ANGOLA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,031	9	10,020	+ 10,011
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,036	1	24,897	- 5,861
Stroke	3	18,283	8	10,687	+ 7,596
Lung Cancers	4	14,495	45	401	+ 14,094
Suicide	5	10,454	23	1,936	+ 8,518
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,675	29	1,198	+ 7,477
Liver Cancer	7	8,278	39	579	+ 7,699
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	7,272	42	477	+ 6,794
Kidney Disease	9	7,219	20	2,746	+ 4,473
Stomach Cancer	10	6,161	47	349	+ 5,812
Lung Disease	11	6,090	22	2,447	+ 3,643
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,996	59	142	+ 4,854
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,866	13	4,413	+ 453
Liver Disease	14	4,535	12	6,103	- 1,568
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,142	10	8,317	- 5,175
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,822	49	293	+ 2,530
Hypertension	17	2,651	15	3,667	- 1,017
Other Injuries	18	2,596	21	2,682	- 87
Lymphomas	19	2,484	38	608	+ 1,876
Falls	20	2,096	30	1,147	+ 949
Breast Cancer	21	2,057	31	1,141	+ 917
Prostate Cancer	22	1,654	33	1,071	+ 583
Leukemia	23	1,529	46	361	+ 1,168
Tuberculosis	24	1,393	2	16,991	- 15,598
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,351	32	1,119	+ 231
Other Neoplasms	26	1,291	67	40	+ 1,251
Bladder Cancer	27	1,263	58	162	+ 1,101
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,238	48	310	+ 928
Oral Cancer	29	1,041	41	507	+ 534
Ovary Cancer	30	950	53	210	+ 739
Inflammatory/Heart	31	947	28	1,305	- 358
Asthma	32	822	25	1,681	- 859
Alcohol	33	772	51	219	+ 553
Cervical Cancer	34	761	24	1,931	- 1,170
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	663	3	15,245	- 14,582
Skin Disease	36	503	50	224	+ 279
Skin Cancers	37	418	43	467	- 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	385	35	679	- 294
Hepatitis B	39	376	61	117	+ 259
Epilepsy	40	375	36	647	- 273
Congenital Anomalies	41	370	11	7,402	- 7,032
Drownings	42	358	26	1,600	- 1,242
Uterin Cancer	43	300	64	76	+ 223
Violence	44	276	19	2,928	- 2,652
Low Birth Weight	45	265	7	11,184	- 10,920
Anemia	46	235	82	0	+ 235
Fires	47	188	34	839	- 651
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	160	44	436	- 276
Hepatitis C	49	120	70	15	+ 105
Drug Use	50	110	55	206	- 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	107	65	61	+ 46
Poisonings	52	82	37	639	- 557
Malnutrition	53	63	17	3,509	- 3,446
Birth Trauma	54	63	5	12,983	- 12,920
HIV/AIDS	55	60	6	12,805	- 12,745
Schizophrenia	56	55	81	0	+ 55
Appendicitis	57	38	54	207	- 168
Meningitis	58	36	16	3,564	- 3,528
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	35	85	0	+ 35
Osteoarthritis	60	30	84	0	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	61	24	18	3,268	- 3,244
Syphilis	62	19	27	1,316	- 1,297
Upper Respiratory	63	18	60	130	- 111
Oral conditions	64	15	86	0	+ 15
Encephalitis	65	14	56	190	- 177
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	69	19	- 12
Pertussis	67	4	14	4,197	- 4,193
War	68	4	68	23	- 19
Tetanus	69	3	40	510	- 507
Otitis Media	70	3	72	8	- 5
Malaria	71	1	4	13,608	- 13,607
Schistosomiasis	72	1	52	216	- 215
Diphtheria	73	0	62	111	- 111
Ascariasis	74	0	66	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	79	0	57	166	- 166
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	95	- 95
Chlamydia	84	0	73	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

South Korea

Angola

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.