SOUTH KOREA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,329	2	26,650	- 321
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	19,489	35	929	+ 18,560
Stroke	3	17,292	3	25,596	- 8,304
Coronary Heart Disease	4	16,048	1	28,043	- 11,994
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,867	15	4,399	+ 9,468
Birth Trauma	6	13,666	54	88	+ 13,578
Low Birth Weight	7	12,310	45	370	+ 11,940
Liver Disease	8	11,980	14	6,348	+ 5,632
Tuberculosis	9	9,426	24	1,950	+ 7,475
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,142	13	6,812	+ 331
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,870	41	518	+ 6,352
Hypertension	12	5,918	17	3,711	+ 2,207
Kidney Disease	13	5,317	9	10,107	- 4,790
Meningitis	14	5,280	58	51	+ 5,230
Lung Disease	15	5,215	11	8,526	- 3,312
Other Injuries	16	5,155	18	3,634	+ 1,521
HIV/AIDS	17	5,040	55	84	+ 4,955
Maternal Conditions	18	3,904	61	34	+ 3,870
Malnutrition	19	3,797	53	88	+ 3,709
Breast Cancer	20	3,728	21	2,880	+ 848
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,628	6	12,145	- 8,517
Violence	22	3,548	44	386	+ 3,162
Pertussis	23	3,030	67	6	+ 3,024
Measles	24	2,778	83	0	+ 2,778
Suicide	25	2,649	5	14,636	- 11,986
Malaria	26	2,472	71	1	+ 2,470
Cervical Cancer	27	2,205	34	1,065	+ 1,140
Falls	28	1,981	20	2,934	- 953
Asthma	29	1,970	32	1,150	+ 819
Leukemia	30	1,855	23	2,140	- 285
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,649	8	10,180	- 8,531
Poisonings	32	1,612	52	115	+ 1,496
Lymphomas	33	1,577	19	3,477	- 1,900
Fires	34	1,430	47	263	+ 1,167
Drownings	35	1,376	42	501	+ 876
Ovary Cancer	36	1,065	30	1,330	- 265
Tetanus	37	968	69	5	+ 963
Lung Cancers	38	967	4	20,293	- 19,326
Inflammatory/Heart	39	953	31	1,325	- 373
Oesophagus Cancer	40	808	28	1,733	- 925
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	772	38	540	+ 233
Liver Cancer	42	760	7	11,589	- 10,829
Syphilis	43	747	62	27	+ 720
Epilepsy	44	714	40	524	+ 190
Endocrine Disorders	45	713	25	1,891	- 1,178
Parkinson's Disease	46	693	16	3,951	- 3,258
Stomach Cancer	47	667	10	8,625	- 7,958
Oral Cancer	48	649	29	1,457	- 808
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	588	48	224	+ 364
Prostate Cancer	50	547	22	2,316	- 1,769
Bladder Cancer	51	474	27	1,768	- 1,294
Skin Cancers	52	442	37	585	- 142
Skin Disease	53	397	36	704	- 307
Schistosomiasis	54	369	72	1	+ 368
Alcohol	55	329	33	1,081	- 751
Hepatitis B	56	326	39	526	- 200
Upper Respiratory	57	311	63	26	+ 286
Appendicitis	58	298	57	54	+ 244
Leishmaniasis	59	254	79	0	+ 254
Drug Use	60	225	50	154	+ 71
Pancreas Cancer	61	214	12	6,994	- 6,779
Uterin Cancer	62	185	43	420	- 235
Encephalitis	63	169	65	19	+ 150
War	64	123	68	5	+ 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	97	51	150	- 53
Other Neoplasms	66	65	26	1,807	- 1,742
Diphtheria	67	64	73	0	+ 64
Ascariasis	68	57	74	0	+ 57
Hepatitis C	69	50	49	168	- 117
Multiple Sclerosis	70	27	66	11	+ 16
Otitis Media	71	17	70	5	+ 12
Chlamydia	72	9	84	0	+ 9
Dengue	73	9	77	0	+ 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Ethiopia

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.