ARGENTINA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,304	1	48,765	- 23,461
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,047	2	40,986	- 16,939
Stroke	3	23,096	4	22,878	+ 218
Lung Cancers	4	18,311	6	10,014	+ 8,297
Suicide	5	13,206	18	3,747	+ 9,459
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,959	19	3,737	+ 7,221
Liver Cancer	7	10,457	30	2,045	+ 8,412
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,186	7	8,931	+ 255
Kidney Disease	9	9,120	5	13,588	- 4,468
Stomach Cancer	10	7,782	20	3,523	+ 4,259
Lung Disease	11	7,694	3	23,234	- 15,540
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,310	14	4,607	+ 1,704
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,146	9	6,838	- 691
Liver Disease	14	5,728	16	4,029	+ 1,699
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,969	10	6,298	- 2,328
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,565	36	965	+ 2,601
Hypertension	17	3,348	11	5,799	- 2,451
Other Injuries	18	3,279	12	5,642	- 2,363
Lymphomas	19	3,137	24	2,708	+ 430
Falls	20	2,648	43	506	+ 2,141
Breast Cancer	21	2,599	8	7,063	- 4,464
Prostate Cancer	22	2,089	15	4,507	- 2,418
Leukemia	23	1,931	27	2,189	- 258
Tuberculosis	24	1,760	41	655	+ 1,105
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,706	17	3,987	- 2,281
Other Neoplasms	26	1,630	21	3,224	- 1,594
Bladder Cancer	27	1,595	31	1,675	- 80
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,563	29	2,054	- 491
Oral Cancer	29	1,315	35	1,073	+ 242
Ovary Cancer	30	1,200	33	1,307	- 107
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,196	13	5,495	- 4,299
Asthma	32	1,038	47	403	+ 635
Alcohol	33	975	46	442	+ 534
Cervical Cancer	34	961	25	2,480	- 1,519
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	838	42	578	+ 260
Skin Disease	36	635	22	3,171	- 2,535
Skin Cancers	37	527	34	1,073	- 545
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	487	44	488	- 1
Hepatitis B	39	475	62	56	+ 419
Epilepsy	40	473	50	332	+ 141
Congenital Anomalies	41	467	26	2,419	- 1,952
Drownings	42	452	48	380	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	43	379	37	944	- 565
Violence	44	349	23	2,712	- 2,363
Low Birth Weight	45	334	28	2,183	- 1,849
Anemia	46	297	40	691	- 394
Fires	47	238	52	280	- 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	202	56	139	+ 63
Hepatitis C	49	151	57	113	+ 39
Drug Use	50	139	39	826	- 686
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	135	54	243	- 108
Poisonings	52	104	55	193	- 89
Malnutrition	53	80	38	929	- 850
Birth Trauma	54	80	49	373	- 294
HIV/AIDS	55	76	32	1,481	- 1,405
Schizophrenia	56	70	61	59	+ 10
Appendicitis	57	49	60	71	- 22
Meningitis	58	46	51	316	- 271
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	45	63	48	- 3
Osteoarthritis	60	37	59	73	- 36
Maternal Conditions	61	31	53	279	- 248
Syphilis	62	24	65	15	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	63	23	67	12	+ 11
Oral conditions	64	19	66	14	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	17	64	17	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	58	101	- 92
Pertussis	67	5	68	10	- 5
War	68	4	70	5	- 0
Tetanus	69	4	71	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	4	73	2	+ 2
Malaria	71	1	83	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	2	- 2
Chagas disease	80	0	45	451	- 451
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	82	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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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.