SOUTH KOREA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,718	1	28,043	+ 29,675
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	42,271	6	12,145	+ 30,126
Stroke	3	20,114	3	25,596	- 5,482
Lung Cancers	4	19,198	4	20,293	- 1,095
Lung Disease	5	18,413	11	8,526	+ 9,886
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,777	2	26,650	- 14,873
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,507	8	10,180	+ 327
Prostate Cancer	8	8,704	22	2,316	+ 6,389
Breast Cancer	9	7,633	21	2,880	+ 4,753
Parkinson's Disease	10	7,579	16	3,951	+ 3,628
Other Injuries	11	7,155	18	3,634	+ 3,522
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,196	12	6,994	- 797
Suicide	13	5,757	5	14,636	- 8,879
Lymphomas	14	5,259	19	3,477	+ 1,782
Kidney Disease	15	4,756	9	10,107	- 5,351
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,243	13	6,812	- 2,569
Hypertension	17	3,464	17	3,711	- 247
Falls	18	3,389	20	2,934	+ 454
Oesophagus Cancer	19	3,223	28	1,733	+ 1,490
Liver Cancer	20	3,201	7	11,589	- 8,388
Bladder Cancer	21	2,912	27	1,768	+ 1,143
Leukemia	22	2,703	23	2,140	+ 563
Stomach Cancer	23	2,512	10	8,625	- 6,113
Drug Use	24	2,404	50	154	+ 2,250
Ovary Cancer	25	2,351	30	1,330	+ 1,021
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,235	31	1,325	+ 910
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,230	25	1,891	+ 340
Alcohol	28	2,023	33	1,081	+ 943
Skin Cancers	29	1,858	37	585	+ 1,273
Other Neoplasms	30	1,392	26	1,807	- 415
Liver Disease	31	1,354	14	6,348	- 4,995
Cervical Cancer	32	1,315	34	1,065	+ 250
Oral Cancer	33	1,222	29	1,457	- 235
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,066	41	518	+ 548
Road Traffic Accidents	35	994	15	4,399	- 3,405
Uterin Cancer	36	989	43	420	+ 569
Epilepsy	37	776	40	524	+ 251
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	605	51	150	+ 456
Violence	39	574	44	386	+ 187
Anemia	40	524	46	329	+ 195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	466	38	540	- 74
Poisonings	42	462	52	115	+ 347
Low Birth Weight	43	431	45	370	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	44	395	66	11	+ 384
Skin Disease	45	377	36	704	- 327
Birth Trauma	46	356	54	88	+ 268
Osteoarthritis	47	296	60	41	+ 255
Asthma	48	238	32	1,150	- 913
Schizophrenia	49	208	56	77	+ 131
Meningitis	50	183	58	51	+ 132
Upper Respiratory	51	158	63	26	+ 133
Hepatitis C	52	158	49	168	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	152	59	49	+ 103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	149	48	224	- 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	139	35	929	- 790
Drownings	56	130	42	501	- 370
Malnutrition	57	78	53	88	- 10
Fires	58	77	47	263	- 186
HIV/AIDS	59	67	55	84	- 18
Maternal Conditions	60	51	61	34	+ 17
War	61	6	68	5	+ 1
Pertussis	62	2	67	6	- 4
Hepatitis B	63	0	39	526	- 526
Otitis Media	64	0	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	65	0	82	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	83	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	69	5	- 5
Ascariasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	65	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	62	27	- 27
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	24	1,950	- 1,950
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	64	21	- 21
Appendicitis	86	0	57	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

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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.