SOUTH KOREA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	53,316	55	84	+ 53,232
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,468	2	26,650	- 182
Malaria	3	19,359	71	1	+ 19,358
Low Birth Weight	4	13,250	45	370	+ 12,880
Birth Trauma	5	12,785	54	88	+ 12,697
Stroke	6	12,677	3	25,596	- 12,919
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,148	1	28,043	- 15,895
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,686	15	4,399	+ 6,288
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	10,117	35	929	+ 9,188
Tuberculosis	10	9,305	24	1,950	+ 7,355
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,676	13	6,812	+ 1,864
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,229	41	518	+ 6,711
Liver Disease	13	5,779	14	6,348	- 569
Kidney Disease	14	5,754	9	10,107	- 4,353
Measles	15	5,250	83	0	+ 5,250
Hypertension	16	4,789	17	3,711	+ 1,078
Maternal Conditions	17	4,022	61	34	+ 3,988
Syphilis	18	3,882	62	27	+ 3,855
Meningitis	19	3,684	58	51	+ 3,633
Lung Disease	20	3,494	11	8,526	- 5,033
Pertussis	21	3,162	67	6	+ 3,156
Suicide	22	3,107	5	14,636	- 11,528
Other Injuries	23	3,048	18	3,634	- 586
Breast Cancer	24	2,444	21	2,880	- 436
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,120	25	1,891	+ 229
Asthma	26	1,891	32	1,150	+ 740
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,830	31	1,325	+ 504
Cervical Cancer	28	1,626	34	1,065	+ 561
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,609	6	12,145	- 10,536
Drug Use	30	1,459	50	154	+ 1,304
Malnutrition	31	1,394	53	88	+ 1,306
Falls	32	1,324	20	2,934	- 1,610
Violence	33	1,297	44	386	+ 910
Liver Cancer	34	1,248	7	11,589	- 10,341
Prostate Cancer	35	1,242	22	2,316	- 1,074
Drownings	36	1,145	42	501	+ 644
Oral Cancer	37	1,001	29	1,457	- 456
Epilepsy	38	936	40	524	+ 412
Fires	39	875	47	263	+ 611
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	830	8	10,180	- 9,351
Lung Cancers	41	775	4	20,293	- 19,518
Tetanus	42	675	69	5	+ 671
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	634	38	540	+ 95
Poisonings	44	610	52	115	+ 495
Lymphomas	45	561	19	3,477	- 2,916
Parkinson's Disease	46	511	16	3,951	- 3,441
Trypanosomiasis	47	478	78	0	+ 478
Skin Cancers	48	469	37	585	- 115
Stomach Cancer	49	452	10	8,625	- 8,173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	412	48	224	+ 188
Skin Disease	51	377	36	704	- 327
Ovary Cancer	52	372	30	1,330	- 958
Alcohol	53	345	33	1,081	- 736
Oesophagus Cancer	54	343	28	1,733	- 1,389
Pancreas Cancer	55	330	12	6,994	- 6,664
Bladder Cancer	56	247	27	1,768	- 1,522
Encephalitis	57	225	65	19	+ 206
Uterin Cancer	58	223	43	420	- 197
Appendicitis	59	161	57	54	+ 107
Schistosomiasis	60	124	72	1	+ 123
Leukemia	61	109	23	2,140	- 2,032
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	106	51	150	- 44
Other Neoplasms	63	91	26	1,807	- 1,716
Diphtheria	64	90	73	0	+ 90
Hepatitis B	65	88	39	526	- 438
Upper Respiratory	66	48	63	26	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	67	42	66	11	+ 31
Chlamydia	68	13	84	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	69	8	49	168	- 159
Ascariasis	70	8	74	0	+ 8
War	71	5	68	5	- 0
Otitis Media	72	4	70	5	- 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	59	49	- 49
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Equ. Guinea

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.