SOUTH KOREA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,488	1	28,043	+ 15,445
Stroke	2	37,004	3	25,596	+ 11,408
Diabetes Mellitus	3	27,993	13	6,812	+ 21,181
Hypertension	4	13,274	17	3,711	+ 9,563
Prostate Cancer	5	13,125	22	2,316	+ 10,809
Breast Cancer	6	13,097	21	2,880	+ 10,217
Kidney Disease	7	12,756	9	10,107	+ 2,649
Endocrine Disorders	8	12,193	25	1,891	+ 10,302
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	11,866	2	26,650	- 14,784
Other Injuries	10	10,231	18	3,634	+ 6,597
Lung Disease	11	8,588	11	8,526	+ 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	7,883	8	10,180	- 2,298
Skin Disease	13	4,510	36	704	+ 3,806
Cervical Cancer	14	4,462	34	1,065	+ 3,397
Stomach Cancer	15	3,616	10	8,625	- 5,009
Lung Cancers	16	3,374	4	20,293	- 16,920
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	3,361	6	12,145	- 8,784
HIV/AIDS	18	3,094	55	84	+ 3,010
Lymphomas	19	3,062	19	3,477	- 415
Uterin Cancer	20	2,923	43	420	+ 2,504
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,855	31	1,325	+ 1,530
Anemia	22	2,623	46	329	+ 2,293
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,573	12	6,994	- 4,421
Leukemia	24	2,444	23	2,140	+ 304
Liver Cancer	25	2,297	7	11,589	- 9,292
Congenital Anomalies	26	2,160	41	518	+ 1,642
Epilepsy	27	1,791	40	524	+ 1,267
Liver Disease	28	1,778	14	6,348	- 4,571
Alcohol	29	1,746	33	1,081	+ 665
Ovary Cancer	30	1,688	30	1,330	+ 358
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	1,639	59	49	+ 1,590
Other Neoplasms	32	1,515	26	1,807	- 292
Oral Cancer	33	1,293	29	1,457	- 164
Violence	34	1,191	44	386	+ 805
Drownings	35	1,189	42	501	+ 688
Asthma	36	974	32	1,150	- 176
Low Birth Weight	37	855	45	370	+ 485
Malnutrition	38	674	53	88	+ 586
Appendicitis	39	653	57	54	+ 599
Drug Use	40	630	50	154	+ 476
Bladder Cancer	41	564	27	1,768	- 1,204
Parkinson's Disease	42	513	16	3,951	- 3,438
Skin Cancers	43	512	37	585	- 73
Birth Trauma	44	489	54	88	+ 401
Schizophrenia	45	469	56	77	+ 392
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	421	35	929	- 507
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	416	38	540	- 124
Poisonings	48	363	52	115	+ 248
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	302	48	224	+ 78
Tuberculosis	50	275	24	1,950	- 1,675
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	226	51	150	+ 76
Maternal Conditions	52	220	61	34	+ 186
Meningitis	53	208	58	51	+ 157
Suicide	54	193	5	14,636	- 14,442
Otitis Media	55	148	70	5	+ 144
Multiple Sclerosis	56	137	66	11	+ 126
Fires	57	87	47	263	- 176
Oesophagus Cancer	58	57	28	1,733	- 1,675
War	59	10	68	5	+ 5
Syphilis	60	1	62	27	- 26
Chlamydia	61	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	69	5	- 5
Pertussis	64	0	67	6	- 6
Measles	65	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	67	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	81	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	63	26	- 26
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	65	19	- 19
Hepatitis B	74	0	39	526	- 526
Hepatitis C	75	0	49	168	- 168
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	1	- 1
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	15	4,399	- 4,399
Falls	82	0	20	2,934	- 2,934
Oral conditions	83	0	64	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Antigua/Bar.

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.