GABON VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,322	3	1,019	+ 303
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,256	4	966	+ 290
Stroke	3	1,207	5	896	+ 310
Lung Cancers	4	957	29	87	+ 869
Suicide	5	690	18	183	+ 507
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	573	19	152	+ 421
Liver Cancer	7	546	35	53	+ 494
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	480	37	43	+ 437
Kidney Disease	9	476	12	384	+ 93
Stomach Cancer	10	407	48	32	+ 374
Lung Disease	11	402	16	215	+ 187
Pancreas Cancer	12	330	53	21	+ 309
Diabetes Mellitus	13	321	6	643	- 322
Liver Disease	14	299	10	416	- 117
Road Traffic Accidents	15	207	8	518	- 311
Parkinson's Disease	16	186	36	47	+ 139
Hypertension	17	175	11	412	- 237
Other Injuries	18	171	22	140	+ 32
Lymphomas	19	164	49	32	+ 132
Falls	20	138	30	84	+ 54
Breast Cancer	21	136	27	92	+ 44
Prostate Cancer	22	109	32	80	+ 30
Leukemia	23	101	57	17	+ 84
Tuberculosis	24	92	1	1,819	- 1,727
Endocrine Disorders	25	89	25	98	- 9
Other Neoplasms	26	85	64	5	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	27	83	43	35	+ 49
Oesophagus Cancer	28	82	44	35	+ 47
Oral Cancer	29	69	34	69	- 1
Ovary Cancer	30	63	51	27	+ 36
Inflammatory/Heart	31	62	24	101	- 39
Asthma	32	54	28	90	- 36
Alcohol	33	51	56	19	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	34	50	26	96	- 46
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	44	14	318	- 274
Skin Disease	36	33	52	22	+ 12
Skin Cancers	37	28	46	34	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	25	41	36	- 11
Hepatitis B	39	25	62	7	+ 18
Epilepsy	40	25	40	37	- 12
Congenital Anomalies	41	24	15	285	- 261
Drownings	42	24	38	42	- 18
Uterin Cancer	43	20	55	19	+ 0
Violence	44	18	17	184	- 165
Low Birth Weight	45	17	9	494	- 477
Anemia	46	16	82	0	+ 16
Fires	47	12	39	39	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	11	54	20	- 9
Hepatitis C	49	8	68	1	+ 7
Drug Use	50	7	45	34	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	7	63	6	+ 1
Poisonings	52	5	50	28	- 23
Malnutrition	53	4	33	78	- 74
Birth Trauma	54	4	13	362	- 358
HIV/AIDS	55	4	2	1,128	- 1,124
Schizophrenia	56	4	81	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	57	3	61	7	- 4
Meningitis	58	2	23	113	- 111
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	2	85	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	60	2	86	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	61	2	21	145	- 144
Syphilis	62	1	47	33	- 31
Upper Respiratory	63	1	66	3	- 1
Oral conditions	64	1	84	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	1	60	7	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	67	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	31	81	- 81
War	68	0	65	3	- 3
Tetanus	69	0	59	8	- 8
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	7	540	- 540
Schistosomiasis	72	0	58	14	- 14
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	42	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	20	146	- 146
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

South Korea

Gabon

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.