FIJI VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	512	2	1,481	- 969
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	487	5	228	+ 258
Stroke	3	468	3	583	- 115
Lung Cancers	4	371	22	48	+ 323
Suicide	5	267	16	80	+ 188
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	222	19	63	+ 159
Liver Cancer	7	212	18	68	+ 144
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	186	24	45	+ 141
Kidney Disease	9	185	4	277	- 92
Stomach Cancer	10	158	37	23	+ 134
Lung Disease	11	156	9	141	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	12	128	38	21	+ 107
Diabetes Mellitus	13	124	1	1,628	- 1,504
Liver Disease	14	116	15	82	+ 34
Road Traffic Accidents	15	80	11	120	- 40
Parkinson's Disease	16	72	26	40	+ 32
Hypertension	17	68	7	170	- 102
Other Injuries	18	66	17	77	- 10
Lymphomas	19	64	35	27	+ 36
Falls	20	54	36	27	+ 27
Breast Cancer	21	53	8	162	- 110
Prostate Cancer	22	42	25	41	+ 2
Leukemia	23	39	30	31	+ 8
Tuberculosis	24	36	27	39	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	25	35	34	28	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	26	33	53	3	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	27	32	50	8	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	28	32	42	18	+ 14
Oral Cancer	29	27	46	13	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	30	24	32	29	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	31	24	23	45	- 21
Asthma	32	21	6	226	- 205
Alcohol	33	20	57	2	+ 18
Cervical Cancer	34	19	13	86	- 67
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	17	12	96	- 79
Skin Disease	36	13	41	19	- 6
Skin Cancers	37	11	61	1	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	10	29	34	- 24
Hepatitis B	39	10	59	1	+ 9
Epilepsy	40	10	44	16	- 7
Congenital Anomalies	41	9	10	129	- 120
Drownings	42	9	21	60	- 50
Uterin Cancer	43	8	39	20	- 12
Violence	44	7	40	19	- 12
Low Birth Weight	45	7	14	86	- 79
Anemia	46	6	82	0	+ 6
Fires	47	5	33	28	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	4	20	62	- 58
Hepatitis C	49	3	65	0	+ 3
Drug Use	50	3	52	4	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3	62	0	+ 2
Poisonings	52	2	56	2	- 0
Malnutrition	53	2	45	14	- 13
Birth Trauma	54	2	28	36	- 35
HIV/AIDS	55	2	31	30	- 28
Schizophrenia	56	1	81	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	1	54	3	- 2
Meningitis	58	1	43	17	- 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1	84	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	60	1	85	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	49	9	- 8
Syphilis	62	0	47	11	- 11
Upper Respiratory	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	0	86	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	51	7	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	60	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	48	10	- 10
War	68	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	58	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	64	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

South Korea

Fiji

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.