ESTONIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	643	1	3,009	- 2,366
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	611	6	349	+ 262
Stroke	3	587	3	1,116	- 529
Lung Cancers	4	465	4	657	- 192
Suicide	5	335	16	197	+ 138
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	278	12	229	+ 49
Liver Cancer	7	266	26	107	+ 158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	233	5	527	- 294
Kidney Disease	9	232	17	176	+ 55
Stomach Cancer	10	198	9	290	- 92
Lung Disease	11	195	13	229	- 33
Pancreas Cancer	12	160	10	268	- 108
Diabetes Mellitus	13	156	19	146	+ 10
Liver Disease	14	146	7	328	- 183
Road Traffic Accidents	15	101	35	59	+ 42
Parkinson's Disease	16	91	29	82	+ 9
Hypertension	17	85	2	2,700	- 2,615
Other Injuries	18	83	20	141	- 58
Lymphomas	19	80	15	213	- 133
Falls	20	67	24	119	- 51
Breast Cancer	21	66	11	260	- 194
Prostate Cancer	22	53	8	298	- 245
Leukemia	23	49	22	126	- 77
Tuberculosis	24	45	47	16	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	25	43	33	66	- 23
Other Neoplasms	26	41	23	123	- 82
Bladder Cancer	27	41	21	126	- 85
Oesophagus Cancer	28	40	27	99	- 59
Oral Cancer	29	33	25	110	- 77
Ovary Cancer	30	30	28	87	- 57
Inflammatory/Heart	31	30	14	217	- 187
Asthma	32	26	44	24	+ 2
Alcohol	33	25	18	148	- 124
Cervical Cancer	34	24	32	68	- 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	21	53	8	+ 13
Skin Disease	36	16	41	29	- 12
Skin Cancers	37	13	30	79	- 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	12	36	55	- 43
Hepatitis B	39	12	65	0	+ 12
Epilepsy	40	12	37	45	- 32
Congenital Anomalies	41	12	43	25	- 13
Drownings	42	11	40	30	- 18
Uterin Cancer	43	10	34	60	- 50
Violence	44	9	42	28	- 20
Low Birth Weight	45	8	55	7	+ 2
Anemia	46	8	51	9	- 2
Fires	47	6	38	41	- 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	5	45	22	- 16
Hepatitis C	49	4	58	4	- 0
Drug Use	50	4	31	75	- 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3	46	17	- 14
Poisonings	52	3	52	8	- 6
Malnutrition	53	2	79	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	54	2	57	5	- 3
HIV/AIDS	55	2	39	40	- 38
Schizophrenia	56	2	56	6	- 4
Appendicitis	57	1	59	2	- 1
Meningitis	58	1	54	7	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1	49	12	- 11
Osteoarthritis	60	1	50	10	- 9
Maternal Conditions	61	1	61	1	- 0
Syphilis	62	1	62	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	1	66	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	0	60	2	- 2
Encephalitis	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	48	16	- 16
Pertussis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
War	68	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.