AUSTRALIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,413	1	21,548	- 7,135
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,697	8	4,446	+ 9,251
Stroke	3	13,156	3	10,331	+ 2,825
Lung Cancers	4	10,430	4	8,769	+ 1,662
Suicide	5	7,522	11	3,150	+ 4,373
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,242	2	15,588	- 9,346
Liver Cancer	7	5,956	20	2,036	+ 3,920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,232	6	6,209	- 976
Kidney Disease	9	5,195	12	3,139	+ 2,055
Stomach Cancer	10	4,433	27	1,288	+ 3,145
Lung Disease	11	4,382	5	8,487	- 4,105
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,595	13	3,118	+ 477
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,501	7	4,471	- 970
Liver Disease	14	3,263	26	1,421	+ 1,841
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,261	29	1,245	+ 1,016
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,031	19	2,036	- 5
Hypertension	17	1,907	23	1,631	+ 276
Other Injuries	18	1,868	22	1,642	+ 225
Lymphomas	19	1,787	15	3,039	- 1,252
Falls	20	1,508	14	3,116	- 1,608
Breast Cancer	21	1,480	10	3,405	- 1,925
Prostate Cancer	22	1,190	9	3,766	- 2,576
Leukemia	23	1,100	18	2,126	- 1,026
Tuberculosis	24	1,002	56	53	+ 950
Endocrine Disorders	25	972	16	2,328	- 1,357
Other Neoplasms	26	929	28	1,252	- 324
Bladder Cancer	27	909	30	1,187	- 279
Oesophagus Cancer	28	891	25	1,494	- 603
Oral Cancer	29	749	32	972	- 223
Ovary Cancer	30	684	31	1,003	- 319
Inflammatory/Heart	31	681	24	1,571	- 890
Asthma	32	591	36	455	+ 136
Alcohol	33	555	37	380	+ 176
Cervical Cancer	34	547	39	342	+ 206
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	477	40	296	+ 182
Skin Disease	36	362	34	594	- 232
Skin Cancers	37	300	17	2,319	- 2,018
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	277	42	276	+ 1
Hepatitis B	39	270	58	41	+ 229
Epilepsy	40	270	41	285	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	41	266	33	711	- 444
Drownings	42	257	47	177	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	43	216	35	524	- 308
Violence	44	199	44	243	- 45
Low Birth Weight	45	190	43	248	- 58
Anemia	46	169	49	157	+ 12
Fires	47	135	55	55	+ 81
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	115	38	379	- 264
Hepatitis C	49	86	48	173	- 87
Drug Use	50	79	21	1,783	- 1,704
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	77	45	229	- 152
Poisonings	52	59	61	35	+ 24
Malnutrition	53	45	51	117	- 71
Birth Trauma	54	45	50	140	- 95
HIV/AIDS	55	43	57	50	- 7
Schizophrenia	56	40	54	64	- 24
Appendicitis	57	28	62	26	+ 1
Meningitis	58	26	60	37	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	25	53	71	- 46
Osteoarthritis	60	21	52	114	- 93
Maternal Conditions	61	17	63	20	- 3
Syphilis	62	14	67	3	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	63	13	64	17	- 4
Oral conditions	64	11	59	40	- 29
Encephalitis	65	10	68	3	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	46	188	- 182
Pertussis	67	3	69	1	+ 2
War	68	3	65	8	- 5
Tetanus	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	2	66	6	- 4
Malaria	71	1	82	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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Australia

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.