SOUTH KOREA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,114	1	28,043	+ 27,072
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	39,716	2	26,650	+ 13,066
Stroke	3	35,273	3	25,596	+ 9,677
Kidney Disease	4	22,628	9	10,107	+ 12,521
Hypertension	5	22,245	17	3,711	+ 18,534
Liver Disease	6	16,586	14	6,348	+ 10,237
Diabetes Mellitus	7	13,546	13	6,812	+ 6,734
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	13,096	8	10,180	+ 2,916
Lung Disease	9	11,910	11	8,526	+ 3,383
Prostate Cancer	10	10,624	22	2,316	+ 8,309
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	9,931	6	12,145	- 2,214
Lung Cancers	12	9,652	4	20,293	- 10,641
Breast Cancer	13	7,683	21	2,880	+ 4,803
Violence	14	7,678	44	386	+ 7,291
Oral Cancer	15	7,071	29	1,457	+ 5,614
Drownings	16	6,185	42	501	+ 5,685
Road Traffic Accidents	17	5,840	15	4,399	+ 1,441
Inflammatory/Heart	18	5,279	31	1,325	+ 3,954
Cervical Cancer	19	4,816	34	1,065	+ 3,751
Lymphomas	20	4,486	19	3,477	+ 1,009
Suicide	21	4,195	5	14,636	- 10,441
Pancreas Cancer	22	3,970	12	6,994	- 3,024
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	3,717	38	540	+ 3,177
Congenital Anomalies	24	3,698	41	518	+ 3,180
Stomach Cancer	25	3,630	10	8,625	- 4,995
Leukemia	26	3,319	23	2,140	+ 1,179
Asthma	27	3,276	32	1,150	+ 2,126
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,176	16	3,951	- 775
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	3,143	35	929	+ 2,214
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,132	25	1,891	+ 1,242
Liver Cancer	31	3,109	7	11,589	- 8,480
Oesophagus Cancer	32	3,084	28	1,733	+ 1,351
Low Birth Weight	33	2,977	45	370	+ 2,606
Falls	34	2,954	20	2,934	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	35	2,672	30	1,330	+ 1,342
Bladder Cancer	36	2,350	27	1,768	+ 582
Other Injuries	37	2,260	18	3,634	- 1,374
Meningitis	38	1,254	58	51	+ 1,203
Birth Trauma	39	964	54	88	+ 876
Skin Disease	40	957	36	704	+ 253
Fires	41	943	47	263	+ 680
Malnutrition	42	900	53	88	+ 812
Uterin Cancer	43	900	43	420	+ 480
Skin Cancers	44	629	37	585	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	45	501	61	34	+ 467
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	447	48	224	+ 222
Drug Use	47	437	50	154	+ 283
Encephalitis	48	428	65	19	+ 409
Alcohol	49	336	33	1,081	- 744
Epilepsy	50	291	40	524	- 233
Poisonings	51	275	52	115	+ 160
Appendicitis	52	264	57	54	+ 210
Other Neoplasms	53	223	26	1,807	- 1,583
Pertussis	54	202	67	6	+ 196
Multiple Sclerosis	55	134	66	11	+ 123
Hepatitis B	56	121	39	526	- 405
Syphilis	57	114	62	27	+ 87
Dengue	58	80	77	0	+ 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	46	51	150	- 104
Tetanus	60	44	69	5	+ 39
War	61	39	68	5	+ 34
Hepatitis C	62	21	49	168	- 146
Upper Respiratory	63	11	63	26	- 15
Chlamydia	64	8	84	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	65	4	74	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	66	2	24	1,950	- 1,948
Diphtheria	67	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	69	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	55	84	- 84
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	82	0	60	41	- 41
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Seychelles

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.