CYPRUS VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		CYPRUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	711	1	1,120	- 409
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	676	15	98	+ 578
Stroke	3	649	2	462	+ 187
Lung Cancers	4	515	6	319	+ 195
Suicide	5	371	29	44	+ 327
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	308	3	400	- 92
Liver Cancer	7	294	20	64	+ 230
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	258	8	167	+ 91
Kidney Disease	9	256	7	213	+ 44
Stomach Cancer	10	219	21	63	+ 156
Lung Disease	11	216	4	355	- 139
Pancreas Cancer	12	177	14	104	+ 73
Diabetes Mellitus	13	173	5	332	- 159
Liver Disease	14	161	26	50	+ 111
Road Traffic Accidents	15	112	18	69	+ 43
Parkinson's Disease	16	100	28	44	+ 56
Hypertension	17	94	11	127	- 33
Other Injuries	18	92	10	136	- 44
Lymphomas	19	88	16	97	- 9
Falls	20	74	25	51	+ 24
Breast Cancer	21	73	9	155	- 82
Prostate Cancer	22	59	13	118	- 59
Leukemia	23	54	17	83	- 28
Tuberculosis	24	49	52	4	+ 46
Endocrine Disorders	25	48	12	126	- 78
Other Neoplasms	26	46	23	53	- 8
Bladder Cancer	27	45	19	67	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	28	44	43	10	+ 34
Oral Cancer	29	37	36	21	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	30	34	27	45	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	31	34	24	51	- 17
Asthma	32	29	35	24	+ 5
Alcohol	33	27	49	5	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	34	27	37	18	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	24	22	56	- 33
Skin Disease	36	18	30	44	- 26
Skin Cancers	37	15	31	39	- 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	14	42	11	+ 2
Hepatitis B	39	13	54	2	+ 12
Epilepsy	40	13	44	10	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	41	13	38	18	- 4
Drownings	42	13	33	33	- 21
Uterin Cancer	43	11	34	27	- 17
Violence	44	10	40	15	- 5
Low Birth Weight	45	9	47	6	+ 3
Anemia	46	8	39	17	- 9
Fires	47	7	50	5	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	6	32	35	- 29
Hepatitis C	49	4	58	2	+ 3
Drug Use	50	4	41	13	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	4	45	10	- 6
Poisonings	52	3	51	4	- 1
Malnutrition	53	2	56	2	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	2	53	2	- 0
HIV/AIDS	55	2	64	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	56	2	57	2	+ 0
Appendicitis	57	1	66	0	+ 1
Meningitis	58	1	55	2	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1	48	6	- 4
Osteoarthritis	60	1	60	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	1	63	1	+ 0
Syphilis	62	1	62	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	1	59	1	- 0
Oral conditions	64	1	61	1	- 0
Encephalitis	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	46	9	- 9
Pertussis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
War	68	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	0	- 0
Malaria	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CYPRUS

South Korea

Cyprus

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.