SOUTH KOREA VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	134,632	3	25,596	+ 109,036
Coronary Heart Disease	2	107,786	1	28,043	+ 79,743
Inflammatory/Heart	3	103,632	31	1,325	+ 102,307
Diabetes Mellitus	4	26,911	13	6,812	+ 20,100
Lung Cancers	5	25,726	4	20,293	+ 5,433
Lung Disease	6	19,670	11	8,526	+ 11,144
Hypertension	7	15,302	17	3,711	+ 11,591
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	13,666	8	10,180	+ 3,486
Kidney Disease	9	12,573	9	10,107	+ 2,466
Stomach Cancer	10	11,098	10	8,625	+ 2,473
Breast Cancer	11	9,419	21	2,880	+ 6,538
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,500	12	6,994	- 494
Liver Cancer	13	6,341	7	11,589	- 5,248
Prostate Cancer	14	6,318	22	2,316	+ 4,002
Liver Disease	15	5,309	14	6,348	- 1,039
Suicide	16	4,773	5	14,636	- 9,863
Other Injuries	17	4,463	18	3,634	+ 829
Bladder Cancer	18	3,963	27	1,768	+ 2,195
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	3,818	2	26,650	- 22,832
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,427	16	3,951	- 524
Skin Cancers	21	3,073	37	585	+ 2,489
Leukemia	22	2,790	23	2,140	+ 649
Uterin Cancer	23	2,633	43	420	+ 2,214
Road Traffic Accidents	24	2,614	15	4,399	- 1,785
Lymphomas	25	2,337	19	3,477	- 1,140
Ovary Cancer	26	2,279	30	1,330	+ 949
Falls	27	1,897	20	2,934	- 1,037
Low Birth Weight	28	1,791	45	370	+ 1,420
Oral Cancer	29	1,752	29	1,457	+ 295
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,728	6	12,145	- 10,417
Cervical Cancer	31	1,654	34	1,065	+ 589
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,365	38	540	+ 825
Asthma	33	1,294	32	1,150	+ 143
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,105	28	1,733	- 627
Tuberculosis	35	776	24	1,950	- 1,175
Violence	36	754	44	386	+ 368
Congenital Anomalies	37	699	41	518	+ 181
Epilepsy	38	563	40	524	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	39	516	66	11	+ 506
Other Neoplasms	40	460	26	1,807	- 1,346
Drownings	41	435	42	501	- 66
Alcohol	42	336	33	1,081	- 745
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	313	48	224	+ 89
Endocrine Disorders	44	297	25	1,891	- 1,594
Poisonings	45	274	52	115	+ 158
Fires	46	266	47	263	+ 3
Drug Use	47	220	50	154	+ 65
Birth Trauma	48	175	54	88	+ 87
Hepatitis B	49	175	39	526	- 352
Pertussis	50	89	67	6	+ 83
Meningitis	51	88	58	51	+ 37
Anemia	52	85	46	329	- 244
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	68	59	49	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	54	47	61	34	+ 13
Appendicitis	55	34	57	54	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	25	35	929	- 903
Skin Disease	57	25	36	704	- 679
Malnutrition	58	15	53	88	- 74
Encephalitis	59	13	65	19	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	10	51	150	- 140
HIV/AIDS	61	8	55	84	- 76
Syphilis	62	7	62	27	- 20
War	63	5	68	5	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	64	3	79	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	0	63	26	- 25
Diphtheria	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	49	168	- 168
Chlamydia	68	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	83	0	- 0
Tetanus	75	0	69	5	- 5
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Otitis Media	80	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	83	0	64	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

No Macedonia

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.