CZECH REPUBLIC VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,836	1	31,621	- 25,786
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,546	5	4,114	+ 1,432
Stroke	3	5,326	2	8,000	- 2,674
Lung Cancers	4	4,223	3	5,442	- 1,219
Suicide	5	3,046	16	1,302	+ 1,744
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,527	7	3,958	- 1,431
Liver Cancer	7	2,412	22	927	+ 1,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,118	8	3,917	- 1,799
Kidney Disease	9	2,103	14	1,716	+ 388
Stomach Cancer	10	1,795	18	1,090	+ 704
Lung Disease	11	1,774	4	4,175	- 2,401
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,455	11	2,312	- 856
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,417	6	3,993	- 2,575
Liver Disease	14	1,321	12	2,180	- 859
Road Traffic Accidents	15	915	29	636	+ 279
Parkinson's Disease	16	822	31	505	+ 317
Hypertension	17	772	9	2,506	- 1,734
Other Injuries	18	756	10	2,369	- 1,613
Lymphomas	19	724	17	1,210	- 487
Falls	20	611	24	733	- 122
Breast Cancer	21	599	13	1,960	- 1,360
Prostate Cancer	22	482	15	1,600	- 1,118
Leukemia	23	445	19	1,088	- 643
Tuberculosis	24	406	54	23	+ 383
Endocrine Disorders	25	393	23	790	- 396
Other Neoplasms	26	376	26	686	- 310
Bladder Cancer	27	368	20	1,061	- 693
Oesophagus Cancer	28	361	28	644	- 283
Oral Cancer	29	303	21	951	- 648
Ovary Cancer	30	277	30	619	- 342
Inflammatory/Heart	31	276	25	704	- 428
Asthma	32	239	41	187	+ 52
Alcohol	33	225	32	461	- 236
Cervical Cancer	34	222	35	346	- 124
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	193	38	255	- 62
Skin Disease	36	147	40	203	- 56
Skin Cancers	37	122	27	645	- 524
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	112	33	434	- 321
Hepatitis B	39	109	63	2	+ 108
Epilepsy	40	109	39	246	- 136
Congenital Anomalies	41	108	42	185	- 77
Drownings	42	104	43	152	- 48
Uterin Cancer	43	87	34	430	- 343
Violence	44	80	48	66	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	45	77	46	94	- 17
Anemia	46	69	55	23	+ 46
Fires	47	55	49	54	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	47	37	277	- 230
Hepatitis C	49	35	58	18	+ 17
Drug Use	50	32	44	148	- 116
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	31	47	77	- 46
Poisonings	52	24	50	40	- 16
Malnutrition	53	18	36	299	- 281
Birth Trauma	54	18	52	27	- 9
HIV/AIDS	55	18	59	8	+ 10
Schizophrenia	56	16	85	0	+ 16
Appendicitis	57	11	57	19	- 8
Meningitis	58	11	53	25	- 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	10	56	22	- 12
Osteoarthritis	60	9	86	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	61	7	61	4	+ 3
Syphilis	62	6	60	4	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	5	51	28	- 23
Oral conditions	64	4	62	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	4	64	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	45	117	- 115
Pertussis	67	1	68	0	+ 1
War	68	1	65	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	67	1	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

South Korea

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.