SOUTH KOREA VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,416	1	28,043	+ 32,373
Stroke	2	25,910	3	25,596	+ 314
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,964	15	4,399	+ 5,566
Hypertension	4	9,270	17	3,711	+ 5,559
Kidney Disease	5	8,338	9	10,107	- 1,769
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,073	2	26,650	- 18,577
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,241	6	12,145	- 5,904
Low Birth Weight	8	6,027	45	370	+ 5,656
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,182	13	6,812	- 1,630
Lung Disease	10	5,170	11	8,526	- 3,356
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,826	41	518	+ 4,308
Lung Cancers	12	4,354	4	20,293	- 15,939
Birth Trauma	13	4,209	54	88	+ 4,121
Breast Cancer	14	3,838	21	2,880	+ 958
Liver Disease	15	3,837	14	6,348	- 2,511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,477	8	10,180	- 6,703
Tuberculosis	17	3,146	24	1,950	+ 1,196
Asthma	18	2,260	32	1,150	+ 1,109
Stomach Cancer	19	2,251	10	8,625	- 6,374
Lymphomas	20	2,030	19	3,477	- 1,447
Bladder Cancer	21	1,576	27	1,768	- 192
Other Injuries	22	1,552	18	3,634	- 2,082
Falls	23	1,456	20	2,934	- 1,478
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,383	16	3,951	- 2,568
Leukemia	25	1,282	23	2,140	- 858
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,230	35	929	+ 302
Cervical Cancer	27	1,205	34	1,065	+ 140
Suicide	28	1,187	5	14,636	- 13,448
Prostate Cancer	29	1,184	22	2,316	- 1,132
Drug Use	30	1,089	50	154	+ 935
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,077	12	6,994	- 5,916
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,025	25	1,891	- 866
Maternal Conditions	33	1,015	61	34	+ 981
Inflammatory/Heart	34	914	31	1,325	- 411
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	799	38	540	+ 259
Violence	36	790	44	386	+ 404
Skin Cancers	37	788	37	585	+ 203
Oral Cancer	38	770	29	1,457	- 687
Fires	39	705	47	263	+ 442
Ovary Cancer	40	677	30	1,330	- 653
Liver Cancer	41	610	7	11,589	- 10,979
Drownings	42	499	42	501	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	400	48	224	+ 176
Epilepsy	44	393	40	524	- 132
Meningitis	45	355	58	51	+ 304
Oesophagus Cancer	46	347	28	1,733	- 1,385
Poisonings	47	318	52	115	+ 202
HIV/AIDS	48	214	55	84	+ 129
Pertussis	49	187	67	6	+ 181
Hepatitis B	50	183	39	526	- 344
Encephalitis	51	161	65	19	+ 142
Skin Disease	52	123	36	704	- 581
Malnutrition	53	91	53	88	+ 2
Alcohol	54	90	33	1,081	- 991
Appendicitis	55	89	57	54	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	56	83	43	420	- 336
Multiple Sclerosis	57	82	66	11	+ 71
Other Neoplasms	58	64	26	1,807	- 1,743
Measles	59	61	83	0	+ 61
Tetanus	60	57	69	5	+ 52
Syphilis	61	45	62	27	+ 19
War	62	45	68	5	+ 40
Schistosomiasis	63	24	72	1	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	24	51	150	- 126
Hepatitis C	65	5	49	168	- 163
Leishmaniasis	66	4	79	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	2	74	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	2	63	26	- 24
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Malaria	72	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Algeria

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.