SOUTH KOREA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	CENTRAL AFRICA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	48,214	2	26,650	+ 21,564
Tuberculosis	2	43,352	24	1,950	+ 41,401
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	43,168	35	929	+ 42,240
HIV/AIDS	4	34,586	55	84	+ 34,502
Stroke	5	30,265	3	25,596	+ 4,669
Malaria	6	30,225	71	1	+ 30,223
Coronary Heart Disease	7	26,727	1	28,043	- 1,316
Low Birth Weight	8	20,532	45	370	+ 20,162
Birth Trauma	9	20,199	54	88	+ 20,111
Road Traffic Accidents	10	16,496	15	4,399	+ 12,097
Measles	11	14,978	83	0	+ 14,978
Hypertension	12	11,541	17	3,711	+ 7,830
Maternal Conditions	13	10,823	61	34	+ 10,789
Liver Disease	14	10,629	14	6,348	+ 4,281
Diabetes Mellitus	15	10,519	13	6,812	+ 3,707
Meningitis	16	9,352	58	51	+ 9,301
Violence	17	9,295	44	386	+ 8,909
Lung Disease	18	8,812	11	8,526	+ 285
Congenital Anomalies	19	7,148	41	518	+ 6,630
Asthma	20	7,012	32	1,150	+ 5,861
Kidney Disease	21	6,545	9	10,107	- 3,562
Malnutrition	22	6,366	53	88	+ 6,277
Other Injuries	23	5,719	18	3,634	+ 2,085
Suicide	24	5,391	5	14,636	- 9,245
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,898	25	1,891	+ 2,008
Breast Cancer	26	3,172	21	2,880	+ 292
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,923	38	540	+ 2,383
War	28	2,890	68	5	+ 2,885
Tetanus	29	2,583	69	5	+ 2,579
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,487	31	1,325	+ 1,162
Pertussis	31	2,444	67	6	+ 2,438
Cervical Cancer	32	2,121	34	1,065	+ 1,056
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,879	6	12,145	- 10,266
Drownings	34	1,864	42	501	+ 1,363
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,787	48	224	+ 1,563
Falls	36	1,671	20	2,934	- 1,263
Schistosomiasis	37	1,560	72	1	+ 1,559
Prostate Cancer	38	1,441	22	2,316	- 875
Fires	39	1,307	47	263	+ 1,044
Poisonings	40	1,235	52	115	+ 1,120
Syphilis	41	1,107	62	27	+ 1,080
Lymphomas	42	1,097	19	3,477	- 2,380
Epilepsy	43	1,095	40	524	+ 570
Liver Cancer	44	1,075	7	11,589	- 10,514
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,073	8	10,180	- 9,107
Oral Cancer	46	839	29	1,457	- 618
Leukemia	47	812	23	2,140	- 1,328
Parkinson's Disease	48	620	16	3,951	- 3,332
Stomach Cancer	49	604	10	8,625	- 8,021
Ovary Cancer	50	590	30	1,330	- 740
Appendicitis	51	570	57	54	+ 516
Alcohol	52	569	33	1,081	- 512
Oesophagus Cancer	53	444	28	1,733	- 1,289
Skin Disease	54	444	36	704	- 260
Lung Cancers	55	431	4	20,293	- 19,862
Leishmaniasis	56	419	79	0	+ 419
Drug Use	57	404	50	154	+ 250
Skin Cancers	58	395	37	585	- 190
Trypanosomiasis	59	365	78	0	+ 365
Pancreas Cancer	60	337	12	6,994	- 6,656
Hepatitis B	61	304	39	526	- 222
Encephalitis	62	258	65	19	+ 239
Upper Respiratory	63	225	63	26	+ 199
Bladder Cancer	64	215	27	1,768	- 1,553
Uterin Cancer	65	180	43	420	- 240
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	138	51	150	- 11
Diphtheria	67	98	73	0	+ 98
Otitis Media	68	57	70	5	+ 52
Hepatitis C	69	52	49	168	- 116
Other Neoplasms	70	44	26	1,807	- 1,762
Ascariasis	71	44	74	0	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	72	35	66	11	+ 24
Chlamydia	73	17	84	0	+ 17
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Central Africa

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.