BELGIUM VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,449	1	15,281	- 8,831
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,129	6	5,677	+ 452
Stroke	3	5,886	3	7,408	- 1,521
Lung Cancers	4	4,667	4	6,777	- 2,110
Suicide	5	3,366	10	2,111	+ 1,255
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,793	2	9,416	- 6,623
Liver Cancer	7	2,665	24	976	+ 1,690
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,341	7	3,329	- 987
Kidney Disease	9	2,324	8	2,952	- 627
Stomach Cancer	10	1,984	26	863	+ 1,120
Lung Disease	11	1,961	5	6,438	- 4,477
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,608	14	1,809	- 201
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,567	20	1,269	+ 297
Liver Disease	14	1,460	17	1,433	+ 27
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,012	29	666	+ 346
Parkinson's Disease	16	909	19	1,378	- 469
Hypertension	17	853	27	740	+ 114
Other Injuries	18	836	11	2,006	- 1,171
Lymphomas	19	800	16	1,552	- 753
Falls	20	675	15	1,756	- 1,081
Breast Cancer	21	662	9	2,587	- 1,924
Prostate Cancer	22	533	13	1,824	- 1,292
Leukemia	23	492	21	1,199	- 707
Tuberculosis	24	449	54	46	+ 403
Endocrine Disorders	25	435	18	1,432	- 997
Other Neoplasms	26	416	12	1,828	- 1,412
Bladder Cancer	27	407	22	1,078	- 672
Oesophagus Cancer	28	398	25	898	- 500
Oral Cancer	29	335	28	675	- 340
Ovary Cancer	30	306	30	653	- 347
Inflammatory/Heart	31	305	23	1,060	- 756
Asthma	32	265	46	128	+ 137
Alcohol	33	249	32	500	- 251
Cervical Cancer	34	245	41	243	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	214	33	418	- 204
Skin Disease	36	162	35	380	- 218
Skin Cancers	37	134	31	522	- 388
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	124	42	213	- 88
Hepatitis B	39	121	63	17	+ 104
Epilepsy	40	121	36	348	- 227
Congenital Anomalies	41	119	40	282	- 163
Drownings	42	115	47	79	+ 37
Uterin Cancer	43	97	34	384	- 288
Violence	44	89	44	149	- 61
Low Birth Weight	45	85	50	70	+ 16
Anemia	46	76	43	199	- 123
Fires	47	61	48	75	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	52	37	293	- 241
Hepatitis C	49	39	52	53	- 14
Drug Use	50	35	39	287	- 252
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	34	49	73	- 38
Poisonings	52	26	55	41	- 15
Malnutrition	53	20	38	291	- 270
Birth Trauma	54	20	53	47	- 27
HIV/AIDS	55	19	57	36	- 17
Schizophrenia	56	18	56	40	- 22
Appendicitis	57	12	62	17	- 4
Meningitis	58	12	58	28	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	11	60	20	- 9
Osteoarthritis	60	9	51	59	- 49
Maternal Conditions	61	8	64	6	+ 2
Syphilis	62	6	70	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	6	59	22	- 16
Oral conditions	64	5	61	19	- 14
Encephalitis	65	4	66	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	45	147	- 145
Pertussis	67	1	68	1	+ 1
War	68	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	65	2	- 1
Malaria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

South Korea

Belgium

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.