SOUTH KOREA VS OMAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	OMAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,574	1	28,043	+ 42,531
Stroke	2	21,993	3	25,596	- 3,603
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,735	13	6,812	+ 6,923
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,355	2	26,650	- 17,295
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,034	15	4,399	+ 2,635
Liver Disease	6	5,421	14	6,348	- 927
Congenital Anomalies	7	5,153	41	518	+ 4,635
Hypertension	8	4,800	17	3,711	+ 1,090
Lung Disease	9	4,340	11	8,526	- 4,186
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,315	6	12,145	- 7,830
Kidney Disease	11	4,167	9	10,107	- 5,940
Falls	12	3,902	20	2,934	+ 968
Suicide	13	3,221	5	14,636	- 11,414
Drownings	14	2,814	42	501	+ 2,313
Low Birth Weight	15	2,762	45	370	+ 2,392
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,730	8	10,180	- 7,450
Stomach Cancer	17	2,476	10	8,625	- 6,149
Breast Cancer	18	1,883	21	2,880	- 997
Lymphomas	19	1,838	19	3,477	- 1,639
Other Injuries	20	1,733	18	3,634	- 1,901
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,700	31	1,325	+ 374
Leukemia	22	1,695	23	2,140	- 445
Encephalitis	23	1,679	65	19	+ 1,660
Liver Cancer	24	1,554	7	11,589	- 10,035
Lung Cancers	25	1,506	4	20,293	- 18,787
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,464	16	3,951	- 2,487
Skin Disease	27	1,227	36	704	+ 523
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,045	35	929	+ 116
Birth Trauma	29	1,030	54	88	+ 941
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,023	12	6,994	- 5,970
Oral Cancer	31	936	29	1,457	- 522
Endocrine Disorders	32	709	25	1,891	- 1,182
Poisonings	33	627	52	115	+ 512
Cervical Cancer	34	566	34	1,065	- 499
Bladder Cancer	35	551	27	1,768	- 1,217
Fires	36	511	47	263	+ 247
Prostate Cancer	37	493	22	2,316	- 1,823
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	485	38	540	- 55
Violence	39	458	44	386	+ 71
Oesophagus Cancer	40	430	28	1,733	- 1,302
HIV/AIDS	41	414	55	84	+ 329
Drug Use	42	382	50	154	+ 227
Ovary Cancer	43	351	30	1,330	- 979
Epilepsy	44	293	40	524	- 231
Skin Cancers	45	291	37	585	- 293
Maternal Conditions	46	290	61	34	+ 256
Meningitis	47	279	58	51	+ 228
Tuberculosis	48	238	24	1,950	- 1,712
Dengue	49	209	77	0	+ 209
Alcohol	50	178	33	1,081	- 902
Pertussis	51	176	67	6	+ 170
Multiple Sclerosis	52	154	66	11	+ 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	153	48	224	- 71
Uterin Cancer	54	152	43	420	- 268
Asthma	55	150	32	1,150	- 1,001
Other Neoplasms	56	91	26	1,807	- 1,716
Appendicitis	57	62	57	54	+ 8
War	58	57	68	5	+ 52
Schistosomiasis	59	29	72	1	+ 28
Malnutrition	60	29	53	88	- 60
Syphilis	61	25	62	27	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	20	51	150	- 130
Tetanus	63	13	69	5	+ 8
Hepatitis B	64	6	39	526	- 520
Ascariasis	65	3	74	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	66	3	79	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	2	63	26	- 24
Diphtheria	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	70	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	71	0	49	168	- 167
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Oman

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.