SOUTH KOREA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	75,149	3	25,596	+ 49,553
Coronary Heart Disease	2	65,156	1	28,043	+ 37,114
Lung Disease	3	35,625	11	8,526	+ 27,099
Lung Cancers	4	26,272	4	20,293	+ 5,979
Stomach Cancer	5	14,654	10	8,625	+ 6,030
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,198	6	12,145	- 947
Hypertension	7	11,077	17	3,711	+ 7,367
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,205	15	4,399	+ 4,806
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	9,136	8	10,180	- 1,045
Oesophagus Cancer	10	8,933	28	1,733	+ 7,201
Kidney Disease	11	7,073	9	10,107	- 3,034
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	6,743	2	26,650	- 19,907
Liver Cancer	13	6,655	7	11,589	- 4,934
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,946	13	6,812	- 866
Liver Disease	15	5,355	14	6,348	- 993
Falls	16	5,108	20	2,934	+ 2,174
Suicide	17	4,278	5	14,636	- 10,357
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,102	12	6,994	- 2,891
Breast Cancer	19	3,412	21	2,880	+ 531
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,600	16	3,951	- 1,351
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	2,404	48	224	+ 2,179
Leukemia	22	2,139	23	2,140	- 2
Lymphomas	23	2,127	19	3,477	- 1,350
Oral Cancer	24	2,012	29	1,457	+ 555
Other Injuries	25	1,989	18	3,634	- 1,645
Drownings	26	1,942	42	501	+ 1,441
Cervical Cancer	27	1,900	34	1,065	+ 835
Prostate Cancer	28	1,878	22	2,316	- 438
Bladder Cancer	29	1,393	27	1,768	- 375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,387	38	540	+ 848
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,347	41	518	+ 829
Tuberculosis	32	1,280	24	1,950	- 670
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,102	31	1,325	- 223
HIV/AIDS	34	1,057	55	84	+ 973
Ovary Cancer	35	1,033	30	1,330	- 297
Poisonings	36	948	52	115	+ 832
Endocrine Disorders	37	942	25	1,891	- 949
Drug Use	38	891	50	154	+ 736
Asthma	39	851	32	1,150	- 299
Low Birth Weight	40	796	45	370	+ 425
Skin Cancers	41	723	37	585	+ 139
Alcohol	42	701	33	1,081	- 379
Birth Trauma	43	649	54	88	+ 561
Malnutrition	44	478	53	88	+ 390
Uterin Cancer	45	432	43	420	+ 12
Epilepsy	46	418	40	524	- 106
Violence	47	409	44	386	+ 23
Fires	48	386	47	263	+ 123
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	372	51	150	+ 222
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	321	35	929	- 608
Meningitis	51	210	58	51	+ 159
Skin Disease	52	192	36	704	- 512
Other Neoplasms	53	161	26	1,807	- 1,646
Maternal Conditions	54	132	61	34	+ 98
Encephalitis	55	103	65	19	+ 84
Hepatitis B	56	101	39	526	- 425
Upper Respiratory	57	98	63	26	+ 72
Syphilis	58	67	62	27	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	59	64	66	11	+ 53
Appendicitis	60	54	57	54	+ 0
War	61	33	68	5	+ 28
Measles	62	21	83	0	+ 21
Tetanus	63	18	69	5	+ 13
Pertussis	64	18	67	6	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	65	15	72	1	+ 14
Hepatitis C	66	3	49	168	- 164
Chlamydia	67	2	84	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	1	70	5	- 4
Dengue	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	82	0	60	41	- 41
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

China

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.