SOUTH KOREA VS DJIBOUTI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DJIBOUTI		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,977	1	28,043	+ 7,934
Stroke	2	35,576	3	25,596	+ 9,980
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	35,106	2	26,650	+ 8,456
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	19,079	35	929	+ 18,150
HIV/AIDS	5	18,233	55	84	+ 18,149
Liver Disease	6	15,423	14	6,348	+ 9,075
Diabetes Mellitus	7	14,880	13	6,812	+ 8,068
Low Birth Weight	8	13,159	45	370	+ 12,788
Tuberculosis	9	12,705	24	1,950	+ 10,755
Other Injuries	10	12,180	18	3,634	+ 8,546
Road Traffic Accidents	11	11,976	15	4,399	+ 7,577
Hypertension	12	11,040	17	3,711	+ 7,329
Kidney Disease	13	9,752	9	10,107	- 355
Malnutrition	14	8,873	53	88	+ 8,785
Birth Trauma	15	8,695	54	88	+ 8,607
Lung Disease	16	6,293	11	8,526	- 2,233
Meningitis	17	6,109	58	51	+ 6,059
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,914	41	518	+ 5,396
Suicide	19	4,912	5	14,636	- 9,724
Breast Cancer	20	4,756	21	2,880	+ 1,876
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,722	6	12,145	- 7,423
Asthma	22	3,554	32	1,150	+ 2,403
Malaria	23	3,455	71	1	+ 3,454
Violence	24	3,354	44	386	+ 2,968
Pertussis	25	2,593	67	6	+ 2,587
Falls	26	2,380	20	2,934	- 554
Leukemia	27	2,374	23	2,140	+ 233
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,363	31	1,325	+ 1,038
Cervical Cancer	29	2,106	34	1,065	+ 1,041
Lymphomas	30	2,102	19	3,477	- 1,375
Maternal Conditions	31	2,099	61	34	+ 2,065
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,969	8	10,180	- 8,212
Fires	33	1,712	47	263	+ 1,448
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,676	38	540	+ 1,136
Drownings	35	1,489	42	501	+ 988
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,409	28	1,733	- 324
Epilepsy	37	1,355	40	524	+ 830
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,309	25	1,891	- 582
Poisonings	39	1,293	52	115	+ 1,178
Ovary Cancer	40	1,217	30	1,330	- 113
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,187	16	3,951	- 2,764
Lung Cancers	42	1,045	4	20,293	- 19,248
Liver Cancer	43	990	7	11,589	- 10,599
Prostate Cancer	44	896	22	2,316	- 1,420
Oral Cancer	45	870	29	1,457	- 587
Tetanus	46	862	69	5	+ 857
Bladder Cancer	47	807	27	1,768	- 961
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	773	48	224	+ 549
Alcohol	49	766	33	1,081	- 315
Stomach Cancer	50	740	10	8,625	- 7,885
Leishmaniasis	51	730	79	0	+ 730
Syphilis	52	672	62	27	+ 645
Skin Cancers	53	637	37	585	+ 52
Drug Use	54	635	50	154	+ 481
Skin Disease	55	631	36	704	- 74
Hepatitis B	56	442	39	526	- 84
Appendicitis	57	296	57	54	+ 242
Pancreas Cancer	58	292	12	6,994	- 6,702
Encephalitis	59	265	65	19	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	60	219	43	420	- 200
Upper Respiratory	61	202	63	26	+ 176
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	172	51	150	+ 22
War	63	142	68	5	+ 137
Schistosomiasis	64	132	72	1	+ 131
Other Neoplasms	65	124	26	1,807	- 1,682
Measles	66	107	83	0	+ 107
Multiple Sclerosis	67	80	66	11	+ 69
Hepatitis C	68	76	49	168	- 91
Diphtheria	69	43	73	0	+ 43
Chlamydia	70	23	84	0	+ 23
Ascariasis	71	21	74	0	+ 21
Otitis Media	72	18	70	5	+ 13
Dengue	73	2	77	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	82	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Djibouti

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.