EGYPT VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,900	1	173,871	- 113,972
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	56,925	7	20,695	+ 36,230
Stroke	3	54,673	3	43,839	+ 10,834
Lung Cancers	4	43,346	18	5,677	+ 37,669
Suicide	5	31,262	25	3,022	+ 28,240
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	25,942	16	6,975	+ 18,967
Liver Cancer	7	24,754	4	24,512	+ 242
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	21,745	24	3,083	+ 18,662
Kidney Disease	9	21,589	6	21,087	+ 501
Stomach Cancer	10	18,423	32	1,844	+ 16,579
Lung Disease	11	18,213	9	13,393	+ 4,820
Pancreas Cancer	12	14,938	26	2,906	+ 12,032
Diabetes Mellitus	13	14,550	8	19,131	- 4,581
Liver Disease	14	13,560	2	60,122	- 46,562
Road Traffic Accidents	15	9,396	12	10,141	- 745
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,440	28	2,391	+ 6,048
Hypertension	17	7,926	5	21,094	- 13,168
Other Injuries	18	7,762	21	3,819	+ 3,943
Lymphomas	19	7,427	14	7,539	- 112
Falls	20	6,267	30	2,019	+ 4,249
Breast Cancer	21	6,152	13	9,180	- 3,028
Prostate Cancer	22	4,946	35	1,282	+ 3,664
Leukemia	23	4,572	22	3,763	+ 809
Tuberculosis	24	4,166	51	432	+ 3,734
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,039	29	2,372	+ 1,667
Other Neoplasms	26	3,859	61	116	+ 3,743
Bladder Cancer	27	3,777	19	5,133	- 1,356
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,701	41	951	+ 2,750
Oral Cancer	29	3,112	45	793	+ 2,319
Ovary Cancer	30	2,841	31	1,944	+ 897
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,831	27	2,489	+ 341
Asthma	32	2,457	15	7,104	- 4,646
Alcohol	33	2,308	60	141	+ 2,167
Cervical Cancer	34	2,275	48	625	+ 1,650
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,983	23	3,692	- 1,709
Skin Disease	36	1,504	55	219	+ 1,285
Skin Cancers	37	1,249	39	1,013	+ 235
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,153	34	1,339	- 186
Hepatitis B	39	1,124	40	988	+ 135
Epilepsy	40	1,120	50	451	+ 669
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,106	10	12,163	- 11,057
Drownings	42	1,070	37	1,122	- 53
Uterin Cancer	43	897	52	422	+ 474
Violence	44	825	20	4,165	- 3,340
Low Birth Weight	45	791	11	11,391	- 10,600
Anemia	46	703	82	0	+ 703
Fires	47	562	33	1,568	- 1,006
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	479	36	1,248	- 769
Hepatitis C	49	358	63	97	+ 261
Drug Use	50	329	62	116	+ 213
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	320	65	26	+ 294
Poisonings	52	246	57	195	+ 51
Malnutrition	53	189	46	759	- 570
Birth Trauma	54	188	17	6,109	- 5,921
HIV/AIDS	55	180	53	397	- 217
Schizophrenia	56	165	80	0	+ 165
Appendicitis	57	115	59	142	- 27
Meningitis	58	108	43	827	- 719
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	105	84	0	+ 105
Osteoarthritis	60	88	85	0	+ 88
Maternal Conditions	61	73	44	795	- 722
Syphilis	62	57	58	159	- 102
Upper Respiratory	63	55	68	5	+ 50
Oral conditions	64	45	86	0	+ 45
Encephalitis	65	41	38	1,046	- 1,005
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	56	213	- 190
Pertussis	67	13	42	906	- 893
War	68	11	47	714	- 703
Tetanus	69	10	49	540	- 531
Otitis Media	70	10	72	0	+ 10
Malaria	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	2	54	220	- 218
Diphtheria	73	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	67	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	69	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	64	43	- 43
Chlamydia	84	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

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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.