ARMENIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ARMENIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,603	1	8,901	- 7,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,523	3	1,214	+ 309
Stroke	3	1,463	2	2,121	- 658
Lung Cancers	4	1,160	4	1,030	+ 130
Suicide	5	837	28	98	+ 738
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	694	39	40	+ 654
Liver Cancer	7	662	14	362	+ 300
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	582	10	469	+ 113
Kidney Disease	9	578	11	467	+ 111
Stomach Cancer	10	493	12	448	+ 45
Lung Disease	11	487	5	832	- 345
Pancreas Cancer	12	400	15	358	+ 42
Diabetes Mellitus	13	389	7	714	- 324
Liver Disease	14	363	8	627	- 264
Road Traffic Accidents	15	251	9	590	- 339
Parkinson's Disease	16	226	48	12	+ 214
Hypertension	17	212	6	773	- 561
Other Injuries	18	208	17	263	- 55
Lymphomas	19	199	26	106	+ 92
Falls	20	168	40	38	+ 130
Breast Cancer	21	165	13	444	- 279
Prostate Cancer	22	132	19	221	- 89
Leukemia	23	122	22	136	- 14
Tuberculosis	24	111	38	44	+ 68
Endocrine Disorders	25	108	35	52	+ 56
Other Neoplasms	26	103	37	44	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	27	101	20	178	- 77
Oesophagus Cancer	28	99	36	51	+ 48
Oral Cancer	29	83	33	60	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	30	76	29	91	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	31	76	21	174	- 98
Asthma	32	66	49	10	+ 56
Alcohol	33	62	62	3	+ 59
Cervical Cancer	34	61	27	99	- 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	53	50	9	+ 44
Skin Disease	36	40	43	27	+ 13
Skin Cancers	37	33	34	57	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	31	18	235	- 204
Hepatitis B	39	30	51	9	+ 21
Epilepsy	40	30	52	9	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	41	30	16	282	- 253
Drownings	42	29	45	21	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	43	24	24	121	- 97
Violence	44	22	25	112	- 90
Low Birth Weight	45	21	23	130	- 109
Anemia	46	19	58	5	+ 14
Fires	47	15	47	13	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	13	30	67	- 54
Hepatitis C	49	10	31	64	- 55
Drug Use	50	9	41	36	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	9	54	9	- 0
Poisonings	52	7	46	20	- 14
Malnutrition	53	5	66	1	+ 4
Birth Trauma	54	5	42	34	- 29
HIV/AIDS	55	5	32	64	- 59
Schizophrenia	56	4	61	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	3	59	5	- 2
Meningitis	58	3	56	7	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	3	44	27	- 24
Osteoarthritis	60	2	60	3	- 1
Maternal Conditions	61	2	55	8	- 7
Syphilis	62	2	75	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	1	63	3	- 1
Oral conditions	64	1	64	2	- 1
Encephalitis	65	1	57	5	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	53	9	- 8
Pertussis	67	0	71	0	+ 0
War	68	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	1	- 1
Malaria	71	0	85	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	68	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARMENIA

South Korea

Armenia

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.