ERITREA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,416	4	2,154	+ 1,262
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,246	1	3,277	- 30
Stroke	3	3,118	2	2,564	+ 554
Lung Cancers	4	2,472	46	62	+ 2,410
Suicide	5	1,783	21	382	+ 1,401
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,479	24	310	+ 1,170
Liver Cancer	7	1,412	45	69	+ 1,342
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,240	35	113	+ 1,127
Kidney Disease	9	1,231	12	578	+ 653
Stomach Cancer	10	1,051	48	48	+ 1,002
Lung Disease	11	1,039	9	662	+ 377
Pancreas Cancer	12	852	58	20	+ 832
Diabetes Mellitus	13	830	7	944	- 115
Liver Disease	14	773	6	1,215	- 441
Road Traffic Accidents	15	536	5	1,326	- 790
Parkinson's Disease	16	481	37	85	+ 396
Hypertension	17	452	8	926	- 474
Other Injuries	18	443	15	540	- 97
Lymphomas	19	424	28	147	+ 277
Falls	20	357	26	168	+ 189
Breast Cancer	21	351	23	311	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	22	282	47	54	+ 228
Leukemia	23	261	29	144	+ 117
Tuberculosis	24	238	14	543	- 306
Endocrine Disorders	25	230	43	71	+ 159
Other Neoplasms	26	220	66	6	+ 214
Bladder Cancer	27	215	51	42	+ 173
Oesophagus Cancer	28	211	39	81	+ 130
Oral Cancer	29	177	44	71	+ 106
Ovary Cancer	30	162	40	79	+ 83
Inflammatory/Heart	31	161	32	123	+ 39
Asthma	32	140	22	326	- 186
Alcohol	33	132	49	45	+ 86
Cervical Cancer	34	130	30	132	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	113	3	2,292	- 2,179
Skin Disease	36	86	50	45	+ 41
Skin Cancers	37	71	56	30	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	66	27	147	- 81
Hepatitis B	39	64	57	28	+ 37
Epilepsy	40	64	38	81	- 18
Congenital Anomalies	41	63	18	432	- 369
Drownings	42	61	33	118	- 57
Uterin Cancer	43	51	61	18	+ 34
Violence	44	47	20	384	- 337
Low Birth Weight	45	45	16	531	- 486
Anemia	46	40	81	0	+ 40
Fires	47	32	31	132	- 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	27	41	77	- 49
Hepatitis C	49	20	65	6	+ 14
Drug Use	50	19	53	36	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	18	64	12	+ 6
Poisonings	52	14	34	114	- 100
Malnutrition	53	11	10	660	- 649
Birth Trauma	54	11	11	616	- 606
HIV/AIDS	55	10	25	308	- 297
Schizophrenia	56	9	83	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	57	7	55	31	- 25
Meningitis	58	6	19	404	- 398
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	6	84	0	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	60	5	85	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	61	4	13	544	- 539
Syphilis	62	3	54	35	- 32
Upper Respiratory	63	3	60	18	- 15
Oral conditions	64	3	86	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	65	2	62	16	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	67	4	- 2
Pertussis	67	1	36	90	- 89
War	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	1	52	37	- 37
Otitis Media	70	1	69	2	- 1
Malaria	71	0	17	437	- 437
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	73	- 73
Diphtheria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	68	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	19	- 19
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	13	- 13
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

South Korea

Eritrea

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.