FINLAND VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,029	2	9,831	- 6,802
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,879	21	436	+ 2,443
Stroke	3	2,765	3	4,115	- 1,350
Lung Cancers	4	2,192	4	2,312	- 120
Suicide	5	1,581	15	846	+ 735
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,312	1	11,120	- 9,808
Liver Cancer	7	1,252	16	545	+ 707
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,100	6	1,433	- 333
Kidney Disease	9	1,092	26	342	+ 750
Stomach Cancer	10	932	19	447	+ 485
Lung Disease	11	921	8	1,289	- 368
Pancreas Cancer	12	756	9	1,247	- 492
Diabetes Mellitus	13	736	22	418	+ 318
Liver Disease	14	686	10	1,068	- 382
Road Traffic Accidents	15	475	33	215	+ 260
Parkinson's Disease	16	427	13	853	- 426
Hypertension	17	401	5	2,030	- 1,629
Other Injuries	18	393	20	437	- 44
Lymphomas	19	376	14	851	- 475
Falls	20	317	7	1,325	- 1,008
Breast Cancer	21	311	12	948	- 637
Prostate Cancer	22	250	11	970	- 720
Leukemia	23	231	24	371	- 140
Tuberculosis	24	211	46	32	+ 179
Endocrine Disorders	25	204	31	257	- 52
Other Neoplasms	26	195	23	377	- 182
Bladder Cancer	27	191	28	308	- 117
Oesophagus Cancer	28	187	27	320	- 133
Oral Cancer	29	157	34	207	- 50
Ovary Cancer	30	144	25	344	- 201
Inflammatory/Heart	31	143	17	518	- 375
Asthma	32	124	40	85	+ 40
Alcohol	33	117	18	464	- 348
Cervical Cancer	34	115	44	62	+ 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	100	52	15	+ 85
Skin Disease	36	76	47	27	+ 49
Skin Cancers	37	63	29	297	- 234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	58	36	151	- 93
Hepatitis B	39	57	63	2	+ 55
Epilepsy	40	57	38	104	- 47
Congenital Anomalies	41	56	35	192	- 136
Drownings	42	54	37	106	- 52
Uterin Cancer	43	45	32	225	- 180
Violence	44	42	43	64	- 23
Low Birth Weight	45	40	48	26	+ 14
Anemia	46	36	58	6	+ 30
Fires	47	28	45	62	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	24	50	19	+ 5
Hepatitis C	49	18	60	5	+ 14
Drug Use	50	17	30	269	- 253
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	16	41	83	- 67
Poisonings	52	12	49	25	- 12
Malnutrition	53	10	57	7	+ 3
Birth Trauma	54	10	56	8	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	9	59	6	+ 4
Schizophrenia	56	8	39	93	- 85
Appendicitis	57	6	54	10	- 4
Meningitis	58	5	55	9	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	5	53	11	- 6
Osteoarthritis	60	4	51	17	- 12
Maternal Conditions	61	4	64	2	+ 2
Syphilis	62	3	67	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	3	62	2	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	2	61	4	- 1
Encephalitis	65	2	66	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	42	80	- 79
Pertussis	67	1	69	0	+ 1
War	68	1	65	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

South Korea

Finland

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.