SOUTH KOREA VS MONTENEGRO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MONTENEGRO		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	191,672	3	25,596	+ 166,076
Coronary Heart Disease	2	151,740	1	28,043	+ 123,697
Lung Cancers	3	29,494	4	20,293	+ 9,201
Inflammatory/Heart	4	27,029	31	1,325	+ 25,703
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	19,678	6	12,145	+ 7,533
Diabetes Mellitus	6	15,111	13	6,812	+ 8,300
Kidney Disease	7	12,797	9	10,107	+ 2,690
Suicide	8	11,424	5	14,636	- 3,211
Breast Cancer	9	10,999	21	2,880	+ 8,119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	9,832	8	10,180	- 348
Lung Disease	11	7,839	11	8,526	- 687
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	7,034	2	26,650	- 19,616
Prostate Cancer	13	6,553	22	2,316	+ 4,238
Falls	14	5,817	20	2,934	+ 2,883
Parkinson's Disease	15	5,743	16	3,951	+ 1,792
Pancreas Cancer	16	5,526	12	6,994	- 1,467
Liver Disease	17	4,929	14	6,348	- 1,419
Hypertension	18	4,818	17	3,711	+ 1,107
Stomach Cancer	19	4,384	10	8,625	- 4,241
Liver Cancer	20	4,376	7	11,589	- 7,213
Road Traffic Accidents	21	4,168	15	4,399	- 231
Bladder Cancer	22	3,045	27	1,768	+ 1,277
Other Injuries	23	2,499	18	3,634	- 1,135
Lymphomas	24	2,331	19	3,477	- 1,146
Leukemia	25	2,036	23	2,140	- 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,783	38	540	+ 1,243
Cervical Cancer	27	1,780	34	1,065	+ 715
Ovary Cancer	28	1,643	30	1,330	+ 313
Violence	29	1,521	44	386	+ 1,135
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,468	28	1,733	- 264
Drug Use	31	1,223	50	154	+ 1,069
Fires	32	1,201	47	263	+ 938
Uterin Cancer	33	1,193	43	420	+ 774
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,155	48	224	+ 931
Skin Cancers	35	1,015	37	585	+ 430
Drownings	36	928	42	501	+ 427
Oral Cancer	37	845	29	1,457	- 612
Alcohol	38	807	33	1,081	- 273
Multiple Sclerosis	39	661	66	11	+ 651
Endocrine Disorders	40	579	25	1,891	- 1,311
Birth Trauma	41	520	54	88	+ 432
Epilepsy	42	510	40	524	- 15
Low Birth Weight	43	448	45	370	+ 77
Poisonings	44	329	52	115	+ 214
Congenital Anomalies	45	318	41	518	- 200
Asthma	46	313	32	1,150	- 837
Other Neoplasms	47	193	26	1,807	- 1,613
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	187	51	150	+ 37
Meningitis	49	125	58	51	+ 75
Encephalitis	50	120	65	19	+ 101
Tuberculosis	51	109	24	1,950	- 1,841
Appendicitis	52	78	57	54	+ 24
Malnutrition	53	74	53	88	- 14
Skin Disease	54	69	36	704	- 635
Pertussis	55	65	67	6	+ 59
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	50	35	929	- 878
Leishmaniasis	57	48	79	0	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	58	43	61	34	+ 9
Syphilis	59	16	62	27	- 11
Upper Respiratory	60	11	63	26	- 15
Hepatitis B	61	9	39	526	- 517
Tetanus	62	6	69	5	+ 2
War	63	5	68	5	+ 1
Chlamydia	64	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	49	168	- 166
Diphtheria	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	67	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	55	84	- 84
Otitis Media	74	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Montenegro

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.