DENMARK VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,216	1	5,341	- 2,125
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,056	6	2,244	+ 813
Stroke	3	2,936	5	3,662	- 727
Lung Cancers	4	2,327	4	3,721	- 1,394
Suicide	5	1,679	16	617	+ 1,061
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,393	2	5,218	- 3,825
Liver Cancer	7	1,329	25	464	+ 865
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,168	7	2,147	- 979
Kidney Disease	9	1,159	12	911	+ 248
Stomach Cancer	10	989	23	484	+ 505
Lung Disease	11	978	3	4,387	- 3,409
Pancreas Cancer	12	802	11	1,096	- 294
Diabetes Mellitus	13	781	10	1,284	- 503
Liver Disease	14	728	14	692	+ 36
Road Traffic Accidents	15	504	33	213	+ 291
Parkinson's Disease	16	453	17	600	- 147
Hypertension	17	426	15	642	- 217
Other Injuries	18	417	30	347	+ 70
Lymphomas	19	399	13	730	- 331
Falls	20	337	22	541	- 204
Breast Cancer	21	330	9	1,299	- 969
Prostate Cancer	22	266	8	1,480	- 1,214
Leukemia	23	245	20	558	- 313
Tuberculosis	24	224	57	16	+ 208
Endocrine Disorders	25	217	19	575	- 358
Other Neoplasms	26	207	27	378	- 171
Bladder Cancer	27	203	21	545	- 343
Oesophagus Cancer	28	199	24	477	- 278
Oral Cancer	29	167	28	371	- 204
Ovary Cancer	30	153	29	367	- 215
Inflammatory/Heart	31	152	31	284	- 132
Asthma	32	132	44	82	+ 50
Alcohol	33	124	18	598	- 474
Cervical Cancer	34	122	37	153	- 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	106	38	145	- 38
Skin Disease	36	81	45	79	+ 2
Skin Cancers	37	67	26	388	- 321
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	62	32	216	- 154
Hepatitis B	39	60	61	6	+ 54
Epilepsy	40	60	40	125	- 65
Congenital Anomalies	41	59	36	153	- 94
Drownings	42	57	50	37	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	43	48	35	156	- 107
Violence	44	44	47	63	- 19
Low Birth Weight	45	42	41	116	- 74
Anemia	46	38	46	73	- 35
Fires	47	30	49	53	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	26	42	96	- 71
Hepatitis C	49	19	60	9	+ 11
Drug Use	50	18	34	197	- 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	17	43	84	- 67
Poisonings	52	13	62	6	+ 8
Malnutrition	53	10	59	14	- 4
Birth Trauma	54	10	56	21	- 11
HIV/AIDS	55	10	55	23	- 13
Schizophrenia	56	9	48	57	- 48
Appendicitis	57	6	54	23	- 17
Meningitis	58	6	52	25	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	6	53	25	- 19
Osteoarthritis	60	5	51	25	- 21
Maternal Conditions	61	4	64	2	+ 2
Syphilis	62	3	70	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	3	58	15	- 12
Oral conditions	64	2	63	4	- 2
Encephalitis	65	2	67	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	39	132	- 131
Pertussis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
War	68	1	66	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	1	65	2	- 1
Malaria	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

South Korea

Denmark

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.