SOUTH KOREA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	79,080	1	28,043	+ 51,037
Stroke	2	73,946	3	25,596	+ 48,350
Diabetes Mellitus	3	68,566	13	6,812	+ 61,755
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	25,217	2	26,650	- 1,433
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	24,317	35	929	+ 23,388
Asthma	6	21,175	32	1,150	+ 20,024
Tuberculosis	7	19,299	24	1,950	+ 17,349
Kidney Disease	8	18,871	9	10,107	+ 8,764
Suicide	9	14,868	5	14,636	+ 233
Lung Disease	10	14,378	11	8,526	+ 5,851
Cervical Cancer	11	13,567	34	1,065	+ 12,502
Liver Disease	12	13,391	14	6,348	+ 7,042
Low Birth Weight	13	12,235	45	370	+ 11,865
Birth Trauma	14	10,323	54	88	+ 10,234
Congenital Anomalies	15	10,292	41	518	+ 9,774
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	8,227	48	224	+ 8,003
Malnutrition	17	6,684	53	88	+ 6,595
Breast Cancer	18	6,667	21	2,880	+ 3,787
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	6,371	38	540	+ 5,831
Lung Cancers	20	6,249	4	20,293	- 14,044
Hypertension	21	6,084	17	3,711	+ 2,373
Meningitis	22	6,042	58	51	+ 5,991
Stomach Cancer	23	5,182	10	8,625	- 3,443
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	4,880	6	12,145	- 7,265
Other Injuries	25	4,663	18	3,634	+ 1,029
Oral Cancer	26	4,649	29	1,457	+ 3,192
Liver Cancer	27	4,150	7	11,589	- 7,439
Drownings	28	4,109	42	501	+ 3,608
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,369	31	1,325	+ 2,043
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,227	25	1,891	+ 1,336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,147	8	10,180	- 7,033
Pertussis	32	2,850	67	6	+ 2,844
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,676	16	3,951	- 1,275
Violence	34	2,536	44	386	+ 2,149
Maternal Conditions	35	2,533	61	34	+ 2,499
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,460	28	1,733	+ 727
Syphilis	37	1,983	62	27	+ 1,957
Epilepsy	38	1,971	40	524	+ 1,447
Leukemia	39	1,842	23	2,140	- 299
Skin Disease	40	1,770	36	704	+ 1,066
Lymphomas	41	1,399	19	3,477	- 2,078
Falls	42	1,395	20	2,934	- 1,539
Poisonings	43	1,385	52	115	+ 1,270
Prostate Cancer	44	1,203	22	2,316	- 1,113
Road Traffic Accidents	45	1,012	15	4,399	- 3,387
Uterin Cancer	46	925	43	420	+ 506
Fires	47	913	47	263	+ 649
Hepatitis B	48	868	39	526	+ 342
Pancreas Cancer	49	849	12	6,994	- 6,145
Ovary Cancer	50	506	30	1,330	- 824
Bladder Cancer	51	431	27	1,768	- 1,337
Appendicitis	52	364	57	54	+ 310
Encephalitis	53	320	65	19	+ 301
Alcohol	54	287	33	1,081	- 793
Tetanus	55	201	69	5	+ 196
Skin Cancers	56	193	37	585	- 392
Drug Use	57	181	50	154	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	58	138	26	1,807	- 1,669
Dengue	59	119	77	0	+ 119
Upper Respiratory	60	119	63	26	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	61	80	66	11	+ 70
Hepatitis C	62	73	49	168	- 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	48	51	150	- 102
Ascariasis	64	28	74	0	+ 28
Diphtheria	65	23	73	0	+ 23
Chlamydia	66	16	84	0	+ 16
War	67	9	68	5	+ 4
Measles	68	6	83	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	69	4	70	5	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	55	84	- 84
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Kiribati

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.