SOUTH KOREA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	41,703	2	26,650	+ 15,053
Malaria	2	33,654	71	1	+ 33,653
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	31,693	35	929	+ 30,765
Low Birth Weight	4	18,900	45	370	+ 18,530
Stroke	5	17,234	3	25,596	- 8,362
Coronary Heart Disease	6	16,270	1	28,043	- 11,773
Birth Trauma	7	15,877	54	88	+ 15,789
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,756	15	4,399	+ 7,357
Meningitis	9	10,354	58	51	+ 10,304
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,592	41	518	+ 8,074
Liver Disease	11	8,138	14	6,348	+ 1,790
Other Injuries	12	7,563	18	3,634	+ 3,930
Tuberculosis	13	7,321	24	1,950	+ 5,371
Maternal Conditions	14	6,559	61	34	+ 6,525
Pertussis	15	5,650	67	6	+ 5,644
Kidney Disease	16	5,402	9	10,107	- 4,705
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,200	13	6,812	- 1,612
Measles	18	4,772	83	0	+ 4,772
Violence	19	4,436	44	386	+ 4,050
Lung Disease	20	4,294	11	8,526	- 4,232
Malnutrition	21	4,290	53	88	+ 4,202
Asthma	22	3,760	32	1,150	+ 2,610
Endocrine Disorders	23	3,571	25	1,891	+ 1,680
Drownings	24	3,125	42	501	+ 2,625
Hypertension	25	2,680	17	3,711	- 1,031
Falls	26	2,565	20	2,934	- 369
Suicide	27	2,426	5	14,636	- 12,210
Fires	28	2,215	47	263	+ 1,952
Breast Cancer	29	2,126	21	2,880	- 754
HIV/AIDS	30	2,072	55	84	+ 1,987
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,065	38	540	+ 1,525
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,696	6	12,145	- 10,449
Poisonings	33	1,525	52	115	+ 1,410
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,519	31	1,325	+ 194
Liver Cancer	35	1,473	7	11,589	- 10,116
Epilepsy	36	1,337	40	524	+ 813
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,032	8	10,180	- 9,149
Cervical Cancer	38	962	34	1,065	- 103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	923	48	224	+ 699
Ovary Cancer	40	840	30	1,330	- 490
War	41	809	68	5	+ 805
Tetanus	42	736	69	5	+ 732
Lymphomas	43	692	19	3,477	- 2,785
Stomach Cancer	44	594	10	8,625	- 8,031
Skin Cancers	45	567	37	585	- 17
Hepatitis B	46	551	39	526	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	47	544	16	3,951	- 3,407
Leukemia	48	509	23	2,140	- 1,631
Oral Cancer	49	478	29	1,457	- 979
Schistosomiasis	50	469	72	1	+ 468
Leishmaniasis	51	469	79	0	+ 469
Skin Disease	52	421	36	704	- 284
Bladder Cancer	53	319	27	1,768	- 1,449
Pancreas Cancer	54	273	12	6,994	- 6,721
Oesophagus Cancer	55	260	28	1,733	- 1,473
Appendicitis	56	253	57	54	+ 199
Prostate Cancer	57	252	22	2,316	- 2,063
Drug Use	58	250	50	154	+ 96
Ascariasis	59	247	74	0	+ 247
Alcohol	60	238	33	1,081	- 843
Encephalitis	61	222	65	19	+ 203
Syphilis	62	217	62	27	+ 190
Upper Respiratory	63	185	63	26	+ 160
Uterin Cancer	64	170	43	420	- 249
Diphtheria	65	119	73	0	+ 119
Hepatitis C	66	90	49	168	- 77
Lung Cancers	67	83	4	20,293	- 20,210
Other Neoplasms	68	47	26	1,807	- 1,759
Multiple Sclerosis	69	44	66	11	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	35	51	150	- 115
Chlamydia	71	6	84	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	2	70	5	- 3
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Niger

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.