CHILE VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,050	1	10,685	- 635
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,551	6	3,920	+ 5,631
Stroke	3	9,173	2	9,731	- 558
Lung Cancers	4	7,272	9	3,452	+ 3,820
Suicide	5	5,245	15	1,700	+ 3,545
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,352	5	4,000	+ 353
Liver Cancer	7	4,153	19	1,369	+ 2,784
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,648	11	3,022	+ 626
Kidney Disease	9	3,622	3	4,065	- 443
Stomach Cancer	10	3,091	8	3,631	- 540
Lung Disease	11	3,056	4	4,062	- 1,007
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,506	17	1,567	+ 939
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,441	10	3,177	- 735
Liver Disease	14	2,275	13	2,647	- 372
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,576	12	2,826	- 1,250
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,416	26	790	+ 626
Hypertension	17	1,330	7	3,817	- 2,487
Other Injuries	18	1,302	21	1,310	- 8
Lymphomas	19	1,246	18	1,394	- 148
Falls	20	1,052	23	904	+ 147
Breast Cancer	21	1,032	16	1,689	- 656
Prostate Cancer	22	830	14	2,435	- 1,605
Leukemia	23	767	24	879	- 112
Tuberculosis	24	699	38	410	+ 289
Endocrine Disorders	25	678	22	1,286	- 609
Other Neoplasms	26	647	20	1,358	- 710
Bladder Cancer	27	634	32	641	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	28	621	30	722	- 101
Oral Cancer	29	522	40	307	+ 215
Ovary Cancer	30	477	35	514	- 38
Inflammatory/Heart	31	475	31	709	- 234
Asthma	32	412	42	295	+ 118
Alcohol	33	387	47	207	+ 180
Cervical Cancer	34	382	27	780	- 398
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	333	39	334	- 2
Skin Disease	36	252	28	763	- 511
Skin Cancers	37	209	34	526	- 316
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	193	46	223	- 30
Hepatitis B	39	189	60	30	+ 159
Epilepsy	40	188	43	294	- 106
Congenital Anomalies	41	186	25	858	- 672
Drownings	42	179	44	283	- 104
Uterin Cancer	43	150	45	275	- 124
Violence	44	138	29	744	- 605
Low Birth Weight	45	133	36	437	- 305
Anemia	46	118	49	180	- 62
Fires	47	94	41	295	- 201
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	80	52	104	- 24
Hepatitis C	49	60	61	27	+ 33
Drug Use	50	55	50	149	- 93
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	54	48	187	- 133
Poisonings	52	41	57	68	- 27
Malnutrition	53	32	37	420	- 388
Birth Trauma	54	32	54	87	- 56
HIV/AIDS	55	30	33	539	- 509
Schizophrenia	56	28	58	38	- 10
Appendicitis	57	19	59	37	- 17
Meningitis	58	18	53	95	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	18	56	73	- 56
Osteoarthritis	60	15	51	131	- 116
Maternal Conditions	61	12	63	24	- 11
Syphilis	62	10	66	5	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	63	9	67	4	+ 5
Oral conditions	64	8	65	5	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	7	70	2	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	62	27	- 23
Pertussis	67	2	68	3	- 0
War	68	2	64	14	- 12
Tetanus	69	2	69	2	- 0
Otitis Media	70	2	71	2	- 0
Malaria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	55	79	- 79
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

South Korea

Chile

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.