CZECH REPUBLIC VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,909	59	8	+ 12,901
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,054	5	4,114	+ 2,940
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,870	1	31,621	- 25,751
Stroke	4	5,504	2	8,000	- 2,496
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,413	6	3,993	+ 1,420
Tuberculosis	6	3,939	54	23	+ 3,915
Violence	7	3,765	48	66	+ 3,699
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,841	38	255	+ 2,586
Kidney Disease	9	2,744	14	1,716	+ 1,028
Suicide	10	2,470	16	1,302	+ 1,168
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,334	29	636	+ 1,698
Hypertension	12	2,293	9	2,506	- 213
Lung Disease	13	2,133	4	4,175	- 2,042
Liver Disease	14	1,616	12	2,180	- 564
Lung Cancers	15	1,382	3	5,442	- 4,060
Low Birth Weight	16	1,121	46	94	+ 1,026
Other Injuries	17	1,078	10	2,369	- 1,291
Asthma	18	1,070	41	187	+ 883
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,056	23	790	+ 266
Cervical Cancer	20	996	35	346	+ 650
Inflammatory/Heart	21	970	25	704	+ 265
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	838	7	3,958	- 3,120
Breast Cancer	23	813	13	1,960	- 1,147
Prostate Cancer	24	784	15	1,600	- 815
Congenital Anomalies	25	780	42	185	+ 595
Meningitis	26	656	53	25	+ 631
Fires	27	649	49	54	+ 595
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	643	8	3,917	- 3,274
Oesophagus Cancer	29	625	28	644	- 19
Birth Trauma	30	539	52	27	+ 511
Lymphomas	31	505	17	1,210	- 705
Drownings	32	431	43	152	+ 279
Liver Cancer	33	427	22	927	- 499
Malnutrition	34	427	36	299	+ 128
Pancreas Cancer	35	360	11	2,312	- 1,952
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	340	33	434	- 94
Epilepsy	37	335	39	246	+ 90
Maternal Conditions	38	305	61	4	+ 301
Stomach Cancer	39	275	18	1,090	- 815
Leukemia	40	262	19	1,088	- 826
Oral Cancer	41	252	21	951	- 699
Falls	42	251	24	733	- 482
Pertussis	43	205	68	0	+ 205
Syphilis	44	203	60	4	+ 198
Skin Disease	45	198	40	203	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	46	193	31	505	- 312
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	182	37	277	- 95
Skin Cancers	48	178	27	645	- 467
Alcohol	49	177	32	461	- 284
Poisonings	50	175	50	40	+ 135
Ovary Cancer	51	170	30	619	- 448
Bladder Cancer	52	149	20	1,061	- 913
Drug Use	53	138	44	148	- 10
Uterin Cancer	54	92	34	430	- 338
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	67	47	77	- 10
Appendicitis	56	49	57	19	+ 30
Measles	57	48	70	0	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	58	48	26	686	- 639
Encephalitis	59	42	64	1	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	60	40	51	28	+ 12
Hepatitis B	61	25	63	2	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	62	20	45	117	- 97
Malaria	63	15	74	0	+ 15
War	64	12	65	1	+ 11
Tetanus	65	7	71	0	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	66	6	75	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	67	3	67	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	69	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	1	58	18	- 16
Ascariasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	55	23	- 23
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	62	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	22	- 22
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

South Africa

Czech Republic

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.