SOUTH KOREA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,029	1	28,043	- 13
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,376	2	26,650	- 273
Diabetes Mellitus	3	19,777	13	6,812	+ 12,965
Kidney Disease	4	17,907	9	10,107	+ 7,800
Liver Disease	5	16,218	14	6,348	+ 9,869
Stroke	6	13,833	3	25,596	- 11,763
Violence	7	12,583	44	386	+ 12,197
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,487	15	4,399	+ 7,088
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,467	35	929	+ 6,539
Other Injuries	10	7,035	18	3,634	+ 3,401
Malnutrition	11	5,651	53	88	+ 5,562
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	5,583	6	12,145	- 6,562
Lung Disease	13	5,425	11	8,526	- 3,102
Alcohol	14	5,132	33	1,081	+ 4,052
Liver Cancer	15	5,036	7	11,589	- 6,553
Low Birth Weight	16	4,732	45	370	+ 4,361
Stomach Cancer	17	4,480	10	8,625	- 4,144
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,327	41	518	+ 3,809
Birth Trauma	19	4,182	54	88	+ 4,094
Falls	20	3,913	20	2,934	+ 978
HIV/AIDS	21	3,345	55	84	+ 3,261
Suicide	22	2,966	5	14,636	- 11,670
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	2,937	38	540	+ 2,397
Prostate Cancer	24	2,412	22	2,316	+ 97
Cervical Cancer	25	2,304	34	1,065	+ 1,239
Hypertension	26	1,938	17	3,711	- 1,773
Leukemia	27	1,714	23	2,140	- 427
Breast Cancer	28	1,413	21	2,880	- 1,467
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,385	25	1,891	- 505
Maternal Conditions	30	1,336	61	34	+ 1,302
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,324	8	10,180	- 8,856
Drownings	32	1,322	42	501	+ 821
Epilepsy	33	1,321	40	524	+ 796
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,120	16	3,951	- 2,831
Lung Cancers	35	1,116	4	20,293	- 19,177
Asthma	36	955	32	1,150	- 196
Tuberculosis	37	860	24	1,950	- 1,090
Pancreas Cancer	38	805	12	6,994	- 6,189
Poisonings	39	785	52	115	+ 670
Drug Use	40	775	50	154	+ 621
Meningitis	41	773	58	51	+ 723
Skin Disease	42	662	36	704	- 42
Lymphomas	43	654	19	3,477	- 2,823
Inflammatory/Heart	44	643	31	1,325	- 682
Fires	45	592	47	263	+ 328
Skin Cancers	46	556	37	585	- 28
Appendicitis	47	467	57	54	+ 413
Oesophagus Cancer	48	410	28	1,733	- 1,322
Oral Cancer	49	406	29	1,457	- 1,052
Ovary Cancer	50	379	30	1,330	- 951
Encephalitis	51	296	65	19	+ 277
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	233	51	150	+ 84
Pertussis	53	199	67	6	+ 193
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	177	48	224	- 48
Bladder Cancer	55	164	27	1,768	- 1,604
Other Neoplasms	56	120	26	1,807	- 1,687
Upper Respiratory	57	97	63	26	+ 72
Dengue	58	93	77	0	+ 93
Uterin Cancer	59	78	43	420	- 342
Multiple Sclerosis	60	59	66	11	+ 48
Chagas disease	61	54	80	0	+ 54
Tetanus	62	28	69	5	+ 23
Ascariasis	63	20	74	0	+ 20
Syphilis	64	8	62	27	- 19
Hepatitis B	65	7	39	526	- 519
Hepatitis C	66	6	49	168	- 161
Chlamydia	67	6	84	0	+ 6
War	68	6	68	5	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	5	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Guatemala

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.