SOUTH KOREA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,048	1	28,043	+ 63,005
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,680	6	12,145	+ 19,535
Stroke	3	30,829	3	25,596	+ 5,233
Lung Cancers	4	28,827	4	20,293	+ 8,534
Lung Disease	5	26,497	11	8,526	+ 17,971
Hypertension	6	16,590	17	3,711	+ 12,880
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,114	8	10,180	+ 5,933
Kidney Disease	8	14,098	9	10,107	+ 3,991
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	12,824	2	26,650	- 13,826
Breast Cancer	10	11,666	21	2,880	+ 8,786
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,127	12	6,994	+ 4,133
Prostate Cancer	12	10,208	22	2,316	+ 7,892
Diabetes Mellitus	13	9,634	13	6,812	+ 2,822
Falls	14	9,488	20	2,934	+ 6,554
Liver Disease	15	9,407	14	6,348	+ 3,059
Parkinson's Disease	16	7,797	16	3,951	+ 3,846
Lymphomas	17	7,584	19	3,477	+ 4,107
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,611	25	1,891	+ 4,720
Suicide	19	6,367	5	14,636	- 8,268
Stomach Cancer	20	5,979	10	8,625	- 2,645
Inflammatory/Heart	21	5,505	31	1,325	+ 4,180
Leukemia	22	5,409	23	2,140	+ 3,269
Other Injuries	23	5,107	18	3,634	+ 1,473
Other Neoplasms	24	5,053	26	1,807	+ 3,246
Liver Cancer	25	4,989	7	11,589	- 6,600
Alcohol	26	3,874	33	1,081	+ 2,794
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,846	28	1,733	+ 2,114
Bladder Cancer	28	3,834	27	1,768	+ 2,066
Oral Cancer	29	3,729	29	1,457	+ 2,272
Ovary Cancer	30	3,215	30	1,330	+ 1,885
Skin Cancers	31	2,511	37	585	+ 1,926
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	2,371	35	929	+ 1,443
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,239	48	224	+ 2,014
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,956	15	4,399	- 2,442
Epilepsy	35	1,914	40	524	+ 1,389
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,419	41	518	+ 901
Uterin Cancer	37	1,381	43	420	+ 961
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,341	38	540	+ 801
Cervical Cancer	39	1,320	34	1,065	+ 255
Drug Use	40	1,195	50	154	+ 1,041
Multiple Sclerosis	41	972	66	11	+ 962
Skin Disease	42	955	36	704	+ 251
Anemia	43	615	46	329	+ 286
Asthma	44	572	32	1,150	- 578
Low Birth Weight	45	477	45	370	+ 106
Violence	46	476	44	386	+ 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	336	51	150	+ 186
Hepatitis C	48	314	49	168	+ 146
Drownings	49	284	42	501	- 217
Malnutrition	50	279	53	88	+ 190
Schizophrenia	51	242	56	77	+ 165
Osteoarthritis	52	225	60	41	+ 184
Fires	53	222	47	263	- 41
HIV/AIDS	54	214	55	84	+ 129
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	181	59	49	+ 131
Tuberculosis	56	174	24	1,950	- 1,776
Birth Trauma	57	148	54	88	+ 60
Poisonings	58	134	52	115	+ 19
Hepatitis B	59	113	39	526	- 414
Meningitis	60	104	58	51	+ 53
Upper Respiratory	61	86	63	26	+ 60
Appendicitis	62	80	57	54	+ 26
Oral conditions	63	38	64	21	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	64	24	61	34	- 10
Otitis Media	65	10	70	5	+ 5
War	66	6	68	5	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	5	65	19	- 14
Syphilis	68	3	62	27	- 23
Pertussis	69	1	67	6	- 5
Measles	70	1	83	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	81	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	69	5	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

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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.