SOUTH KOREA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	65,838	3	25,596	+ 40,242
Coronary Heart Disease	2	61,257	1	28,043	+ 33,214
Diabetes Mellitus	3	44,519	13	6,812	+ 37,708
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	37,878	2	26,650	+ 11,228
Prostate Cancer	5	28,261	22	2,316	+ 25,946
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,693	8	10,180	+ 9,513
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	19,535	6	12,145	+ 7,390
Breast Cancer	8	16,279	21	2,880	+ 13,399
Endocrine Disorders	9	15,982	25	1,891	+ 14,091
Kidney Disease	10	15,801	9	10,107	+ 5,694
Other Injuries	11	13,444	18	3,634	+ 9,810
Lung Disease	12	12,643	11	8,526	+ 4,116
Hypertension	13	12,326	17	3,711	+ 8,615
Skin Disease	14	10,687	36	704	+ 9,983
Lymphomas	15	8,692	19	3,477	+ 5,215
Lung Cancers	16	7,307	4	20,293	- 12,986
Inflammatory/Heart	17	6,679	31	1,325	+ 5,354
Pancreas Cancer	18	6,633	12	6,994	- 361
Violence	19	5,538	44	386	+ 5,151
Leukemia	20	4,980	23	2,140	+ 2,840
HIV/AIDS	21	4,820	55	84	+ 4,735
Stomach Cancer	22	4,744	10	8,625	- 3,881
Cervical Cancer	23	4,717	34	1,065	+ 3,652
Other Neoplasms	24	4,423	26	1,807	+ 2,616
Road Traffic Accidents	25	4,018	15	4,399	- 381
Liver Disease	26	3,911	14	6,348	- 2,438
Uterin Cancer	27	3,628	43	420	+ 3,208
Oral Cancer	28	3,059	29	1,457	+ 1,602
Congenital Anomalies	29	3,057	41	518	+ 2,539
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	2,966	59	49	+ 2,917
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,805	16	3,951	- 1,146
Ovary Cancer	32	2,658	30	1,330	+ 1,328
Liver Cancer	33	2,464	7	11,589	- 9,125
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,428	38	540	+ 1,888
Asthma	35	2,224	32	1,150	+ 1,073
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,971	28	1,733	+ 239
Anemia	37	1,907	46	329	+ 1,578
Epilepsy	38	1,610	40	524	+ 1,086
Bladder Cancer	39	1,605	27	1,768	- 163
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,170	35	929	+ 242
Falls	41	1,131	20	2,934	- 1,803
Low Birth Weight	42	904	45	370	+ 533
Birth Trauma	43	890	54	88	+ 802
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	796	51	150	+ 646
Meningitis	45	739	58	51	+ 689
Alcohol	46	693	33	1,081	- 388
Skin Cancers	47	675	37	585	+ 90
Poisonings	48	353	52	115	+ 237
Malnutrition	49	338	53	88	+ 250
Osteoarthritis	50	335	60	41	+ 294
Suicide	51	304	5	14,636	- 14,332
Hepatitis B	52	277	39	526	- 249
Drug Use	53	254	50	154	+ 100
Dengue	54	233	77	0	+ 233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	201	48	224	- 23
Maternal Conditions	56	197	61	34	+ 163
Drownings	57	189	42	501	- 312
Upper Respiratory	58	178	63	26	+ 153
Schizophrenia	59	176	56	77	+ 99
Tuberculosis	60	174	24	1,950	- 1,777
Multiple Sclerosis	61	129	66	11	+ 119
Fires	62	96	47	263	- 167
Oral conditions	63	96	64	21	+ 75
Syphilis	64	66	62	27	+ 40
Appendicitis	65	56	57	54	+ 2
War	66	5	68	5	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	6	- 6
Measles	68	0	83	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	69	5	- 5
Leprosy	71	0	82	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	65	19	- 19
Hepatitis C	83	0	49	168	- 168
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Barbados

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.