SOUTH KOREA VS MOROCCO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOROCCO		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	107,737	1	28,043	+ 79,694
Stroke	2	44,383	3	25,596	+ 18,787
Hypertension	3	14,956	17	3,711	+ 11,245
Kidney Disease	4	14,232	9	10,107	+ 4,125
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,277	13	6,812	+ 3,465
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,081	2	26,650	- 16,569
Lung Cancers	7	9,173	4	20,293	- 11,120
Lung Disease	8	8,771	11	8,526	+ 244
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,616	15	4,399	+ 4,217
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	6,919	6	12,145	- 5,226
Liver Disease	11	6,778	14	6,348	+ 430
Breast Cancer	12	5,020	21	2,880	+ 2,140
Asthma	13	4,655	32	1,150	+ 3,505
Low Birth Weight	14	4,604	45	370	+ 4,233
Tuberculosis	15	3,998	24	1,950	+ 2,048
Suicide	16	3,646	5	14,636	- 10,990
Colon-Rectum Cancers	17	3,561	8	10,180	- 6,620
Cervical Cancer	18	3,493	34	1,065	+ 2,428
Falls	19	3,421	20	2,934	+ 487
Lymphomas	20	3,168	19	3,477	- 309
Other Injuries	21	3,164	18	3,634	- 470
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,959	41	518	+ 2,441
Birth Trauma	23	2,879	54	88	+ 2,791
Prostate Cancer	24	2,666	22	2,316	+ 351
Stomach Cancer	25	2,356	10	8,625	- 6,269
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,105	16	3,951	- 1,846
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,660	35	929	+ 732
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,573	25	1,891	- 317
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,498	38	540	+ 959
Bladder Cancer	30	1,488	27	1,768	- 280
Leukemia	31	1,441	23	2,140	- 699
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,424	31	1,325	+ 99
Fires	33	1,260	47	263	+ 996
Ovary Cancer	34	1,114	30	1,330	- 216
Oral Cancer	35	1,087	29	1,457	- 370
Pancreas Cancer	36	1,040	12	6,994	- 5,953
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,001	48	224	+ 776
Maternal Conditions	38	980	61	34	+ 946
Violence	39	880	44	386	+ 494
Meningitis	40	756	58	51	+ 705
Skin Cancers	41	665	37	585	+ 81
Oesophagus Cancer	42	612	28	1,733	- 1,120
Drownings	43	593	42	501	+ 92
Liver Cancer	44	589	7	11,589	- 11,000
Epilepsy	45	468	40	524	- 56
Pertussis	46	452	67	6	+ 446
Drug Use	47	447	50	154	+ 293
Hepatitis B	48	440	39	526	- 86
HIV/AIDS	49	403	55	84	+ 318
Poisonings	50	371	52	115	+ 255
Malnutrition	51	279	53	88	+ 190
Encephalitis	52	246	65	19	+ 227
Uterin Cancer	53	215	43	420	- 205
Skin Disease	54	207	36	704	- 497
Syphilis	55	196	62	27	+ 169
Appendicitis	56	182	57	54	+ 128
Alcohol	57	152	33	1,081	- 928
Multiple Sclerosis	58	147	66	11	+ 137
Tetanus	59	106	69	5	+ 102
Other Neoplasms	60	98	26	1,807	- 1,709
Schistosomiasis	61	93	72	1	+ 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	53	51	150	- 97
War	63	30	68	5	+ 25
Leishmaniasis	64	21	79	0	+ 21
Hepatitis C	65	10	49	168	- 158
Ascariasis	66	7	74	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	67	5	63	26	- 21
Chlamydia	68	2	84	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

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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.