SOUTH KOREA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	303,777	1	28,043	+ 275,734
Stroke	2	111,828	3	25,596	+ 86,232
Lung Cancers	3	26,331	4	20,293	+ 6,038
Hypertension	4	25,545	17	3,711	+ 21,835
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	21,277	8	10,180	+ 11,097
Suicide	6	14,297	5	14,636	- 339
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,963	2	26,650	- 13,687
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	12,860	6	12,145	+ 715
Liver Disease	9	12,752	14	6,348	+ 6,404
Stomach Cancer	10	12,666	10	8,625	+ 4,041
Breast Cancer	11	12,464	21	2,880	+ 9,584
Prostate Cancer	12	11,849	22	2,316	+ 9,533
Pancreas Cancer	13	11,453	12	6,994	+ 4,460
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,406	13	6,812	+ 3,594
Falls	15	10,266	20	2,934	+ 7,332
Lung Disease	16	10,165	11	8,526	+ 1,639
Inflammatory/Heart	17	9,591	31	1,325	+ 8,266
Other Injuries	18	8,234	18	3,634	+ 4,600
Kidney Disease	19	7,369	9	10,107	- 2,738
Oral Cancer	20	6,698	29	1,457	+ 5,241
Lymphomas	21	6,370	19	3,477	+ 2,893
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	6,197	38	540	+ 5,658
Bladder Cancer	23	5,795	27	1,768	+ 4,027
Leukemia	24	5,623	23	2,140	+ 3,483
Liver Cancer	25	4,734	7	11,589	- 6,855
Ovary Cancer	26	4,621	30	1,330	+ 3,291
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,450	15	4,399	+ 51
Cervical Cancer	28	4,445	34	1,065	+ 3,380
Parkinson's Disease	29	4,406	16	3,951	+ 455
Oesophagus Cancer	30	4,336	28	1,733	+ 2,603
Other Neoplasms	31	4,200	26	1,807	+ 2,393
Skin Cancers	32	3,895	37	585	+ 3,311
Alcohol	33	3,797	33	1,081	+ 2,717
Uterin Cancer	34	3,158	43	420	+ 2,738
Drownings	35	2,971	42	501	+ 2,470
Violence	36	2,607	44	386	+ 2,221
Drug Use	37	2,423	50	154	+ 2,268
Tuberculosis	38	2,353	24	1,950	+ 403
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,428	25	1,891	- 463
Epilepsy	40	1,230	40	524	+ 705
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,222	41	518	+ 704
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,177	35	929	+ 248
Fires	43	1,015	47	263	+ 751
Skin Disease	44	949	36	704	+ 245
Poisonings	45	915	52	115	+ 799
Asthma	46	899	32	1,150	- 251
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	813	51	150	+ 663
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	578	48	224	+ 354
Multiple Sclerosis	49	570	66	11	+ 559
Hepatitis C	50	463	49	168	+ 296
HIV/AIDS	51	442	55	84	+ 357
Meningitis	52	383	58	51	+ 333
Birth Trauma	53	204	54	88	+ 116
Appendicitis	54	193	57	54	+ 139
Low Birth Weight	55	175	45	370	- 195
Schizophrenia	56	168	56	77	+ 91
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	159	59	49	+ 109
Malnutrition	58	140	53	88	+ 52
Osteoarthritis	59	124	60	41	+ 83
Anemia	60	105	46	329	- 224
Hepatitis B	61	94	39	526	- 432
Tetanus	62	48	69	5	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	63	42	61	34	+ 8
Oral conditions	64	39	64	21	+ 18
Encephalitis	65	32	65	19	+ 13
Otitis Media	66	20	70	5	+ 15
War	67	6	68	5	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	63	26	- 25
Pertussis	69	0	67	6	- 6
Syphilis	70	0	62	27	- 27
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Lithuania

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.