CAMBODIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		CAMBODIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,188	2	10,267	- 1,079
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,731	3	8,794	- 63
Stroke	3	8,386	1	13,107	- 4,721
Lung Cancers	4	6,649	16	1,631	+ 5,018
Suicide	5	4,795	25	800	+ 3,995
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,979	17	1,362	+ 2,617
Liver Cancer	7	3,797	9	2,713	+ 1,084
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,335	23	905	+ 2,431
Kidney Disease	9	3,311	13	2,114	+ 1,198
Stomach Cancer	10	2,826	34	390	+ 2,436
Lung Disease	11	2,794	7	3,056	- 263
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,291	48	135	+ 2,157
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,232	5	3,362	- 1,130
Liver Disease	14	2,080	4	8,117	- 6,037
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,441	6	3,223	- 1,782
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,295	37	369	+ 925
Hypertension	17	1,216	10	2,354	- 1,138
Other Injuries	18	1,191	26	789	+ 401
Lymphomas	19	1,139	31	472	+ 667
Falls	20	961	12	2,116	- 1,154
Breast Cancer	21	944	24	856	+ 87
Prostate Cancer	22	759	50	128	+ 631
Leukemia	23	701	29	550	+ 151
Tuberculosis	24	639	8	2,866	- 2,227
Endocrine Disorders	25	619	35	384	+ 236
Other Neoplasms	26	592	62	33	+ 559
Bladder Cancer	27	579	45	165	+ 415
Oesophagus Cancer	28	568	39	297	+ 271
Oral Cancer	29	477	28	648	- 171
Ovary Cancer	30	436	40	249	+ 187
Inflammatory/Heart	31	434	32	436	- 2
Asthma	32	377	21	1,235	- 859
Alcohol	33	354	49	133	+ 221
Cervical Cancer	34	349	27	728	- 379
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	304	11	2,148	- 1,844
Skin Disease	36	231	43	211	+ 20
Skin Cancers	37	192	44	167	+ 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	177	14	1,938	- 1,762
Hepatitis B	39	172	47	137	+ 36
Epilepsy	40	172	51	119	+ 53
Congenital Anomalies	41	170	20	1,289	- 1,119
Drownings	42	164	22	1,113	- 949
Uterin Cancer	43	138	55	94	+ 43
Violence	44	127	38	347	- 220
Low Birth Weight	45	121	15	1,826	- 1,705
Anemia	46	108	85	0	+ 108
Fires	47	86	42	224	- 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	73	36	375	- 302
Hepatitis C	49	55	61	47	+ 8
Drug Use	50	51	58	64	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	49	64	22	+ 27
Poisonings	52	38	56	77	- 39
Malnutrition	53	29	33	427	- 398
Birth Trauma	54	29	18	1,351	- 1,322
HIV/AIDS	55	28	19	1,340	- 1,312
Schizophrenia	56	25	86	0	+ 25
Appendicitis	57	18	57	73	- 56
Meningitis	58	17	54	99	- 82
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	16	81	0	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	60	14	80	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	61	11	30	484	- 473
Syphilis	62	9	66	17	- 8
Upper Respiratory	63	8	67	13	- 4
Oral conditions	64	7	82	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	65	6	46	137	- 131
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	65	18	- 14
Pertussis	67	2	41	231	- 229
War	68	2	68	7	- 6
Tetanus	69	2	52	110	- 108
Otitis Media	70	2	72	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	53	102	- 102
Schistosomiasis	72	0	63	26	- 26
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	59	58	- 58
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	60	58	- 58
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMBODIA

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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.