SOUTH KOREA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,573	1	28,043	+ 18,530
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	45,494	6	12,145	+ 33,349
Lung Disease	3	38,248	11	8,526	+ 29,722
Lung Cancers	4	32,447	4	20,293	+ 12,154
Stroke	5	31,933	3	25,596	+ 6,337
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,562	2	26,650	- 7,088
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,718	8	10,180	+ 8,538
Prostate Cancer	8	12,904	22	2,316	+ 10,589
Breast Cancer	9	11,326	21	2,880	+ 8,445
Diabetes Mellitus	10	11,194	13	6,812	+ 4,382
Pancreas Cancer	11	9,556	12	6,994	+ 2,562
Kidney Disease	12	7,941	9	10,107	- 2,166
Lymphomas	13	6,362	19	3,477	+ 2,885
Liver Disease	14	6,035	14	6,348	- 314
Hypertension	15	5,602	17	3,711	+ 1,891
Suicide	16	5,383	5	14,636	- 9,253
Parkinson's Disease	17	5,232	16	3,951	+ 1,281
Alcohol	18	5,218	33	1,081	+ 4,137
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,010	25	1,891	+ 3,119
Leukemia	20	4,869	23	2,140	+ 2,729
Bladder Cancer	21	4,756	27	1,768	+ 2,988
Falls	22	4,715	20	2,934	+ 1,780
Stomach Cancer	23	4,221	10	8,625	- 4,404
Oesophagus Cancer	24	4,155	28	1,733	+ 2,422
Liver Cancer	25	4,049	7	11,589	- 7,540
Skin Cancers	26	3,387	37	585	+ 2,803
Other Neoplasms	27	3,296	26	1,807	+ 1,489
Oral Cancer	28	3,232	29	1,457	+ 1,775
Ovary Cancer	29	3,201	30	1,330	+ 1,871
Other Injuries	30	3,027	18	3,634	- 607
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,480	31	1,325	+ 1,155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,885	38	540	+ 1,346
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,861	15	4,399	- 2,538
Drug Use	34	1,716	50	154	+ 1,562
Uterin Cancer	35	1,357	43	420	+ 937
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,335	41	518	+ 817
Cervical Cancer	37	1,332	34	1,065	+ 267
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,261	35	929	+ 332
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,151	66	11	+ 1,140
Epilepsy	40	1,090	40	524	+ 566
Low Birth Weight	41	1,015	45	370	+ 645
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	841	48	224	+ 616
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	737	51	150	+ 587
Asthma	44	718	32	1,150	- 433
Skin Disease	45	688	36	704	- 16
Anemia	46	637	46	329	+ 308
Violence	47	549	44	386	+ 163
Schizophrenia	48	495	56	77	+ 418
Fires	49	461	47	263	+ 197
Drownings	50	324	42	501	- 176
Osteoarthritis	51	221	60	41	+ 180
Meningitis	52	218	58	51	+ 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	214	59	49	+ 164
Appendicitis	54	200	57	54	+ 146
HIV/AIDS	55	197	55	84	+ 112
Birth Trauma	56	185	54	88	+ 97
Tuberculosis	57	135	24	1,950	- 1,815
Upper Respiratory	58	134	63	26	+ 108
Malnutrition	59	122	53	88	+ 34
Hepatitis C	60	75	49	168	- 93
Hepatitis B	61	53	39	526	- 473
Poisonings	62	48	52	115	- 67
Oral conditions	63	36	64	21	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	64	20	61	34	- 14
Otitis Media	65	15	70	5	+ 11
War	66	5	68	5	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	5	65	19	- 14
Tetanus	68	4	69	5	- 1
Chlamydia	69	3	84	0	+ 3
Syphilis	70	3	62	27	- 24
Measles	71	3	83	0	+ 3
Pertussis	72	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Denmark

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.