BRAZIL VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	118,484	1	165,788	- 47,304
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	112,599	3	94,705	+ 17,894
Stroke	3	108,146	2	123,207	- 15,061
Lung Cancers	4	85,741	9	31,659	+ 54,082
Suicide	5	61,837	20	14,540	+ 47,297
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	51,314	10	30,717	+ 20,597
Liver Cancer	7	48,965	25	11,514	+ 37,451
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	43,013	12	23,161	+ 19,852
Kidney Disease	9	42,703	7	37,690	+ 5,013
Stomach Cancer	10	36,441	17	17,992	+ 18,449
Lung Disease	11	36,025	6	59,373	- 23,348
Pancreas Cancer	12	29,549	24	11,999	+ 17,550
Diabetes Mellitus	13	28,781	5	59,608	- 30,827
Liver Disease	14	26,823	13	21,422	+ 5,401
Road Traffic Accidents	15	18,586	8	33,871	- 15,285
Parkinson's Disease	16	16,694	41	4,770	+ 11,923
Hypertension	17	15,678	11	28,822	- 13,144
Other Injuries	18	15,353	21	13,807	+ 1,547
Lymphomas	19	14,691	27	10,376	+ 4,315
Falls	20	12,397	16	18,847	- 6,450
Breast Cancer	21	12,169	14	20,759	- 8,590
Prostate Cancer	22	9,783	15	19,001	- 9,217
Leukemia	23	9,043	30	8,531	+ 512
Tuberculosis	24	8,240	40	4,895	+ 3,345
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,988	19	16,927	- 8,939
Other Neoplasms	26	7,634	42	4,665	+ 2,969
Bladder Cancer	27	7,471	36	5,306	+ 2,165
Oesophagus Cancer	28	7,321	26	10,466	- 3,145
Oral Cancer	29	6,156	28	9,951	- 3,795
Ovary Cancer	30	5,619	43	4,355	+ 1,264
Inflammatory/Heart	31	5,599	18	17,508	- 11,909
Asthma	32	4,861	48	2,595	+ 2,266
Alcohol	33	4,566	32	7,121	- 2,555
Cervical Cancer	34	4,500	29	9,511	- 5,011
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	3,923	35	5,659	- 1,736
Skin Disease	36	2,975	31	7,179	- 4,204
Skin Cancers	37	2,470	38	5,032	- 2,562
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,280	44	4,258	- 1,978
Hepatitis B	39	2,223	59	775	+ 1,448
Epilepsy	40	2,216	46	3,263	- 1,047
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,189	23	12,317	- 10,128
Drownings	42	2,116	39	4,937	- 2,821
Uterin Cancer	43	1,773	47	2,780	- 1,007
Violence	44	1,632	4	68,779	- 67,147
Low Birth Weight	45	1,565	33	6,881	- 5,316
Anemia	46	1,391	50	2,417	- 1,026
Fires	47	1,112	58	1,028	+ 85
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	947	51	2,193	- 1,246
Hepatitis C	49	708	52	1,955	- 1,247
Drug Use	50	651	49	2,467	- 1,816
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	633	61	596	+ 37
Poisonings	52	486	66	317	+ 170
Malnutrition	53	374	34	6,695	- 6,322
Birth Trauma	54	372	45	3,777	- 3,404
HIV/AIDS	55	356	22	12,558	- 12,202
Schizophrenia	56	326	60	661	- 335
Appendicitis	57	228	57	1,067	- 840
Meningitis	58	214	54	1,359	- 1,145
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	209	55	1,097	- 888
Osteoarthritis	60	175	65	330	- 156
Maternal Conditions	61	144	53	1,507	- 1,363
Syphilis	62	112	68	223	- 110
Upper Respiratory	63	108	67	260	- 151
Oral conditions	64	89	73	62	+ 27
Encephalitis	65	80	72	65	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	66	45	64	356	- 311
Pertussis	67	25	75	30	- 5
War	68	21	56	1,090	- 1,069
Tetanus	69	20	71	88	- 68
Otitis Media	70	19	70	94	- 74
Malaria	71	5	74	44	- 39
Schistosomiasis	72	5	62	593	- 588
Diphtheria	73	0	79	7	- 7
Ascariasis	74	0	78	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	80	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	10	- 10
Leprosy	82	0	69	173	- 173
Measles	83	0	81	4	- 4
Chlamydia	84	0	80	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.