BELARUS VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,116	1	53,186	- 48,070
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,862	15	1,086	+ 3,775
Stroke	3	4,670	2	16,393	- 11,724
Lung Cancers	4	3,702	4	2,950	+ 752
Suicide	5	2,670	9	2,004	+ 666
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,216	3	3,530	- 1,315
Liver Cancer	7	2,114	32	363	+ 1,751
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,857	5	2,886	- 1,029
Kidney Disease	9	1,844	26	480	+ 1,364
Stomach Cancer	10	1,573	10	1,690	- 116
Lung Disease	11	1,556	7	2,208	- 652
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,276	13	1,171	+ 105
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,243	30	373	+ 870
Liver Disease	14	1,158	8	2,078	- 920
Road Traffic Accidents	15	803	19	722	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	16	721	21	621	+ 99
Hypertension	17	677	31	367	+ 310
Other Injuries	18	663	14	1,099	- 436
Lymphomas	19	634	20	672	- 37
Falls	20	535	16	952	- 416
Breast Cancer	21	525	12	1,230	- 705
Prostate Cancer	22	422	17	936	- 513
Leukemia	23	390	23	554	- 164
Tuberculosis	24	356	37	269	+ 87
Endocrine Disorders	25	345	43	141	+ 204
Other Neoplasms	26	330	48	52	+ 277
Bladder Cancer	27	323	35	295	+ 27
Oesophagus Cancer	28	316	25	493	- 177
Oral Cancer	29	266	18	901	- 635
Ovary Cancer	30	243	27	429	- 186
Inflammatory/Heart	31	242	11	1,361	- 1,119
Asthma	32	210	44	122	+ 88
Alcohol	33	197	6	2,761	- 2,564
Cervical Cancer	34	194	34	303	- 109
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	169	57	13	+ 157
Skin Disease	36	128	51	31	+ 98
Skin Cancers	37	107	36	272	- 165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	98	40	235	- 137
Hepatitis B	39	96	56	14	+ 82
Epilepsy	40	96	45	116	- 20
Congenital Anomalies	41	94	41	202	- 108
Drownings	42	91	24	543	- 452
Uterin Cancer	43	77	28	391	- 314
Violence	44	70	38	255	- 185
Low Birth Weight	45	68	47	64	+ 3
Anemia	46	60	83	0	+ 60
Fires	47	48	22	620	- 572
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	41	39	239	- 198
Hepatitis C	49	31	62	1	+ 30
Drug Use	50	28	29	389	- 361
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	27	55	15	+ 12
Poisonings	52	21	33	311	- 290
Malnutrition	53	16	53	22	- 6
Birth Trauma	54	16	52	25	- 9
HIV/AIDS	55	15	42	167	- 152
Schizophrenia	56	14	80	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	57	10	54	20	- 10
Meningitis	58	9	50	36	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	9	85	0	+ 9
Osteoarthritis	60	8	84	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	61	6	60	2	+ 4
Syphilis	62	5	63	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	63	5	58	5	- 0
Oral conditions	64	4	86	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	65	3	46	93	- 90
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	49	42	- 40
Pertussis	67	1	65	0	+ 1
War	68	1	59	3	- 2
Tetanus	69	1	64	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	66	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	61	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

South Korea

Belarus

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.