SOUTH KOREA VS KAZAKHSTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KAZAKHSTAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	79,881	1	28,043	+ 51,839
Stroke	2	55,406	3	25,596	+ 29,810
Lung Disease	3	18,999	11	8,526	+ 10,473
Liver Disease	4	14,071	14	6,348	+ 7,723
Lung Cancers	5	9,993	4	20,293	- 10,300
Inflammatory/Heart	6	9,930	31	1,325	+ 8,605
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,919	2	26,650	- 17,731
Suicide	8	8,377	5	14,636	- 6,259
Stomach Cancer	9	6,801	10	8,625	- 1,824
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	6,180	6	12,145	- 5,965
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,047	15	4,399	+ 1,648
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,769	13	6,812	- 1,043
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,471	8	10,180	- 4,709
Hypertension	14	4,719	17	3,711	+ 1,008
Breast Cancer	15	4,361	21	2,880	+ 1,481
Kidney Disease	16	4,215	9	10,107	- 5,892
Other Injuries	17	3,775	18	3,634	+ 141
Alcohol	18	3,368	33	1,081	+ 2,287
Oesophagus Cancer	19	3,337	28	1,733	+ 1,605
Asthma	20	2,931	32	1,150	+ 1,781
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,883	12	6,994	- 4,110
Liver Cancer	22	2,622	7	11,589	- 8,967
Violence	23	2,441	44	386	+ 2,055
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,432	41	518	+ 1,914
Cervical Cancer	25	2,071	34	1,065	+ 1,006
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,859	16	3,951	- 2,092
Falls	27	1,803	20	2,934	- 1,131
Low Birth Weight	28	1,802	45	370	+ 1,431
Drug Use	29	1,778	50	154	+ 1,624
Drownings	30	1,749	42	501	+ 1,248
Oral Cancer	31	1,745	29	1,457	+ 288
Ovary Cancer	32	1,629	30	1,330	+ 299
Leukemia	33	1,573	23	2,140	- 567
Prostate Cancer	34	1,367	22	2,316	- 949
Birth Trauma	35	1,127	54	88	+ 1,039
Lymphomas	36	1,120	19	3,477	- 2,357
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	966	38	540	+ 427
Uterin Cancer	38	942	43	420	+ 522
Poisonings	39	920	52	115	+ 805
Fires	40	911	47	263	+ 648
Bladder Cancer	41	889	27	1,768	- 879
HIV/AIDS	42	874	55	84	+ 790
Endocrine Disorders	43	779	25	1,891	- 1,111
Epilepsy	44	759	40	524	+ 235
Tuberculosis	45	753	24	1,950	- 1,197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	752	48	224	+ 528
Skin Cancers	47	736	37	585	+ 152
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	663	35	929	- 266
Encephalitis	49	365	65	19	+ 346
Meningitis	50	228	58	51	+ 178
Malnutrition	51	214	53	88	+ 126
Multiple Sclerosis	52	121	66	11	+ 111
Other Neoplasms	53	95	26	1,807	- 1,712
Skin Disease	54	81	36	704	- 623
Maternal Conditions	55	76	61	34	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	65	51	150	- 85
Appendicitis	57	49	57	54	- 5
Upper Respiratory	58	42	63	26	+ 17
Hepatitis B	59	38	39	526	- 488
War	60	18	68	5	+ 13
Tetanus	61	9	69	5	+ 5
Chlamydia	62	7	84	0	+ 7
Syphilis	63	4	62	27	- 22
Hepatitis C	64	4	49	168	- 164
Leishmaniasis	65	3	79	0	+ 3
Pertussis	66	2	67	6	- 4
Ascariasis	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	70	5	- 4
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
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

Kazakhstan

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.