CHAD VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,281	7	5,639	+ 4,641
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,770	1	23,230	- 13,459
Stroke	3	9,384	6	6,058	+ 3,326
Lung Cancers	4	7,440	59	100	+ 7,340
Suicide	5	5,366	27	1,027	+ 4,339
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,452	32	664	+ 3,788
Liver Cancer	7	4,249	40	387	+ 3,862
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,732	42	334	+ 3,398
Kidney Disease	9	3,705	19	1,893	+ 1,813
Stomach Cancer	10	3,162	51	187	+ 2,975
Lung Disease	11	3,126	22	1,430	+ 1,696
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,564	58	109	+ 2,455
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,497	20	1,880	+ 618
Liver Disease	14	2,327	14	3,069	- 742
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,613	8	5,171	- 3,558
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,449	50	204	+ 1,244
Hypertension	17	1,360	23	1,258	+ 102
Other Injuries	18	1,332	15	2,664	- 1,332
Lymphomas	19	1,275	39	389	+ 886
Falls	20	1,076	34	643	+ 432
Breast Cancer	21	1,056	28	1,013	+ 43
Prostate Cancer	22	849	41	340	+ 509
Leukemia	23	785	46	277	+ 507
Tuberculosis	24	715	12	3,499	- 2,784
Endocrine Disorders	25	693	25	1,156	- 463
Other Neoplasms	26	662	68	18	+ 645
Bladder Cancer	27	648	61	82	+ 566
Oesophagus Cancer	28	635	56	121	+ 514
Oral Cancer	29	534	43	294	+ 241
Ovary Cancer	30	488	49	220	+ 268
Inflammatory/Heart	31	486	37	468	+ 18
Asthma	32	422	24	1,254	- 832
Alcohol	33	396	60	91	+ 305
Cervical Cancer	34	390	35	634	- 243
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	340	2	14,842	- 14,501
Skin Disease	36	258	53	142	+ 116
Skin Cancers	37	214	54	137	+ 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	198	33	650	- 453
Hepatitis B	39	193	47	267	- 74
Epilepsy	40	192	38	449	- 256
Congenital Anomalies	41	190	10	3,725	- 3,535
Drownings	42	184	26	1,063	- 880
Uterin Cancer	43	154	65	55	+ 98
Violence	44	142	21	1,430	- 1,288
Low Birth Weight	45	136	5	7,027	- 6,892
Anemia	46	121	86	0	+ 121
Fires	47	97	29	722	- 626
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	82	45	286	- 204
Hepatitis C	49	61	67	31	+ 30
Drug Use	50	57	48	231	- 175
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	55	71	12	+ 43
Poisonings	52	42	36	553	- 511
Malnutrition	53	32	18	2,150	- 2,118
Birth Trauma	54	32	4	8,314	- 8,281
HIV/AIDS	55	31	13	3,219	- 3,188
Schizophrenia	56	28	84	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	57	20	62	76	- 56
Meningitis	58	19	9	4,803	- 4,785
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	18	80	0	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	60	15	81	0	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	61	12	11	3,672	- 3,660
Syphilis	62	10	30	718	- 708
Upper Respiratory	63	9	66	36	- 26
Oral conditions	64	8	82	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	65	7	57	121	- 114
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	69	15	- 11
Pertussis	67	2	16	2,498	- 2,496
War	68	2	44	287	- 285
Tetanus	69	2	31	684	- 682
Otitis Media	70	2	73	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	3	8,630	- 8,630
Schistosomiasis	72	0	52	185	- 185
Diphtheria	73	0	55	132	- 132
Ascariasis	74	0	63	72	- 72
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	60	- 60
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	17	2,372	- 2,372
Chlamydia	84	0	72	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHAD

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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.