SLOVENIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SLOVENIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	3,007	16	375	+ 2,632
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,198	1	3,617	- 1,419
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,242	13	412	+ 831
Stroke	4	1,153	2	1,977	- 824
Lung Cancers	5	1,094	3	1,261	- 166
Lung Disease	6	1,008	7	675	+ 333
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	565	5	743	- 178
Prostate Cancer	8	407	10	476	- 69
Breast Cancer	9	390	9	484	- 94
Lymphomas	10	287	11	465	- 178
Pancreas Cancer	11	276	15	409	- 134
Oesophagus Cancer	12	267	32	93	+ 175
Parkinson's Disease	13	263	24	196	+ 66
Liver Disease	14	235	12	429	- 194
Falls	15	233	6	708	- 474
Bladder Cancer	16	188	22	211	- 23
Diabetes Mellitus	17	179	18	340	- 161
Kidney Disease	18	168	28	143	+ 24
Other Injuries	19	167	23	203	- 36
Suicide	20	163	14	411	- 248
Liver Cancer	21	160	19	285	- 124
Leukemia	22	160	21	225	- 66
Hypertension	23	160	4	881	- 721
Stomach Cancer	24	153	17	341	- 187
Ovary Cancer	25	123	29	122	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	26	122	34	69	+ 53
Skin Cancers	27	114	25	191	- 76
Endocrine Disorders	28	101	33	93	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	29	96	20	239	- 143
Oral Cancer	30	95	27	145	- 50
Drug Use	31	87	41	24	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	32	72	30	106	- 34
Road Traffic Accidents	33	66	31	105	- 39
Skin Disease	34	65	49	5	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	35	65	38	49	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	64	37	55	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	37	57	39	35	+ 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	49	52	4	+ 45
Alcohol	39	48	8	511	- 463
Low Birth Weight	40	40	43	17	+ 23
Asthma	41	40	45	16	+ 24
Epilepsy	42	37	35	62	- 26
Cervical Cancer	43	34	36	60	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	31	40	30	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	27	26	151	- 125
Violence	46	27	42	19	+ 8
Tuberculosis	47	11	46	15	- 4
Fires	48	10	48	8	+ 2
Drownings	49	9	44	17	- 8
Anemia	50	8	60	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	51	8	67	0	+ 8
Meningitis	52	7	50	5	+ 2
Poisonings	53	7	51	4	+ 3
Birth Trauma	54	6	57	1	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	55	6	70	0	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	6	86	0	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	57	5	85	0	+ 5
Malnutrition	58	4	64	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	3	54	2	+ 1
Schizophrenia	60	3	47	9	- 6
Oral conditions	61	2	53	3	- 1
Syphilis	62	1	55	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	1	63	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	56	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	1	58	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	+ 0
War	67	0	61	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	62	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVENIA

United Kingdom

Slovenia

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.