SOUTH KOREA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	44,537	3	25,596	+ 18,941
Diabetes Mellitus	2	38,310	13	6,812	+ 31,498
Coronary Heart Disease	3	31,834	1	28,043	+ 3,791
Violence	4	27,377	44	386	+ 26,991
Prostate Cancer	5	16,294	22	2,316	+ 13,978
Kidney Disease	6	14,626	9	10,107	+ 4,519
HIV/AIDS	7	13,968	55	84	+ 13,883
Hypertension	8	12,002	17	3,711	+ 8,291
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	10,832	6	12,145	- 1,313
Lung Cancers	10	8,714	4	20,293	- 11,579
Lung Disease	11	8,335	11	8,526	- 191
Road Traffic Accidents	12	8,190	15	4,399	+ 3,791
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	8,049	8	10,180	- 2,131
Breast Cancer	14	7,622	21	2,880	+ 4,742
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	7,247	2	26,650	- 19,403
Cervical Cancer	16	6,601	34	1,065	+ 5,536
Lymphomas	17	4,628	19	3,477	+ 1,151
Low Birth Weight	18	4,438	45	370	+ 4,068
Stomach Cancer	19	4,252	10	8,625	- 4,373
Endocrine Disorders	20	3,252	25	1,891	+ 1,361
Liver Disease	21	2,855	14	6,348	- 3,493
Skin Disease	22	2,680	36	704	+ 1,976
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,559	41	518	+ 2,041
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,459	31	1,325	+ 1,134
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,444	16	3,951	- 1,508
Leukemia	26	2,377	23	2,140	+ 236
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,187	12	6,994	- 4,806
Uterin Cancer	28	1,957	43	420	+ 1,537
Liver Cancer	29	1,865	7	11,589	- 9,724
Ovary Cancer	30	1,789	30	1,330	+ 459
Other Injuries	31	1,675	18	3,634	- 1,959
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,520	38	540	+ 980
Falls	33	1,513	20	2,934	- 1,421
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,361	28	1,733	- 372
Suicide	35	1,294	5	14,636	- 13,342
Asthma	36	1,203	32	1,150	+ 53
Birth Trauma	37	1,199	54	88	+ 1,111
Bladder Cancer	38	1,098	27	1,768	- 670
Oral Cancer	39	1,084	29	1,457	- 374
Malnutrition	40	880	53	88	+ 792
Epilepsy	41	845	40	524	+ 321
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	638	35	929	- 290
Maternal Conditions	43	638	61	34	+ 604
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	491	48	224	+ 267
Other Neoplasms	45	343	26	1,807	- 1,464
Fires	46	287	47	263	+ 24
Meningitis	47	286	58	51	+ 236
Drug Use	48	241	50	154	+ 87
Encephalitis	49	240	65	19	+ 221
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	209	51	150	+ 59
Drownings	51	189	42	501	- 312
Skin Cancers	52	185	37	585	- 400
Appendicitis	53	167	57	54	+ 113
Tuberculosis	54	143	24	1,950	- 1,807
Alcohol	55	138	33	1,081	- 943
Multiple Sclerosis	56	62	66	11	+ 52
Poisonings	57	43	52	115	- 72
Dengue	58	20	77	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	59	17	39	526	- 509
Syphilis	60	14	62	27	- 13
War	61	9	68	5	+ 4
Chlamydia	62	7	84	0	+ 7
Tetanus	63	5	69	5	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	2	49	168	- 165
Upper Respiratory	65	2	63	26	- 23
Ascariasis	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	82	0	60	41	- 41
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Jamaica

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.