CENTRAL AFRICA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,043	7	2,900	+ 143
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,892	1	5,231	- 2,340
Stroke	3	2,777	5	3,284	- 507
Lung Cancers	4	2,202	55	47	+ 2,155
Suicide	5	1,588	24	585	+ 1,003
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,318	33	204	+ 1,114
Liver Cancer	7	1,257	44	117	+ 1,141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,105	45	116	+ 988
Kidney Disease	9	1,097	21	710	+ 386
Stomach Cancer	10	936	49	65	+ 870
Lung Disease	11	925	18	956	- 31
Pancreas Cancer	12	759	60	37	+ 722
Diabetes Mellitus	13	739	15	1,141	- 402
Liver Disease	14	689	14	1,153	- 464
Road Traffic Accidents	15	477	10	1,790	- 1,313
Parkinson's Disease	16	429	48	67	+ 361
Hypertension	17	403	12	1,252	- 850
Other Injuries	18	394	23	621	- 226
Lymphomas	19	377	42	119	+ 258
Falls	20	318	36	181	+ 137
Breast Cancer	21	313	26	344	- 32
Prostate Cancer	22	251	38	156	+ 95
Leukemia	23	232	47	88	+ 144
Tuberculosis	24	212	2	4,704	- 4,492
Endocrine Disorders	25	205	25	423	- 218
Other Neoplasms	26	196	70	5	+ 191
Bladder Cancer	27	192	64	23	+ 169
Oesophagus Cancer	28	188	53	48	+ 140
Oral Cancer	29	158	46	91	+ 67
Ovary Cancer	30	144	50	64	+ 80
Inflammatory/Heart	31	144	30	270	- 126
Asthma	32	125	20	761	- 636
Alcohol	33	117	52	62	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	34	116	32	230	- 115
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	101	3	4,684	- 4,583
Skin Disease	36	76	54	48	+ 28
Skin Cancers	37	63	58	43	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	59	27	317	- 259
Hepatitis B	39	57	61	33	+ 24
Epilepsy	40	57	43	119	- 62
Congenital Anomalies	41	56	19	776	- 719
Drownings	42	54	34	202	- 148
Uterin Cancer	43	46	65	20	+ 26
Violence	44	42	17	1,009	- 967
Low Birth Weight	45	40	8	2,228	- 2,188
Anemia	46	36	84	0	+ 36
Fires	47	29	39	142	- 113
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	24	35	194	- 170
Hepatitis C	49	18	69	6	+ 13
Drug Use	50	17	57	44	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	16	66	15	+ 1
Poisonings	52	12	40	134	- 122
Malnutrition	53	10	22	691	- 681
Birth Trauma	54	10	9	2,192	- 2,182
HIV/AIDS	55	9	4	3,753	- 3,743
Schizophrenia	56	8	86	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	57	6	51	62	- 56
Meningitis	58	5	16	1,015	- 1,009
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	5	80	0	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	60	4	81	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	4	13	1,174	- 1,171
Syphilis	62	3	41	120	- 117
Upper Respiratory	63	3	63	24	- 22
Oral conditions	64	2	82	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	2	62	28	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	72	4	- 3
Pertussis	67	1	31	265	- 265
War	68	1	28	314	- 313
Tetanus	69	1	29	280	- 280
Otitis Media	70	0	68	6	- 6
Malaria	71	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Schistosomiasis	72	0	37	169	- 169
Diphtheria	73	0	67	11	- 11
Ascariasis	74	0	71	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	59	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	79	0	56	46	- 46
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Chlamydia	84	0	73	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

South Korea

Central Africa

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.