SOUTH KOREA VS CAMBODIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMBODIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	40,006	3	25,596	+ 14,410
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,336	1	28,043	+ 3,293
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	26,842	2	26,650	+ 192
Liver Disease	4	24,776	14	6,348	+ 18,428
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,261	13	6,812	+ 3,449
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,838	15	4,399	+ 5,440
Lung Disease	7	9,329	11	8,526	+ 803
Tuberculosis	8	8,746	24	1,950	+ 6,796
Liver Cancer	9	8,280	7	11,589	- 3,309
Hypertension	10	7,184	17	3,711	+ 3,473
Diarrhoeal diseases	11	6,557	35	929	+ 5,628
Falls	12	6,457	20	2,934	+ 3,523
Kidney Disease	13	6,451	9	10,107	- 3,656
Peptic Ulcer Disease	14	5,916	38	540	+ 5,377
Low Birth Weight	15	5,574	45	370	+ 5,204
Lung Cancers	16	4,978	4	20,293	- 15,315
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	4,157	6	12,145	- 7,988
Birth Trauma	18	4,124	54	88	+ 4,036
HIV/AIDS	19	4,090	55	84	+ 4,006
Congenital Anomalies	20	3,934	41	518	+ 3,416
Asthma	21	3,771	32	1,150	+ 2,620
Drownings	22	3,397	42	501	+ 2,896
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	2,762	8	10,180	- 7,418
Breast Cancer	24	2,614	21	2,880	- 267
Suicide	25	2,441	5	14,636	- 12,195
Other Injuries	26	2,409	18	3,634	- 1,224
Cervical Cancer	27	2,223	34	1,065	+ 1,158
Oral Cancer	28	1,979	29	1,457	+ 522
Leukemia	29	1,678	23	2,140	- 462
Maternal Conditions	30	1,478	61	34	+ 1,444
Lymphomas	31	1,442	19	3,477	- 2,035
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,331	31	1,325	+ 6
Malnutrition	33	1,305	53	88	+ 1,216
Stomach Cancer	34	1,189	10	8,625	- 7,436
Endocrine Disorders	35	1,171	25	1,891	- 719
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,145	48	224	+ 920
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,128	16	3,951	- 2,823
Violence	38	1,058	44	386	+ 672
Oesophagus Cancer	39	906	28	1,733	- 827
Ovary Cancer	40	760	30	1,330	- 570
Pertussis	41	705	67	6	+ 699
Fires	42	684	47	263	+ 421
Skin Disease	43	643	36	704	- 61
Skin Cancers	44	510	37	585	- 75
Bladder Cancer	45	503	27	1,768	- 1,265
Encephalitis	46	419	65	19	+ 400
Hepatitis B	47	417	39	526	- 109
Pancreas Cancer	48	411	12	6,994	- 6,583
Alcohol	49	405	33	1,081	- 676
Prostate Cancer	50	390	22	2,316	- 1,926
Epilepsy	51	364	40	524	- 161
Tetanus	52	335	69	5	+ 330
Malaria	53	311	71	1	+ 310
Meningitis	54	301	58	51	+ 250
Uterin Cancer	55	288	43	420	- 131
Poisonings	56	235	52	115	+ 120
Appendicitis	57	224	57	54	+ 170
Drug Use	58	195	50	154	+ 40
Dengue	59	178	77	0	+ 178
Measles	60	177	83	0	+ 177
Hepatitis C	61	144	49	168	- 24
Other Neoplasms	62	101	26	1,807	- 1,706
Schistosomiasis	63	79	72	1	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	68	51	150	- 82
Multiple Sclerosis	65	54	66	11	+ 44
Syphilis	66	52	62	27	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	67	39	63	26	+ 14
War	68	22	68	5	+ 17
Ascariasis	69	15	74	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	70	3	84	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Cambodia

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.