SOUTH KOREA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,389	1	28,043	+ 19,346
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,937	6	12,145	+ 19,792
Lung Cancers	3	19,066	4	20,293	- 1,227
Lung Disease	4	19,062	11	8,526	+ 10,536
Stroke	5	17,612	3	25,596	- 7,984
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,920	2	26,650	- 13,730
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,899	8	10,180	+ 718
Breast Cancer	8	7,560	21	2,880	+ 4,680
Prostate Cancer	9	5,821	22	2,316	+ 3,506
Kidney Disease	10	5,637	9	10,107	- 4,470
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,279	12	6,994	- 1,714
Parkinson's Disease	12	5,271	16	3,951	+ 1,320
Lymphomas	13	5,103	19	3,477	+ 1,626
Suicide	14	4,676	5	14,636	- 9,959
Oesophagus Cancer	15	4,165	28	1,733	+ 2,432
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,115	13	6,812	- 2,696
Stomach Cancer	17	3,549	10	8,625	- 5,076
Liver Cancer	18	3,164	7	11,589	- 8,425
Liver Disease	19	2,780	14	6,348	- 3,569
Leukemia	20	2,724	23	2,140	+ 584
Ovary Cancer	21	2,715	30	1,330	+ 1,386
Bladder Cancer	22	2,547	27	1,768	+ 779
Skin Cancers	23	2,505	37	585	+ 1,920
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,481	25	1,891	+ 590
Falls	25	2,456	20	2,934	- 478
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,387	31	1,325	+ 1,061
Other Neoplasms	27	2,169	26	1,807	+ 362
Oral Cancer	28	1,818	29	1,457	+ 361
Hypertension	29	1,739	17	3,711	- 1,972
Other Injuries	30	1,700	18	3,634	- 1,934
Drug Use	31	1,660	50	154	+ 1,505
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,523	41	518	+ 1,005
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,523	15	4,399	- 2,876
Uterin Cancer	34	1,256	43	420	+ 836
Cervical Cancer	35	1,025	34	1,065	- 40
Epilepsy	36	846	40	524	+ 322
Multiple Sclerosis	37	826	66	11	+ 815
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	665	38	540	+ 126
Alcohol	39	639	33	1,081	- 442
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	587	51	150	+ 437
Asthma	41	576	32	1,150	- 574
Skin Disease	42	574	36	704	- 130
Drownings	43	569	42	501	+ 68
Low Birth Weight	44	555	45	370	+ 185
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	523	35	929	- 405
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	496	48	224	+ 271
Violence	47	380	44	386	- 6
Fires	48	298	47	263	+ 35
Anemia	49	286	46	329	- 43
Tuberculosis	50	229	24	1,950	- 1,721
Osteoarthritis	51	195	60	41	+ 154
Hepatitis C	52	191	49	168	+ 24
Poisonings	53	140	52	115	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	136	59	49	+ 87
Schizophrenia	55	115	56	77	+ 38
Birth Trauma	56	100	54	88	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	57	86	55	84	+ 1
Meningitis	58	73	58	51	+ 22
Hepatitis B	59	58	39	526	- 468
Appendicitis	60	34	57	54	- 20
Maternal Conditions	61	31	61	34	- 3
Oral conditions	62	23	64	21	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	17	53	88	- 71
Upper Respiratory	64	10	63	26	- 16
War	65	5	68	5	- 0
Encephalitis	66	2	65	19	- 17
Pertussis	67	0	67	6	- 6
Syphilis	68	0	62	27	- 27
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	82	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	69	5	- 5
Diphtheria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	83	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

Ireland

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.