SOUTH KOREA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,900	2	26,650	+ 250
Stroke	2	21,050	3	25,596	- 4,546
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,817	35	929	+ 17,889
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,681	1	28,043	- 10,361
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,887	15	4,399	+ 6,489
Liver Disease	6	9,973	14	6,348	+ 3,624
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,754	13	6,812	+ 942
Hypertension	8	7,599	17	3,711	+ 3,889
Lung Disease	9	5,433	11	8,526	- 3,093
Malnutrition	10	5,416	53	88	+ 5,327
Birth Trauma	11	5,060	54	88	+ 4,972
Kidney Disease	12	4,743	9	10,107	- 5,364
Maternal Conditions	13	4,462	61	34	+ 4,428
Tuberculosis	14	4,462	24	1,950	+ 2,511
Other Injuries	15	4,433	18	3,634	+ 799
Low Birth Weight	16	4,360	45	370	+ 3,989
Malaria	17	3,588	71	1	+ 3,586
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,547	41	518	+ 3,029
Meningitis	19	3,320	58	51	+ 3,270
Violence	20	3,155	44	386	+ 2,768
Suicide	21	3,134	5	14,636	- 11,502
Asthma	22	2,677	32	1,150	+ 1,527
Breast Cancer	23	2,557	21	2,880	- 323
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,543	6	12,145	- 9,602
HIV/AIDS	25	2,525	55	84	+ 2,440
Falls	26	1,380	20	2,934	- 1,554
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,207	38	540	+ 667
Lymphomas	28	1,205	19	3,477	- 2,272
Leukemia	29	1,183	23	2,140	- 958
Cervical Cancer	30	1,087	34	1,065	+ 22
Fires	31	1,083	47	263	+ 819
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,009	31	1,325	- 317
Drownings	33	966	42	501	+ 465
Poisonings	34	937	52	115	+ 822
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	928	8	10,180	- 9,252
Pertussis	36	735	67	6	+ 729
Parkinson's Disease	37	696	16	3,951	- 3,255
Epilepsy	38	669	40	524	+ 145
Oesophagus Cancer	39	665	28	1,733	- 1,068
Ovary Cancer	40	652	30	1,330	- 677
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	630	48	224	+ 406
Schistosomiasis	42	597	72	1	+ 596
Endocrine Disorders	43	585	25	1,891	- 1,306
Oral Cancer	44	583	29	1,457	- 874
Liver Cancer	45	568	7	11,589	- 11,021
Lung Cancers	46	506	4	20,293	- 19,787
Prostate Cancer	47	444	22	2,316	- 1,871
Stomach Cancer	48	396	10	8,625	- 8,228
Alcohol	49	373	33	1,081	- 707
Skin Disease	50	367	36	704	- 338
Bladder Cancer	51	345	27	1,768	- 1,424
Tetanus	52	308	69	5	+ 303
Drug Use	53	297	50	154	+ 143
Syphilis	54	286	62	27	+ 259
Appendicitis	55	257	57	54	+ 203
Skin Cancers	56	245	37	585	- 340
Hepatitis B	57	226	39	526	- 300
Pancreas Cancer	58	161	12	6,994	- 6,833
Leishmaniasis	59	156	79	0	+ 156
Upper Respiratory	60	147	63	26	+ 121
Uterin Cancer	61	144	43	420	- 276
Encephalitis	62	128	65	19	+ 109
Measles	63	104	83	0	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	98	51	150	- 52
Hepatitis C	65	53	49	168	- 115
Other Neoplasms	66	50	26	1,807	- 1,757
Multiple Sclerosis	67	31	66	11	+ 20
Ascariasis	68	15	74	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	69	14	70	5	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	8	84	0	+ 8
War	71	3	68	5	- 1
Diphtheria	72	3	73	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Eritrea

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.