SOUTH KOREA VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,679	1	28,043	+ 21,636
Stroke	2	29,188	3	25,596	+ 3,592
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,542	35	929	+ 20,614
Low Birth Weight	4	19,270	45	370	+ 18,900
Lung Disease	5	17,948	11	8,526	+ 9,422
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,229	2	26,650	- 9,421
Diabetes Mellitus	7	13,178	13	6,812	+ 6,366
Birth Trauma	8	12,291	54	88	+ 12,203
Kidney Disease	9	11,721	9	10,107	+ 1,614
Liver Disease	10	11,317	14	6,348	+ 4,968
Tuberculosis	11	8,689	24	1,950	+ 6,739
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,814	15	4,399	+ 1,415
Other Injuries	13	5,574	18	3,634	+ 1,940
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,432	41	518	+ 4,914
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	5,369	48	224	+ 5,145
Hypertension	16	4,730	17	3,711	+ 1,019
Asthma	17	4,282	32	1,150	+ 3,132
Suicide	18	3,989	5	14,636	- 10,646
Meningitis	19	3,720	58	51	+ 3,669
Breast Cancer	20	3,717	21	2,880	+ 836
Oral Cancer	21	3,546	29	1,457	+ 2,089
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,140	6	12,145	- 9,005
Violence	23	2,667	44	386	+ 2,281
Maternal Conditions	24	2,557	61	34	+ 2,523
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,361	25	1,891	+ 470
Lung Cancers	26	1,999	4	20,293	- 18,294
Malnutrition	27	1,827	53	88	+ 1,738
Falls	28	1,784	20	2,934	- 1,151
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,623	28	1,733	- 109
Tetanus	30	1,556	69	5	+ 1,552
Lymphomas	31	1,449	19	3,477	- 2,028
HIV/AIDS	32	1,403	55	84	+ 1,318
Encephalitis	33	1,373	65	19	+ 1,354
Pertussis	34	1,312	67	6	+ 1,306
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,268	16	3,951	- 2,683
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,125	38	540	+ 585
Drownings	37	1,109	42	501	+ 609
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,089	8	10,180	- 9,091
Leukemia	39	1,084	23	2,140	- 1,056
Epilepsy	40	1,006	40	524	+ 481
Liver Cancer	41	914	7	11,589	- 10,676
Fires	42	888	47	263	+ 625
Stomach Cancer	43	835	10	8,625	- 7,790
Cervical Cancer	44	827	34	1,065	- 238
Prostate Cancer	45	735	22	2,316	- 1,581
Ovary Cancer	46	729	30	1,330	- 601
Poisonings	47	694	52	115	+ 579
Bladder Cancer	48	563	27	1,768	- 1,205
Measles	49	532	83	0	+ 532
Alcohol	50	520	33	1,081	- 560
Appendicitis	51	510	57	54	+ 456
Inflammatory/Heart	52	478	31	1,325	- 847
Hepatitis B	53	468	39	526	- 58
Skin Cancers	54	318	37	585	- 267
Dengue	55	295	77	0	+ 295
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	286	51	150	+ 137
Syphilis	57	266	62	27	+ 239
Hepatitis C	58	253	49	168	+ 86
Uterin Cancer	59	246	43	420	- 174
Pancreas Cancer	60	221	12	6,994	- 6,773
Drug Use	61	171	50	154	+ 17
War	62	123	68	5	+ 118
Malaria	63	121	71	1	+ 120
Other Neoplasms	64	85	26	1,807	- 1,722
Multiple Sclerosis	65	85	66	11	+ 74
Upper Respiratory	66	60	63	26	+ 34
Skin Disease	67	27	36	704	- 677
Ascariasis	68	15	74	0	+ 15
Diphtheria	69	14	73	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	70	9	84	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	6	70	5	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Pakistan

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.