SOUTH KOREA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	87,549	1	28,043	+ 59,506
Stroke	2	67,053	3	25,596	+ 41,457
Diabetes Mellitus	3	37,952	13	6,812	+ 31,140
Hypertension	4	20,987	17	3,711	+ 17,276
Suicide	5	20,682	5	14,636	+ 6,046
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,775	2	26,650	- 6,875
HIV/AIDS	7	16,802	55	84	+ 16,718
Kidney Disease	8	15,305	9	10,107	+ 5,198
Liver Disease	9	12,909	14	6,348	+ 6,560
Violence	10	12,694	44	386	+ 12,308
Road Traffic Accidents	11	11,467	15	4,399	+ 7,068
Endocrine Disorders	12	11,439	25	1,891	+ 9,549
Lung Disease	13	11,410	11	8,526	+ 2,884
Other Injuries	14	10,965	18	3,634	+ 7,332
Drownings	15	9,498	42	501	+ 8,997
Tuberculosis	16	8,983	24	1,950	+ 7,032
Prostate Cancer	17	8,085	22	2,316	+ 5,769
Anemia	18	6,487	46	329	+ 6,158
Breast Cancer	19	6,287	21	2,880	+ 3,407
Inflammatory/Heart	20	6,018	31	1,325	+ 4,693
Cervical Cancer	21	5,993	34	1,065	+ 4,928
Low Birth Weight	22	5,854	45	370	+ 5,484
Congenital Anomalies	23	4,505	41	518	+ 3,987
Birth Trauma	24	4,224	54	88	+ 4,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	3,841	8	10,180	- 6,339
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,562	38	540	+ 3,023
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	3,116	35	929	+ 2,187
Other Neoplasms	28	2,634	26	1,807	+ 827
Lung Cancers	29	2,475	4	20,293	- 17,818
Malnutrition	30	2,447	53	88	+ 2,359
Stomach Cancer	31	2,228	10	8,625	- 6,397
Lymphomas	32	2,111	19	3,477	- 1,366
Malaria	33	1,968	71	1	+ 1,966
Liver Cancer	34	1,895	7	11,589	- 9,694
Maternal Conditions	35	1,847	61	34	+ 1,813
Asthma	36	1,671	32	1,150	+ 521
Epilepsy	37	1,546	40	524	+ 1,022
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	1,498	6	12,145	- 10,647
Leukemia	39	1,392	23	2,140	- 749
Oral Cancer	40	1,315	29	1,457	- 142
Fires	41	1,274	47	263	+ 1,011
Pancreas Cancer	42	1,246	12	6,994	- 5,748
Ovary Cancer	43	1,162	30	1,330	- 167
Meningitis	44	1,141	58	51	+ 1,090
Drug Use	45	1,026	50	154	+ 872
Uterin Cancer	46	851	43	420	+ 432
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	845	48	224	+ 620
Falls	48	729	20	2,934	- 2,205
Parkinson's Disease	49	591	16	3,951	- 3,360
Bladder Cancer	50	519	27	1,768	- 1,249
Oesophagus Cancer	51	512	28	1,733	- 1,220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	509	59	49	+ 459
Encephalitis	53	461	65	19	+ 442
Appendicitis	54	393	57	54	+ 339
Skin Cancers	55	317	37	585	- 268
Skin Disease	56	210	36	704	- 494
Alcohol	57	203	33	1,081	- 877
Osteoarthritis	58	198	60	41	+ 157
Hepatitis B	59	131	39	526	- 395
Dengue	60	120	77	0	+ 120
Multiple Sclerosis	61	81	66	11	+ 71
Schizophrenia	62	66	56	77	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	66	51	150	- 84
War	64	40	68	5	+ 35
Poisonings	65	38	52	115	- 77
Upper Respiratory	66	34	63	26	+ 8
Oral conditions	67	28	64	21	+ 7
Leprosy	68	24	82	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	69	17	49	168	- 150
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	17	85	0	+ 17
Syphilis	71	15	62	27	- 11
Tetanus	72	14	69	5	+ 9
Pertussis	73	4	67	6	- 2
Ascariasis	74	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	76	0	70	5	- 4
Measles	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Guyana

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.