FRANCE VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,815	1	63,181	- 26,366
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	34,987	6	19,771	+ 15,216
Stroke	3	33,603	3	36,354	- 2,751
Lung Cancers	4	26,641	4	35,657	- 9,016
Suicide	5	19,214	16	8,961	+ 10,253
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	15,944	2	53,157	- 37,213
Liver Cancer	7	15,214	15	9,573	+ 5,641
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	13,365	5	21,854	- 8,489
Kidney Disease	9	13,269	11	11,477	+ 1,792
Stomach Cancer	10	11,323	26	5,530	+ 5,793
Lung Disease	11	11,194	7	18,232	- 7,038
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,181	10	12,360	- 3,178
Diabetes Mellitus	13	8,943	12	10,912	- 1,969
Liver Disease	14	8,334	22	7,382	+ 953
Road Traffic Accidents	15	5,775	31	3,339	+ 2,436
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,187	20	7,570	- 2,383
Hypertension	17	4,872	23	7,109	- 2,238
Other Injuries	18	4,771	9	15,119	- 10,349
Lymphomas	19	4,565	14	10,067	- 5,502
Falls	20	3,852	18	8,284	- 4,432
Breast Cancer	21	3,781	8	15,536	- 11,754
Prostate Cancer	22	3,040	13	10,873	- 7,833
Leukemia	23	2,810	21	7,457	- 4,647
Tuberculosis	24	2,560	50	435	+ 2,125
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,482	19	8,086	- 5,604
Other Neoplasms	26	2,372	17	8,771	- 6,399
Bladder Cancer	27	2,321	24	6,566	- 4,244
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,275	28	4,673	- 2,398
Oral Cancer	29	1,913	27	4,676	- 2,763
Ovary Cancer	30	1,746	30	3,964	- 2,218
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,740	25	6,065	- 4,326
Asthma	32	1,510	42	1,039	+ 471
Alcohol	33	1,419	33	3,189	- 1,770
Cervical Cancer	34	1,398	40	1,574	- 175
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,219	38	1,807	- 588
Skin Disease	36	925	39	1,598	- 673
Skin Cancers	37	767	32	3,256	- 2,488
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	708	43	986	- 278
Hepatitis B	39	691	59	135	+ 555
Epilepsy	40	688	37	1,865	- 1,177
Congenital Anomalies	41	680	35	2,012	- 1,332
Drownings	42	658	45	868	- 210
Uterin Cancer	43	551	34	2,721	- 2,170
Violence	44	507	49	538	- 30
Low Birth Weight	45	486	47	651	- 165
Anemia	46	432	44	973	- 541
Fires	47	346	53	403	- 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	294	41	1,384	- 1,090
Hepatitis C	49	220	52	416	- 196
Drug Use	50	202	36	1,881	- 1,678
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	197	51	426	- 230
Poisonings	52	151	57	228	- 77
Malnutrition	53	116	29	4,212	- 4,095
Birth Trauma	54	116	55	309	- 193
HIV/AIDS	55	111	54	362	- 251
Schizophrenia	56	101	48	647	- 546
Appendicitis	57	71	61	90	- 19
Meningitis	58	66	58	163	- 97
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	65	62	75	- 11
Osteoarthritis	60	54	56	245	- 191
Maternal Conditions	61	45	64	52	- 7
Syphilis	62	35	68	4	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	63	34	63	54	- 20
Oral conditions	64	28	60	118	- 90
Encephalitis	65	25	66	8	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	46	752	- 738
Pertussis	67	8	69	3	+ 5
War	68	6	67	7	- 0
Tetanus	69	6	70	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	6	65	16	- 10
Malaria	71	2	82	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	1	71	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	75	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	82	0	72	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	77	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 FRANCE

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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.