AFGHANISTAN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,603	1	40,195	- 18,592
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,530	4	14,649	+ 5,880
Stroke	3	19,718	3	19,060	+ 658
Lung Cancers	4	15,633	32	1,076	+ 14,557
Suicide	5	11,275	24	1,573	+ 9,702
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	9,356	23	1,765	+ 7,591
Liver Cancer	7	8,928	40	657	+ 8,271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	7,842	39	741	+ 7,101
Kidney Disease	9	7,786	10	6,590	+ 1,196
Stomach Cancer	10	6,644	26	1,501	+ 5,144
Lung Disease	11	6,568	15	4,650	+ 1,918
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,388	56	229	+ 5,158
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,248	12	5,750	- 502
Liver Disease	14	4,891	16	4,600	+ 291
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,389	11	6,033	- 2,644
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,044	41	628	+ 2,416
Hypertension	17	2,859	8	7,995	- 5,136
Other Injuries	18	2,799	18	3,241	- 442
Lymphomas	19	2,679	36	946	+ 1,733
Falls	20	2,260	37	905	+ 1,355
Breast Cancer	21	2,219	22	1,822	+ 397
Prostate Cancer	22	1,784	55	258	+ 1,526
Leukemia	23	1,649	42	610	+ 1,039
Tuberculosis	24	1,502	7	9,839	- 8,337
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,457	28	1,364	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	26	1,392	63	29	+ 1,363
Bladder Cancer	27	1,362	54	272	+ 1,090
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,335	29	1,314	+ 20
Oral Cancer	29	1,122	27	1,467	- 345
Ovary Cancer	30	1,024	48	369	+ 655
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,021	45	527	+ 494
Asthma	32	886	17	3,403	- 2,517
Alcohol	33	832	58	150	+ 683
Cervical Cancer	34	820	44	541	+ 280
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	715	13	5,555	- 4,840
Skin Disease	36	543	61	94	+ 449
Skin Cancers	37	450	59	145	+ 305
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	416	25	1,505	- 1,089
Hepatitis B	39	405	38	863	- 458
Epilepsy	40	404	35	993	- 589
Congenital Anomalies	41	399	14	5,001	- 4,602
Drownings	42	386	34	996	- 610
Uterin Cancer	43	323	53	289	+ 35
Violence	44	298	19	3,217	- 2,919
Low Birth Weight	45	285	5	12,631	- 12,345
Anemia	46	254	83	0	+ 254
Fires	47	203	50	348	- 145
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	173	33	1,041	- 868
Hepatitis C	49	129	64	28	+ 101
Drug Use	50	119	51	328	- 209
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	115	65	25	+ 90
Poisonings	52	89	47	384	- 295
Malnutrition	53	68	43	589	- 521
Birth Trauma	54	68	6	10,723	- 10,655
HIV/AIDS	55	65	46	464	- 399
Schizophrenia	56	59	81	0	+ 59
Appendicitis	57	41	52	298	- 257
Meningitis	58	39	20	2,626	- 2,587
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	38	85	0	+ 38
Osteoarthritis	60	32	84	0	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	61	26	9	7,807	- 7,781
Syphilis	62	21	60	94	- 74
Upper Respiratory	63	20	68	9	+ 11
Oral conditions	64	16	86	0	+ 16
Encephalitis	65	15	31	1,190	- 1,175
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	62	84	- 76
Pertussis	67	5	21	2,107	- 2,103
War	68	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Tetanus	69	4	30	1,254	- 1,251
Otitis Media	70	4	71	1	+ 3
Malaria	71	1	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	67	16	- 16
Ascariasis	74	0	66	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	49	350	- 350
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

South Korea

Afghanistan

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.