USA VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	997,726	1	504,904	+ 492,822
Stroke	2	252,423	4	158,520	+ 93,903
Lung Cancers	3	171,700	5	155,533	+ 16,168
Lung Disease	4	131,738	3	195,387	- 63,649
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	129,797	11	60,317	+ 69,479
Diabetes Mellitus	6	125,978	10	61,418	+ 64,560
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	124,885	2	287,198	- 162,313
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	123,606	9	61,827	+ 61,778
Hypertension	9	79,065	8	65,960	+ 13,104
Other Injuries	10	74,744	25	25,997	+ 48,747
Pancreas Cancer	11	72,941	15	44,293	+ 28,648
Liver Disease	12	68,780	16	43,402	+ 25,378
Breast Cancer	13	61,831	13	48,671	+ 13,160
Kidney Disease	14	54,130	6	85,861	- 31,731
Prostate Cancer	15	50,469	20	35,612	+ 14,857
Suicide	16	41,071	12	53,099	- 12,028
Lymphomas	17	38,188	19	40,281	- 2,092
Stomach Cancer	18	34,408	33	13,077	+ 21,331
Leukemia	19	34,335	24	26,966	+ 7,369
Bladder Cancer	20	33,487	26	19,622	+ 13,865
Oral Cancer	21	30,008	35	11,555	+ 18,453
Liver Cancer	22	29,237	23	27,064	+ 2,173
Endocrine Disorders	23	24,916	14	46,985	- 22,069
Falls	24	23,113	18	40,418	- 17,305
Inflammatory/Heart	25	22,221	22	32,529	- 10,308
Other Neoplasms	26	21,657	29	17,743	+ 3,914
Skin Cancers	27	20,361	32	14,311	+ 6,051
Oesophagus Cancer	28	20,315	28	17,829	+ 2,485
Road Traffic Accidents	29	20,067	17	41,694	- 21,627
Ovary Cancer	30	19,518	31	14,591	+ 4,927
Parkinson's Disease	31	15,943	21	34,491	- 18,548
Alcohol	32	14,555	30	14,659	- 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	13,683	48	3,461	+ 10,222
Uterin Cancer	34	13,569	36	10,063	+ 3,506
Cervical Cancer	35	10,912	38	6,984	+ 3,928
Malnutrition	36	9,432	40	6,762	+ 2,670
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	8,740	47	3,646	+ 5,094
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	8,054	37	9,955	- 1,901
Epilepsy	39	7,749	50	3,162	+ 4,586
Skin Disease	40	6,402	43	5,409	+ 993
Asthma	41	5,898	46	3,818	+ 2,080
Congenital Anomalies	42	5,842	34	11,762	- 5,920
Drownings	43	4,802	45	4,070	+ 732
Drug Use	44	4,660	7	74,435	- 69,774
Multiple Sclerosis	45	3,704	44	5,059	- 1,355
Low Birth Weight	46	2,973	39	6,924	- 3,951
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	2,441	52	2,461	- 20
Violence	48	2,091	27	18,976	- 16,886
Fires	49	1,700	49	3,183	- 1,483
Poisonings	50	1,253	53	1,674	- 421
Upper Respiratory	51	884	65	229	+ 654
Birth Trauma	52	860	54	1,233	- 373
Meningitis	53	793	60	606	+ 187
Tuberculosis	54	731	62	546	+ 185
Anemia	55	719	51	3,115	- 2,396
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	690	58	678	+ 12
Appendicitis	57	608	63	424	+ 183
Hepatitis C	58	559	41	5,684	- 5,125
HIV/AIDS	59	251	42	5,660	- 5,409
Syphilis	60	129	66	49	+ 79
Maternal Conditions	61	117	56	779	- 661
Oral conditions	62	97	64	286	- 189
Hepatitis B	63	57	59	608	- 551
Encephalitis	64	34	68	25	+ 9
War	65	34	55	1,198	- 1,164
Iodine Deficiency	66	31	73	1	+ 30
Otitis Media	67	27	67	34	- 7
Pertussis	68	3	69	16	- 13
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	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	57	723	- 723
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	579	- 579
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.