SOUTH KOREA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,296	1	28,043	+ 22,254
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	42,199	6	12,145	+ 30,054
Lung Disease	3	25,739	11	8,526	+ 17,212
Stroke	4	23,399	3	25,596	- 2,197
Lung Cancers	5	21,929	4	20,293	+ 1,636
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,983	2	26,650	- 9,667
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,888	8	10,180	+ 6,708
Prostate Cancer	8	11,081	22	2,316	+ 8,765
Falls	9	7,349	20	2,934	+ 4,415
Pancreas Cancer	10	7,279	12	6,994	+ 286
Breast Cancer	11	6,598	21	2,880	+ 3,718
Lymphomas	12	6,103	19	3,477	+ 2,626
Suicide	13	5,987	5	14,636	- 8,648
Kidney Disease	14	5,773	9	10,107	- 4,334
Other Injuries	15	5,510	18	3,634	+ 1,877
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,289	13	6,812	- 1,523
Parkinson's Disease	17	5,238	16	3,951	+ 1,287
Skin Cancers	18	3,851	37	585	+ 3,267
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,392	25	1,891	+ 1,502
Bladder Cancer	20	3,366	27	1,768	+ 1,598
Leukemia	21	3,344	23	2,140	+ 1,204
Stomach Cancer	22	3,246	10	8,625	- 5,379
Other Neoplasms	23	3,066	26	1,807	+ 1,259
Ovary Cancer	24	2,920	30	1,330	+ 1,590
Drug Use	25	2,491	50	154	+ 2,337
Liver Cancer	26	2,450	7	11,589	- 9,139
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,343	28	1,733	+ 610
Hypertension	28	2,173	17	3,711	- 1,538
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,089	31	1,325	+ 764
Liver Disease	30	2,019	14	6,348	- 4,329
Alcohol	31	1,934	33	1,081	+ 853
Oral Cancer	32	1,585	29	1,457	+ 128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,509	38	540	+ 970
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,288	41	518	+ 770
Malnutrition	35	1,277	53	88	+ 1,189
Uterin Cancer	36	1,268	43	420	+ 848
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,208	35	929	+ 280
Skin Disease	38	1,207	36	704	+ 502
Cervical Cancer	39	1,181	34	1,065	+ 116
Epilepsy	40	1,127	40	524	+ 603
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,126	66	11	+ 1,115
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,079	15	4,399	- 3,319
Asthma	43	799	32	1,150	- 351
Anemia	44	705	46	329	+ 376
Drownings	45	611	42	501	+ 110
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	580	48	224	+ 356
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	571	51	150	+ 421
Fires	48	422	47	263	+ 158
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	306	59	49	+ 257
Violence	50	302	44	386	- 84
Osteoarthritis	51	258	60	41	+ 217
Low Birth Weight	52	221	45	370	- 149
Schizophrenia	53	216	56	77	+ 139
Birth Trauma	54	165	54	88	+ 77
Hepatitis C	55	159	49	168	- 8
Tuberculosis	56	141	24	1,950	- 1,809
Poisonings	57	136	52	115	+ 21
Meningitis	58	129	58	51	+ 78
Appendicitis	59	114	57	54	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	60	110	63	26	+ 84
HIV/AIDS	61	98	55	84	+ 14
Oral conditions	62	82	64	21	+ 60
Hepatitis B	63	32	39	526	- 494
Pertussis	64	12	67	6	+ 6
Otitis Media	65	11	70	5	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	66	11	61	34	- 23
Syphilis	67	8	62	27	- 19
War	68	5	68	5	+ 0
Tetanus	69	3	69	5	- 1
Encephalitis	70	2	65	19	- 17
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	84	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Norway

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.