SOUTH KOREA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	62,037	55	84	+ 61,952
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	33,899	2	26,650	+ 7,249
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,210	1	28,043	+ 167
Stroke	4	26,448	3	25,596	+ 852
Diabetes Mellitus	5	26,012	13	6,812	+ 19,200
Tuberculosis	6	18,927	24	1,950	+ 16,977
Violence	7	18,095	44	386	+ 17,709
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,652	35	929	+ 12,723
Kidney Disease	9	13,185	9	10,107	+ 3,078
Suicide	10	11,869	5	14,636	- 2,767
Road Traffic Accidents	11	11,214	15	4,399	+ 6,815
Hypertension	12	11,020	17	3,711	+ 7,309
Lung Disease	13	10,249	11	8,526	+ 1,723
Liver Disease	14	7,767	14	6,348	+ 1,418
Lung Cancers	15	6,639	4	20,293	- 13,654
Low Birth Weight	16	5,386	45	370	+ 5,015
Other Injuries	17	5,182	18	3,634	+ 1,548
Asthma	18	5,141	32	1,150	+ 3,990
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,075	25	1,891	+ 3,185
Cervical Cancer	20	4,787	34	1,065	+ 3,722
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,660	31	1,325	+ 3,335
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	4,029	6	12,145	- 8,116
Breast Cancer	23	3,906	21	2,880	+ 1,026
Prostate Cancer	24	3,769	22	2,316	+ 1,453
Congenital Anomalies	25	3,749	41	518	+ 3,231
Meningitis	26	3,154	58	51	+ 3,103
Fires	27	3,117	47	263	+ 2,854
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	3,091	8	10,180	- 7,090
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,003	28	1,733	+ 1,271
Birth Trauma	30	2,588	54	88	+ 2,500
Lymphomas	31	2,428	19	3,477	- 1,049
Drownings	32	2,071	42	501	+ 1,570
Liver Cancer	33	2,054	7	11,589	- 9,535
Malnutrition	34	2,051	53	88	+ 1,963
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,729	12	6,994	- 5,264
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,632	38	540	+ 1,092
Epilepsy	37	1,611	40	524	+ 1,087
Maternal Conditions	38	1,464	61	34	+ 1,430
Stomach Cancer	39	1,322	10	8,625	- 7,303
Leukemia	40	1,261	23	2,140	- 879
Oral Cancer	41	1,211	29	1,457	- 246
Falls	42	1,206	20	2,934	- 1,729
Pertussis	43	984	67	6	+ 978
Syphilis	44	973	62	27	+ 947
Skin Disease	45	949	36	704	+ 245
Parkinson's Disease	46	928	16	3,951	- 3,023
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	874	48	224	+ 650
Skin Cancers	48	855	37	585	+ 271
Alcohol	49	850	33	1,081	- 230
Poisonings	50	841	52	115	+ 725
Ovary Cancer	51	819	30	1,330	- 511
Bladder Cancer	52	714	27	1,768	- 1,054
Drug Use	53	663	50	154	+ 509
Uterin Cancer	54	441	43	420	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	324	51	150	+ 174
Appendicitis	56	236	57	54	+ 182
Measles	57	233	83	0	+ 233
Other Neoplasms	58	230	26	1,807	- 1,577
Encephalitis	59	202	65	19	+ 183
Upper Respiratory	60	192	63	26	+ 166
Hepatitis B	61	120	39	526	- 406
Multiple Sclerosis	62	97	66	11	+ 87
Malaria	63	71	71	1	+ 70
War	64	56	68	5	+ 52
Tetanus	65	33	69	5	+ 28
Schistosomiasis	66	30	72	1	+ 29
Otitis Media	67	17	70	5	+ 12
Chlamydia	68	16	84	0	+ 16
Diphtheria	69	14	73	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	70	7	49	168	- 161
Ascariasis	71	2	74	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	59	49	- 49
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.