SOUTH KOREA VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,635	1	28,043	- 5,408
Stroke	2	13,556	3	25,596	- 12,040
Road Traffic Accidents	3	8,003	15	4,399	+ 3,604
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,848	13	6,812	+ 1,036
Hypertension	5	7,139	17	3,711	+ 3,428
Kidney Disease	6	6,963	9	10,107	- 3,144
Lung Cancers	7	4,934	4	20,293	- 15,359
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,370	2	26,650	- 22,280
Congenital Anomalies	9	4,355	41	518	+ 3,837
Low Birth Weight	10	3,995	45	370	+ 3,625
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,292	6	12,145	- 8,853
Breast Cancer	12	3,197	21	2,880	+ 317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,873	8	10,180	- 7,307
Liver Disease	14	2,300	14	6,348	- 4,048
Lung Disease	15	2,070	11	8,526	- 6,457
Leukemia	16	1,723	23	2,140	- 417
Stomach Cancer	17	1,702	10	8,625	- 6,923
Lymphomas	18	1,507	19	3,477	- 1,970
Other Injuries	19	1,369	18	3,634	- 2,265
Birth Trauma	20	1,262	54	88	+ 1,174
Violence	21	1,254	44	386	+ 868
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,144	12	6,994	- 5,850
Bladder Cancer	23	991	27	1,768	- 777
Falls	24	888	20	2,934	- 2,046
Liver Cancer	25	866	7	11,589	- 10,723
Endocrine Disorders	26	840	25	1,891	- 1,051
Parkinson's Disease	27	788	16	3,951	- 3,163
Suicide	28	770	5	14,636	- 13,865
Fires	29	712	47	263	+ 449
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	709	35	929	- 219
Oral Cancer	31	666	29	1,457	- 792
Ovary Cancer	32	649	30	1,330	- 681
Prostate Cancer	33	611	22	2,316	- 1,705
Drug Use	34	535	50	154	+ 381
Asthma	35	534	32	1,150	- 617
Drownings	36	499	42	501	- 2
Meningitis	37	365	58	51	+ 314
Inflammatory/Heart	38	346	31	1,325	- 979
Uterin Cancer	39	346	43	420	- 74
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	310	38	540	- 229
Cervical Cancer	41	297	34	1,065	- 768
Oesophagus Cancer	42	294	28	1,733	- 1,438
Pertussis	43	255	67	6	+ 249
Maternal Conditions	44	245	61	34	+ 211
Syphilis	45	241	62	27	+ 215
Epilepsy	46	228	40	524	- 296
Poisonings	47	218	52	115	+ 103
Skin Disease	48	197	36	704	- 507
Skin Cancers	49	176	37	585	- 408
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	104	48	224	- 120
Malnutrition	51	70	53	88	- 19
Encephalitis	52	64	65	19	+ 44
Tuberculosis	53	57	24	1,950	- 1,894
Multiple Sclerosis	54	55	66	11	+ 44
Alcohol	55	49	33	1,081	- 1,031
Tetanus	56	49	69	5	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	57	43	26	1,807	- 1,764
Appendicitis	58	36	57	54	- 17
War	59	29	68	5	+ 24
Hepatitis B	60	19	39	526	- 507
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	18	51	150	- 132
Schistosomiasis	62	12	72	1	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	63	9	55	84	- 75
Hepatitis C	64	6	49	168	- 161
Measles	65	3	83	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	66	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	69	1	63	26	- 25
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Jordan

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.