SOUTH KOREA VS BRUNEI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRUNEI		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,221	1	28,043	+ 3,178
Stroke	2	25,426	3	25,596	- 170
Diabetes Mellitus	3	18,971	13	6,812	+ 12,160
Kidney Disease	4	11,081	9	10,107	+ 974
Endocrine Disorders	5	9,121	25	1,891	+ 7,230
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,733	6	12,145	- 4,411
Lung Cancers	7	7,688	4	20,293	- 12,605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	7,334	8	10,180	- 2,846
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,325	2	26,650	- 19,325
Lung Disease	10	6,505	11	8,526	- 2,022
Hypertension	11	4,870	17	3,711	+ 1,159
Breast Cancer	12	4,150	21	2,880	+ 1,270
Liver Cancer	13	3,977	7	11,589	- 7,612
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,950	41	518	+ 3,432
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,420	15	4,399	- 979
Lymphomas	16	3,378	19	3,477	- 99
Other Injuries	17	3,054	18	3,634	- 579
Stomach Cancer	18	2,691	10	8,625	- 5,934
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,664	31	1,325	+ 1,339
Oral Cancer	20	2,324	29	1,457	+ 867
Tuberculosis	21	2,175	24	1,950	+ 225
Falls	22	2,170	20	2,934	- 764
Skin Disease	23	2,156	36	704	+ 1,452
Leukemia	24	2,010	23	2,140	- 130
Other Neoplasms	25	1,998	26	1,807	+ 191
Prostate Cancer	26	1,968	22	2,316	- 347
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,946	16	3,951	- 2,005
Cervical Cancer	28	1,859	34	1,065	+ 794
Low Birth Weight	29	1,537	45	370	+ 1,167
Asthma	30	1,526	32	1,150	+ 376
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,367	12	6,994	- 5,626
Suicide	32	1,237	5	14,636	- 13,399
Ovary Cancer	33	1,188	30	1,330	- 142
Uterin Cancer	34	1,127	43	420	+ 707
Drownings	35	935	42	501	+ 434
Liver Disease	36	934	14	6,348	- 5,414
Hepatitis B	37	719	39	526	+ 193
Hepatitis C	38	670	49	168	+ 502
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	583	38	540	+ 44
Bladder Cancer	40	473	27	1,768	- 1,295
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	430	35	929	- 498
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	427	48	224	+ 202
Birth Trauma	43	423	54	88	+ 335
Epilepsy	44	384	40	524	- 140
Oesophagus Cancer	45	350	28	1,733	- 1,383
Violence	46	317	44	386	- 69
Drug Use	47	308	50	154	+ 154
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	299	59	49	+ 250
Fires	49	295	47	263	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	50	276	61	34	+ 242
Schizophrenia	51	193	56	77	+ 116
Skin Cancers	52	165	37	585	- 420
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	157	51	150	+ 7
Anemia	54	152	46	329	- 178
Malnutrition	55	141	53	88	+ 53
Alcohol	56	134	33	1,081	- 947
Oral conditions	57	72	64	21	+ 51
Meningitis	58	62	58	51	+ 11
Otitis Media	59	62	70	5	+ 57
Syphilis	60	29	62	27	+ 2
Pertussis	61	9	67	6	+ 3
War	62	5	68	5	+ 0
Appendicitis	63	1	57	54	- 53
Poisonings	64	1	52	115	- 115
Upper Respiratory	65	0	63	26	- 25
Dengue	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	67	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	71	0	83	0	- 0
Diphtheria	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	81	0	55	84	- 84
Encephalitis	82	0	65	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	83	0	60	41	- 41
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	85	0	66	11	- 11
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Brunei

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.