SOUTH KOREA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,415	1	28,043	+ 23,372
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,593	6	12,145	+ 18,448
Stroke	3	23,999	3	25,596	- 1,597
Lung Cancers	4	18,905	4	20,293	- 1,388
Lung Disease	5	18,313	11	8,526	+ 9,787
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,083	8	10,180	+ 4,903
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,284	2	26,650	- 17,366
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,756	13	6,812	+ 944
Prostate Cancer	9	7,456	22	2,316	+ 5,140
Breast Cancer	10	7,435	21	2,880	+ 4,555
Falls	11	6,324	20	2,934	+ 3,389
Skin Cancers	12	6,171	37	585	+ 5,586
Lymphomas	13	6,137	19	3,477	+ 2,660
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,478	12	6,994	- 1,516
Suicide	15	5,332	5	14,636	- 9,304
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,621	15	4,399	+ 222
Kidney Disease	17	4,359	9	10,107	- 5,748
Leukemia	18	3,946	23	2,140	+ 1,805
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,562	16	3,951	- 389
Hypertension	20	3,298	17	3,711	- 413
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,275	25	1,891	+ 1,384
Stomach Cancer	22	3,257	10	8,625	- 5,368
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,158	31	1,325	+ 1,832
Liver Cancer	24	2,905	7	11,589	- 8,684
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,815	28	1,733	+ 1,083
Bladder Cancer	26	2,692	27	1,768	+ 924
Other Neoplasms	27	2,472	26	1,807	+ 665
Other Injuries	28	2,201	18	3,634	- 1,433
Ovary Cancer	29	2,087	30	1,330	+ 757
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,771	41	518	+ 1,253
Oral Cancer	31	1,651	29	1,457	+ 194
Liver Disease	32	1,590	14	6,348	- 4,758
Uterin Cancer	33	1,458	43	420	+ 1,038
Skin Disease	34	1,190	36	704	+ 486
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,136	48	224	+ 912
Asthma	36	915	32	1,150	- 236
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	816	35	929	- 113
Low Birth Weight	38	791	45	370	+ 421
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	709	38	540	+ 169
Drug Use	40	698	50	154	+ 543
Cervical Cancer	41	613	34	1,065	- 452
Violence	42	578	44	386	+ 192
Epilepsy	43	555	40	524	+ 30
Drownings	44	548	42	501	+ 48
Alcohol	45	519	33	1,081	- 562
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	475	51	150	+ 325
Multiple Sclerosis	47	438	66	11	+ 427
Hepatitis C	48	299	49	168	+ 131
Osteoarthritis	49	242	60	41	+ 201
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	223	59	49	+ 174
Anemia	51	176	46	329	- 153
Tuberculosis	52	173	24	1,950	- 1,777
Fires	53	170	47	263	- 93
Birth Trauma	54	147	54	88	+ 59
Malnutrition	55	142	53	88	+ 54
Hepatitis B	56	140	39	526	- 386
HIV/AIDS	57	105	55	84	+ 21
Poisonings	58	94	52	115	- 21
Meningitis	59	91	58	51	+ 40
Schizophrenia	60	81	56	77	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	79	64	21	+ 58
Appendicitis	62	59	57	54	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	63	48	61	34	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	64	37	63	26	+ 11
Pertussis	65	8	67	6	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	7	65	19	- 12
Otitis Media	67	7	70	5	+ 2
War	68	6	68	5	+ 1
Tetanus	69	4	69	5	- 1
Syphilis	70	4	62	27	- 23
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	83	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.