SOUTH KOREA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	208,116	1	28,043	+ 180,073
Stroke	2	121,013	3	25,596	+ 95,417
Lung Cancers	3	20,105	4	20,293	- 188
Inflammatory/Heart	4	19,994	31	1,325	+ 18,669
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	17,945	6	12,145	+ 5,801
Liver Disease	6	16,814	14	6,348	+ 10,466
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,768	8	10,180	+ 5,587
Suicide	8	13,546	5	14,636	- 1,090
Lung Disease	9	13,536	11	8,526	+ 5,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	11,985	2	26,650	- 14,665
Stomach Cancer	11	10,868	10	8,625	+ 2,243
Alcohol	12	10,350	33	1,081	+ 9,269
Breast Cancer	13	8,596	21	2,880	+ 5,716
Other Injuries	14	8,328	18	3,634	+ 4,694
HIV/AIDS	15	7,863	55	84	+ 7,779
Pancreas Cancer	16	7,501	12	6,994	+ 508
Hypertension	17	6,786	17	3,711	+ 3,075
Diabetes Mellitus	18	6,785	13	6,812	- 27
Road Traffic Accidents	19	6,475	15	4,399	+ 2,076
Prostate Cancer	20	5,217	22	2,316	+ 2,902
Falls	21	4,329	20	2,934	+ 1,395
Kidney Disease	22	4,283	9	10,107	- 5,824
Violence	23	4,235	44	386	+ 3,849
Liver Cancer	24	4,129	7	11,589	- 7,460
Oral Cancer	25	4,024	29	1,457	+ 2,567
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,466	16	3,951	- 485
Drug Use	27	3,370	50	154	+ 3,216
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	3,306	38	540	+ 2,766
Lymphomas	29	3,299	19	3,477	- 178
Tuberculosis	30	3,115	24	1,950	+ 1,164
Leukemia	31	3,047	23	2,140	+ 906
Ovary Cancer	32	3,004	30	1,330	+ 1,674
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,748	28	1,733	+ 1,016
Cervical Cancer	34	2,745	34	1,065	+ 1,680
Uterin Cancer	35	2,540	43	420	+ 2,120
Drownings	36	2,452	42	501	+ 1,951
Fires	37	2,362	47	263	+ 2,099
Bladder Cancer	38	2,333	27	1,768	+ 564
Skin Cancers	39	2,075	37	585	+ 1,491
Poisonings	40	2,058	52	115	+ 1,943
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,554	41	518	+ 1,036
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,025	48	224	+ 800
Skin Disease	43	1,012	36	704	+ 307
Low Birth Weight	44	796	45	370	+ 426
Endocrine Disorders	45	741	25	1,891	- 1,150
Asthma	46	652	32	1,150	- 498
Encephalitis	47	398	65	19	+ 379
Meningitis	48	384	58	51	+ 333
Multiple Sclerosis	49	306	66	11	+ 295
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	277	51	150	+ 128
Other Neoplasms	51	270	26	1,807	- 1,537
Epilepsy	52	266	40	524	- 259
Birth Trauma	53	264	54	88	+ 176
Appendicitis	54	151	57	54	+ 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	149	35	929	- 779
Maternal Conditions	56	99	61	34	+ 65
Malnutrition	57	90	53	88	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	58	58	63	26	+ 33
War	59	45	68	5	+ 40
Hepatitis B	60	16	39	526	- 510
Chlamydia	61	9	84	0	+ 9
Syphilis	62	7	62	27	- 20
Tetanus	63	1	69	5	- 3
Otitis Media	64	1	70	5	- 3
Pertussis	65	1	67	6	- 5
Hepatitis C	66	1	49	168	- 167
Diphtheria	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Russia

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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.