SOUTH KOREA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	45,228	11	8,526	+ 36,702
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,928	1	28,043	+ 4,885
Tuberculosis	3	27,670	24	1,950	+ 25,719
Stroke	4	21,602	3	25,596	- 3,994
Liver Disease	5	10,682	14	6,348	+ 4,333
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,438	2	26,650	- 16,212
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	10,159	35	929	+ 9,230
Asthma	8	9,924	32	1,150	+ 8,773
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,789	15	4,399	+ 3,390
Kidney Disease	10	7,169	9	10,107	- 2,938
Low Birth Weight	11	6,397	45	370	+ 6,026
Lung Cancers	12	6,001	4	20,293	- 14,292
Falls	13	5,558	20	2,934	+ 2,624
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,902	13	6,812	- 1,910
Birth Trauma	15	4,477	54	88	+ 4,389
Suicide	16	4,303	5	14,636	- 10,333
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,882	48	224	+ 3,658
Hypertension	18	3,500	17	3,711	- 211
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,384	6	12,145	- 8,761
Cervical Cancer	20	3,296	34	1,065	+ 2,231
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,261	41	518	+ 2,743
Other Injuries	22	2,769	18	3,634	- 865
Drownings	23	2,519	42	501	+ 2,018
Oral Cancer	24	2,324	29	1,457	+ 867
Stomach Cancer	25	2,308	10	8,625	- 6,317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,953	8	10,180	- 8,227
Breast Cancer	27	1,737	21	2,880	- 1,143
Maternal Conditions	28	1,635	61	34	+ 1,601
Encephalitis	29	1,476	65	19	+ 1,457
Epilepsy	30	1,462	40	524	+ 938
Malnutrition	31	1,414	53	88	+ 1,326
Lymphomas	32	1,284	19	3,477	- 2,193
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,271	16	3,951	- 2,680
HIV/AIDS	34	1,233	55	84	+ 1,149
Violence	35	1,178	44	386	+ 791
Leukemia	36	1,117	23	2,140	- 1,023
Ovary Cancer	37	978	30	1,330	- 352
Oesophagus Cancer	38	822	28	1,733	- 911
Poisonings	39	793	52	115	+ 677
Pertussis	40	757	67	6	+ 751
Pancreas Cancer	41	745	12	6,994	- 6,249
Skin Cancers	42	669	37	585	+ 84
Meningitis	43	631	58	51	+ 581
Bladder Cancer	44	543	27	1,768	- 1,225
Endocrine Disorders	45	431	25	1,891	- 1,460
Liver Cancer	46	428	7	11,589	- 11,161
Appendicitis	47	369	57	54	+ 315
Inflammatory/Heart	48	363	31	1,325	- 962
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	320	38	540	- 220
Fires	50	307	47	263	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	289	51	150	+ 139
Alcohol	52	280	33	1,081	- 800
Tetanus	53	225	69	5	+ 220
Syphilis	54	224	62	27	+ 198
Dengue	55	200	77	0	+ 200
Hepatitis B	56	195	39	526	- 331
Drug Use	57	156	50	154	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	58	143	22	2,316	- 2,173
Measles	59	101	83	0	+ 101
Uterin Cancer	60	94	43	420	- 325
Other Neoplasms	61	83	26	1,807	- 1,724
Leishmaniasis	62	65	79	0	+ 65
Multiple Sclerosis	63	64	66	11	+ 54
Hepatitis C	64	48	49	168	- 120
War	65	40	68	5	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	66	40	63	26	+ 14
Skin Disease	67	28	36	704	- 676
Chlamydia	68	8	84	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	7	74	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	70	6	70	5	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	2	73	0	+ 2
Malaria	72	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	329	- 329
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Nepal

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.