SOUTH KOREA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	291,537	1	28,043	+ 263,494
Stroke	2	89,858	3	25,596	+ 64,262
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	19,351	6	12,145	+ 7,207
Lung Cancers	4	16,169	4	20,293	- 4,124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	15,821	8	10,180	+ 5,641
Alcohol	6	15,134	33	1,081	+ 14,053
Lung Disease	7	12,103	11	8,526	+ 3,577
Liver Disease	8	11,390	14	6,348	+ 5,041
Suicide	9	10,985	5	14,636	- 3,651
Stomach Cancer	10	9,263	10	8,625	+ 638
Inflammatory/Heart	11	7,458	31	1,325	+ 6,133
Breast Cancer	12	6,745	21	2,880	+ 3,865
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,417	12	6,994	- 577
Other Injuries	14	6,023	18	3,634	+ 2,389
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	5,955	2	26,650	- 20,694
Falls	16	5,217	20	2,934	+ 2,283
Prostate Cancer	17	5,129	22	2,316	+ 2,814
Oral Cancer	18	4,938	29	1,457	+ 3,481
Road Traffic Accidents	19	3,958	15	4,399	- 441
Lymphomas	20	3,681	19	3,477	+ 204
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,406	16	3,951	- 545
Fires	22	3,400	47	263	+ 3,137
Leukemia	23	3,037	23	2,140	+ 896
Drownings	24	2,978	42	501	+ 2,477
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,702	28	1,733	+ 969
Kidney Disease	26	2,631	9	10,107	- 7,476
Ovary Cancer	27	2,350	30	1,330	+ 1,020
Uterin Cancer	28	2,141	43	420	+ 1,721
Drug Use	29	2,131	50	154	+ 1,977
Diabetes Mellitus	30	2,043	13	6,812	- 4,769
Hypertension	31	2,013	17	3,711	- 1,697
Liver Cancer	32	1,990	7	11,589	- 9,599
Poisonings	33	1,706	52	115	+ 1,591
Cervical Cancer	34	1,662	34	1,065	+ 597
Bladder Cancer	35	1,619	27	1,768	- 149
Skin Cancers	36	1,489	37	585	+ 905
Tuberculosis	37	1,472	24	1,950	- 478
Violence	38	1,399	44	386	+ 1,012
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,312	48	224	+ 1,087
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,290	38	540	+ 750
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,107	41	518	+ 589
HIV/AIDS	42	915	55	84	+ 831
Endocrine Disorders	43	772	25	1,891	- 1,119
Asthma	44	667	32	1,150	- 483
Epilepsy	45	635	40	524	+ 111
Encephalitis	46	511	65	19	+ 492
Low Birth Weight	47	352	45	370	- 18
Other Neoplasms	48	286	26	1,807	- 1,521
Multiple Sclerosis	49	230	66	11	+ 220
Meningitis	50	200	58	51	+ 149
Skin Disease	51	169	36	704	- 536
Birth Trauma	52	137	54	88	+ 49
Malnutrition	53	120	53	88	+ 31
Appendicitis	54	109	57	54	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	83	51	150	- 67
Hepatitis B	56	75	39	526	- 451
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	70	35	929	- 859
Upper Respiratory	58	27	63	26	+ 2
War	59	18	68	5	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	60	11	61	34	- 23
Chlamydia	61	6	84	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	62	4	49	168	- 164
Syphilis	63	3	62	27	- 24
Tetanus	64	0	69	5	- 4
Pertussis	65	0	67	6	- 6
Otitis Media	66	0	70	5	- 5
Diphtheria	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Belarus

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.