKIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,952	1	10,654	- 2,702
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,735	2	4,482	+ 1,254
Stroke	3	3,171	3	3,756	- 585
Lung Disease	4	2,282	9	1,121	+ 1,161
Lung Cancers	5	1,956	4	2,562	- 606
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,602	5	2,528	- 926
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,397	6	2,024	- 627
Prostate Cancer	8	1,378	12	968	+ 410
Pancreas Cancer	9	971	13	876	+ 96
Hypertension	10	966	11	1,034	- 68
Diabetes Mellitus	11	964	16	750	+ 214
Kidney Disease	12	856	14	830	+ 26
Breast Cancer	13	831	10	1,071	- 240
Suicide	14	777	19	660	+ 118
Other Injuries	15	722	20	554	+ 168
Lymphomas	16	713	17	736	- 23
Falls	17	583	8	1,277	- 695
Other Neoplasms	18	544	40	93	+ 452
Parkinson's Disease	19	495	29	310	+ 185
Leukemia	20	434	23	448	- 15
Bladder Cancer	21	399	21	489	- 89
Liver Cancer	22	395	22	469	- 74
Liver Disease	23	380	7	1,425	- 1,045
Endocrine Disorders	24	369	37	163	+ 205
Skin Cancers	25	342	24	357	- 15
Stomach Cancer	26	322	15	827	- 505
Ovary Cancer	27	290	26	334	- 44
Inflammatory/Heart	28	287	25	339	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	29	283	28	314	- 31
Drug Use	30	222	45	45	+ 178
Oral Cancer	31	199	18	716	- 517
Alcohol	32	188	33	219	- 31
Uterin Cancer	33	181	30	280	- 99
Road Traffic Accidents	34	166	27	331	- 165
Congenital Anomalies	35	162	36	167	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	152	47	34	+ 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	146	31	274	- 128
Cervical Cancer	38	120	32	273	- 153
Skin Disease	39	116	34	170	- 54
Anemia	40	92	59	5	+ 86
Multiple Sclerosis	41	89	43	55	+ 35
Asthma	42	83	44	47	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	68	53	15	+ 53
Epilepsy	44	63	35	168	- 105
Malnutrition	45	61	49	29	+ 33
Drownings	46	60	38	144	- 83
Violence	47	59	42	59	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	58	41	70	- 12
Fires	49	34	46	39	- 5
Schizophrenia	50	33	60	4	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	51	26	39	97	- 71
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	24	57	7	+ 17
Hepatitis C	53	23	54	12	+ 11
Meningitis	54	18	51	25	- 7
Birth Trauma	55	18	52	15	+ 3
Tuberculosis	56	13	50	26	- 14
Osteoarthritis	57	13	69	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	58	10	58	6	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	9	55	9	+ 0
Poisonings	60	9	48	30	- 20
HIV/AIDS	61	7	65	2	+ 5
Hepatitis B	62	5	56	8	- 3
Oral conditions	63	4	66	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	3	63	3	- 0
War	65	1	68	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	64	2	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	61	4	- 3
Tetanus	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	67	1	- 1
Syphilis	72	0	62	3	- 3
Chlamydia	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.