GAMBIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SOUTH KOREA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,359	3	1,007	+ 352
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,291	1	1,340	- 49
Stroke	3	1,240	4	802	+ 438
Lung Cancers	4	983	38	34	+ 950
Suicide	5	709	25	113	+ 596
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	588	28	89	+ 499
Liver Cancer	7	561	12	377	+ 185
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	493	52	11	+ 483
Kidney Disease	9	490	16	266	+ 224
Stomach Cancer	10	418	47	14	+ 404
Lung Disease	11	413	19	206	+ 207
Pancreas Cancer	12	339	53	6	+ 333
Diabetes Mellitus	13	330	15	290	+ 40
Liver Disease	14	308	14	323	- 16
Road Traffic Accidents	15	213	6	695	- 482
Parkinson's Disease	16	191	37	34	+ 157
Hypertension	17	180	22	172	+ 8
Other Injuries	18	176	21	194	- 18
Lymphomas	19	168	51	12	+ 157
Falls	20	142	29	83	+ 59
Breast Cancer	21	140	40	26	+ 113
Prostate Cancer	22	112	43	21	+ 92
Leukemia	23	104	59	2	+ 101
Tuberculosis	24	94	10	445	- 351
Endocrine Disorders	25	92	17	230	- 138
Other Neoplasms	26	88	57	3	+ 85
Bladder Cancer	27	86	56	4	+ 81
Oesophagus Cancer	28	84	54	5	+ 79
Oral Cancer	29	71	71	0	+ 70
Ovary Cancer	30	64	61	2	+ 62
Inflammatory/Heart	31	64	32	59	+ 5
Asthma	32	56	24	134	- 78
Alcohol	33	52	50	12	+ 40
Cervical Cancer	34	52	23	145	- 93
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	45	9	626	- 581
Skin Disease	36	34	44	19	+ 16
Skin Cancers	37	28	68	0	+ 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	26	33	56	- 30
Hepatitis B	39	25	46	14	+ 12
Epilepsy	40	25	35	43	- 18
Congenital Anomalies	41	25	11	383	- 358
Drownings	42	24	30	69	- 44
Uterin Cancer	43	20	66	1	+ 19
Violence	44	19	20	195	- 176
Low Birth Weight	45	18	8	662	- 644
Anemia	46	16	83	0	+ 16
Fires	47	13	31	67	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	11	41	24	- 13
Hepatitis C	49	8	65	1	+ 7
Drug Use	50	7	39	28	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	7	62	2	+ 5
Poisonings	52	6	36	42	- 37
Malnutrition	53	4	26	110	- 105
Birth Trauma	54	4	5	754	- 750
HIV/AIDS	55	4	2	1,125	- 1,121
Schizophrenia	56	4	85	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	57	3	55	5	- 2
Meningitis	58	2	18	229	- 226
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	2	80	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	60	2	81	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	61	2	13	345	- 344
Syphilis	62	1	34	55	- 53
Upper Respiratory	63	1	64	2	- 0
Oral conditions	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	1	48	14	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	58	3	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	27	99	- 98
War	68	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	45	18	- 18
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	7	674	- 674
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	23	- 23
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	63	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	60	2	- 2
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	49	13	- 13
Chlamydia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

South Korea

Gambia

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.