ALBANIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ALBANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,673	1	8,797	- 7,124
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,590	6	634	+ 956
Stroke	3	1,527	2	8,790	- 7,263
Lung Cancers	4	1,211	4	1,026	+ 184
Suicide	5	873	24	125	+ 748
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	725	3	1,827	- 1,103
Liver Cancer	7	691	9	434	+ 258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	607	20	197	+ 410
Kidney Disease	9	603	11	399	+ 204
Stomach Cancer	10	515	7	493	+ 21
Lung Disease	11	509	5	876	- 368
Pancreas Cancer	12	417	18	225	+ 193
Diabetes Mellitus	13	406	19	208	+ 198
Liver Disease	14	379	12	376	+ 3
Road Traffic Accidents	15	262	14	337	- 75
Parkinson's Disease	16	236	13	369	- 133
Hypertension	17	221	10	425	- 204
Other Injuries	18	217	26	105	+ 111
Lymphomas	19	207	31	69	+ 139
Falls	20	175	23	125	+ 50
Breast Cancer	21	172	17	229	- 58
Prostate Cancer	22	138	16	311	- 173
Leukemia	23	128	22	131	- 4
Tuberculosis	24	116	54	8	+ 108
Endocrine Disorders	25	113	29	91	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	26	108	47	19	+ 88
Bladder Cancer	27	105	15	330	- 224
Oesophagus Cancer	28	103	34	52	+ 52
Oral Cancer	29	87	30	90	- 3
Ovary Cancer	30	79	39	39	+ 40
Inflammatory/Heart	31	79	8	465	- 386
Asthma	32	69	21	193	- 124
Alcohol	33	64	48	18	+ 46
Cervical Cancer	34	64	36	48	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	55	52	9	+ 46
Skin Disease	36	42	55	6	+ 36
Skin Cancers	37	35	32	64	- 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	32	33	57	- 25
Hepatitis B	39	31	63	0	+ 31
Epilepsy	40	31	37	44	- 13
Congenital Anomalies	41	31	28	102	- 72
Drownings	42	30	43	25	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	43	25	38	42	- 17
Violence	44	23	27	103	- 80
Low Birth Weight	45	22	25	106	- 84
Anemia	46	20	86	0	+ 20
Fires	47	16	45	20	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	13	35	50	- 37
Hepatitis C	49	10	66	0	+ 10
Drug Use	50	9	44	25	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	9	51	11	- 2
Poisonings	52	7	53	9	- 2
Malnutrition	53	5	58	3	+ 3
Birth Trauma	54	5	41	32	- 27
HIV/AIDS	55	5	42	26	- 21
Schizophrenia	56	5	83	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	57	3	56	5	- 2
Meningitis	58	3	49	14	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	3	80	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	60	2	81	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	61	2	59	2	+ 0
Syphilis	62	2	62	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	2	50	12	- 11
Oral conditions	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	1	46	20	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	40	39	- 38
Pertussis	67	0	60	1	- 1
War	68	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	57	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	61	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALBANIA

South Korea

Albania

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.