SOUTH KOREA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	102,936	6	12,145	+ 90,791
Coronary Heart Disease	2	91,002	1	28,043	+ 62,959
Stroke	3	38,091	3	25,596	+ 12,495
Lung Cancers	4	21,402	4	20,293	+ 1,109
Hypertension	5	18,791	17	3,711	+ 15,081
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,267	8	10,180	+ 3,087
Falls	7	12,267	20	2,934	+ 9,332
Lung Disease	8	11,935	11	8,526	+ 3,408
Pancreas Cancer	9	11,544	12	6,994	+ 4,550
Liver Disease	10	9,886	14	6,348	+ 3,538
Prostate Cancer	11	8,981	22	2,316	+ 6,665
Breast Cancer	12	8,777	21	2,880	+ 5,897
Parkinson's Disease	13	7,895	16	3,951	+ 3,943
Lymphomas	14	7,876	19	3,477	+ 4,399
Suicide	15	7,832	5	14,636	- 6,803
Liver Cancer	16	5,046	7	11,589	- 6,543
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,795	31	1,325	+ 3,470
Alcohol	18	4,298	33	1,081	+ 3,218
Stomach Cancer	19	4,136	10	8,625	- 4,489
Other Injuries	20	4,043	18	3,634	+ 409
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	4,038	2	26,650	- 22,612
Diabetes Mellitus	22	3,867	13	6,812	- 2,944
Other Neoplasms	23	3,489	26	1,807	+ 1,682
Leukemia	24	3,436	23	2,140	+ 1,295
Ovary Cancer	25	3,188	30	1,330	+ 1,858
Kidney Disease	26	3,164	9	10,107	- 6,943
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,960	28	1,733	+ 1,228
Bladder Cancer	28	2,855	27	1,768	+ 1,087
Skin Cancers	29	2,751	37	585	+ 2,166
Drug Use	30	2,492	50	154	+ 2,337
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,376	25	1,891	+ 485
Uterin Cancer	32	2,083	43	420	+ 1,664
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,990	15	4,399	- 2,409
Oral Cancer	34	1,917	29	1,457	+ 460
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,777	41	518	+ 1,259
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,402	38	540	+ 863
Drownings	37	981	42	501	+ 480
Epilepsy	38	964	40	524	+ 440
Schizophrenia	39	861	56	77	+ 784
Asthma	40	784	32	1,150	- 366
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	769	51	150	+ 619
Multiple Sclerosis	42	742	66	11	+ 732
Violence	43	595	44	386	+ 209
Cervical Cancer	44	575	34	1,065	- 490
Fires	45	570	47	263	+ 307
Tuberculosis	46	296	24	1,950	- 1,654
Skin Disease	47	251	36	704	- 453
Low Birth Weight	48	242	45	370	- 128
Poisonings	49	229	52	115	+ 114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	176	48	224	- 48
Osteoarthritis	51	155	60	41	+ 113
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	142	35	929	- 787
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	100	59	49	+ 51
Appendicitis	54	88	57	54	+ 34
Meningitis	55	87	58	51	+ 36
Birth Trauma	56	72	54	88	- 16
Malnutrition	57	61	53	88	- 27
Anemia	58	52	46	329	- 277
HIV/AIDS	59	51	55	84	- 33
Hepatitis C	60	42	49	168	- 125
Oral conditions	61	35	64	21	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	62	18	63	26	- 7
Hepatitis B	63	15	39	526	- 511
Maternal Conditions	64	14	61	34	- 20
War	65	5	68	5	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	4	65	19	- 15
Syphilis	67	3	62	27	- 23
Otitis Media	68	3	70	5	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	67	6	- 6
Tetanus	70	0	69	5	- 5
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	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

Finland

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.