SOUTH KOREA VS BAHRAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHRAIN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,276	1	28,043	+ 4,233
Diabetes Mellitus	2	24,771	13	6,812	+ 17,960
Stroke	3	9,571	3	25,596	- 16,025
Kidney Disease	4	6,477	9	10,107	- 3,630
Liver Disease	5	5,247	14	6,348	- 1,102
Endocrine Disorders	6	5,102	25	1,891	+ 3,212
Suicide	7	4,835	5	14,636	- 9,801
Lung Disease	8	4,327	11	8,526	- 4,199
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,471	2	26,650	- 23,179
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,195	6	12,145	- 8,949
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,824	15	4,399	- 1,575
Lung Cancers	12	2,744	4	20,293	- 17,549
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,475	8	10,180	- 7,705
Breast Cancer	14	2,291	21	2,880	- 589
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,119	41	518	+ 1,601
Low Birth Weight	16	1,876	45	370	+ 1,505
Other Injuries	17	1,838	18	3,634	- 1,796
Falls	18	1,566	20	2,934	- 1,368
Lymphomas	19	1,375	19	3,477	- 2,102
Leukemia	20	1,368	23	2,140	- 772
Skin Disease	21	1,366	36	704	+ 662
Hypertension	22	1,354	17	3,711	- 2,356
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,336	31	1,325	+ 11
Asthma	24	1,183	32	1,150	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,059	12	6,994	- 5,935
Liver Cancer	26	991	7	11,589	- 10,598
Stomach Cancer	27	950	10	8,625	- 7,675
Bladder Cancer	28	890	27	1,768	- 878
Ovary Cancer	29	869	30	1,330	- 460
Parkinson's Disease	30	856	16	3,951	- 3,095
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	835	38	540	+ 295
Epilepsy	32	832	40	524	+ 307
Fires	33	797	47	263	+ 534
Drownings	34	734	42	501	+ 233
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	566	35	929	- 363
Oral Cancer	36	522	29	1,457	- 935
Prostate Cancer	37	500	22	2,316	- 1,816
Drug Use	38	499	50	154	+ 344
Cervical Cancer	39	405	34	1,065	- 660
Oesophagus Cancer	40	322	28	1,733	- 1,410
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	311	48	224	+ 87
Alcohol	42	294	33	1,081	- 787
Tuberculosis	43	279	24	1,950	- 1,672
Uterin Cancer	44	269	43	420	- 151
Violence	45	169	44	386	- 217
HIV/AIDS	46	166	55	84	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	47	161	26	1,807	- 1,646
Meningitis	48	156	58	51	+ 105
Malnutrition	49	151	53	88	+ 63
Birth Trauma	50	139	54	88	+ 51
Poisonings	51	138	52	115	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	52	137	61	34	+ 103
Hepatitis B	53	121	39	526	- 405
Encephalitis	54	109	65	19	+ 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	87	51	150	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	56	75	66	11	+ 64
Appendicitis	57	73	57	54	+ 19
Syphilis	58	62	62	27	+ 35
Skin Cancers	59	36	37	585	- 549
Pertussis	60	19	67	6	+ 13
Tetanus	61	8	69	5	+ 4
War	62	7	68	5	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	2	49	168	- 166
Ascariasis	64	1	74	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	63	26	- 25
Diphtheria	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	82	0	60	41	- 41
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Bahrain

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.