SOUTH KOREA VS KYRGYZSTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KYRGYZSTAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,226	1	28,043	+ 49,183
Stroke	2	31,275	3	25,596	+ 5,679
Liver Disease	3	14,303	14	6,348	+ 7,954
Lung Disease	4	9,607	11	8,526	+ 1,081
Low Birth Weight	5	7,592	45	370	+ 7,221
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,856	15	4,399	+ 2,457
Stomach Cancer	7	6,500	10	8,625	- 2,125
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,877	2	26,650	- 20,773
Lung Cancers	9	5,105	4	20,293	- 15,189
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,910	41	518	+ 4,392
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,511	6	12,145	- 7,634
Suicide	12	3,999	5	14,636	- 10,637
Birth Trauma	13	3,970	54	88	+ 3,882
Hypertension	14	3,486	17	3,711	- 224
Liver Cancer	15	3,402	7	11,589	- 8,187
Kidney Disease	16	3,316	9	10,107	- 6,791
Tuberculosis	17	2,953	24	1,950	+ 1,002
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,829	31	1,325	+ 1,504
Cervical Cancer	19	2,641	34	1,065	+ 1,576
Alcohol	20	2,624	33	1,081	+ 1,544
Breast Cancer	21	2,482	21	2,880	- 398
Violence	22	2,482	44	386	+ 2,095
Other Injuries	23	2,340	18	3,634	- 1,294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,277	8	10,180	- 7,903
Diabetes Mellitus	25	2,192	13	6,812	- 4,620
Drownings	26	1,905	42	501	+ 1,404
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,780	12	6,994	- 5,214
HIV/AIDS	28	1,670	55	84	+ 1,586
Epilepsy	29	1,486	40	524	+ 962
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,263	28	1,733	- 470
Ovary Cancer	31	1,254	30	1,330	- 76
Leukemia	32	1,206	23	2,140	- 935
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,171	48	224	+ 946
Falls	34	1,158	20	2,934	- 1,777
Drug Use	35	1,073	50	154	+ 919
Oral Cancer	36	1,028	29	1,457	- 429
Parkinson's Disease	37	794	16	3,951	- 3,157
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	740	35	929	- 188
Maternal Conditions	39	661	61	34	+ 627
Prostate Cancer	40	658	22	2,316	- 1,657
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	608	38	540	+ 68
Lymphomas	42	560	19	3,477	- 2,917
Fires	43	552	47	263	+ 289
Uterin Cancer	44	520	43	420	+ 100
Poisonings	45	514	52	115	+ 399
Skin Cancers	46	488	37	585	- 97
Bladder Cancer	47	476	27	1,768	- 1,292
Endocrine Disorders	48	430	25	1,891	- 1,461
Encephalitis	49	419	65	19	+ 400
Asthma	50	390	32	1,150	- 760
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	320	51	150	+ 171
Meningitis	52	250	58	51	+ 200
Upper Respiratory	53	152	63	26	+ 126
Skin Disease	54	136	36	704	- 568
Appendicitis	55	64	57	54	+ 10
Hepatitis B	56	62	39	526	- 464
Other Neoplasms	57	49	26	1,807	- 1,757
Malnutrition	58	48	53	88	- 41
Leishmaniasis	59	46	79	0	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	60	39	66	11	+ 28
War	61	6	68	5	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	3	49	168	- 165
Tetanus	63	2	69	5	- 3
Syphilis	64	2	62	27	- 25
Pertussis	65	1	67	6	- 5
Chlamydia	66	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	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

Kyrgyzstan

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.