ETHIOPIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,832	4	36,530	+ 27,302
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	60,661	1	59,931	+ 731
Stroke	3	58,262	3	39,362	+ 18,901
Lung Cancers	4	46,192	38	2,202	+ 43,990
Suicide	5	33,314	25	6,030	+ 27,284
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	27,645	21	8,258	+ 19,387
Liver Cancer	7	26,379	42	1,730	+ 24,649
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	23,173	31	3,755	+ 19,418
Kidney Disease	9	23,006	13	12,103	+ 10,903
Stomach Cancer	10	19,632	47	1,519	+ 18,114
Lung Disease	11	19,408	15	11,870	+ 7,538
Pancreas Cancer	12	15,919	61	488	+ 15,431
Diabetes Mellitus	13	15,505	10	16,258	- 752
Liver Disease	14	14,451	8	27,270	- 12,820
Road Traffic Accidents	15	10,013	5	31,564	- 21,551
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,994	46	1,578	+ 7,416
Hypertension	17	8,447	12	13,470	- 5,024
Other Injuries	18	8,271	16	11,735	- 3,463
Lymphomas	19	7,915	33	3,590	+ 4,325
Falls	20	6,679	28	4,510	+ 2,169
Breast Cancer	21	6,556	20	8,485	- 1,929
Prostate Cancer	22	5,271	50	1,244	+ 4,026
Leukemia	23	4,872	30	4,222	+ 649
Tuberculosis	24	4,439	9	21,455	- 17,016
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,304	45	1,623	+ 2,681
Other Neoplasms	26	4,113	66	148	+ 3,965
Bladder Cancer	27	4,025	51	1,080	+ 2,945
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,944	40	1,839	+ 2,105
Oral Cancer	29	3,317	48	1,477	+ 1,840
Ovary Cancer	30	3,027	36	2,424	+ 603
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,016	39	2,168	+ 848
Asthma	32	2,619	29	4,484	- 1,865
Alcohol	33	2,460	55	750	+ 1,710
Cervical Cancer	34	2,424	27	5,019	- 2,594
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,114	2	44,361	- 42,247
Skin Disease	36	1,603	53	904	+ 699
Skin Cancers	37	1,331	52	1,006	+ 324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,228	41	1,758	- 530
Hepatitis B	39	1,197	56	742	+ 456
Epilepsy	40	1,194	44	1,625	- 431
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,179	11	15,638	- 14,458
Drownings	42	1,140	35	3,133	- 1,993
Uterin Cancer	43	955	62	421	+ 534
Violence	44	879	22	8,076	- 7,197
Low Birth Weight	45	843	7	28,020	- 27,177
Anemia	46	749	83	0	+ 749
Fires	47	599	34	3,255	- 2,656
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	510	49	1,339	- 829
Hepatitis C	49	381	69	115	+ 267
Drug Use	50	351	60	513	- 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	341	65	221	+ 121
Poisonings	52	262	32	3,668	- 3,406
Malnutrition	53	201	19	8,643	- 8,442
Birth Trauma	54	201	6	31,107	- 30,906
HIV/AIDS	55	192	17	11,471	- 11,279
Schizophrenia	56	176	86	0	+ 176
Appendicitis	57	123	58	677	- 555
Meningitis	58	115	14	12,019	- 11,904
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	112	81	0	+ 112
Osteoarthritis	60	94	80	0	+ 94
Maternal Conditions	61	78	18	8,887	- 8,809
Syphilis	62	61	43	1,699	- 1,639
Upper Respiratory	63	58	57	709	- 651
Oral conditions	64	48	82	0	+ 48
Encephalitis	65	43	63	386	- 342
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	70	61	- 37
Pertussis	67	14	23	6,896	- 6,882
War	68	11	64	281	- 269
Tetanus	69	11	37	2,203	- 2,192
Otitis Media	70	10	71	39	- 28
Malaria	71	3	26	5,626	- 5,623
Schistosomiasis	72	3	54	839	- 837
Diphtheria	73	0	67	146	- 146
Ascariasis	74	0	68	130	- 130
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	20	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Chlamydia	84	0	72	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.