SOUTH KOREA VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	151,956	1	28,043	+ 123,913
Stroke	2	38,445	3	25,596	+ 12,849
Lung Cancers	3	26,150	4	20,293	+ 5,857
Lung Disease	4	20,064	11	8,526	+ 11,538
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	19,768	2	26,650	- 6,882
Diabetes Mellitus	6	19,187	13	6,812	+ 12,375
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	19,020	6	12,145	+ 6,875
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	18,825	8	10,180	+ 8,645
Hypertension	9	12,042	17	3,711	+ 8,331
Other Injuries	10	11,384	18	3,634	+ 7,750
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,109	12	6,994	+ 4,115
Liver Disease	12	10,475	14	6,348	+ 4,127
Breast Cancer	13	9,417	21	2,880	+ 6,537
Kidney Disease	14	8,244	9	10,107	- 1,863
Prostate Cancer	15	7,687	22	2,316	+ 5,371
Suicide	16	6,255	5	14,636	- 8,380
Lymphomas	17	5,816	19	3,477	+ 2,339
Stomach Cancer	18	5,240	10	8,625	- 3,385
Leukemia	19	5,229	23	2,140	+ 3,089
Bladder Cancer	20	5,100	27	1,768	+ 3,332
Oral Cancer	21	4,570	29	1,457	+ 3,113
Liver Cancer	22	4,453	7	11,589	- 7,136
Endocrine Disorders	23	3,795	25	1,891	+ 1,904
Falls	24	3,520	20	2,934	+ 586
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,384	31	1,325	+ 2,059
Other Neoplasms	26	3,298	26	1,807	+ 1,492
Skin Cancers	27	3,101	37	585	+ 2,517
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,094	28	1,733	+ 1,361
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,056	15	4,399	- 1,343
Ovary Cancer	30	2,973	30	1,330	+ 1,643
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,428	16	3,951	- 1,523
Alcohol	32	2,217	33	1,081	+ 1,136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,084	38	540	+ 1,544
Uterin Cancer	34	2,067	43	420	+ 1,647
Cervical Cancer	35	1,662	34	1,065	+ 597
Malnutrition	36	1,437	53	88	+ 1,348
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,331	48	224	+ 1,107
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,227	35	929	+ 298
Epilepsy	39	1,180	40	524	+ 656
Skin Disease	40	975	36	704	+ 271
Asthma	41	898	32	1,150	- 252
Congenital Anomalies	42	890	41	518	+ 372
Drownings	43	731	42	501	+ 231
Drug Use	44	710	50	154	+ 556
Multiple Sclerosis	45	564	66	11	+ 554
Low Birth Weight	46	453	45	370	+ 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	372	51	150	+ 222
Violence	48	318	44	386	- 68
Fires	49	259	47	263	- 4
Poisonings	50	191	52	115	+ 76
Upper Respiratory	51	135	63	26	+ 109
Birth Trauma	52	131	54	88	+ 43
Meningitis	53	121	58	51	+ 70
Tuberculosis	54	111	24	1,950	- 1,839
Anemia	55	109	46	329	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	105	59	49	+ 56
Appendicitis	57	93	57	54	+ 39
Hepatitis C	58	85	49	168	- 82
HIV/AIDS	59	38	55	84	- 46
Syphilis	60	20	62	27	- 7
Maternal Conditions	61	18	61	34	- 16
Oral conditions	62	15	64	21	- 6
Hepatitis B	63	9	39	526	- 517
Encephalitis	64	5	65	19	- 14
War	65	5	68	5	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	5	81	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	67	4	70	5	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	83	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	69	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	56	77	- 77
Osteoarthritis	86	0	60	41	- 41
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Czech Republic

South Korea

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.