SOUTH KOREA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	AFGHANISTAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,177	1	28,043	+ 24,134
War	2	33,257	68	5	+ 33,252
Stroke	3	24,742	3	25,596	- 854
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	19,016	2	26,650	- 7,633
Low Birth Weight	5	16,396	45	370	+ 16,025
Birth Trauma	6	13,919	54	88	+ 13,831
Tuberculosis	7	12,772	24	1,950	+ 10,822
Hypertension	8	10,378	17	3,711	+ 6,668
Maternal Conditions	9	10,134	61	34	+ 10,100
Kidney Disease	10	8,555	9	10,107	- 1,552
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,832	15	4,399	+ 3,433
Diabetes Mellitus	12	7,464	13	6,812	+ 652
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	7,211	35	929	+ 6,283
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,491	41	518	+ 5,973
Lung Disease	15	6,036	11	8,526	- 2,490
Liver Disease	16	5,971	14	6,348	- 378
Asthma	17	4,417	32	1,150	+ 3,267
Other Injuries	18	4,208	18	3,634	+ 574
Violence	19	4,176	44	386	+ 3,789
Meningitis	20	3,408	58	51	+ 3,358
Pertussis	21	2,736	67	6	+ 2,730
Breast Cancer	22	2,365	21	2,880	- 515
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,291	6	12,145	- 9,854
Suicide	24	2,041	5	14,636	- 12,594
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,954	38	540	+ 1,414
Stomach Cancer	26	1,948	10	8,625	- 6,677
Oral Cancer	27	1,905	29	1,457	+ 448
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,770	25	1,891	- 120
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,706	28	1,733	- 26
Tetanus	30	1,628	69	5	+ 1,623
Encephalitis	31	1,545	65	19	+ 1,526
Lung Cancers	32	1,397	4	20,293	- 18,896
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,351	48	224	+ 1,127
Drownings	34	1,293	42	501	+ 792
Epilepsy	35	1,289	40	524	+ 764
Lymphomas	36	1,228	19	3,477	- 2,249
Falls	37	1,175	20	2,934	- 1,759
Hepatitis B	38	1,121	39	526	+ 595
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	962	8	10,180	- 9,218
Liver Cancer	40	853	7	11,589	- 10,736
Parkinson's Disease	41	815	16	3,951	- 3,136
Leukemia	42	792	23	2,140	- 1,348
Malnutrition	43	765	53	88	+ 677
Cervical Cancer	44	702	34	1,065	- 363
Inflammatory/Heart	45	684	31	1,325	- 641
HIV/AIDS	46	602	55	84	+ 518
Poisonings	47	498	52	115	+ 383
Ovary Cancer	48	479	30	1,330	- 851
Measles	49	455	83	0	+ 455
Fires	50	452	47	263	+ 189
Drug Use	51	426	50	154	+ 272
Appendicitis	52	387	57	54	+ 333
Uterin Cancer	53	375	43	420	- 45
Bladder Cancer	54	353	27	1,768	- 1,415
Prostate Cancer	55	335	22	2,316	- 1,981
Pancreas Cancer	56	298	12	6,994	- 6,696
Malaria	57	241	71	1	+ 240
Alcohol	58	195	33	1,081	- 886
Skin Cancers	59	188	37	585	- 397
Syphilis	60	122	62	27	+ 96
Skin Disease	61	122	36	704	- 582
Multiple Sclerosis	62	109	66	11	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	63	37	26	1,807	- 1,769
Hepatitis C	64	36	49	168	- 131
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	33	51	150	- 117
Ascariasis	66	22	74	0	+ 22
Diphtheria	67	21	73	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	68	12	63	26	- 14
Chlamydia	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	2	79	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	70	5	- 4
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Afghanistan

South Korea

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.