SOUTH KOREA VS AZERBAIJAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AZERBAIJAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	162,934	1	28,043	+ 134,892
Stroke	2	63,276	3	25,596	+ 37,680
Liver Disease	3	17,305	14	6,348	+ 10,956
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,652	13	6,812	+ 4,840
Hypertension	5	11,589	17	3,711	+ 7,878
Lung Disease	6	8,994	11	8,526	+ 467
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,711	2	26,650	- 17,939
Inflammatory/Heart	8	8,219	31	1,325	+ 6,894
Kidney Disease	9	7,776	9	10,107	- 2,331
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	6,700	6	12,145	- 5,445
Lung Cancers	11	6,567	4	20,293	- 13,726
Stomach Cancer	12	6,352	10	8,625	- 2,273
Breast Cancer	13	4,484	21	2,880	+ 1,604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,853	8	10,180	- 6,328
Low Birth Weight	15	3,546	45	370	+ 3,176
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,308	15	4,399	- 1,091
Tuberculosis	17	2,903	24	1,950	+ 953
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,795	28	1,733	+ 1,063
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,652	41	518	+ 2,134
Fires	20	2,312	47	263	+ 2,048
Other Injuries	21	2,276	18	3,634	- 1,358
Birth Trauma	22	2,244	54	88	+ 2,156
Parkinson's Disease	23	2,130	16	3,951	- 1,821
Asthma	24	2,101	32	1,150	+ 951
Suicide	25	2,011	5	14,636	- 12,624
HIV/AIDS	26	1,945	55	84	+ 1,861
Liver Cancer	27	1,854	7	11,589	- 9,735
Drownings	28	1,638	42	501	+ 1,138
Falls	29	1,497	20	2,934	- 1,437
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,468	25	1,891	- 423
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,421	12	6,994	- 5,573
Cervical Cancer	32	1,360	34	1,065	+ 295
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,280	35	929	+ 352
Violence	34	1,230	44	386	+ 844
Ovary Cancer	35	1,227	30	1,330	- 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,203	38	540	+ 663
Alcohol	37	1,193	33	1,081	+ 113
Lymphomas	38	1,121	19	3,477	- 2,356
Epilepsy	39	1,093	40	524	+ 569
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	990	48	224	+ 766
Bladder Cancer	41	887	27	1,768	- 881
Oral Cancer	42	779	29	1,457	- 678
Prostate Cancer	43	765	22	2,316	- 1,551
Leukemia	44	698	23	2,140	- 1,442
Skin Cancers	45	617	37	585	+ 33
Encephalitis	46	529	65	19	+ 510
Uterin Cancer	47	476	43	420	+ 56
Poisonings	48	454	52	115	+ 339
Pertussis	49	333	67	6	+ 327
Meningitis	50	310	58	51	+ 259
Maternal Conditions	51	241	61	34	+ 207
Drug Use	52	240	50	154	+ 86
Syphilis	53	159	62	27	+ 132
Other Neoplasms	54	96	26	1,807	- 1,711
Malnutrition	55	89	53	88	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	56	82	63	26	+ 56
Hepatitis B	57	79	39	526	- 447
Skin Disease	58	68	36	704	- 636
Multiple Sclerosis	59	64	66	11	+ 53
Appendicitis	60	62	57	54	+ 8
Tetanus	61	35	69	5	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	34	51	150	- 115
Leishmaniasis	63	22	79	0	+ 22
Chlamydia	64	5	84	0	+ 5
War	65	5	68	5	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	3	49	168	- 165
Diphtheria	67	2	73	0	+ 2
Measles	68	2	83	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	71	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	59	49	- 49
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Azerbaijan

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.