SOUTH KOREA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,801	1	28,043	+ 22,758
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,115	6	12,145	+ 10,970
Lung Cancers	3	20,153	4	20,293	- 140
Stroke	4	19,938	3	25,596	- 5,658
Lung Disease	5	18,806	11	8,526	+ 10,279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,170	8	10,180	- 10
Breast Cancer	7	8,788	21	2,880	+ 5,908
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,624	2	26,650	- 18,026
Kidney Disease	9	7,054	9	10,107	- 3,053
Other Injuries	10	6,855	18	3,634	+ 3,221
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,344	12	6,994	- 649
Liver Disease	12	5,821	14	6,348	- 528
Suicide	13	5,382	5	14,636	- 9,254
Lymphomas	14	4,998	19	3,477	+ 1,521
Prostate Cancer	15	4,936	22	2,316	+ 2,620
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,801	16	3,951	+ 850
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,739	13	6,812	- 2,072
Falls	18	4,702	20	2,934	+ 1,767
Hypertension	19	4,161	17	3,711	+ 450
Leukemia	20	4,108	23	2,140	+ 1,968
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,093	25	1,891	+ 2,203
Stomach Cancer	22	3,968	10	8,625	- 4,657
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,806	31	1,325	+ 2,481
Other Neoplasms	24	3,788	26	1,807	+ 1,981
Liver Cancer	25	3,764	7	11,589	- 7,826
Bladder Cancer	26	3,396	27	1,768	+ 1,628
Ovary Cancer	27	2,736	30	1,330	+ 1,406
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,467	28	1,733	+ 734
Alcohol	29	1,963	33	1,081	+ 882
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,947	15	4,399	- 2,452
Skin Cancers	31	1,676	37	585	+ 1,091
Malnutrition	32	1,509	53	88	+ 1,420
Oral Cancer	33	1,474	29	1,457	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,467	48	224	+ 1,242
Epilepsy	35	1,305	40	524	+ 781
Uterin Cancer	36	1,214	43	420	+ 794
Congenital Anomalies	37	807	41	518	+ 289
Cervical Cancer	38	744	34	1,065	- 321
Drug Use	39	721	50	154	+ 567
Anemia	40	655	46	329	+ 325
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	523	38	540	- 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	479	35	929	- 450
Schizophrenia	43	450	56	77	+ 373
Skin Disease	44	416	36	704	- 288
Asthma	45	358	32	1,150	- 792
Multiple Sclerosis	46	318	66	11	+ 308
Hepatitis C	47	288	49	168	+ 120
Violence	48	241	44	386	- 145
Low Birth Weight	49	237	45	370	- 133
Osteoarthritis	50	204	60	41	+ 163
Fires	51	196	47	263	- 67
HIV/AIDS	52	192	55	84	+ 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	179	51	150	+ 29
Drownings	54	151	42	501	- 349
Tuberculosis	55	144	24	1,950	- 1,806
Poisonings	56	115	52	115	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	92	59	49	+ 43
Meningitis	58	53	58	51	+ 2
Birth Trauma	59	47	54	88	- 42
Hepatitis B	60	43	39	526	- 483
Upper Respiratory	61	30	63	26	+ 5
Appendicitis	62	26	57	54	- 28
Maternal Conditions	63	26	61	34	- 9
Oral conditions	64	23	64	21	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	12	65	19	- 7
Syphilis	66	11	62	27	- 16
War	67	5	68	5	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	67	6	- 6
Tetanus	69	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	70	0	83	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	81	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Luxembourg

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.