DJIBOUTI VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	536	1	687	- 152
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	509	3	671	- 162
Stroke	3	489	2	680	- 191
Lung Cancers	4	388	42	20	+ 368
Suicide	5	280	19	94	+ 186
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	232	21	90	+ 142
Liver Cancer	7	221	43	19	+ 202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	194	32	38	+ 157
Kidney Disease	9	193	13	186	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	10	165	50	14	+ 151
Lung Disease	11	163	16	120	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	12	134	58	6	+ 128
Diabetes Mellitus	13	130	7	284	- 154
Liver Disease	14	121	6	295	- 173
Road Traffic Accidents	15	84	11	229	- 145
Parkinson's Disease	16	75	41	23	+ 53
Hypertension	17	71	12	211	- 140
Other Injuries	18	69	10	233	- 163
Lymphomas	19	66	30	40	+ 26
Falls	20	56	26	45	+ 11
Breast Cancer	21	55	20	91	- 36
Prostate Cancer	22	44	44	17	+ 27
Leukemia	23	41	27	45	- 4
Tuberculosis	24	37	9	243	- 205
Endocrine Disorders	25	36	38	25	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	26	35	65	2	+ 32
Bladder Cancer	27	34	47	15	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	28	33	36	27	+ 6
Oral Cancer	29	28	45	17	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	30	25	40	23	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	31	25	28	45	- 20
Asthma	32	22	22	68	- 46
Alcohol	33	21	49	15	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	34	20	29	40	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	18	4	364	- 347
Skin Disease	36	13	55	12	+ 1
Skin Cancers	37	11	53	12	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	10	34	32	- 22
Hepatitis B	39	10	56	8	+ 2
Epilepsy	40	10	37	26	- 16
Congenital Anomalies	41	10	18	113	- 103
Drownings	42	10	35	28	- 19
Uterin Cancer	43	8	60	4	+ 4
Violence	44	7	24	64	- 57
Low Birth Weight	45	7	8	251	- 244
Anemia	46	6	85	0	+ 6
Fires	47	5	33	33	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	4	48	15	- 10
Hepatitis C	49	3	68	1	+ 2
Drug Use	50	3	54	12	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3	62	3	- 0
Poisonings	52	2	39	25	- 23
Malnutrition	53	2	14	170	- 168
Birth Trauma	54	2	15	166	- 164
HIV/AIDS	55	2	5	348	- 347
Schizophrenia	56	1	84	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	1	57	6	- 5
Meningitis	58	1	17	117	- 116
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1	80	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	60	1	81	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	31	40	- 39
Syphilis	62	1	52	13	- 12
Upper Respiratory	63	0	61	4	- 3
Oral conditions	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	59	5	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	67	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	25	50	- 49
War	68	0	63	3	- 3
Tetanus	69	0	46	16	- 16
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	71	0	23	66	- 66
Schistosomiasis	72	0	64	3	- 2
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	14	- 14
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	66	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

South Korea

Djibouti

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.