SOUTH KOREA VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	147,461	1	28,043	+ 119,418
Stroke	2	147,345	3	25,596	+ 121,749
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	30,626	6	12,145	+ 18,481
Lung Cancers	4	17,203	4	20,293	- 3,090
Lung Disease	5	14,691	11	8,526	+ 6,164
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,623	2	26,650	- 16,027
Stomach Cancer	7	8,267	10	8,625	- 358
Inflammatory/Heart	8	7,792	31	1,325	+ 6,467
Liver Cancer	9	7,271	7	11,589	- 4,318
Hypertension	10	7,128	17	3,711	+ 3,417
Kidney Disease	11	6,680	9	10,107	- 3,427
Liver Disease	12	6,304	14	6,348	- 45
Parkinson's Disease	13	6,178	16	3,951	+ 2,226
Road Traffic Accidents	14	5,650	15	4,399	+ 1,251
Bladder Cancer	15	5,528	27	1,768	+ 3,760
Prostate Cancer	16	5,208	22	2,316	+ 2,893
Breast Cancer	17	3,846	21	2,880	+ 965
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,765	12	6,994	- 3,228
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,495	13	6,812	- 3,317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,302	8	10,180	- 6,878
Asthma	21	3,229	32	1,150	+ 2,078
Leukemia	22	2,202	23	2,140	+ 62
Falls	23	2,095	20	2,934	- 839
Suicide	24	2,095	5	14,636	- 12,541
Low Birth Weight	25	1,783	45	370	+ 1,413
Other Injuries	26	1,768	18	3,634	- 1,866
Violence	27	1,719	44	386	+ 1,333
Congenital Anomalies	28	1,717	41	518	+ 1,199
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,521	25	1,891	- 369
Oral Cancer	30	1,501	29	1,457	+ 44
Lymphomas	31	1,153	19	3,477	- 2,324
Skin Cancers	32	1,067	37	585	+ 482
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	953	38	540	+ 414
Oesophagus Cancer	34	864	28	1,733	- 869
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	842	48	224	+ 618
Cervical Cancer	36	801	34	1,065	- 264
Epilepsy	37	739	40	524	+ 215
Uterin Cancer	38	703	43	420	+ 283
Ovary Cancer	39	662	30	1,330	- 668
Multiple Sclerosis	40	649	66	11	+ 639
Birth Trauma	41	542	54	88	+ 454
HIV/AIDS	42	429	55	84	+ 345
Drownings	43	426	42	501	- 75
Drug Use	44	421	50	154	+ 267
Fires	45	330	47	263	+ 66
Encephalitis	46	328	65	19	+ 309
Other Neoplasms	47	325	26	1,807	- 1,481
Alcohol	48	308	33	1,081	- 772
Meningitis	49	231	58	51	+ 180
Upper Respiratory	50	204	63	26	+ 178
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	185	51	150	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	156	35	929	- 773
Poisonings	53	150	52	115	+ 35
Tuberculosis	54	141	24	1,950	- 1,809
Skin Disease	55	100	36	704	- 604
Appendicitis	56	89	57	54	+ 35
Tetanus	57	46	69	5	+ 41
Malnutrition	58	44	53	88	- 45
Maternal Conditions	59	33	61	34	- 1
Pertussis	60	23	67	6	+ 17
Leishmaniasis	61	14	79	0	+ 14
Syphilis	62	14	62	27	- 13
Hepatitis B	63	8	39	526	- 518
War	64	6	68	5	+ 1
Measles	65	3	83	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	2	49	168	- 165
Chlamydia	67	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	70	5	- 4
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	329	- 329
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Albania

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.