SOUTH KOREA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,224	1	28,043	+ 29,181
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	41,307	2	26,650	+ 14,657
Stroke	3	32,658	3	25,596	+ 7,062
Kidney Disease	4	17,341	9	10,107	+ 7,234
Hypertension	5	15,192	17	3,711	+ 11,481
Lung Disease	6	14,337	11	8,526	+ 5,811
Diabetes Mellitus	7	14,205	13	6,812	+ 7,394
Tuberculosis	8	11,916	24	1,950	+ 9,966
Violence	9	6,532	44	386	+ 6,146
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,732	15	4,399	+ 1,333
Asthma	11	5,022	32	1,150	+ 3,871
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,608	25	1,891	+ 2,717
Lung Cancers	13	4,533	4	20,293	- 15,760
Low Birth Weight	14	4,465	45	370	+ 4,095
Breast Cancer	15	4,316	21	2,880	+ 1,436
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,550	8	10,180	- 6,630
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,545	41	518	+ 3,027
Birth Trauma	18	3,505	54	88	+ 3,417
Liver Cancer	19	3,375	7	11,589	- 8,215
Liver Disease	20	3,116	14	6,348	- 3,232
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	3,023	38	540	+ 2,483
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,725	35	929	+ 1,797
Other Neoplasms	23	2,266	26	1,807	+ 459
Malnutrition	24	1,898	53	88	+ 1,810
Skin Disease	25	1,862	36	704	+ 1,158
Prostate Cancer	26	1,827	22	2,316	- 488
Drownings	27	1,709	42	501	+ 1,208
Falls	28	1,700	20	2,934	- 1,234
Leukemia	29	1,584	23	2,140	- 557
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,561	31	1,325	+ 236
Other Injuries	31	1,557	18	3,634	- 2,077
Anemia	32	1,513	46	329	+ 1,183
Cervical Cancer	33	1,354	34	1,065	+ 289
Oral Cancer	34	1,284	29	1,457	- 173
Suicide	35	1,024	5	14,636	- 13,612
Lymphomas	36	1,003	19	3,477	- 2,474
Pancreas Cancer	37	934	12	6,994	- 6,060
Maternal Conditions	38	899	61	34	+ 865
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	885	6	12,145	- 11,260
Ovary Cancer	40	878	30	1,330	- 452
Stomach Cancer	41	823	10	8,625	- 7,802
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	796	48	224	+ 571
Pertussis	43	775	67	6	+ 769
Syphilis	44	509	62	27	+ 483
Epilepsy	45	493	40	524	- 31
Dengue	46	467	77	0	+ 467
Meningitis	47	458	58	51	+ 408
Measles	48	394	83	0	+ 394
War	49	360	68	5	+ 355
Uterin Cancer	50	335	43	420	- 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	331	59	49	+ 282
Drug Use	52	306	50	154	+ 152
Oesophagus Cancer	53	296	28	1,733	- 1,437
Fires	54	264	47	263	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	55	262	16	3,951	- 3,690
Hepatitis B	56	260	39	526	- 266
Osteoarthritis	57	251	60	41	+ 210
Bladder Cancer	58	251	27	1,768	- 1,517
Tetanus	59	229	69	5	+ 225
Alcohol	60	176	33	1,081	- 904
Skin Cancers	61	162	37	585	- 422
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	142	51	150	- 8
Appendicitis	63	121	57	54	+ 68
Schistosomiasis	64	103	72	1	+ 101
Poisonings	65	100	52	115	- 16
HIV/AIDS	66	90	55	84	+ 6
Encephalitis	67	81	65	19	+ 62
Schizophrenia	68	56	56	77	- 21
Malaria	69	41	71	1	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	70	17	63	26	- 9
Leprosy	71	16	82	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	72	14	66	11	+ 3
Oral conditions	73	12	64	21	- 9
Otitis Media	74	10	70	5	+ 5
Diphtheria	75	6	73	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	76	6	74	0	+ 6
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	81	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	78	2	84	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	79	1	80	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	1	85	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	81	0	49	168	- 167
Leishmaniasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Philippines

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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.