ALGERIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,319	1	54,547	- 29,228
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,061	6	7,289	+ 16,772
Stroke	3	23,110	2	23,393	- 283
Lung Cancers	4	18,322	12	3,931	+ 14,391
Suicide	5	13,214	28	1,072	+ 12,142
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,965	7	5,635	+ 5,330
Liver Cancer	7	10,463	41	551	+ 9,912
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,191	16	3,139	+ 6,052
Kidney Disease	9	9,125	5	7,528	+ 1,597
Stomach Cancer	10	7,787	19	2,032	+ 5,755
Lung Disease	11	7,698	10	4,668	+ 3,030
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,314	31	973	+ 5,341
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,150	9	4,678	+ 1,472
Liver Disease	14	5,732	15	3,464	+ 2,267
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,972	3	8,996	- 5,025
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,567	24	1,249	+ 2,319
Hypertension	17	3,350	4	8,369	- 5,019
Other Injuries	18	3,281	22	1,401	+ 1,880
Lymphomas	19	3,139	20	1,833	+ 1,307
Falls	20	2,649	23	1,315	+ 1,334
Breast Cancer	21	2,600	14	3,465	- 865
Prostate Cancer	22	2,091	29	1,069	+ 1,022
Leukemia	23	1,932	25	1,157	+ 775
Tuberculosis	24	1,761	17	2,840	- 1,080
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,707	32	926	+ 781
Other Neoplasms	26	1,631	58	58	+ 1,573
Bladder Cancer	27	1,596	21	1,423	+ 173
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,564	46	313	+ 1,251
Oral Cancer	29	1,316	38	695	+ 621
Ovary Cancer	30	1,201	40	611	+ 589
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,196	34	825	+ 371
Asthma	32	1,039	18	2,040	- 1,001
Alcohol	33	976	54	81	+ 894
Cervical Cancer	34	962	27	1,088	- 126
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	838	26	1,111	- 272
Skin Disease	36	636	52	111	+ 525
Skin Cancers	37	528	37	711	- 184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	487	35	721	- 234
Hepatitis B	39	475	50	165	+ 310
Epilepsy	40	473	44	355	+ 119
Congenital Anomalies	41	468	11	4,357	- 3,890
Drownings	42	452	42	451	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	43	379	56	75	+ 304
Violence	44	349	36	713	- 365
Low Birth Weight	45	334	8	5,441	- 5,107
Anemia	46	297	82	0	+ 297
Fires	47	238	39	636	- 399
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	202	43	362	- 159
Hepatitis C	49	151	65	4	+ 147
Drug Use	50	139	30	983	- 844
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	135	64	22	+ 114
Poisonings	52	104	47	287	- 183
Malnutrition	53	80	53	82	- 2
Birth Trauma	54	80	13	3,800	- 3,721
HIV/AIDS	55	76	48	193	- 117
Schizophrenia	56	70	81	0	+ 70
Appendicitis	57	49	55	80	- 31
Meningitis	58	46	45	320	- 274
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	45	84	0	+ 45
Osteoarthritis	60	37	85	0	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	61	31	33	917	- 886
Syphilis	62	24	61	41	- 17
Upper Respiratory	63	23	68	2	+ 21
Oral conditions	64	19	86	0	+ 19
Encephalitis	65	17	51	145	- 128
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	57	74	- 64
Pertussis	67	5	49	169	- 164
War	68	4	62	41	- 36
Tetanus	69	4	60	52	- 47
Otitis Media	70	4	71	0	+ 4
Malaria	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	63	22	- 21
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	59	55	- 55
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

South Korea

Algeria

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.