COLOMBIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,700	1	43,066	- 16,366
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,374	5	10,773	+ 14,601
Stroke	3	24,371	3	16,573	+ 7,798
Lung Cancers	4	19,322	10	5,250	+ 14,071
Suicide	5	13,935	26	1,965	+ 11,970
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,564	22	2,157	+ 9,406
Liver Cancer	7	11,034	24	2,065	+ 8,969
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,693	12	4,371	+ 5,322
Kidney Disease	9	9,623	7	6,834	+ 2,789
Stomach Cancer	10	8,212	9	6,112	+ 2,100
Lung Disease	11	8,118	4	15,928	- 7,810
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,659	25	2,022	+ 4,636
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,486	11	5,028	+ 1,457
Liver Disease	14	6,045	19	2,426	+ 3,618
Road Traffic Accidents	15	4,188	6	7,765	- 3,576
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,762	47	383	+ 3,379
Hypertension	17	3,533	8	6,400	- 2,866
Other Injuries	18	3,460	28	1,592	+ 1,868
Lymphomas	19	3,311	18	2,603	+ 708
Falls	20	2,794	29	1,518	+ 1,276
Breast Cancer	21	2,742	13	3,669	- 927
Prostate Cancer	22	2,205	14	3,584	- 1,380
Leukemia	23	2,038	21	2,208	- 170
Tuberculosis	24	1,857	32	1,272	+ 585
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,800	30	1,367	+ 433
Other Neoplasms	26	1,720	15	3,205	- 1,484
Bladder Cancer	27	1,683	42	609	+ 1,075
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,650	36	835	+ 814
Oral Cancer	29	1,387	37	807	+ 580
Ovary Cancer	30	1,266	33	1,122	+ 144
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,262	31	1,329	- 68
Asthma	32	1,095	54	191	+ 904
Alcohol	33	1,029	68	23	+ 1,006
Cervical Cancer	34	1,014	20	2,266	- 1,252
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	884	38	747	+ 137
Skin Disease	36	671	34	1,102	- 431
Skin Cancers	37	557	35	1,028	- 472
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	514	39	698	- 185
Hepatitis B	39	501	62	50	+ 450
Epilepsy	40	499	43	597	- 98
Congenital Anomalies	41	493	16	2,963	- 2,469
Drownings	42	477	40	689	- 212
Uterin Cancer	43	400	45	423	- 23
Violence	44	368	2	19,268	- 18,900
Low Birth Weight	45	353	23	2,095	- 1,743
Anemia	46	313	57	101	+ 213
Fires	47	251	56	127	+ 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	213	63	38	+ 176
Hepatitis C	49	160	59	65	+ 95
Drug Use	50	147	44	492	- 345
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	143	51	242	- 99
Poisonings	52	110	61	61	+ 49
Malnutrition	53	84	27	1,878	- 1,794
Birth Trauma	54	84	41	648	- 564
HIV/AIDS	55	80	17	2,683	- 2,603
Schizophrenia	56	73	70	18	+ 56
Appendicitis	57	51	52	213	- 161
Meningitis	58	48	50	244	- 196
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	47	48	333	- 286
Osteoarthritis	60	39	58	67	- 28
Maternal Conditions	61	32	46	394	- 361
Syphilis	62	25	65	30	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	24	66	27	- 2
Oral conditions	64	20	75	7	+ 13
Encephalitis	65	18	64	38	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	60	62	- 52
Pertussis	67	6	69	18	- 12
War	68	5	49	260	- 255
Tetanus	69	4	71	14	- 10
Otitis Media	70	4	73	7	- 3
Malaria	71	1	67	26	- 25
Schistosomiasis	72	1	77	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	76	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	133	- 133
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	80	0	53	203	- 203
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	8	- 8
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

South Korea

Colombia

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.