ARAB EMIRATES VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ARAB EMIRATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,402	1	4,164	+ 1,237
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,133	8	705	+ 4,428
Stroke	3	4,930	2	1,998	+ 2,932
Lung Cancers	4	3,909	21	185	+ 3,724
Suicide	5	2,819	9	628	+ 2,191
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,339	20	194	+ 2,145
Liver Cancer	7	2,232	32	96	+ 2,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,961	16	309	+ 1,652
Kidney Disease	9	1,947	3	1,305	+ 642
Stomach Cancer	10	1,661	30	112	+ 1,550
Lung Disease	11	1,642	6	912	+ 730
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,347	26	135	+ 1,212
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,312	4	1,207	+ 105
Liver Disease	14	1,223	14	417	+ 806
Road Traffic Accidents	15	847	7	870	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	16	761	31	99	+ 662
Hypertension	17	715	5	934	- 220
Other Injuries	18	700	10	522	+ 178
Lymphomas	19	670	29	117	+ 553
Falls	20	565	11	511	+ 54
Breast Cancer	21	555	17	264	+ 291
Prostate Cancer	22	446	43	51	+ 395
Leukemia	23	412	24	154	+ 258
Tuberculosis	24	376	36	66	+ 310
Endocrine Disorders	25	364	18	260	+ 105
Other Neoplasms	26	348	56	13	+ 335
Bladder Cancer	27	341	39	60	+ 281
Oesophagus Cancer	28	334	47	37	+ 297
Oral Cancer	29	281	52	32	+ 249
Ovary Cancer	30	256	38	63	+ 193
Inflammatory/Heart	31	255	28	120	+ 136
Asthma	32	222	12	458	- 237
Alcohol	33	208	40	59	+ 149
Cervical Cancer	34	205	41	57	+ 148
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	179	33	92	+ 87
Skin Disease	36	136	57	13	+ 123
Skin Cancers	37	113	34	77	+ 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	104	45	45	+ 59
Hepatitis B	39	101	44	47	+ 54
Epilepsy	40	101	25	140	- 39
Congenital Anomalies	41	100	15	369	- 269
Drownings	42	96	23	169	- 72
Uterin Cancer	43	81	46	44	+ 37
Violence	44	74	35	70	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	45	71	19	195	- 124
Anemia	46	63	86	0	+ 63
Fires	47	51	22	178	- 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	43	27	126	- 83
Hepatitis C	49	32	63	1	+ 31
Drug Use	50	30	13	431	- 401
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	29	61	3	+ 26
Poisonings	52	22	48	36	- 14
Malnutrition	53	17	60	3	+ 14
Birth Trauma	54	17	37	64	- 47
HIV/AIDS	55	16	50	34	- 18
Schizophrenia	56	15	84	0	+ 15
Appendicitis	57	10	55	13	- 3
Meningitis	58	10	42	52	- 42
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	10	81	0	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	60	8	80	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	61	7	59	5	+ 1
Syphilis	62	5	62	3	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	5	64	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	64	4	82	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	65	4	54	28	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	49	35	- 33
Pertussis	67	1	58	12	- 10
War	68	1	53	29	- 29
Tetanus	69	1	51	33	- 32
Otitis Media	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	65	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARAB EMIRATES

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.