SOUTH KOREA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	42,367	2	26,650	+ 15,717
Malaria	2	38,965	71	1	+ 38,964
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	30,120	35	929	+ 29,191
Coronary Heart Disease	4	22,994	1	28,043	- 5,048
Stroke	5	21,521	3	25,596	- 4,075
Birth Trauma	6	16,491	54	88	+ 16,403
Low Birth Weight	7	15,937	45	370	+ 15,566
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,741	15	4,399	+ 10,342
HIV/AIDS	9	14,537	55	84	+ 14,453
Tuberculosis	10	13,786	24	1,950	+ 11,836
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,749	41	518	+ 8,231
Meningitis	12	8,078	58	51	+ 8,027
Liver Disease	13	7,494	14	6,348	+ 1,145
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,793	13	6,812	- 19
Kidney Disease	15	6,180	9	10,107	- 3,927
Other Injuries	16	5,940	18	3,634	+ 2,306
Malnutrition	17	5,274	53	88	+ 5,186
Maternal Conditions	18	5,024	61	34	+ 4,990
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,555	25	1,891	+ 2,665
Lung Disease	20	4,519	11	8,526	- 4,008
Hypertension	21	3,558	17	3,711	- 152
Violence	22	3,527	44	386	+ 3,141
Breast Cancer	23	3,514	21	2,880	+ 634
Asthma	24	3,500	32	1,150	+ 2,350
Suicide	25	2,976	5	14,636	- 11,659
Pertussis	26	2,675	67	6	+ 2,669
Liver Cancer	27	2,284	7	11,589	- 9,305
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,130	6	12,145	- 10,015
Drownings	29	2,092	42	501	+ 1,591
Falls	30	1,849	20	2,934	- 1,085
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,759	38	540	+ 1,219
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,644	31	1,325	+ 319
Fires	33	1,571	47	263	+ 1,308
Prostate Cancer	34	1,564	22	2,316	- 752
Cervical Cancer	35	1,505	34	1,065	+ 440
Stomach Cancer	36	1,323	10	8,625	- 7,302
Epilepsy	37	1,315	40	524	+ 791
Poisonings	38	1,246	52	115	+ 1,131
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,098	8	10,180	- 9,082
Drug Use	40	1,059	50	154	+ 905
Syphilis	41	1,027	62	27	+ 1,000
Lymphomas	42	754	19	3,477	- 2,723
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	723	48	224	+ 499
Parkinson's Disease	44	667	16	3,951	- 3,284
Tetanus	45	586	69	5	+ 582
Schistosomiasis	46	576	72	1	+ 575
Hepatitis B	47	523	39	526	- 3
Skin Cancers	48	490	37	585	- 95
Lung Cancers	49	486	4	20,293	- 19,807
Oral Cancer	50	470	29	1,457	- 987
Skin Disease	51	460	36	704	- 244
Bladder Cancer	52	446	27	1,768	- 1,322
Ovary Cancer	53	439	30	1,330	- 891
Pancreas Cancer	54	351	12	6,994	- 6,642
Alcohol	55	297	33	1,081	- 783
Encephalitis	56	287	65	19	+ 268
Oesophagus Cancer	57	211	28	1,733	- 1,521
Measles	58	211	83	0	+ 211
Leukemia	59	210	23	2,140	- 1,930
Uterin Cancer	60	176	43	420	- 244
Appendicitis	61	155	57	54	+ 101
Ascariasis	62	84	74	0	+ 84
Hepatitis C	63	76	49	168	- 91
Upper Respiratory	64	59	63	26	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	65	59	66	11	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	66	59	26	1,807	- 1,748
War	67	48	68	5	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	42	51	150	- 108
Diphtheria	69	21	73	0	+ 21
Chlamydia	70	8	84	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	1	70	5	- 4
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

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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.