SLOVAKIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,610	65	2	+ 4,608
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,546	6	2,024	+ 522
Stroke	3	2,126	3	3,756	- 1,630
Malaria	4	2,108	77	0	+ 2,108
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,679	47	34	+ 1,645
Tuberculosis	6	1,589	50	26	+ 1,563
Birth Trauma	7	1,354	52	15	+ 1,339
Low Birth Weight	8	1,299	39	97	+ 1,202
Liver Disease	9	1,204	7	1,425	- 222
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,185	1	10,654	- 9,469
Road Traffic Accidents	11	977	27	331	+ 646
Congenital Anomalies	12	841	36	167	+ 675
Hypertension	13	700	11	1,034	- 334
Diabetes Mellitus	14	641	16	750	- 109
Malnutrition	15	616	49	29	+ 587
Meningitis	16	529	51	25	+ 503
Cervical Cancer	17	481	32	273	+ 208
Kidney Disease	18	471	14	830	- 359
Other Injuries	19	462	20	554	- 91
Suicide	20	348	19	660	- 311
Lung Disease	21	340	9	1,121	- 781
Maternal Conditions	22	318	63	3	+ 315
Violence	23	308	42	59	+ 249
Syphilis	24	237	62	3	+ 233
Pertussis	25	199	61	4	+ 195
Asthma	26	198	44	47	+ 151
Drownings	27	184	38	144	+ 41
Falls	28	160	8	1,277	- 1,118
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	158	2	4,482	- 4,324
Prostate Cancer	30	150	12	968	- 818
Lymphomas	31	147	17	736	- 589
Fires	32	146	46	39	+ 107
Inflammatory/Heart	33	134	25	339	- 204
Poisonings	34	122	48	30	+ 92
Breast Cancer	35	98	10	1,071	- 973
Oesophagus Cancer	36	96	28	314	- 218
Endocrine Disorders	37	95	37	163	- 69
Epilepsy	38	89	35	168	- 79
Leukemia	39	70	23	448	- 379
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	66	31	274	- 208
Lung Cancers	41	60	4	2,562	- 2,501
Stomach Cancer	42	55	15	827	- 771
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	54	5	2,528	- 2,474
Tetanus	44	51	71	0	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	51	41	70	- 19
Liver Cancer	46	47	22	469	- 422
Parkinson's Disease	47	44	29	310	- 266
Oral Cancer	48	42	18	716	- 674
Alcohol	49	37	33	219	- 182
Bladder Cancer	50	35	21	489	- 453
Schistosomiasis	51	34	74	0	+ 34
Skin Disease	52	34	34	170	- 136
Drug Use	53	33	45	45	- 12
Skin Cancers	54	29	24	357	- 328
Hepatitis B	55	28	56	8	+ 20
Appendicitis	56	22	55	9	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	57	22	26	334	- 312
Leishmaniasis	58	19	78	0	+ 19
Encephalitis	59	19	67	1	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	60	18	58	6	+ 12
Measles	61	13	72	0	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	62	11	13	876	- 864
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	8	53	15	- 7
Uterin Cancer	64	8	30	280	- 272
Other Neoplasms	65	5	40	93	- 87
Hepatitis C	66	5	54	12	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	43	55	- 51
Ascariasis	68	2	80	0	+ 2
War	69	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	64	2	- 1
Chlamydia	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	59	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	85	0	69	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

Zambia

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.