SOUTH KOREA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	26,497	24	1,950	+ 24,547
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,794	2	26,650	- 856
Measles	3	24,468	83	0	+ 24,468
Malaria	4	23,254	71	1	+ 23,253
Road Traffic Accidents	5	18,395	15	4,399	+ 13,996
HIV/AIDS	6	18,382	55	84	+ 18,297
Coronary Heart Disease	7	18,053	1	28,043	- 9,990
Low Birth Weight	8	15,823	45	370	+ 15,452
Birth Trauma	9	15,340	54	88	+ 15,252
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	15,247	35	929	+ 14,318
Stroke	11	15,117	3	25,596	- 10,479
Maternal Conditions	12	8,330	61	34	+ 8,296
Liver Disease	13	8,223	14	6,348	+ 1,874
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,979	41	518	+ 7,461
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,226	13	6,812	- 585
Kidney Disease	16	5,829	9	10,107	- 4,278
Meningitis	17	5,288	58	51	+ 5,237
Violence	18	4,568	44	386	+ 4,182
Cervical Cancer	19	4,537	34	1,065	+ 3,472
Liver Cancer	20	4,207	7	11,589	- 7,382
Syphilis	21	3,776	62	27	+ 3,750
Other Injuries	22	3,642	18	3,634	+ 8
Hypertension	23	3,550	17	3,711	- 161
Malnutrition	24	3,385	53	88	+ 3,297
Prostate Cancer	25	2,848	22	2,316	+ 533
Lung Disease	26	2,812	11	8,526	- 5,715
Breast Cancer	27	2,352	21	2,880	- 528
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,351	25	1,891	+ 460
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,247	6	12,145	- 9,897
Suicide	30	2,103	5	14,636	- 12,532
Asthma	31	1,911	32	1,150	+ 761
Pertussis	32	1,890	67	6	+ 1,884
Falls	33	1,489	20	2,934	- 1,446
Fires	34	1,468	47	263	+ 1,205
Drownings	35	1,215	42	501	+ 714
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,208	38	540	+ 668
Stomach Cancer	37	1,165	10	8,625	- 7,460
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,104	31	1,325	- 221
Lymphomas	39	896	19	3,477	- 2,581
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	858	8	10,180	- 9,322
Poisonings	41	783	52	115	+ 668
Epilepsy	42	775	40	524	+ 250
Parkinson's Disease	43	692	16	3,951	- 3,259
Lung Cancers	44	632	4	20,293	- 19,661
Schistosomiasis	45	493	72	1	+ 492
Skin Cancers	46	489	37	585	- 95
Ovary Cancer	47	482	30	1,330	- 848
Oral Cancer	48	481	29	1,457	- 977
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	480	48	224	+ 255
Drug Use	50	406	50	154	+ 252
Skin Disease	51	395	36	704	- 309
Hepatitis B	52	374	39	526	- 152
Pancreas Cancer	53	361	12	6,994	- 6,633
Tetanus	54	298	69	5	+ 293
Uterin Cancer	55	273	43	420	- 147
Encephalitis	56	263	65	19	+ 244
Alcohol	57	244	33	1,081	- 837
Leukemia	58	221	23	2,140	- 1,919
Bladder Cancer	59	182	27	1,768	- 1,586
Oesophagus Cancer	60	149	28	1,733	- 1,584
Appendicitis	61	118	57	54	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	62	54	26	1,807	- 1,753
Multiple Sclerosis	63	40	66	11	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	38	51	150	- 112
Hepatitis C	65	36	49	168	- 132
Ascariasis	66	36	74	0	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	67	26	63	26	- 0
Diphtheria	68	8	73	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	69	5	84	0	+ 5
War	70	5	68	5	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 4
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
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

Liberia

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.