SOUTH KOREA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,359	1	28,043	+ 13,316
Lung Disease	2	30,878	11	8,526	+ 22,352
Stroke	3	21,212	3	25,596	- 4,384
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,427	2	26,650	- 16,223
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,972	35	929	+ 9,044
Liver Disease	6	9,747	14	6,348	+ 3,399
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,653	13	6,812	+ 2,841
Kidney Disease	8	8,751	9	10,107	- 1,356
Tuberculosis	9	8,111	24	1,950	+ 6,161
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,270	15	4,399	+ 2,871
Stomach Cancer	11	6,955	10	8,625	- 1,670
Falls	12	6,531	20	2,934	+ 3,597
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	6,155	6	12,145	- 5,990
Low Birth Weight	14	4,665	45	370	+ 4,294
Asthma	15	4,578	32	1,150	+ 3,427
Hypertension	16	4,506	17	3,711	+ 795
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,979	48	224	+ 3,755
HIV/AIDS	18	3,415	55	84	+ 3,331
Birth Trauma	19	3,018	54	88	+ 2,930
Congenital Anomalies	20	2,960	41	518	+ 2,442
Lung Cancers	21	2,593	4	20,293	- 17,700
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,576	28	1,733	+ 844
Oral Cancer	23	2,534	29	1,457	+ 1,077
Other Injuries	24	2,509	18	3,634	- 1,125
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,274	38	540	+ 1,734
Suicide	26	2,069	5	14,636	- 12,567
Liver Cancer	27	2,056	7	11,589	- 9,533
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,849	16	3,951	- 2,102
Cervical Cancer	29	1,794	34	1,065	+ 729
Encephalitis	30	1,650	65	19	+ 1,631
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,423	8	10,180	- 8,757
Drownings	32	1,196	42	501	+ 695
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,175	12	6,994	- 5,819
Leukemia	34	1,093	23	2,140	- 1,048
Violence	35	1,079	44	386	+ 692
Meningitis	36	1,014	58	51	+ 963
Ovary Cancer	37	839	30	1,330	- 491
Epilepsy	38	813	40	524	+ 288
Endocrine Disorders	39	646	25	1,891	- 1,245
Syphilis	40	626	62	27	+ 599
Skin Cancers	41	544	37	585	- 41
Maternal Conditions	42	539	61	34	+ 505
Breast Cancer	43	466	21	2,880	- 2,414
Fires	44	463	47	263	+ 200
Inflammatory/Heart	45	451	31	1,325	- 874
Skin Disease	46	428	36	704	- 276
Drug Use	47	404	50	154	+ 249
Bladder Cancer	48	382	27	1,768	- 1,386
Alcohol	49	352	33	1,081	- 729
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	313	51	150	+ 163
Appendicitis	51	296	57	54	+ 242
Lymphomas	52	285	19	3,477	- 3,192
Hepatitis B	53	238	39	526	- 288
Malnutrition	54	204	53	88	+ 116
Prostate Cancer	55	199	22	2,316	- 2,116
Dengue	56	195	77	0	+ 195
Other Neoplasms	57	127	26	1,807	- 1,680
Measles	58	121	83	0	+ 121
Poisonings	59	112	52	115	- 3
Tetanus	60	81	69	5	+ 77
Upper Respiratory	61	60	63	26	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	62	59	66	11	+ 48
Pertussis	63	56	67	6	+ 50
Hepatitis C	64	54	49	168	- 113
Leishmaniasis	65	54	79	0	+ 54
Ascariasis	66	10	74	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	67	6	84	0	+ 6
War	68	5	68	5	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	3	70	5	- 2
Diphtheria	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	43	420	- 420
Anemia	72	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	56	77	- 77
Oral conditions	76	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	78	0	60	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	82	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Bhutan

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.