JAPAN VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	359,459	1	163,905	+ 195,554
Stroke	2	90,942	2	121,823	- 30,880
Lung Cancers	3	61,860	4	79,688	- 17,828
Lung Disease	4	47,462	5	78,169	- 30,707
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	46,763	3	107,899	- 61,136
Diabetes Mellitus	6	45,387	29	5,433	+ 39,955
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	44,993	7	56,937	- 11,944
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	44,532	6	57,340	- 12,808
Hypertension	9	28,485	28	6,673	+ 21,812
Other Injuries	10	26,929	12	22,068	+ 4,861
Pancreas Cancer	11	26,279	10	37,027	- 10,748
Liver Disease	12	24,780	17	14,195	+ 10,585
Breast Cancer	13	22,276	15	15,805	+ 6,472
Kidney Disease	14	19,502	9	44,779	- 25,277
Prostate Cancer	15	18,183	19	13,515	+ 4,668
Suicide	16	14,797	13	19,466	- 4,669
Lymphomas	17	13,758	14	19,273	- 5,514
Stomach Cancer	18	12,396	8	50,433	- 38,037
Leukemia	19	12,370	24	9,607	+ 2,763
Bladder Cancer	20	12,065	22	9,936	+ 2,128
Oral Cancer	21	10,811	26	8,333	+ 2,478
Liver Cancer	22	10,534	11	29,384	- 18,851
Endocrine Disorders	23	8,977	21	11,486	- 2,509
Falls	24	8,327	23	9,736	- 1,409
Inflammatory/Heart	25	8,006	27	8,232	- 227
Other Neoplasms	26	7,803	16	15,120	- 7,317
Skin Cancers	27	7,336	44	1,843	+ 5,493
Oesophagus Cancer	28	7,319	20	12,316	- 4,997
Road Traffic Accidents	29	7,230	31	4,566	+ 2,664
Ovary Cancer	30	7,032	30	5,061	+ 1,971
Parkinson's Disease	31	5,744	18	14,007	- 8,264
Alcohol	32	5,244	51	576	+ 4,668
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	4,930	35	2,922	+ 2,008
Uterin Cancer	34	4,889	33	3,461	+ 1,428
Cervical Cancer	35	3,931	32	3,799	+ 132
Malnutrition	36	3,398	43	1,910	+ 1,488
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	3,149	39	2,555	+ 594
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,902	37	2,731	+ 170
Epilepsy	39	2,792	45	1,558	+ 1,233
Skin Disease	40	2,307	36	2,806	- 499
Asthma	41	2,125	42	1,922	+ 203
Congenital Anomalies	42	2,105	40	2,473	- 368
Drownings	43	1,730	25	8,409	- 6,679
Drug Use	44	1,679	50	732	+ 947
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,335	59	108	+ 1,227
Low Birth Weight	46	1,071	55	202	+ 869
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	879	38	2,618	- 1,738
Violence	48	753	53	266	+ 487
Fires	49	612	48	1,007	- 395
Poisonings	50	452	54	255	+ 197
Upper Respiratory	51	318	57	159	+ 159
Birth Trauma	52	310	61	104	+ 205
Meningitis	53	286	52	308	- 22
Tuberculosis	54	263	34	3,459	- 3,195
Anemia	55	259	49	875	- 616
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	248	56	172	+ 77
Appendicitis	57	219	58	126	+ 93
Hepatitis C	58	201	41	2,220	- 2,018
HIV/AIDS	59	90	63	48	+ 43
Syphilis	60	46	65	16	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	61	42	64	39	+ 4
Oral conditions	62	35	60	106	- 71
Hepatitis B	63	21	46	1,423	- 1,402
Encephalitis	64	12	69	5	+ 8
War	65	12	66	15	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	66	11	70	2	+ 10
Otitis Media	67	10	68	8	+ 2
Pertussis	68	1	71	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	67	9	- 9
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Osteoarthritis	86	0	62	86	- 86
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.