SOUTH KOREA VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	170,183	1	28,043	+ 142,140
Stroke	2	127,195	3	25,596	+ 101,600
Hypertension	3	46,624	17	3,711	+ 42,913
Liver Disease	4	19,884	14	6,348	+ 13,535
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	19,408	6	12,145	+ 7,263
Diabetes Mellitus	6	17,229	13	6,812	+ 10,417
Lung Disease	7	12,311	11	8,526	+ 3,784
Lung Cancers	8	12,240	4	20,293	- 8,053
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,412	2	26,650	- 17,237
Kidney Disease	10	8,776	9	10,107	- 1,331
Breast Cancer	11	6,513	21	2,880	+ 3,632
Stomach Cancer	12	5,666	10	8,625	- 2,959
Road Traffic Accidents	13	5,271	15	4,399	+ 872
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	4,713	8	10,180	- 5,467
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	4,531	48	224	+ 4,307
Falls	16	4,462	20	2,934	+ 1,528
Liver Cancer	17	4,088	7	11,589	- 7,501
Suicide	18	3,899	5	14,636	- 10,737
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,766	16	3,951	- 186
Other Injuries	20	3,682	18	3,634	+ 48
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,679	31	1,325	+ 2,354
Prostate Cancer	22	3,087	22	2,316	+ 771
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,415	12	6,994	- 4,578
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	2,404	38	540	+ 1,864
Lymphomas	25	2,214	19	3,477	- 1,263
Bladder Cancer	26	2,182	27	1,768	+ 414
Cervical Cancer	27	1,989	34	1,065	+ 924
Congenital Anomalies	28	1,853	41	518	+ 1,335
Ovary Cancer	29	1,848	30	1,330	+ 518
Leukemia	30	1,822	23	2,140	- 318
Oral Cancer	31	1,770	29	1,457	+ 312
Tuberculosis	32	1,622	24	1,950	- 328
Skin Cancers	33	1,584	37	585	+ 999
Fires	34	1,485	47	263	+ 1,222
Asthma	35	1,444	32	1,150	+ 293
Uterin Cancer	36	1,221	43	420	+ 801
Low Birth Weight	37	1,216	45	370	+ 846
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,154	25	1,891	- 736
Drownings	39	1,010	42	501	+ 509
Violence	40	961	44	386	+ 574
Drug Use	41	952	50	154	+ 798
HIV/AIDS	42	946	55	84	+ 861
Oesophagus Cancer	43	799	28	1,733	- 934
Epilepsy	44	540	40	524	+ 16
Alcohol	45	522	33	1,081	- 559
Birth Trauma	46	419	54	88	+ 331
Meningitis	47	261	58	51	+ 210
Encephalitis	48	256	65	19	+ 237
Poisonings	49	249	52	115	+ 134
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	198	35	929	- 731
Skin Disease	51	176	36	704	- 528
Other Neoplasms	52	154	26	1,807	- 1,653
Maternal Conditions	53	137	61	34	+ 103
Multiple Sclerosis	54	127	66	11	+ 116
Appendicitis	55	111	57	54	+ 57
Leishmaniasis	56	84	79	0	+ 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	80	51	150	- 69
Hepatitis B	58	75	39	526	- 451
Malnutrition	59	49	53	88	- 39
Upper Respiratory	60	7	63	26	- 18
War	61	5	68	5	- 0
Tetanus	62	4	69	5	- 1
Syphilis	63	4	62	27	- 23
Hepatitis C	64	4	49	168	- 164
Chlamydia	65	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	1	70	5	- 3
Pertussis	67	1	67	6	- 5
Measles	68	1	83	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Georgia

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.