SOUTH KOREA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,731	1	28,043	+ 43,688
Stroke	2	53,264	3	25,596	+ 27,668
Diabetes Mellitus	3	33,435	13	6,812	+ 26,623
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	19,940	2	26,650	- 6,710
Prostate Cancer	5	18,111	22	2,316	+ 15,795
Hypertension	6	17,924	17	3,711	+ 14,213
Violence	7	16,804	44	386	+ 16,418
Lung Disease	8	12,996	11	8,526	+ 4,469
Kidney Disease	9	11,287	9	10,107	+ 1,180
Breast Cancer	10	10,687	21	2,880	+ 7,807
HIV/AIDS	11	9,838	55	84	+ 9,754
Endocrine Disorders	12	7,163	25	1,891	+ 5,272
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	6,170	8	10,180	- 4,010
Skin Disease	14	6,029	36	704	+ 5,325
Other Injuries	15	6,003	18	3,634	+ 2,369
Inflammatory/Heart	16	5,245	31	1,325	+ 3,920
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,838	41	518	+ 4,320
Stomach Cancer	18	4,822	10	8,625	- 3,803
Uterin Cancer	19	4,485	43	420	+ 4,066
Pancreas Cancer	20	4,404	12	6,994	- 2,590
Cervical Cancer	21	4,397	34	1,065	+ 3,332
Road Traffic Accidents	22	4,239	15	4,399	- 160
Liver Cancer	23	4,143	7	11,589	- 7,446
Lung Cancers	24	4,134	4	20,293	- 16,159
Drownings	25	3,964	42	501	+ 3,463
Lymphomas	26	3,858	19	3,477	+ 381
Oral Cancer	27	3,241	29	1,457	+ 1,784
Falls	28	3,213	20	2,934	+ 279
Leukemia	29	3,107	23	2,140	+ 967
Liver Disease	30	3,090	14	6,348	- 3,259
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,982	38	540	+ 2,442
Anemia	32	2,899	46	329	+ 2,570
Ovary Cancer	33	2,372	30	1,330	+ 1,042
Low Birth Weight	34	2,172	45	370	+ 1,802
Asthma	35	1,918	32	1,150	+ 767
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,900	28	1,733	+ 168
Malnutrition	37	1,675	53	88	+ 1,586
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,597	48	224	+ 1,373
Fires	39	1,491	47	263	+ 1,228
Other Neoplasms	40	1,048	26	1,807	- 758
Epilepsy	41	1,041	40	524	+ 516
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	1,032	6	12,145	- 11,113
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,022	35	929	+ 93
Parkinson's Disease	44	972	16	3,951	- 2,979
Bladder Cancer	45	971	27	1,768	- 797
Tuberculosis	46	939	24	1,950	- 1,012
Alcohol	47	839	33	1,081	- 242
Birth Trauma	48	681	54	88	+ 593
Skin Cancers	49	657	37	585	+ 72
Drug Use	50	635	50	154	+ 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	614	59	49	+ 564
Suicide	52	558	5	14,636	- 14,078
Maternal Conditions	53	512	61	34	+ 478
Otitis Media	54	379	70	5	+ 375
Appendicitis	55	230	57	54	+ 176
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	199	51	150	+ 49
Osteoarthritis	57	183	60	41	+ 141
War	58	32	68	5	+ 27
Syphilis	59	5	62	27	- 22
Poisonings	60	3	52	115	- 113
Oral conditions	61	0	64	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	62	0	56	77	- 77
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	66	11	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	84	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	63	26	- 26
Leprosy	68	0	82	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	39	526	- 526
Hepatitis C	70	0	49	168	- 168
Meningitis	71	0	58	51	- 51
Encephalitis	72	0	65	19	- 19
Ascariasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	67	6	- 6
Tetanus	80	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	84	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Saint Vincent

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.