SOUTH KOREA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,785	1	28,043	+ 25,742
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	41,577	6	12,145	+ 29,432
Lung Cancers	3	28,108	4	20,293	+ 7,814
Lung Disease	4	19,080	11	8,526	+ 10,553
Stroke	5	19,008	3	25,596	- 6,588
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,956	8	10,180	+ 2,776
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,977	2	26,650	- 16,673
Breast Cancer	8	7,934	21	2,880	+ 5,054
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,676	13	6,812	+ 864
Lymphomas	10	6,909	19	3,477	+ 3,432
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,790	12	6,994	- 204
Falls	12	6,483	20	2,934	+ 3,549
Prostate Cancer	13	6,324	22	2,316	+ 4,009
Kidney Disease	14	6,146	9	10,107	- 3,961
Suicide	15	5,929	5	14,636	- 8,706
Drug Use	16	4,949	50	154	+ 4,794
Liver Disease	17	4,865	14	6,348	- 1,484
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,509	16	3,951	+ 558
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,340	25	1,891	+ 2,449
Liver Cancer	20	4,179	7	11,589	- 7,410
Leukemia	21	4,159	23	2,140	+ 2,019
Hypertension	22	3,440	17	3,711	- 270
Bladder Cancer	23	3,384	27	1,768	+ 1,616
Other Injuries	24	3,212	18	3,634	- 422
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,993	28	1,733	+ 1,261
Stomach Cancer	26	2,923	10	8,625	- 5,702
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,765	31	1,325	+ 1,440
Road Traffic Accidents	28	2,682	15	4,399	- 1,717
Ovary Cancer	29	2,554	30	1,330	+ 1,224
Skin Cancers	30	2,358	37	585	+ 1,773
Other Neoplasms	31	2,253	26	1,807	+ 447
Oral Cancer	32	2,137	29	1,457	+ 680
Alcohol	33	2,002	33	1,081	+ 921
Uterin Cancer	34	1,588	43	420	+ 1,168
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,451	41	518	+ 933
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,128	35	929	+ 200
Multiple Sclerosis	37	929	66	11	+ 919
Skin Disease	38	912	36	704	+ 207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	853	48	224	+ 629
Violence	40	812	44	386	+ 426
Cervical Cancer	41	776	34	1,065	- 289
Low Birth Weight	42	743	45	370	+ 373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	594	38	540	+ 54
Epilepsy	44	516	40	524	- 9
Hepatitis C	45	487	49	168	+ 320
Anemia	46	460	46	329	+ 131
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	433	51	150	+ 283
Drownings	48	380	42	501	- 121
Asthma	49	352	32	1,150	- 799
Birth Trauma	50	259	54	88	+ 171
Malnutrition	51	258	53	88	+ 170
Fires	52	258	47	263	- 5
HIV/AIDS	53	219	55	84	+ 134
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	191	59	49	+ 142
Osteoarthritis	55	186	60	41	+ 145
Poisonings	56	163	52	115	+ 48
Schizophrenia	57	159	56	77	+ 82
Tuberculosis	58	131	24	1,950	- 1,819
Meningitis	59	92	58	51	+ 41
Hepatitis B	60	88	39	526	- 438
Oral conditions	61	68	64	21	+ 47
Appendicitis	62	66	57	54	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	63	63	63	26	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	64	61	61	34	+ 27
War	65	28	68	5	+ 23
Otitis Media	66	10	70	5	+ 6
Syphilis	67	7	62	27	- 20
Encephalitis	68	4	65	19	- 15
Pertussis	69	1	67	6	- 5
Chagas disease	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	69	5	- 4
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Canada

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.