SOUTH KOREA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,444	1	28,043	+ 38,401
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	40,943	6	12,145	+ 28,798
Stroke	3	32,210	3	25,596	+ 6,614
Lung Cancers	4	29,467	4	20,293	+ 9,174
Lung Disease	5	27,994	11	8,526	+ 19,468
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	24,686	2	26,650	- 1,964
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,474	8	10,180	+ 4,294
Kidney Disease	8	12,835	9	10,107	+ 2,728
Breast Cancer	9	11,248	21	2,880	+ 8,368
Suicide	10	9,179	5	14,636	- 5,456
Other Injuries	11	8,724	18	3,634	+ 5,090
Other Neoplasms	12	7,947	26	1,807	+ 6,140
Prostate Cancer	13	7,933	22	2,316	+ 5,617
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,868	12	6,994	+ 874
Falls	15	7,634	20	2,934	+ 4,699
Lymphomas	16	6,750	19	3,477	+ 3,273
Liver Disease	17	6,230	14	6,348	- 118
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,225	25	1,891	+ 4,335
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,990	16	3,951	+ 2,039
Diabetes Mellitus	20	5,519	13	6,812	- 1,292
Leukemia	21	5,215	23	2,140	+ 3,075
Bladder Cancer	22	4,690	27	1,768	+ 2,921
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,611	31	1,325	+ 3,286
Liver Cancer	24	4,243	7	11,589	- 7,346
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,906	28	1,733	+ 2,173
Stomach Cancer	26	3,753	10	8,625	- 4,872
Hypertension	27	3,216	17	3,711	- 495
Oral Cancer	28	2,934	29	1,457	+ 1,476
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,896	15	4,399	- 1,503
Ovary Cancer	30	2,837	30	1,330	+ 1,508
Skin Cancers	31	2,271	37	585	+ 1,686
Alcohol	32	2,172	33	1,081	+ 1,092
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,816	35	929	+ 887
Uterin Cancer	34	1,670	43	420	+ 1,251
Skin Disease	35	1,650	36	704	+ 946
Epilepsy	36	1,512	40	524	+ 988
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,273	48	224	+ 1,049
Malnutrition	38	1,264	53	88	+ 1,176
Drug Use	39	1,250	50	154	+ 1,096
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,226	41	518	+ 708
Cervical Cancer	41	1,056	34	1,065	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	924	38	540	+ 385
Anemia	43	865	46	329	+ 536
Violence	44	650	44	386	+ 264
Multiple Sclerosis	45	639	66	11	+ 628
Asthma	46	555	32	1,150	- 595
Drownings	47	342	42	501	- 159
Fires	48	326	47	263	+ 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	316	51	150	+ 166
Low Birth Weight	50	303	45	370	- 67
Osteoarthritis	51	255	60	41	+ 213
Hepatitis C	52	231	49	168	+ 63
Birth Trauma	53	204	54	88	+ 116
Tuberculosis	54	198	24	1,950	- 1,752
Poisonings	55	179	52	115	+ 64
Schizophrenia	56	172	56	77	+ 95
HIV/AIDS	57	157	55	84	+ 73
Meningitis	58	124	58	51	+ 73
Upper Respiratory	59	96	63	26	+ 70
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	87	59	49	+ 38
Oral conditions	61	82	64	21	+ 61
Appendicitis	62	73	57	54	+ 19
Hepatitis B	63	72	39	526	- 454
Maternal Conditions	64	26	61	34	- 8
Otitis Media	65	8	70	5	+ 3
Encephalitis	66	6	65	19	- 14
War	67	5	68	5	+ 0
Pertussis	68	4	67	6	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	62	27	- 27
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Belgium

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.