SOUTH AFRICA VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	176,350	3	32,739	+ 143,611
Stroke	2	44,616	4	30,693	+ 13,923
Lung Cancers	3	30,348	15	7,705	+ 22,643
Lung Disease	4	23,285	13	11,895	+ 11,390
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	22,942	2	39,341	- 16,399
Diabetes Mellitus	6	22,267	5	30,188	- 7,921
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	22,074	22	4,676	+ 17,398
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	21,847	28	3,587	+ 18,261
Hypertension	9	13,975	12	12,789	+ 1,186
Other Injuries	10	13,211	17	6,014	+ 7,197
Pancreas Cancer	11	12,892	35	2,007	+ 10,885
Liver Disease	12	12,157	14	9,013	+ 3,144
Breast Cancer	13	10,929	23	4,533	+ 6,395
Kidney Disease	14	9,568	9	15,302	- 5,734
Prostate Cancer	15	8,921	24	4,374	+ 4,547
Suicide	16	7,259	10	13,774	- 6,515
Lymphomas	17	6,750	31	2,818	+ 3,932
Stomach Cancer	18	6,082	39	1,535	+ 4,547
Leukemia	19	6,069	40	1,464	+ 4,605
Bladder Cancer	20	5,919	52	829	+ 5,090
Oral Cancer	21	5,304	41	1,406	+ 3,898
Liver Cancer	22	5,168	33	2,383	+ 2,784
Endocrine Disorders	23	4,404	19	5,890	- 1,486
Falls	24	4,085	42	1,399	+ 2,686
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,928	21	5,408	- 1,481
Other Neoplasms	26	3,828	58	267	+ 3,561
Skin Cancers	27	3,599	48	993	+ 2,606
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,591	29	3,486	+ 105
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,547	11	13,014	- 9,467
Ovary Cancer	30	3,450	51	951	+ 2,499
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,818	46	1,077	+ 1,741
Alcohol	32	2,573	49	987	+ 1,586
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,418	36	1,894	+ 524
Uterin Cancer	34	2,398	54	512	+ 1,886
Cervical Cancer	35	1,929	20	5,555	- 3,627
Malnutrition	36	1,667	34	2,381	- 713
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,545	47	1,015	+ 530
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,423	8	15,843	- 14,420
Epilepsy	39	1,370	37	1,870	- 500
Skin Disease	40	1,132	45	1,101	+ 30
Asthma	41	1,043	18	5,966	- 4,923
Congenital Anomalies	42	1,033	25	4,351	- 3,318
Drownings	43	849	32	2,403	- 1,554
Drug Use	44	824	53	770	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	45	655	62	113	+ 542
Low Birth Weight	46	525	16	6,250	- 5,725
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	431	55	376	+ 56
Violence	48	370	7	21,000	- 20,630
Fires	49	300	27	3,618	- 3,317
Poisonings	50	222	50	975	- 754
Upper Respiratory	51	156	60	223	- 67
Birth Trauma	52	152	30	3,004	- 2,852
Meningitis	53	140	26	3,660	- 3,520
Tuberculosis	54	129	6	21,965	- 21,836
Anemia	55	127	82	0	+ 127
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	122	86	0	+ 122
Appendicitis	57	107	56	274	- 166
Hepatitis C	58	99	70	8	+ 91
HIV/AIDS	59	44	1	71,996	- 71,951
Syphilis	60	23	44	1,130	- 1,107
Maternal Conditions	61	21	38	1,700	- 1,679
Oral conditions	62	17	84	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	63	10	61	139	- 129
Encephalitis	64	6	59	234	- 228
War	65	6	64	66	- 60
Iodine Deficiency	66	5	79	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	67	5	67	19	- 14
Pertussis	68	1	43	1,142	- 1,142
Diphtheria	69	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	70	0	57	270	- 270
Tetanus	71	0	65	38	- 38
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.