SOUTH KOREA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	131,269	1	28,043	+ 103,226
Hypertension	2	117,804	17	3,711	+ 114,093
Stroke	3	48,687	3	25,596	+ 23,091
Lung Cancers	4	28,671	4	20,293	+ 8,377
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	22,988	8	10,180	+ 12,807
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,215	2	26,650	- 11,435
Liver Disease	7	14,330	14	6,348	+ 7,982
Prostate Cancer	8	13,022	22	2,316	+ 10,706
Stomach Cancer	9	12,643	10	8,625	+ 4,018
Pancreas Cancer	10	11,710	12	6,994	+ 4,716
Breast Cancer	11	11,340	21	2,880	+ 8,460
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	10,009	6	12,145	- 2,136
Lung Disease	13	9,979	11	8,526	+ 1,453
Inflammatory/Heart	14	9,467	31	1,325	+ 8,142
Lymphomas	15	9,288	19	3,477	+ 5,811
Suicide	16	8,612	5	14,636	- 6,023
Kidney Disease	17	7,698	9	10,107	- 2,409
Alcohol	18	6,474	33	1,081	+ 5,393
Diabetes Mellitus	19	6,373	13	6,812	- 439
Other Injuries	20	6,161	18	3,634	+ 2,528
Bladder Cancer	21	5,487	27	1,768	+ 3,719
Leukemia	22	5,480	23	2,140	+ 3,340
Other Neoplasms	23	5,381	26	1,807	+ 3,574
Falls	24	5,173	20	2,934	+ 2,239
Oral Cancer	25	4,818	29	1,457	+ 3,361
Liver Cancer	26	4,677	7	11,589	- 6,912
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,297	28	1,733	+ 2,565
Ovary Cancer	28	3,804	30	1,330	+ 2,475
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,576	16	3,951	- 375
Skin Cancers	30	3,441	37	585	+ 2,856
Drug Use	31	3,272	50	154	+ 3,118
Cervical Cancer	32	2,948	34	1,065	+ 1,883
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,876	25	1,891	+ 986
Uterin Cancer	34	2,623	43	420	+ 2,203
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,582	15	4,399	- 1,817
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,400	38	540	+ 1,861
Epilepsy	37	1,942	40	524	+ 1,417
Fires	38	1,784	47	263	+ 1,521
HIV/AIDS	39	1,758	55	84	+ 1,673
Drownings	40	1,307	42	501	+ 807
Skin Disease	41	1,244	36	704	+ 540
Violence	42	1,243	44	386	+ 857
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,092	41	518	+ 574
Asthma	44	1,051	32	1,150	- 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	940	48	224	+ 716
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	751	51	150	+ 601
Tuberculosis	47	718	24	1,950	- 1,232
Multiple Sclerosis	48	709	66	11	+ 698
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	530	59	49	+ 480
Osteoarthritis	50	443	60	41	+ 402
Anemia	51	399	46	329	+ 70
Poisonings	52	363	52	115	+ 248
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	360	35	929	- 568
Meningitis	54	323	58	51	+ 273
Low Birth Weight	55	295	45	370	- 75
Schizophrenia	56	266	56	77	+ 189
Birth Trauma	57	219	54	88	+ 130
Hepatitis C	58	177	49	168	+ 9
Appendicitis	59	88	57	54	+ 35
Oral conditions	60	88	64	21	+ 67
Maternal Conditions	61	50	61	34	+ 16
Syphilis	62	44	62	27	+ 17
Encephalitis	63	9	65	19	- 11
War	64	6	68	5	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	0	39	526	- 526
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	26	- 26
Otitis Media	67	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	68	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	53	88	- 88
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	69	5	- 5
Diphtheria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	67	6	- 6
Measles	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Estonia

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.