SOUTH KOREA VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,959	1	28,043	+ 1,917
Stroke	2	20,821	3	25,596	- 4,775
Diabetes Mellitus	3	16,349	13	6,812	+ 9,537
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,503	2	26,650	- 15,147
Kidney Disease	5	11,024	9	10,107	+ 917
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,743	15	4,399	+ 6,344
Lung Disease	7	8,174	11	8,526	- 352
Hypertension	8	6,199	17	3,711	+ 2,488
Other Injuries	9	5,840	18	3,634	+ 2,206
Lung Cancers	10	5,107	4	20,293	- 15,186
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,581	41	518	+ 4,063
Low Birth Weight	12	4,462	45	370	+ 4,091
Violence	13	3,915	44	386	+ 3,529
Endocrine Disorders	14	3,891	25	1,891	+ 2,001
Prostate Cancer	15	3,783	22	2,316	+ 1,468
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,759	8	10,180	- 6,422
Liver Disease	17	3,627	14	6,348	- 2,722
Cervical Cancer	18	3,569	34	1,065	+ 2,504
Other Neoplasms	19	3,370	26	1,807	+ 1,563
Breast Cancer	20	3,328	21	2,880	+ 448
HIV/AIDS	21	3,102	55	84	+ 3,018
Suicide	22	2,943	5	14,636	- 11,692
Alcohol	23	2,836	33	1,081	+ 1,755
Stomach Cancer	24	2,458	10	8,625	- 6,167
Malnutrition	25	2,284	53	88	+ 2,195
Tuberculosis	26	1,887	24	1,950	- 63
Leukemia	27	1,886	23	2,140	- 254
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,787	12	6,994	- 5,206
Lymphomas	29	1,694	19	3,477	- 1,783
Birth Trauma	30	1,472	54	88	+ 1,384
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	1,330	35	929	+ 402
Drownings	32	1,233	42	501	+ 733
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,200	28	1,733	- 533
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,066	31	1,325	- 259
Liver Cancer	35	1,054	7	11,589	- 10,535
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	996	6	12,145	- 11,149
Skin Disease	37	995	36	704	+ 291
Oral Cancer	38	924	29	1,457	- 533
Asthma	39	875	32	1,150	- 275
Skin Cancers	40	864	37	585	+ 279
Parkinson's Disease	41	843	16	3,951	- 3,109
Syphilis	42	822	62	27	+ 795
Falls	43	695	20	2,934	- 2,239
Epilepsy	44	681	40	524	+ 157
Ovary Cancer	45	589	30	1,330	- 741
Anemia	46	565	46	329	+ 236
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	474	38	540	- 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	454	51	150	+ 304
Maternal Conditions	49	445	61	34	+ 411
Fires	50	439	47	263	+ 176
Bladder Cancer	51	392	27	1,768	- 1,377
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	363	59	49	+ 313
Meningitis	53	362	58	51	+ 311
Uterin Cancer	54	315	43	420	- 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	299	48	224	+ 75
Drug Use	56	261	50	154	+ 107
Appendicitis	57	258	57	54	+ 204
Osteoarthritis	58	210	60	41	+ 169
Pertussis	59	207	67	6	+ 201
Chagas disease	60	133	80	0	+ 133
Leishmaniasis	61	116	79	0	+ 116
Dengue	62	113	77	0	+ 113
Poisonings	63	95	52	115	- 20
Tetanus	64	85	69	5	+ 80
Leprosy	65	82	82	0	+ 82
Encephalitis	66	75	65	19	+ 56
Hepatitis B	67	66	39	526	- 460
Multiple Sclerosis	68	58	66	11	+ 48
Schizophrenia	69	54	56	77	- 23
Upper Respiratory	70	30	63	26	+ 4
War	71	20	68	5	+ 15
Hepatitis C	72	20	49	168	- 148
Oral conditions	73	15	64	21	- 6
Otitis Media	74	10	70	5	+ 5
Iodine Deficiency	75	8	81	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	76	3	74	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	81	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Paraguay

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.