CANADA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,889	1	40,063	- 19,175
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,851	7	7,431	+ 12,420
Stroke	3	19,066	5	14,159	+ 4,907
Lung Cancers	4	15,116	3	20,937	- 5,821
Suicide	5	10,902	15	4,417	+ 6,485
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	9,047	2	30,970	- 21,923
Liver Cancer	7	8,632	20	3,113	+ 5,520
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	7,583	6	9,651	- 2,068
Kidney Disease	9	7,529	14	4,578	+ 2,951
Stomach Cancer	10	6,425	26	2,177	+ 4,247
Lung Disease	11	6,351	4	14,212	- 7,861
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,209	11	5,057	+ 152
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,074	9	5,718	- 644
Liver Disease	14	4,729	17	3,624	+ 1,105
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,277	28	1,998	+ 1,279
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,943	18	3,359	- 416
Hypertension	17	2,764	22	2,563	+ 201
Other Injuries	18	2,707	24	2,392	+ 314
Lymphomas	19	2,590	10	5,146	- 2,556
Falls	20	2,186	12	4,829	- 2,643
Breast Cancer	21	2,145	8	5,910	- 3,765
Prostate Cancer	22	1,725	13	4,711	- 2,986
Leukemia	23	1,594	21	3,098	- 1,504
Tuberculosis	24	1,453	58	97	+ 1,355
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,408	19	3,233	- 1,824
Other Neoplasms	26	1,346	31	1,679	- 333
Bladder Cancer	27	1,317	23	2,521	- 1,204
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,291	25	2,230	- 939
Oral Cancer	29	1,085	32	1,592	- 507
Ovary Cancer	30	991	29	1,902	- 912
Inflammatory/Heart	31	987	27	2,060	- 1,073
Asthma	32	857	49	262	+ 595
Alcohol	33	805	33	1,491	- 686
Cervical Cancer	34	793	41	578	+ 215
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	692	36	840	- 149
Skin Disease	36	525	38	679	- 154
Skin Cancers	37	435	30	1,756	- 1,321
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	402	43	442	- 40
Hepatitis B	39	392	60	66	+ 326
Epilepsy	40	391	44	384	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	41	386	35	1,081	- 695
Drownings	42	373	48	283	+ 90
Uterin Cancer	43	313	34	1,183	- 870
Violence	44	288	40	605	- 317
Low Birth Weight	45	276	42	553	- 278
Anemia	46	245	46	343	- 98
Fires	47	196	52	192	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	167	39	636	- 469
Hepatitis C	49	125	45	363	- 238
Drug Use	50	115	16	3,686	- 3,571
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	112	47	322	- 211
Poisonings	52	86	56	121	- 36
Malnutrition	53	66	51	192	- 127
Birth Trauma	54	66	50	193	- 127
HIV/AIDS	55	63	53	163	- 100
Schizophrenia	56	57	57	118	- 61
Appendicitis	57	40	62	49	- 9
Meningitis	58	38	59	68	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	37	54	143	- 106
Osteoarthritis	60	31	55	139	- 108
Maternal Conditions	61	25	64	45	- 20
Syphilis	62	20	67	5	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	63	19	63	47	- 28
Oral conditions	64	16	61	51	- 35
Encephalitis	65	14	68	3	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	37	692	- 684
Pertussis	67	4	69	1	+ 4
War	68	4	65	21	- 17
Tetanus	69	3	71	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	3	66	8	- 4
Malaria	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.