SOUTH KOREA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	89,792	1	28,043	+ 61,750
Stroke	2	49,085	3	25,596	+ 23,489
Lung Cancers	3	31,303	4	20,293	+ 11,010
Hypertension	4	21,866	17	3,711	+ 18,155
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	18,443	8	10,180	+ 8,262
Falls	6	17,565	20	2,934	+ 14,631
Lung Disease	7	16,749	11	8,526	+ 8,222
Alcohol	8	12,684	33	1,081	+ 11,603
Breast Cancer	9	12,014	21	2,880	+ 9,134
Prostate Cancer	10	11,819	22	2,316	+ 9,504
Lymphomas	11	11,544	19	3,477	+ 8,067
Liver Disease	12	10,656	14	6,348	+ 4,307
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	10,218	2	26,650	- 16,432
Suicide	14	10,209	5	14,636	- 4,427
Pancreas Cancer	15	10,162	12	6,994	+ 3,168
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	9,320	6	12,145	- 2,824
Stomach Cancer	17	8,456	10	8,625	- 169
Diabetes Mellitus	18	8,447	13	6,812	+ 1,635
Liver Cancer	19	7,064	7	11,589	- 4,525
Inflammatory/Heart	20	5,937	31	1,325	+ 4,612
Leukemia	21	5,596	23	2,140	+ 3,455
Bladder Cancer	22	5,249	27	1,768	+ 3,481
Other Injuries	23	5,039	18	3,634	+ 1,405
Parkinson's Disease	24	4,875	16	3,951	+ 923
Skin Cancers	25	4,733	37	585	+ 4,148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	3,761	48	224	+ 3,537
Oral Cancer	27	3,596	29	1,457	+ 2,139
Kidney Disease	28	3,559	9	10,107	- 6,548
Ovary Cancer	29	3,039	30	1,330	+ 1,709
Uterin Cancer	30	2,621	43	420	+ 2,201
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,607	15	4,399	- 1,792
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,300	28	1,733	+ 567
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,298	25	1,891	+ 407
Other Neoplasms	34	1,715	26	1,807	- 91
Epilepsy	35	1,545	40	524	+ 1,021
Cervical Cancer	36	1,502	34	1,065	+ 437
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,354	38	540	+ 815
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,217	41	518	+ 699
Multiple Sclerosis	39	863	66	11	+ 852
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	735	51	150	+ 585
Drug Use	41	596	50	154	+ 442
Violence	42	466	44	386	+ 80
Low Birth Weight	43	418	45	370	+ 48
Drownings	44	416	42	501	- 84
Asthma	45	406	32	1,150	- 744
Tuberculosis	46	361	24	1,950	- 1,589
Schizophrenia	47	230	56	77	+ 153
Fires	48	200	47	263	- 63
Skin Disease	49	128	36	704	- 577
Meningitis	50	127	58	51	+ 77
Poisonings	51	102	52	115	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	102	35	929	- 827
Oral conditions	53	76	64	21	+ 55
Appendicitis	54	53	57	54	- 1
Syphilis	55	49	62	27	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	56	33	61	34	- 1
Birth Trauma	57	32	54	88	- 56
Hepatitis B	58	28	39	526	- 498
Tetanus	59	26	69	5	+ 21
Anemia	60	26	46	329	- 304
War	61	5	68	5	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	62	1	79	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	63	26	- 25
Malnutrition	64	0	53	88	- 88
Encephalitis	65	0	65	19	- 19
Pertussis	66	0	67	6	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	0	49	168	- 168
Otitis Media	68	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	69	0	82	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	55	84	- 84
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	83	0	- 0
Diphtheria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	82	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	59	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Slovenia

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.