SOUTH KOREA VS ARMENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARMENIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	155,737	1	28,043	+ 127,694
Stroke	2	37,114	3	25,596	+ 11,518
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	21,245	2	26,650	- 5,405
Lung Cancers	4	18,013	4	20,293	- 2,281
Lung Disease	5	14,565	11	8,526	+ 6,039
Hypertension	6	13,524	17	3,711	+ 9,813
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,486	13	6,812	+ 5,674
Liver Disease	8	10,962	14	6,348	+ 4,613
Road Traffic Accidents	9	10,324	15	4,399	+ 5,925
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	8,211	8	10,180	- 1,970
Kidney Disease	11	8,164	9	10,107	- 1,943
Stomach Cancer	12	7,841	10	8,625	- 784
Breast Cancer	13	7,767	21	2,880	+ 4,886
Liver Cancer	14	6,335	7	11,589	- 5,254
Pancreas Cancer	15	6,265	12	6,994	- 729
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,936	41	518	+ 4,418
Other Injuries	17	4,593	18	3,634	+ 959
Peptic Ulcer Disease	18	4,110	38	540	+ 3,571
Prostate Cancer	19	3,866	22	2,316	+ 1,551
Bladder Cancer	20	3,118	27	1,768	+ 1,350
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,039	31	1,325	+ 1,714
Leukemia	22	2,379	23	2,140	+ 239
Low Birth Weight	23	2,272	45	370	+ 1,901
Uterin Cancer	24	2,124	43	420	+ 1,705
Violence	25	1,958	44	386	+ 1,572
Lymphomas	26	1,860	19	3,477	- 1,617
Cervical Cancer	27	1,728	34	1,065	+ 663
Suicide	28	1,716	5	14,636	- 12,919
Ovary Cancer	29	1,584	30	1,330	+ 254
Rheumatic Heart Disease	30	1,178	48	224	+ 953
Hepatitis C	31	1,126	49	168	+ 959
HIV/AIDS	32	1,118	55	84	+ 1,034
Oral Cancer	33	1,050	29	1,457	- 407
Skin Cancers	34	989	37	585	+ 404
Endocrine Disorders	35	910	25	1,891	- 981
Oesophagus Cancer	36	894	28	1,733	- 839
Other Neoplasms	37	765	26	1,807	- 1,042
Tuberculosis	38	763	24	1,950	- 1,187
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	698	6	12,145	- 11,447
Falls	40	657	20	2,934	- 2,278
Drug Use	41	626	50	154	+ 472
Birth Trauma	42	599	54	88	+ 511
Skin Disease	43	477	36	704	- 228
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	469	59	49	+ 419
Drownings	45	368	42	501	- 133
Poisonings	46	354	52	115	+ 239
Fires	47	231	47	263	- 33
Parkinson's Disease	48	204	16	3,951	- 3,747
Asthma	49	169	32	1,150	- 981
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	166	35	929	- 762
Hepatitis B	51	159	39	526	- 367
Epilepsy	52	157	40	524	- 367
Multiple Sclerosis	53	155	66	11	+ 144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	154	51	150	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	55	149	61	34	+ 115
Meningitis	56	115	58	51	+ 64
Encephalitis	57	89	65	19	+ 70
Anemia	58	84	46	329	- 245
Appendicitis	59	82	57	54	+ 28
Osteoarthritis	60	61	60	41	+ 19
Schizophrenia	61	56	56	77	- 22
Alcohol	62	53	33	1,081	- 1,027
Upper Respiratory	63	45	63	26	+ 19
Oral conditions	64	34	64	21	+ 13
Otitis Media	65	25	70	5	+ 20
Malnutrition	66	24	53	88	- 65
Leishmaniasis	67	17	79	0	+ 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	68	14	85	0	+ 14
War	69	6	68	5	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	70	6	81	0	+ 6
Pertussis	71	3	67	6	- 3
Ascariasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Syphilis	75	0	62	27	- 27
Chlamydia	76	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	69	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	82	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	85	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Armenia

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.