CHINA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	762,450	2	1,771,525	- 1,009,076
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	724,580	12	183,342	+ 541,238
Stroke	3	695,925	1	2,043,210	- 1,347,285
Lung Cancers	4	551,745	4	714,311	- 162,566
Suicide	5	397,926	17	116,324	+ 281,602
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	330,207	6	304,455	+ 25,752
Liver Cancer	7	315,092	13	180,952	+ 134,140
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	276,791	9	248,388	+ 28,403
Kidney Disease	9	274,798	11	192,302	+ 82,496
Stomach Cancer	10	234,502	5	398,439	- 163,937
Lung Disease	11	231,825	3	968,607	- 736,782
Pancreas Cancer	12	190,147	18	111,537	+ 78,611
Diabetes Mellitus	13	185,205	14	161,672	+ 23,532
Liver Disease	14	172,608	15	145,603	+ 27,005
Road Traffic Accidents	15	119,600	8	250,272	- 130,672
Parkinson's Disease	16	107,426	20	70,699	+ 36,727
Hypertension	17	100,891	7	301,183	- 200,292
Other Injuries	18	98,800	25	54,087	+ 44,713
Lymphomas	19	94,537	23	57,838	+ 36,699
Falls	20	79,777	16	138,878	- 59,101
Breast Cancer	21	78,309	19	92,757	- 14,448
Prostate Cancer	22	62,957	28	51,056	+ 11,901
Leukemia	23	58,192	22	58,145	+ 47
Tuberculosis	24	53,025	32	34,802	+ 18,223
Endocrine Disorders	25	51,406	37	25,613	+ 25,793
Other Neoplasms	26	49,124	53	4,374	+ 44,749
Bladder Cancer	27	48,073	29	37,873	+ 10,200
Oesophagus Cancer	28	47,108	10	242,891	- 195,783
Oral Cancer	29	39,617	24	54,695	- 15,078
Ovary Cancer	30	36,157	35	28,078	+ 8,079
Inflammatory/Heart	31	36,030	33	29,954	+ 6,077
Asthma	32	31,280	39	23,147	+ 8,132
Alcohol	33	29,380	42	19,071	+ 10,309
Cervical Cancer	34	28,956	27	51,650	- 22,694
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	25,246	50	8,719	+ 16,527
Skin Disease	36	19,147	52	5,222	+ 13,925
Skin Cancers	37	15,893	41	19,669	- 3,776
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	14,672	30	37,723	- 23,051
Hepatitis B	39	14,304	56	2,757	+ 11,546
Epilepsy	40	14,257	46	11,365	+ 2,892
Congenital Anomalies	41	14,083	31	36,613	- 22,529
Drownings	42	13,617	26	52,807	- 39,190
Uterin Cancer	43	11,412	45	11,751	- 339
Violence	44	10,502	47	11,115	- 613
Low Birth Weight	45	10,071	40	21,631	- 11,560
Anemia	46	8,951	83	0	+ 8,951
Fires	47	7,157	48	10,498	- 3,341
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	6,096	21	65,350	- 59,255
Hepatitis C	49	4,556	66	86	+ 4,470
Drug Use	50	4,191	38	24,214	- 20,022
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	4,076	49	10,108	- 6,032
Poisonings	52	3,129	36	25,762	- 22,633
Malnutrition	53	2,404	44	12,995	- 10,590
Birth Trauma	54	2,397	43	17,644	- 15,248
HIV/AIDS	55	2,294	34	28,746	- 26,452
Schizophrenia	56	2,096	86	0	+ 2,096
Appendicitis	57	1,465	60	1,468	- 3
Meningitis	58	1,377	51	5,704	- 4,327
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1,343	81	0	+ 1,343
Osteoarthritis	60	1,123	82	0	+ 1,123
Maternal Conditions	61	926	54	3,596	- 2,671
Syphilis	62	724	58	1,824	- 1,100
Upper Respiratory	63	698	57	2,663	- 1,965
Oral conditions	64	573	80	0	+ 573
Encephalitis	65	517	55	2,796	- 2,279
Multiple Sclerosis	66	289	59	1,734	- 1,446
Pertussis	67	164	64	484	- 320
War	68	134	61	900	- 766
Tetanus	69	126	63	491	- 365
Otitis Media	70	125	69	15	+ 110
Malaria	71	31	75	0	+ 31
Schistosomiasis	72	30	65	400	- 370
Diphtheria	73	0	71	11	- 11
Ascariasis	74	0	68	34	- 34
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	70	12	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	62	558	- 558
Chlamydia	84	0	67	55	- 55
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

South Korea

China

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.