GEORGIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,639	1	16,014	- 13,376
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,508	9	886	+ 1,622
Stroke	3	2,409	2	11,969	- 9,561
Lung Cancers	4	1,910	8	1,152	+ 758
Suicide	5	1,377	18	367	+ 1,010
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,143	5	1,826	- 683
Liver Cancer	7	1,091	17	385	+ 706
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	958	14	444	+ 514
Kidney Disease	9	951	10	826	+ 125
Stomach Cancer	10	812	12	533	+ 278
Lung Disease	11	802	7	1,158	- 356
Pancreas Cancer	12	658	23	227	+ 431
Diabetes Mellitus	13	641	6	1,621	- 980
Liver Disease	14	597	4	1,871	- 1,274
Road Traffic Accidents	15	414	13	496	- 82
Parkinson's Disease	16	372	19	354	+ 17
Hypertension	17	349	3	4,387	- 4,038
Other Injuries	18	342	20	346	- 4
Lymphomas	19	327	25	208	+ 119
Falls	20	276	16	420	- 144
Breast Cancer	21	271	11	613	- 342
Prostate Cancer	22	218	22	290	- 73
Leukemia	23	201	30	171	+ 30
Tuberculosis	24	184	32	153	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	25	178	38	109	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	26	170	52	15	+ 156
Bladder Cancer	27	166	26	205	- 39
Oesophagus Cancer	28	163	43	75	+ 88
Oral Cancer	29	137	31	167	- 29
Ovary Cancer	30	125	29	174	- 49
Inflammatory/Heart	31	125	21	346	- 221
Asthma	32	108	35	136	- 28
Alcohol	33	102	45	49	+ 53
Cervical Cancer	34	100	27	187	- 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	87	50	19	+ 69
Skin Disease	36	66	51	17	+ 50
Skin Cancers	37	55	33	149	- 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	51	24	226	- 175
Hepatitis B	39	50	58	7	+ 42
Epilepsy	40	49	44	51	- 1
Congenital Anomalies	41	49	28	174	- 126
Drownings	42	47	39	95	- 48
Uterin Cancer	43	39	36	115	- 75
Violence	44	36	40	90	- 54
Low Birth Weight	45	35	37	114	- 80
Anemia	46	31	85	0	+ 31
Fires	47	25	34	140	- 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	21	15	426	- 405
Hepatitis C	49	16	64	0	+ 15
Drug Use	50	15	41	90	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	14	57	8	+ 7
Poisonings	52	11	49	23	- 13
Malnutrition	53	8	59	5	+ 4
Birth Trauma	54	8	46	39	- 31
HIV/AIDS	55	8	42	89	- 81
Schizophrenia	56	7	83	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	57	5	55	10	- 5
Meningitis	58	5	47	25	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	5	81	0	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	60	4	80	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	3	53	13	- 10
Syphilis	62	3	63	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	2	60	1	+ 2
Oral conditions	64	2	82	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	2	48	24	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	54	12	- 11
Pertussis	67	1	67	0	+ 1
War	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	56	8	- 8
Chagas disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

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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.