SOUTH KOREA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	47,628	2	26,650	+ 20,978
Malaria	2	30,461	71	1	+ 30,460
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	25,277	35	929	+ 24,349
Measles	4	22,435	83	0	+ 22,435
Stroke	5	21,513	3	25,596	- 4,083
Coronary Heart Disease	6	21,097	1	28,043	- 6,946
Birth Trauma	7	17,862	54	88	+ 17,774
Low Birth Weight	8	16,082	45	370	+ 15,711
Road Traffic Accidents	9	14,107	15	4,399	+ 9,708
HIV/AIDS	10	11,245	55	84	+ 11,160
Meningitis	11	9,804	58	51	+ 9,754
Liver Disease	12	9,496	14	6,348	+ 3,148
Tuberculosis	13	8,820	24	1,950	+ 6,870
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,121	41	518	+ 7,603
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,961	13	6,812	+ 1,149
Kidney Disease	16	7,221	9	10,107	- 2,886
Maternal Conditions	17	6,677	61	34	+ 6,643
Other Injuries	18	5,600	18	3,634	+ 1,967
Cervical Cancer	19	5,553	34	1,065	+ 4,488
Lung Disease	20	5,112	11	8,526	- 3,414
Hypertension	21	5,020	17	3,711	+ 1,310
Asthma	22	4,391	32	1,150	+ 3,240
Liver Cancer	23	4,347	7	11,589	- 7,242
Pertussis	24	4,339	67	6	+ 4,333
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,243	25	1,891	+ 2,353
Violence	26	4,201	44	386	+ 3,814
Trypanosomiasis	27	3,992	78	0	+ 3,992
Malnutrition	28	3,843	53	88	+ 3,755
Suicide	29	3,321	5	14,636	- 11,314
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,156	6	12,145	- 9,989
Drownings	31	1,968	42	501	+ 1,467
Prostate Cancer	32	1,955	22	2,316	- 360
Falls	33	1,786	20	2,934	- 1,149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,668	38	540	+ 1,129
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,636	31	1,325	+ 311
Fires	36	1,527	47	263	+ 1,264
Epilepsy	37	1,302	40	524	+ 777
Breast Cancer	38	1,284	21	2,880	- 1,596
Syphilis	39	1,221	62	27	+ 1,195
Poisonings	40	1,098	52	115	+ 983
Stomach Cancer	41	913	10	8,625	- 7,712
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	886	48	224	+ 662
Schistosomiasis	43	863	72	1	+ 862
Parkinson's Disease	44	789	16	3,951	- 3,162
Tetanus	45	631	69	5	+ 627
Drug Use	46	628	50	154	+ 474
Hepatitis B	47	603	39	526	+ 77
Lymphomas	48	587	19	3,477	- 2,890
Skin Cancers	49	566	37	585	- 18
Lung Cancers	50	477	4	20,293	- 19,816
Skin Disease	51	474	36	704	- 231
Oral Cancer	52	453	29	1,457	- 1,004
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	372	8	10,180	- 9,808
Ovary Cancer	54	345	30	1,330	- 985
Alcohol	55	311	33	1,081	- 770
Encephalitis	56	301	65	19	+ 282
Appendicitis	57	154	57	54	+ 100
Diphtheria	58	147	73	0	+ 147
Uterin Cancer	59	141	43	420	- 279
Bladder Cancer	60	119	27	1,768	- 1,650
Hepatitis C	61	83	49	168	- 84
Ascariasis	62	83	74	0	+ 83
Oesophagus Cancer	63	74	28	1,733	- 1,659
War	64	73	68	5	+ 68
Pancreas Cancer	65	71	12	6,994	- 6,923
Multiple Sclerosis	66	66	66	11	+ 56
Leukemia	67	63	23	2,140	- 2,077
Other Neoplasms	68	60	26	1,807	- 1,747
Upper Respiratory	69	56	63	26	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	47	51	150	- 103
Chlamydia	71	10	84	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	72	1	70	5	- 4
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Guinea

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.