SOUTH KOREA VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,374	1	28,043	+ 331
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,592	6	12,145	+ 4,447
Kidney Disease	3	13,498	9	10,107	+ 3,391
Stroke	4	13,467	3	25,596	- 12,129
Lung Cancers	5	11,221	4	20,293	- 9,072
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,597	13	6,812	+ 3,785
Lung Disease	7	8,565	11	8,526	+ 38
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,414	2	26,650	- 18,236
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	8,366	8	10,180	- 1,815
Breast Cancer	10	6,851	21	2,880	+ 3,971
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,664	12	6,994	- 1,329
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,552	25	1,891	+ 3,662
Lymphomas	13	5,125	19	3,477	+ 1,648
Other Injuries	14	4,585	18	3,634	+ 952
Leukemia	15	3,388	23	2,140	+ 1,248
Stomach Cancer	16	3,131	10	8,625	- 5,494
Prostate Cancer	17	2,888	22	2,316	+ 573
Bladder Cancer	18	2,749	27	1,768	+ 981
Suicide	19	2,512	5	14,636	- 12,124
Other Neoplasms	20	2,326	26	1,807	+ 519
Hypertension	21	2,217	17	3,711	- 1,493
Parkinson's Disease	22	2,204	16	3,951	- 1,747
Skin Cancers	23	2,100	37	585	+ 1,515
Skin Disease	24	2,037	36	704	+ 1,333
Liver Cancer	25	1,911	7	11,589	- 9,678
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,845	15	4,399	- 2,554
Ovary Cancer	27	1,787	30	1,330	+ 457
Liver Disease	28	1,619	14	6,348	- 4,730
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,612	41	518	+ 1,094
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,188	31	1,325	- 137
Uterin Cancer	31	1,118	43	420	+ 699
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	921	35	929	- 8
Oral Cancer	33	832	29	1,457	- 625
Anemia	34	826	46	329	+ 497
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	798	48	224	+ 574
Asthma	36	785	32	1,150	- 366
Oesophagus Cancer	37	763	28	1,733	- 969
Cervical Cancer	38	737	34	1,065	- 328
Falls	39	684	20	2,934	- 2,251
Epilepsy	40	601	40	524	+ 77
Violence	41	576	44	386	+ 190
Low Birth Weight	42	521	45	370	+ 150
Drug Use	43	374	50	154	+ 220
Schizophrenia	44	368	56	77	+ 291
Drownings	45	216	42	501	- 285
Hepatitis C	46	215	49	168	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	47	215	66	11	+ 205
Malnutrition	48	215	53	88	+ 126
Alcohol	49	214	33	1,081	- 867
Birth Trauma	50	193	54	88	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	184	38	540	- 356
HIV/AIDS	52	141	55	84	+ 56
Fires	53	134	47	263	- 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	127	51	150	- 23
Meningitis	55	112	58	51	+ 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	96	59	49	+ 47
Tuberculosis	57	90	24	1,950	- 1,861
Hepatitis B	58	88	39	526	- 439
Osteoarthritis	59	43	60	41	+ 2
War	60	40	68	5	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	61	32	61	34	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	30	63	26	+ 4
Poisonings	63	22	52	115	- 93
Appendicitis	64	21	57	54	- 33
Oral conditions	65	21	64	21	- 0
Encephalitis	66	19	65	19	- 0
Otitis Media	67	4	70	5	- 0
Leprosy	68	2	82	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	1	67	6	- 5
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	62	27	- 27
Diphtheria	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	73	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Israel

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.