SOUTH KOREA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,239	1	28,043	+ 11,196
Stroke	2	29,161	3	25,596	+ 3,565
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	22,415	2	26,650	- 4,235
Violence	4	16,279	44	386	+ 15,892
Diabetes Mellitus	5	14,108	13	6,812	+ 7,296
Lung Disease	6	14,052	11	8,526	+ 5,526
Kidney Disease	7	8,921	9	10,107	- 1,186
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,017	15	4,399	+ 3,618
Lung Cancers	9	7,493	4	20,293	- 12,800
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	7,270	6	12,145	- 4,875
Hypertension	11	6,822	17	3,711	+ 3,111
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	5,482	8	10,180	- 4,698
Liver Disease	13	5,070	14	6,348	- 1,278
Breast Cancer	14	4,913	21	2,880	+ 2,033
Prostate Cancer	15	4,497	22	2,316	+ 2,182
Falls	16	4,461	20	2,934	+ 1,526
Stomach Cancer	17	4,258	10	8,625	- 4,367
Inflammatory/Heart	18	4,144	31	1,325	+ 2,819
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,006	25	1,891	+ 2,116
Suicide	20	3,441	5	14,636	- 11,194
Other Injuries	21	3,268	18	3,634	- 366
HIV/AIDS	22	2,972	55	84	+ 2,888
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,915	41	518	+ 2,397
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,840	12	6,994	- 4,154
Liver Cancer	25	2,725	7	11,589	- 8,864
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,477	28	1,733	+ 744
Lymphomas	27	2,456	19	3,477	- 1,021
Oral Cancer	28	2,355	29	1,457	+ 898
Cervical Cancer	29	2,251	34	1,065	+ 1,186
Leukemia	30	2,019	23	2,140	- 121
Skin Disease	31	1,699	36	704	+ 995
Alcohol	32	1,685	33	1,081	+ 605
Low Birth Weight	33	1,629	45	370	+ 1,258
Malnutrition	34	1,585	53	88	+ 1,496
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,339	35	929	+ 411
Bladder Cancer	36	1,256	27	1,768	- 512
Chagas disease	37	1,194	80	0	+ 1,194
Skin Cancers	38	1,191	37	585	+ 606
Drownings	39	1,169	42	501	+ 668
Tuberculosis	40	1,159	24	1,950	- 792
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,129	16	3,951	- 2,822
Other Neoplasms	42	1,104	26	1,807	- 703
Ovary Cancer	43	1,031	30	1,330	- 299
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,008	38	540	+ 468
Birth Trauma	45	894	54	88	+ 806
Epilepsy	46	772	40	524	+ 248
Uterin Cancer	47	658	43	420	+ 238
Asthma	48	614	32	1,150	- 536
Drug Use	49	584	50	154	+ 430
Anemia	50	572	46	329	+ 243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	519	48	224	+ 295
Hepatitis C	52	463	49	168	+ 295
Maternal Conditions	53	357	61	34	+ 323
Meningitis	54	322	58	51	+ 271
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	260	59	49	+ 210
War	56	258	68	5	+ 253
Appendicitis	57	253	57	54	+ 199
Fires	58	243	47	263	- 20
Hepatitis B	59	183	39	526	- 343
Schizophrenia	60	156	56	77	+ 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	141	51	150	- 9
Schistosomiasis	62	140	72	1	+ 139
Leishmaniasis	63	102	79	0	+ 102
Multiple Sclerosis	64	84	66	11	+ 74
Osteoarthritis	65	78	60	41	+ 37
Poisonings	66	75	52	115	- 40
Upper Respiratory	67	62	63	26	+ 36
Syphilis	68	53	62	27	+ 26
Leprosy	69	41	82	0	+ 41
Otitis Media	70	22	70	5	+ 18
Tetanus	71	21	69	5	+ 16
Encephalitis	72	15	65	19	- 4
Oral conditions	73	15	64	21	- 6
Malaria	74	10	71	1	+ 9
Pertussis	75	7	67	6	+ 1
Dengue	76	3	77	0	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	81	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	78	2	74	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	79	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	80	1	84	0	+ 1
Measles	81	1	83	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Brazil

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.