SOUTH KOREA VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	170,492	1	28,043	+ 142,449
Stroke	2	127,153	3	25,596	+ 101,557
Inflammatory/Heart	3	119,582	31	1,325	+ 118,257
Lung Cancers	4	51,193	4	20,293	+ 30,900
Kidney Disease	5	32,639	9	10,107	+ 22,532
Lung Disease	6	30,163	11	8,526	+ 21,637
Diabetes Mellitus	7	28,271	13	6,812	+ 21,459
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	26,849	8	10,180	+ 16,669
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	22,515	6	12,145	+ 10,370
Breast Cancer	10	17,886	21	2,880	+ 15,006
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	14,346	2	26,650	- 12,304
Hypertension	12	12,690	17	3,711	+ 8,979
Pancreas Cancer	13	10,976	12	6,994	+ 3,982
Prostate Cancer	14	10,313	22	2,316	+ 7,997
Stomach Cancer	15	9,417	10	8,625	+ 792
Suicide	16	7,802	5	14,636	- 6,834
Liver Cancer	17	7,188	7	11,589	- 4,401
Bladder Cancer	18	6,990	27	1,768	+ 5,222
Liver Disease	19	6,948	14	6,348	+ 600
Lymphomas	20	6,508	19	3,477	+ 3,031
Parkinson's Disease	21	6,294	16	3,951	+ 2,343
Leukemia	22	5,562	23	2,140	+ 3,422
Oral Cancer	23	5,328	29	1,457	+ 3,871
Road Traffic Accidents	24	5,132	15	4,399	+ 733
Cervical Cancer	25	4,999	34	1,065	+ 3,934
Skin Cancers	26	4,999	37	585	+ 4,414
Other Neoplasms	27	4,708	26	1,807	+ 2,901
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	4,654	38	540	+ 4,114
Ovary Cancer	29	4,346	30	1,330	+ 3,017
Other Injuries	30	3,182	18	3,634	- 452
Asthma	31	3,053	32	1,150	+ 1,902
Uterin Cancer	32	2,888	43	420	+ 2,468
Falls	33	2,831	20	2,934	- 103
Alcohol	34	2,671	33	1,081	+ 1,590
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,596	28	1,733	+ 863
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,416	25	1,891	+ 526
Epilepsy	37	1,745	40	524	+ 1,220
Low Birth Weight	38	1,467	45	370	+ 1,096
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,308	35	929	+ 379
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,266	41	518	+ 748
Anemia	41	1,189	46	329	+ 859
Multiple Sclerosis	42	1,146	66	11	+ 1,135
Skin Disease	43	885	36	704	+ 181
Schizophrenia	44	850	56	77	+ 773
Violence	45	842	44	386	+ 456
Tuberculosis	46	786	24	1,950	- 1,165
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	612	48	224	+ 387
Drownings	48	573	42	501	+ 72
Drug Use	49	562	50	154	+ 408
Fires	50	500	47	263	+ 236
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	401	59	49	+ 352
Birth Trauma	52	354	54	88	+ 266
Hepatitis B	53	281	39	526	- 245
Meningitis	54	277	58	51	+ 226
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	267	51	150	+ 117
HIV/AIDS	56	195	55	84	+ 110
Poisonings	57	177	52	115	+ 62
Appendicitis	58	125	57	54	+ 71
Maternal Conditions	59	94	61	34	+ 60
Hepatitis C	60	92	49	168	- 75
Malnutrition	61	78	53	88	- 11
Osteoarthritis	62	55	60	41	+ 14
Pertussis	63	51	67	6	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	64	20	63	26	- 6
Tetanus	65	19	69	5	+ 14
Encephalitis	66	15	65	19	- 4
Syphilis	67	13	62	27	- 13
Otitis Media	68	10	70	5	+ 6
Oral conditions	69	8	64	21	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	70	7	81	0	+ 7
War	71	7	68	5	+ 2
Measles	72	5	83	0	+ 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	3	85	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Serbia

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.