SOUTH KOREA VS HAITI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HAITI		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,525	1	28,043	+ 30,482
Stroke	2	52,193	3	25,596	+ 26,597
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	31,299	2	26,650	+ 4,649
Diabetes Mellitus	4	22,269	13	6,812	+ 15,457
HIV/AIDS	5	11,989	55	84	+ 11,905
Kidney Disease	6	11,968	9	10,107	+ 1,861
Hypertension	7	11,661	17	3,711	+ 7,951
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	11,253	35	929	+ 10,324
Low Birth Weight	9	11,147	45	370	+ 10,777
Liver Disease	10	10,745	14	6,348	+ 4,397
Lung Disease	11	10,343	11	8,526	+ 1,817
Violence	12	10,323	44	386	+ 9,936
Road Traffic Accidents	13	9,370	15	4,399	+ 4,971
Birth Trauma	14	9,307	54	88	+ 9,218
Congenital Anomalies	15	8,061	41	518	+ 7,543
Other Injuries	16	6,640	18	3,634	+ 3,006
Prostate Cancer	17	6,011	22	2,316	+ 3,695
Maternal Conditions	18	5,976	61	34	+ 5,942
Drownings	19	5,788	42	501	+ 5,287
Asthma	20	4,906	32	1,150	+ 3,756
Suicide	21	4,809	5	14,636	- 9,826
Tuberculosis	22	4,464	24	1,950	+ 2,513
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	4,231	6	12,145	- 7,914
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,216	25	1,891	+ 2,325
Inflammatory/Heart	25	4,169	31	1,325	+ 2,844
Stomach Cancer	26	3,824	10	8,625	- 4,801
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	3,607	48	224	+ 3,383
Meningitis	28	3,455	58	51	+ 3,404
Malnutrition	29	3,176	53	88	+ 3,088
Breast Cancer	30	3,123	21	2,880	+ 243
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,120	38	540	+ 2,581
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	3,014	8	10,180	- 7,167
Liver Cancer	33	2,935	7	11,589	- 8,654
Cervical Cancer	34	2,537	34	1,065	+ 1,472
Falls	35	2,432	20	2,934	- 502
Lung Cancers	36	2,178	4	20,293	- 18,115
Fires	37	2,082	47	263	+ 1,819
Pertussis	38	1,978	67	6	+ 1,972
Alcohol	39	1,894	33	1,081	+ 814
Skin Disease	40	1,881	36	704	+ 1,177
Epilepsy	41	1,810	40	524	+ 1,286
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,460	16	3,951	- 2,491
Leukemia	43	1,331	23	2,140	- 809
Pancreas Cancer	44	1,189	12	6,994	- 5,805
Oral Cancer	45	1,156	29	1,457	- 301
Syphilis	46	1,114	62	27	+ 1,087
Lymphomas	47	1,043	19	3,477	- 2,434
Appendicitis	48	760	57	54	+ 707
Oesophagus Cancer	49	687	28	1,733	- 1,046
Poisonings	50	684	52	115	+ 569
Ovary Cancer	51	680	30	1,330	- 650
Drug Use	52	620	50	154	+ 466
Tetanus	53	526	69	5	+ 521
Encephalitis	54	521	65	19	+ 502
Bladder Cancer	55	408	27	1,768	- 1,360
Skin Cancers	56	250	37	585	- 335
Uterin Cancer	57	186	43	420	- 234
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	165	51	150	+ 15
Malaria	59	160	71	1	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	60	135	26	1,807	- 1,672
Multiple Sclerosis	61	126	66	11	+ 115
Hepatitis B	62	115	39	526	- 411
Upper Respiratory	63	83	63	26	+ 58
Dengue	64	75	77	0	+ 75
Hepatitis C	65	32	49	168	- 135
War	66	24	68	5	+ 19
Ascariasis	67	23	74	0	+ 23
Chlamydia	68	20	84	0	+ 20
Diphtheria	69	14	73	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	70	6	70	5	+ 1
Leprosy	71	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	329	- 329
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Haiti

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.