CONGO VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,283	4	2,494	+ 789
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,120	3	2,576	+ 544
Stroke	3	2,997	5	2,267	+ 730
Lung Cancers	4	2,376	47	54	+ 2,322
Suicide	5	1,714	19	349	+ 1,365
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,422	25	230	+ 1,192
Liver Cancer	7	1,357	30	169	+ 1,187
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,192	38	89	+ 1,103
Kidney Disease	9	1,183	15	613	+ 570
Stomach Cancer	10	1,010	39	88	+ 922
Lung Disease	11	998	17	541	+ 457
Pancreas Cancer	12	819	52	42	+ 777
Diabetes Mellitus	13	798	10	1,050	- 252
Liver Disease	14	743	13	931	- 187
Road Traffic Accidents	15	515	7	1,598	- 1,083
Parkinson's Disease	16	463	42	69	+ 394
Hypertension	17	434	12	933	- 498
Other Injuries	18	425	20	333	+ 92
Lymphomas	19	407	45	61	+ 346
Falls	20	344	33	149	+ 195
Breast Cancer	21	337	32	159	+ 179
Prostate Cancer	22	271	28	198	+ 73
Leukemia	23	251	46	57	+ 193
Tuberculosis	24	228	2	2,781	- 2,553
Endocrine Disorders	25	221	27	208	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	26	212	63	8	+ 204
Bladder Cancer	27	207	61	15	+ 192
Oesophagus Cancer	28	203	57	19	+ 183
Oral Cancer	29	171	54	33	+ 138
Ovary Cancer	30	156	48	49	+ 106
Inflammatory/Heart	31	155	26	220	- 64
Asthma	32	135	23	291	- 156
Alcohol	33	127	49	46	+ 80
Cervical Cancer	34	125	29	196	- 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	109	8	1,304	- 1,195
Skin Disease	36	82	50	46	+ 37
Skin Cancers	37	68	53	36	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	63	35	105	- 42
Hepatitis B	39	62	62	14	+ 47
Epilepsy	40	61	40	76	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	41	61	14	729	- 668
Drownings	42	59	36	104	- 45
Uterin Cancer	43	49	60	15	+ 35
Violence	44	45	18	539	- 494
Low Birth Weight	45	43	9	1,283	- 1,240
Anemia	46	39	82	0	+ 39
Fires	47	31	37	90	- 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	26	43	67	- 40
Hepatitis C	49	20	67	2	+ 17
Drug Use	50	18	44	65	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	18	59	15	+ 3
Poisonings	52	13	41	71	- 57
Malnutrition	53	10	24	272	- 261
Birth Trauma	54	10	11	997	- 987
HIV/AIDS	55	10	1	4,509	- 4,500
Schizophrenia	56	9	81	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	57	6	58	18	- 12
Meningitis	58	6	22	299	- 293
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	6	84	0	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	60	5	85	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	61	4	16	578	- 574
Syphilis	62	3	34	107	- 103
Upper Respiratory	63	3	64	7	- 4
Oral conditions	64	2	86	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	2	56	20	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	66	4	- 3
Pertussis	67	1	21	329	- 328
War	68	1	72	1	+ 0
Tetanus	69	1	55	23	- 23
Otitis Media	70	1	71	1	- 0
Malaria	71	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	45	- 45
Diphtheria	73	0	68	2	- 2
Ascariasis	74	0	69	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	31	159	- 159
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

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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.