SOUTH KOREA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	206,082	1	28,043	+ 178,039
Stroke	2	142,651	3	25,596	+ 117,055
Hypertension	3	31,589	17	3,711	+ 27,878
Lung Cancers	4	29,024	4	20,293	+ 8,730
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	26,853	2	26,650	+ 203
Liver Disease	6	25,598	14	6,348	+ 19,250
Lung Disease	7	21,119	11	8,526	+ 12,593
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	19,616	8	10,180	+ 9,435
Kidney Disease	9	14,850	9	10,107	+ 4,743
Inflammatory/Heart	10	12,722	31	1,325	+ 11,396
Breast Cancer	11	11,050	21	2,880	+ 8,170
Stomach Cancer	12	9,921	10	8,625	+ 1,296
Liver Cancer	13	8,935	7	11,589	- 2,654
Pancreas Cancer	14	8,423	12	6,994	+ 1,429
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	8,148	6	12,145	- 3,997
Prostate Cancer	16	7,028	22	2,316	+ 4,712
Oral Cancer	17	6,571	29	1,457	+ 5,114
Diabetes Mellitus	18	6,401	13	6,812	- 411
Other Injuries	19	6,139	18	3,634	+ 2,505
Road Traffic Accidents	20	5,717	15	4,399	+ 1,318
Suicide	21	5,414	5	14,636	- 9,222
Cervical Cancer	22	5,367	34	1,065	+ 4,302
Bladder Cancer	23	4,922	27	1,768	+ 3,154
Falls	24	4,316	20	2,934	+ 1,382
Lymphomas	25	3,974	19	3,477	+ 497
Leukemia	26	3,852	23	2,140	+ 1,712
Ovary Cancer	27	3,182	30	1,330	+ 1,852
Tuberculosis	28	2,914	24	1,950	+ 964
Skin Cancers	29	2,879	37	585	+ 2,295
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,166	28	1,733	+ 433
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,126	16	3,951	- 1,825
Drownings	32	1,711	42	501	+ 1,210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,524	38	540	+ 985
Uterin Cancer	34	1,499	43	420	+ 1,079
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,264	48	224	+ 1,040
Fires	36	1,209	47	263	+ 946
Alcohol	37	1,174	33	1,081	+ 94
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,052	41	518	+ 534
Poisonings	39	1,051	52	115	+ 936
Drug Use	40	993	50	154	+ 839
Low Birth Weight	41	909	45	370	+ 539
Epilepsy	42	902	40	524	+ 377
Other Neoplasms	43	828	26	1,807	- 979
Violence	44	733	44	386	+ 346
Asthma	45	646	32	1,150	- 505
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	641	35	929	- 287
HIV/AIDS	47	628	55	84	+ 544
Endocrine Disorders	48	552	25	1,891	- 1,338
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	411	59	49	+ 362
Malnutrition	50	406	53	88	+ 318
Schizophrenia	51	295	56	77	+ 218
Hepatitis C	52	283	49	168	+ 115
Skin Disease	53	280	36	704	- 425
Meningitis	54	219	58	51	+ 169
Multiple Sclerosis	55	190	66	11	+ 179
Anemia	56	169	46	329	- 161
Birth Trauma	57	110	54	88	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	58	101	61	34	+ 67
Hepatitis B	59	87	39	526	- 439
Appendicitis	60	60	57	54	+ 6
Measles	61	21	83	0	+ 21
Encephalitis	62	17	65	19	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	8	63	26	- 18
Oral conditions	64	7	64	21	- 14
War	65	6	68	5	+ 2
Syphilis	66	4	62	27	- 22
Tetanus	67	4	69	5	- 1
Otitis Media	68	3	70	5	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	67	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	51	150	- 150
Osteoarthritis	86	0	60	41	- 41
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Romania

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.