EQU. GUINEA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	967	7	419	+ 548
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	919	2	913	+ 6
Stroke	3	883	6	437	+ 445
Lung Cancers	4	700	41	27	+ 673
Suicide	5	505	22	107	+ 398
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	419	29	55	+ 363
Liver Cancer	7	400	34	43	+ 357
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	351	40	29	+ 322
Kidney Disease	9	349	14	198	+ 150
Stomach Cancer	10	297	49	16	+ 282
Lung Disease	11	294	20	120	+ 174
Pancreas Cancer	12	241	55	11	+ 230
Diabetes Mellitus	13	235	11	299	- 64
Liver Disease	14	219	13	199	+ 20
Road Traffic Accidents	15	152	8	368	- 217
Parkinson's Disease	16	136	46	18	+ 119
Hypertension	17	128	16	165	- 37
Other Injuries	18	125	23	105	+ 20
Lymphomas	19	120	45	19	+ 101
Falls	20	101	32	46	+ 56
Breast Cancer	21	99	24	84	+ 15
Prostate Cancer	22	80	35	43	+ 37
Leukemia	23	74	61	4	+ 70
Tuberculosis	24	67	10	321	- 254
Endocrine Disorders	25	65	25	73	- 8
Other Neoplasms	26	62	63	3	+ 59
Bladder Cancer	27	61	56	9	+ 52
Oesophagus Cancer	28	60	54	12	+ 48
Oral Cancer	29	50	37	35	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	30	46	52	13	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	31	46	27	63	- 17
Asthma	32	40	26	65	- 26
Alcohol	33	37	53	12	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	34	37	28	56	- 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	32	9	349	- 317
Skin Disease	36	24	51	13	+ 11
Skin Cancers	37	20	48	16	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	19	43	22	- 3
Hepatitis B	39	18	65	3	+ 15
Epilepsy	40	18	38	32	- 14
Congenital Anomalies	41	18	12	249	- 231
Drownings	42	17	36	39	- 22
Uterin Cancer	43	14	58	8	+ 7
Violence	44	13	33	45	- 31
Low Birth Weight	45	13	4	457	- 444
Anemia	46	11	85	0	+ 11
Fires	47	9	39	30	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	8	50	14	- 6
Hepatitis C	49	6	69	0	+ 5
Drug Use	50	5	30	50	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	5	62	4	+ 2
Poisonings	52	4	44	21	- 17
Malnutrition	53	3	31	48	- 45
Birth Trauma	54	3	5	441	- 438
HIV/AIDS	55	3	1	1,838	- 1,835
Schizophrenia	56	3	86	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	57	2	59	6	- 4
Meningitis	58	2	19	127	- 125
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	2	82	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	60	1	81	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	17	139	- 138
Syphilis	62	1	18	134	- 133
Upper Respiratory	63	1	66	2	- 1
Oral conditions	64	1	80	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	1	57	8	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	67	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	21	109	- 109
War	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	42	23	- 23
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	3	668	- 667
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	4	- 4
Diphtheria	73	0	64	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	47	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	15	181	- 181
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

South Korea

Equ. Guinea

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.