SOUTH KOREA VS HONDURAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HONDURAS		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,067	1	28,043	+ 16,024
Violence	2	35,637	44	386	+ 35,251
Stroke	3	30,974	3	25,596	+ 5,378
Kidney Disease	4	16,703	9	10,107	+ 6,596
Lung Disease	5	16,378	11	8,526	+ 7,852
Liver Disease	6	14,874	14	6,348	+ 8,525
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,592	15	4,399	+ 4,193
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	7,720	6	12,145	- 4,425
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,299	2	26,650	- 19,351
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,876	13	6,812	- 935
Diarrhoeal diseases	11	5,042	35	929	+ 4,113
Other Injuries	12	4,620	18	3,634	+ 986
Hypertension	13	4,581	17	3,711	+ 870
HIV/AIDS	14	4,339	55	84	+ 4,255
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,334	41	518	+ 3,816
Low Birth Weight	16	4,126	45	370	+ 3,755
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	3,589	38	540	+ 3,049
Stomach Cancer	18	3,512	10	8,625	- 5,113
Cervical Cancer	19	2,693	34	1,065	+ 1,628
Breast Cancer	20	2,613	21	2,880	- 268
Leukemia	21	2,596	23	2,140	+ 456
Tuberculosis	22	2,474	24	1,950	+ 523
Parkinson's Disease	23	2,345	16	3,951	- 1,606
Lymphomas	24	2,133	19	3,477	- 1,345
Prostate Cancer	25	2,066	22	2,316	- 249
Liver Cancer	26	2,053	7	11,589	- 9,536
Lung Cancers	27	2,018	4	20,293	- 18,275
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,002	31	1,325	+ 677
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,932	8	10,180	- 8,248
Asthma	30	1,892	32	1,150	+ 741
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,828	25	1,891	- 63
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,778	12	6,994	- 5,216
Birth Trauma	33	1,696	54	88	+ 1,608
Alcohol	34	1,685	33	1,081	+ 604
Falls	35	1,582	20	2,934	- 1,352
Epilepsy	36	1,101	40	524	+ 577
Suicide	37	1,097	5	14,636	- 13,538
Drownings	38	1,000	42	501	+ 499
Malnutrition	39	992	53	88	+ 903
Skin Disease	40	915	36	704	+ 211
Appendicitis	41	762	57	54	+ 708
Drug Use	42	704	50	154	+ 549
Dengue	43	657	77	0	+ 657
Oral Cancer	44	540	29	1,457	- 918
Ovary Cancer	45	533	30	1,330	- 797
Meningitis	46	501	58	51	+ 450
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	499	51	150	+ 349
Maternal Conditions	48	491	61	34	+ 457
Bladder Cancer	49	447	27	1,768	- 1,321
Oesophagus Cancer	50	443	28	1,733	- 1,290
Encephalitis	51	430	65	19	+ 411
Skin Cancers	52	371	37	585	- 214
Pertussis	53	316	67	6	+ 310
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	255	48	224	+ 30
Poisonings	55	245	52	115	+ 130
Other Neoplasms	56	223	26	1,807	- 1,584
Fires	57	219	47	263	- 45
Chagas disease	58	147	80	0	+ 147
Tetanus	59	141	69	5	+ 137
Uterin Cancer	60	125	43	420	- 294
Syphilis	61	100	62	27	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	62	58	66	11	+ 47
Upper Respiratory	63	50	63	26	+ 24
Hepatitis B	64	27	39	526	- 499
War	65	22	68	5	+ 17
Hepatitis C	66	18	49	168	- 150
Ascariasis	67	9	74	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	68	5	84	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	69	4	79	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	1	71	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	59	49	- 49
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Honduras

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.