SOUTH KOREA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,181	1	28,043	+ 28,138
Lung Disease	2	32,515	11	8,526	+ 23,989
Stroke	3	25,763	3	25,596	+ 167
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	24,775	35	929	+ 23,846
Tuberculosis	5	16,110	24	1,950	+ 14,160
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,504	2	26,650	- 12,146
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,035	13	6,812	+ 3,223
Liver Disease	8	9,927	14	6,348	+ 3,578
Low Birth Weight	9	8,824	45	370	+ 8,453
Falls	10	8,344	20	2,934	+ 5,410
Kidney Disease	11	8,239	9	10,107	- 1,868
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,858	15	4,399	+ 3,459
Asthma	13	7,246	32	1,150	+ 6,096
Suicide	14	6,407	5	14,636	- 8,229
Other Injuries	15	5,528	18	3,634	+ 1,894
Oral Cancer	16	4,960	29	1,457	+ 3,502
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	4,679	6	12,145	- 7,466
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	4,660	48	224	+ 4,436
Hypertension	19	3,994	17	3,711	+ 283
Birth Trauma	20	3,800	54	88	+ 3,712
Lung Cancers	21	3,263	4	20,293	- 17,030
Breast Cancer	22	3,061	21	2,880	+ 181
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,059	41	518	+ 2,541
Stomach Cancer	24	2,996	10	8,625	- 5,629
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	2,860	8	10,180	- 7,321
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,517	38	540	+ 1,978
Violence	27	1,913	44	386	+ 1,527
Drownings	28	1,803	42	501	+ 1,302
Encephalitis	29	1,777	65	19	+ 1,758
Cervical Cancer	30	1,675	34	1,065	+ 610
HIV/AIDS	31	1,641	55	84	+ 1,557
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,604	16	3,951	- 2,347
Lymphomas	33	1,484	19	3,477	- 1,993
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,438	28	1,733	- 295
Leukemia	35	1,234	23	2,140	- 906
Meningitis	36	1,232	58	51	+ 1,181
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,213	12	6,994	- 5,781
Prostate Cancer	38	1,144	22	2,316	- 1,172
Liver Cancer	39	1,122	7	11,589	- 10,467
Epilepsy	40	1,120	40	524	+ 596
Maternal Conditions	41	958	61	34	+ 924
Fires	42	860	47	263	+ 597
Alcohol	43	854	33	1,081	- 227
Ovary Cancer	44	811	30	1,330	- 519
Skin Disease	45	660	36	704	- 44
Dengue	46	648	77	0	+ 648
Endocrine Disorders	47	564	25	1,891	- 1,327
Bladder Cancer	48	520	27	1,768	- 1,248
Inflammatory/Heart	49	468	31	1,325	- 858
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	441	51	150	+ 291
Measles	51	441	83	0	+ 441
Drug Use	52	434	50	154	+ 280
Appendicitis	53	416	57	54	+ 362
Pertussis	54	373	67	6	+ 367
Malnutrition	55	319	53	88	+ 230
Hepatitis B	56	302	39	526	- 224
Malaria	57	285	71	1	+ 284
Tetanus	58	262	69	5	+ 257
Uterin Cancer	59	253	43	420	- 167
Skin Cancers	60	187	37	585	- 398
Poisonings	61	131	52	115	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	62	110	26	1,807	- 1,697
Multiple Sclerosis	63	86	66	11	+ 75
Syphilis	64	74	62	27	+ 48
Hepatitis C	65	50	49	168	- 117
Leishmaniasis	66	36	79	0	+ 36
War	67	33	68	5	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	68	22	63	26	- 4
Chlamydia	69	14	84	0	+ 14
Ascariasis	70	5	74	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	3	70	5	- 2
Diphtheria	72	2	73	0	+ 2
Leprosy	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Oral conditions	84	0	64	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	59	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

India

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.