SOUTH KOREA VS QATAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	QATAR		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,076	1	28,043	- 5,967
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,364	13	6,812	+ 2,553
Stroke	3	5,204	3	25,596	- 20,392
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,200	15	4,399	- 199
Liver Disease	5	4,132	14	6,348	- 2,217
Kidney Disease	6	3,655	9	10,107	- 6,452
Suicide	7	3,374	5	14,636	- 11,262
Falls	8	2,623	20	2,934	- 311
Other Injuries	9	2,344	18	3,634	- 1,290
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,199	2	26,650	- 24,451
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,693	8	10,180	- 8,487
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,527	6	12,145	- 10,618
Lung Cancers	13	1,485	4	20,293	- 18,808
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,428	41	518	+ 910
Lung Disease	15	1,398	11	8,526	- 7,129
Leukemia	16	1,167	23	2,140	- 974
Breast Cancer	17	1,076	21	2,880	- 1,805
Lymphomas	18	988	19	3,477	- 2,489
Drownings	19	921	42	501	+ 420
Low Birth Weight	20	914	45	370	+ 544
Liver Cancer	21	906	7	11,589	- 10,683
Fires	22	867	47	263	+ 604
Stomach Cancer	23	856	10	8,625	- 7,769
Endocrine Disorders	24	798	25	1,891	- 1,093
Inflammatory/Heart	25	659	31	1,325	- 666
Parkinson's Disease	26	573	16	3,951	- 3,378
Bladder Cancer	27	550	27	1,768	- 1,218
Hypertension	28	538	17	3,711	- 3,173
Oral Cancer	29	511	29	1,457	- 946
Pancreas Cancer	30	507	12	6,994	- 6,486
Prostate Cancer	31	360	22	2,316	- 1,955
Ovary Cancer	32	350	30	1,330	- 980
Skin Disease	33	326	36	704	- 378
Violence	34	286	44	386	- 100
Epilepsy	35	274	40	524	- 251
Cervical Cancer	36	261	34	1,065	- 804
Oesophagus Cancer	37	258	28	1,733	- 1,475
Birth Trauma	38	256	54	88	+ 168
Drug Use	39	249	50	154	+ 94
Asthma	40	209	32	1,150	- 941
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	203	35	929	- 726
Poisonings	42	181	52	115	+ 66
Skin Cancers	43	165	37	585	- 419
Tuberculosis	44	164	24	1,950	- 1,786
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	160	48	224	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	149	38	540	- 391
Meningitis	47	144	58	51	+ 93
Alcohol	48	143	33	1,081	- 938
Uterin Cancer	49	129	43	420	- 290
Encephalitis	50	105	65	19	+ 86
Other Neoplasms	51	55	26	1,807	- 1,752
Maternal Conditions	52	52	61	34	+ 18
Syphilis	53	49	62	27	+ 23
Pertussis	54	48	67	6	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	55	39	66	11	+ 29
Hepatitis B	56	39	39	526	- 487
Appendicitis	57	25	57	54	- 29
Malnutrition	58	17	53	88	- 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	10	51	150	- 140
Tetanus	60	6	69	5	+ 2
War	61	6	68	5	+ 1
Dengue	62	2	77	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	1	49	168	- 166
Ascariasis	64	1	74	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	63	26	- 25
Diphtheria	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	82	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	55	84	- 84
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
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

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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.