SLOVAKIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	5,681	2	4,482	+ 1,199
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,510	1	10,654	- 5,144
Lung Cancers	3	3,437	4	2,562	+ 875
Stroke	4	3,039	3	3,756	- 717
Lung Disease	5	2,995	9	1,121	+ 1,874
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,825	5	2,528	- 703
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,548	6	2,024	- 475
Falls	8	1,293	8	1,277	+ 16
Breast Cancer	9	1,107	10	1,071	+ 36
Prostate Cancer	10	1,022	12	968	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	11	938	13	876	+ 62
Kidney Disease	12	792	14	830	- 38
Lymphomas	13	786	17	736	+ 50
Diabetes Mellitus	14	747	16	750	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	15	672	28	314	+ 358
Parkinson's Disease	16	664	29	310	+ 354
Suicide	17	634	19	660	- 26
Other Neoplasms	18	573	40	93	+ 480
Other Injuries	19	516	20	554	- 38
Leukemia	20	494	23	448	+ 46
Bladder Cancer	21	461	21	489	- 28
Stomach Cancer	22	426	15	827	- 401
Inflammatory/Heart	23	376	25	339	+ 37
Liver Cancer	24	364	22	469	- 105
Ovary Cancer	25	334	26	334	- 0
Endocrine Disorders	26	330	37	163	+ 167
Skin Cancers	27	321	24	357	- 37
Liver Disease	28	293	7	1,425	- 1,133
Hypertension	29	256	11	1,034	- 778
Oral Cancer	30	240	18	716	- 476
Road Traffic Accidents	31	213	27	331	- 118
Alcohol	32	192	33	219	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	183	47	34	+ 149
Uterin Cancer	34	177	30	280	- 103
Congenital Anomalies	35	170	36	167	+ 4
Skin Disease	36	92	34	170	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	37	92	43	55	+ 38
Epilepsy	38	90	35	168	- 77
Cervical Cancer	39	83	32	273	- 189
Anemia	40	78	59	5	+ 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	74	41	70	+ 5
Drug Use	42	72	45	45	+ 28
Osteoarthritis	43	69	69	0	+ 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	67	53	15	+ 52
Low Birth Weight	45	52	39	97	- 45
Asthma	46	52	44	47	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	41	31	274	- 233
Violence	48	34	42	59	- 26
Drownings	49	31	38	144	- 113
Schizophrenia	50	30	60	4	+ 26
Meningitis	51	25	51	25	- 1
Birth Trauma	52	23	52	15	+ 8
Fires	53	15	46	39	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	13	57	7	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	55	10	65	2	+ 8
Tuberculosis	56	9	50	26	- 18
Upper Respiratory	57	9	58	6	+ 3
Appendicitis	58	8	55	9	- 1
Oral conditions	59	7	66	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	60	6	54	12	- 6
Poisonings	61	5	48	30	- 24
Hepatitis B	62	4	56	8	- 4
Malnutrition	63	4	49	29	- 25
Otitis Media	64	3	64	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	65	3	63	3	- 0
War	66	1	68	1	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	61	4	- 3
Encephalitis	68	0	67	1	- 1
Syphilis	69	0	62	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

Netherlands

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.