CZECH REPUBLIC VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	15,536	7	3,958	+ 11,578
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,355	1	31,621	- 20,266
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,418	5	4,114	+ 2,304
Stroke	4	5,957	2	8,000	- 2,043
Lung Cancers	5	5,654	3	5,442	+ 212
Lung Disease	6	5,208	4	4,175	+ 1,033
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,920	8	3,917	- 997
Prostate Cancer	8	2,104	15	1,600	+ 504
Breast Cancer	9	2,013	13	1,960	+ 54
Lymphomas	10	1,480	17	1,210	+ 270
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,424	11	2,312	- 888
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,382	28	644	+ 738
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,357	31	505	+ 852
Liver Disease	14	1,214	12	2,180	- 966
Falls	15	1,206	24	733	+ 474
Bladder Cancer	16	971	20	1,061	- 90
Diabetes Mellitus	17	925	6	3,993	- 3,068
Kidney Disease	18	866	14	1,716	- 849
Other Injuries	19	865	10	2,369	- 1,504
Suicide	20	843	16	1,302	- 459
Liver Cancer	21	829	22	927	- 98
Leukemia	22	825	19	1,088	- 263
Hypertension	23	825	9	2,506	- 1,681
Stomach Cancer	24	791	18	1,090	- 299
Ovary Cancer	25	636	30	619	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	26	631	26	686	- 55
Skin Cancers	27	590	27	645	- 55
Endocrine Disorders	28	522	23	790	- 268
Inflammatory/Heart	29	495	25	704	- 209
Oral Cancer	30	492	21	951	- 459
Drug Use	31	447	44	148	+ 299
Uterin Cancer	32	371	34	430	- 59
Road Traffic Accidents	33	343	29	636	- 293
Skin Disease	34	338	40	203	+ 135
Congenital Anomalies	35	337	42	185	+ 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	331	33	434	- 103
Multiple Sclerosis	37	294	45	117	+ 176
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	253	38	255	- 2
Alcohol	39	246	32	461	- 215
Low Birth Weight	40	208	46	94	+ 114
Asthma	41	206	41	187	+ 19
Epilepsy	42	189	39	246	- 57
Cervical Cancer	43	174	35	346	- 172
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	160	47	77	+ 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	139	37	277	- 138
Violence	46	137	48	66	+ 71
Tuberculosis	47	56	54	23	+ 32
Fires	48	53	49	54	- 1
Drownings	49	48	43	152	- 105
Anemia	50	44	55	23	+ 21
Hepatitis C	51	42	58	18	+ 25
Meningitis	52	37	53	25	+ 12
Poisonings	53	35	50	40	- 5
Birth Trauma	54	30	52	27	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	55	30	59	8	+ 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	29	56	22	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	57	26	86	0	+ 26
Malnutrition	58	18	36	299	- 281
Appendicitis	59	17	57	19	- 3
Schizophrenia	60	16	85	0	+ 16
Oral conditions	61	9	62	3	+ 5
Syphilis	62	8	60	4	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	63	8	51	28	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	7	61	4	+ 4
Hepatitis B	65	6	63	2	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	2	67	1	+ 2
War	67	2	65	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	64	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

United Kingdom

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.