CZECH REPUBLIC VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,002	1	31,621	- 15,619
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,102	7	3,958	+ 5,144
Lung Disease	3	6,192	4	4,175	+ 2,017
Stroke	4	5,024	2	8,000	- 2,976
Lung Cancers	5	4,929	3	5,442	- 512
Kidney Disease	6	2,721	14	1,716	+ 1,006
Drug Use	7	2,359	44	148	+ 2,211
Hypertension	8	2,090	9	2,506	- 415
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,959	8	3,917	- 1,958
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,947	6	3,993	- 2,046
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	1,912	5	4,114	- 2,202
Suicide	12	1,683	16	1,302	+ 381
Breast Cancer	13	1,543	13	1,960	- 417
Endocrine Disorders	14	1,489	23	790	+ 699
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,404	11	2,312	- 908
Liver Disease	16	1,376	12	2,180	- 804
Road Traffic Accidents	17	1,321	29	636	+ 685
Falls	18	1,281	24	733	+ 548
Lymphomas	19	1,277	17	1,210	+ 66
Prostate Cancer	20	1,129	15	1,600	- 471
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,093	31	505	+ 588
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,031	25	704	+ 327
Liver Cancer	23	858	22	927	- 69
Leukemia	24	855	19	1,088	- 234
Other Injuries	25	824	10	2,369	- 1,545
Bladder Cancer	26	622	20	1,061	- 439
Violence	27	601	48	66	+ 535
Oesophagus Cancer	28	565	28	644	- 79
Other Neoplasms	29	562	26	686	- 124
Alcohol	30	465	32	461	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	31	462	30	619	- 156
Skin Cancers	32	454	27	645	- 192
Stomach Cancer	33	414	18	1,090	- 676
Congenital Anomalies	34	373	42	185	+ 188
Oral Cancer	35	366	21	951	- 585
Uterin Cancer	36	319	34	430	- 111
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	315	38	255	+ 60
Cervical Cancer	38	221	35	346	- 124
Low Birth Weight	39	219	46	94	+ 125
Malnutrition	40	214	36	299	- 85
Hepatitis C	41	180	58	18	+ 162
HIV/AIDS	42	179	59	8	+ 171
Skin Disease	43	171	40	203	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	44	160	45	117	+ 43
Drownings	45	129	43	152	- 23
Asthma	46	121	41	187	- 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	116	37	277	- 161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	110	33	434	- 324
Fires	49	101	49	54	+ 47
Epilepsy	50	100	39	246	- 145
Anemia	51	99	55	23	+ 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	78	47	77	+ 1
Poisonings	53	53	50	40	+ 13
Birth Trauma	54	39	52	27	+ 12
War	55	38	65	1	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	56	25	61	4	+ 21
Schizophrenia	57	23	85	0	+ 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	21	56	22	- 0
Hepatitis B	59	19	63	2	+ 17
Meningitis	60	19	53	25	- 6
Osteoarthritis	61	18	86	0	+ 18
Tuberculosis	62	17	54	23	- 6
Appendicitis	63	13	57	19	- 6
Oral conditions	64	9	62	3	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	65	7	51	28	- 21
Syphilis	66	2	60	4	- 3
Otitis Media	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	64	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	79	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	80	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

United States

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.