CROATIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,235	1	12,307	- 10,073
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,124	10	1,021	+ 1,102
Stroke	3	2,040	2	6,275	- 4,236
Lung Cancers	4	1,617	3	2,842	- 1,225
Suicide	5	1,166	17	676	+ 490
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	968	9	1,066	- 99
Liver Cancer	7	923	19	501	+ 422
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	811	4	2,189	- 1,378
Kidney Disease	9	805	7	1,392	- 587
Stomach Cancer	10	687	15	786	- 99
Lung Disease	11	679	5	2,111	- 1,431
Pancreas Cancer	12	557	16	754	- 197
Diabetes Mellitus	13	543	6	1,963	- 1,420
Liver Disease	14	506	13	924	- 419
Road Traffic Accidents	15	351	27	328	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	16	315	24	423	- 108
Hypertension	17	296	8	1,102	- 806
Other Injuries	18	290	23	428	- 138
Lymphomas	19	277	18	556	- 279
Falls	20	234	12	974	- 741
Breast Cancer	21	230	11	1,019	- 789
Prostate Cancer	22	185	14	852	- 667
Leukemia	23	171	22	435	- 265
Tuberculosis	24	155	44	61	+ 94
Endocrine Disorders	25	151	42	72	+ 78
Other Neoplasms	26	144	29	283	- 139
Bladder Cancer	27	141	20	499	- 358
Oesophagus Cancer	28	138	33	189	- 51
Oral Cancer	29	116	25	338	- 222
Ovary Cancer	30	106	28	308	- 202
Inflammatory/Heart	31	106	21	457	- 351
Asthma	32	92	41	74	+ 18
Alcohol	33	86	30	219	- 133
Cervical Cancer	34	85	34	156	- 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	74	39	82	- 8
Skin Disease	36	56	58	8	+ 48
Skin Cancers	37	47	26	332	- 285
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	43	31	207	- 164
Hepatitis B	39	42	51	17	+ 25
Epilepsy	40	42	36	94	- 53
Congenital Anomalies	41	41	37	94	- 53
Drownings	42	40	38	86	- 46
Uterin Cancer	43	33	32	199	- 166
Violence	44	31	48	45	- 14
Low Birth Weight	45	30	56	10	+ 19
Anemia	46	26	53	16	+ 10
Fires	47	21	50	34	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	18	35	137	- 119
Hepatitis C	49	13	47	45	- 31
Drug Use	50	12	43	70	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	12	46	47	- 35
Poisonings	52	9	54	16	- 7
Malnutrition	53	7	70	0	+ 7
Birth Trauma	54	7	55	11	- 4
HIV/AIDS	55	7	59	8	- 1
Schizophrenia	56	6	40	79	- 73
Appendicitis	57	4	57	9	- 4
Meningitis	58	4	52	16	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	4	49	43	- 39
Osteoarthritis	60	3	84	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	61	3	61	2	+ 0
Syphilis	62	2	71	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	2	63	2	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	2	64	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	2	65	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	45	55	- 54
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
War	68	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	60	3	- 3
Malaria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	62	2	- 2
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

South Korea

Croatia

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.