SOUTH KOREA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,184	2	26,650	- 6,466
Stroke	2	19,345	3	25,596	- 6,251
Road Traffic Accidents	3	14,216	15	4,399	+ 9,817
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,784	1	28,043	- 14,259
Malaria	5	12,608	71	1	+ 12,607
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	11,932	35	929	+ 11,004
HIV/AIDS	7	10,802	55	84	+ 10,718
Liver Disease	8	9,741	14	6,348	+ 3,393
Low Birth Weight	9	8,383	45	370	+ 8,012
Birth Trauma	10	7,219	54	88	+ 7,130
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,105	13	6,812	+ 293
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,794	41	518	+ 6,276
Lung Disease	13	5,943	11	8,526	- 2,583
Hypertension	14	5,189	17	3,711	+ 1,478
Kidney Disease	15	4,610	9	10,107	- 5,497
Malnutrition	16	4,465	53	88	+ 4,376
Other Injuries	17	3,609	18	3,634	- 24
Cervical Cancer	18	3,596	34	1,065	+ 2,531
Meningitis	19	3,239	58	51	+ 3,188
Stomach Cancer	20	2,982	10	8,625	- 5,643
Maternal Conditions	21	2,762	61	34	+ 2,728
Asthma	22	2,742	32	1,150	+ 1,591
Liver Cancer	23	2,701	7	11,589	- 8,888
Suicide	24	2,690	5	14,636	- 11,946
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,513	6	12,145	- 9,632
Tuberculosis	26	2,389	24	1,950	+ 439
Breast Cancer	27	2,293	21	2,880	- 587
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,260	8	10,180	- 7,921
Violence	29	2,095	44	386	+ 1,709
Lymphomas	30	1,719	19	3,477	- 1,758
Falls	31	1,576	20	2,934	- 1,358
Prostate Cancer	32	1,514	22	2,316	- 801
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,385	38	540	+ 845
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,326	31	1,325	+ 1
Leukemia	35	1,211	23	2,140	- 929
Drownings	36	1,088	42	501	+ 587
Oral Cancer	37	1,040	29	1,457	- 417
Fires	38	1,031	47	263	+ 768
Lung Cancers	39	895	4	20,293	- 19,398
Poisonings	40	841	52	115	+ 726
Endocrine Disorders	41	839	25	1,891	- 1,052
Pertussis	42	832	67	6	+ 826
Pancreas Cancer	43	817	12	6,994	- 6,177
Oesophagus Cancer	44	815	28	1,733	- 918
Epilepsy	45	731	40	524	+ 207
Syphilis	46	660	62	27	+ 633
Parkinson's Disease	47	558	16	3,951	- 3,393
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	520	48	224	+ 296
Alcohol	49	480	33	1,081	- 601
Skin Cancers	50	431	37	585	- 153
Schistosomiasis	51	424	72	1	+ 423
Skin Disease	52	393	36	704	- 311
Ovary Cancer	53	352	30	1,330	- 978
Appendicitis	54	268	57	54	+ 214
Hepatitis B	55	261	39	526	- 265
Uterin Cancer	56	223	43	420	- 197
Upper Respiratory	57	223	63	26	+ 197
Tetanus	58	202	69	5	+ 197
Measles	59	197	83	0	+ 197
Drug Use	60	170	50	154	+ 16
Encephalitis	61	149	65	19	+ 130
Bladder Cancer	62	135	27	1,768	- 1,633
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	88	51	150	- 62
Other Neoplasms	64	62	26	1,807	- 1,745
Hepatitis C	65	47	49	168	- 121
Multiple Sclerosis	66	28	66	11	+ 17
Ascariasis	67	18	74	0	+ 18
Otitis Media	68	14	70	5	+ 10
War	69	10	68	5	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	9	84	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	71	4	73	0	+ 4
Dengue	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	329	- 329
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Rwanda

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.