SOUTH KOREA VS HUNGARY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HUNGARY		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	194,289	1	28,043	+ 166,246
Stroke	2	62,964	3	25,596	+ 37,368
Lung Cancers	3	44,268	4	20,293	+ 23,975
Hypertension	4	38,375	17	3,711	+ 34,664
Lung Disease	5	34,013	11	8,526	+ 25,486
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	26,562	8	10,180	+ 16,382
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	24,283	6	12,145	+ 12,138
Liver Disease	8	16,169	14	6,348	+ 9,820
Diabetes Mellitus	9	13,289	13	6,812	+ 6,477
Breast Cancer	10	11,935	21	2,880	+ 9,055
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,086	12	6,994	+ 4,092
Falls	12	9,227	20	2,934	+ 6,293
Inflammatory/Heart	13	8,597	31	1,325	+ 7,271
Suicide	14	8,520	5	14,636	- 6,115
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	8,075	2	26,650	- 18,575
Stomach Cancer	16	7,185	10	8,625	- 1,440
Oral Cancer	17	7,092	29	1,457	+ 5,635
Prostate Cancer	18	6,994	22	2,316	+ 4,679
Bladder Cancer	19	5,551	27	1,768	+ 3,782
Leukemia	20	4,799	23	2,140	+ 2,659
Lymphomas	21	4,781	19	3,477	+ 1,304
Kidney Disease	22	4,619	9	10,107	- 5,488
Liver Cancer	23	4,481	7	11,589	- 7,108
Road Traffic Accidents	24	3,963	15	4,399	- 436
Other Injuries	25	3,712	18	3,634	+ 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,627	38	540	+ 3,088
Ovary Cancer	27	3,467	30	1,330	+ 2,137
Other Neoplasms	28	3,248	26	1,807	+ 1,441
Skin Cancers	29	3,062	37	585	+ 2,477
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,001	25	1,891	+ 1,110
Oesophagus Cancer	31	2,988	28	1,733	+ 1,256
Parkinson's Disease	32	2,583	16	3,951	- 1,368
Alcohol	33	2,555	33	1,081	+ 1,475
Cervical Cancer	34	2,464	34	1,065	+ 1,399
Uterin Cancer	35	2,207	43	420	+ 1,787
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,484	35	929	+ 556
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,343	41	518	+ 825
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,282	48	224	+ 1,058
Violence	39	715	44	386	+ 329
Skin Disease	40	704	36	704	- 1
Asthma	41	644	32	1,150	- 506
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	638	59	49	+ 588
Low Birth Weight	43	600	45	370	+ 229
Multiple Sclerosis	44	584	66	11	+ 573
Fires	45	543	47	263	+ 280
Drownings	46	510	42	501	+ 9
Epilepsy	47	491	40	524	- 33
Schizophrenia	48	419	56	77	+ 342
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	351	51	150	+ 201
Hepatitis C	50	341	49	168	+ 173
Osteoarthritis	51	332	60	41	+ 291
Tuberculosis	52	327	24	1,950	- 1,624
Drug Use	53	312	50	154	+ 158
Poisonings	54	255	52	115	+ 139
Anemia	55	209	46	329	- 120
Hepatitis B	56	209	39	526	- 317
Meningitis	57	209	58	51	+ 158
Appendicitis	58	188	57	54	+ 135
Malnutrition	59	111	53	88	+ 22
Birth Trauma	60	106	54	88	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	61	73	55	84	- 11
Maternal Conditions	62	57	61	34	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	63	45	63	26	+ 19
Otitis Media	64	43	70	5	+ 39
Tetanus	65	21	69	5	+ 16
Oral conditions	66	16	64	21	- 5
Encephalitis	67	10	65	19	- 9
War	68	5	68	5	+ 0
Measles	69	3	83	0	+ 3
Pertussis	70	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	74	0	62	27	- 27
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Hungary

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.