GERMANY VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,293	1	147,055	- 101,762
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	43,043	9	20,712	+ 22,331
Stroke	3	41,341	3	49,794	- 8,453
Lung Cancers	4	32,776	4	46,560	- 13,784
Suicide	5	23,639	19	10,284	+ 13,354
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	19,616	2	51,168	- 31,552
Liver Cancer	7	18,718	25	8,057	+ 10,660
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	16,443	7	26,026	- 9,583
Kidney Disease	9	16,324	8	22,770	- 6,446
Stomach Cancer	10	13,930	20	9,658	+ 4,273
Lung Disease	11	13,771	5	42,797	- 29,026
Pancreas Cancer	12	11,296	11	17,971	- 6,676
Diabetes Mellitus	13	11,002	13	15,560	- 4,558
Liver Disease	14	10,254	15	15,194	- 4,940
Road Traffic Accidents	15	7,105	34	3,160	+ 3,945
Parkinson's Disease	16	6,382	16	12,594	- 6,212
Hypertension	17	5,993	6	26,796	- 20,802
Other Injuries	18	5,869	23	8,248	- 2,379
Lymphomas	19	5,616	17	12,249	- 6,633
Falls	20	4,739	14	15,325	- 10,586
Breast Cancer	21	4,652	10	18,842	- 14,190
Prostate Cancer	22	3,740	12	16,487	- 12,747
Leukemia	23	3,457	22	8,737	- 5,280
Tuberculosis	24	3,150	56	281	+ 2,869
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,054	18	10,677	- 7,624
Other Neoplasms	26	2,918	24	8,161	- 5,243
Bladder Cancer	27	2,856	28	6,193	- 3,337
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,798	27	6,212	- 3,414
Oral Cancer	29	2,353	29	6,023	- 3,670
Ovary Cancer	30	2,148	30	5,192	- 3,044
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,140	21	8,891	- 6,751
Asthma	32	1,858	44	924	+ 934
Alcohol	33	1,745	26	6,257	- 4,512
Cervical Cancer	34	1,720	39	2,131	- 411
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,500	32	3,830	- 2,330
Skin Disease	36	1,137	42	1,543	- 405
Skin Cancers	37	944	31	4,055	- 3,111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	872	38	2,166	- 1,294
Hepatitis B	39	850	59	182	+ 668
Epilepsy	40	847	35	3,091	- 2,244
Congenital Anomalies	41	837	36	2,291	- 1,455
Drownings	42	809	49	459	+ 350
Uterin Cancer	43	678	37	2,231	- 1,553
Violence	44	624	46	769	- 145
Low Birth Weight	45	598	45	770	- 172
Anemia	46	532	43	994	- 462
Fires	47	425	53	359	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	362	33	3,615	- 3,253
Hepatitis C	49	271	48	507	- 236
Drug Use	50	249	40	1,930	- 1,681
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	242	47	543	- 301
Poisonings	52	186	58	216	- 31
Malnutrition	53	143	50	450	- 307
Birth Trauma	54	142	57	239	- 97
HIV/AIDS	55	136	54	345	- 209
Schizophrenia	56	125	51	391	- 266
Appendicitis	57	87	62	129	- 42
Meningitis	58	82	60	168	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	80	55	292	- 212
Osteoarthritis	60	67	52	364	- 297
Maternal Conditions	61	55	64	38	+ 17
Syphilis	62	43	68	6	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	63	41	61	138	- 97
Oral conditions	64	34	63	62	- 28
Encephalitis	65	31	67	8	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	66	17	41	1,571	- 1,554
Pertussis	67	10	69	2	+ 7
War	68	8	66	10	- 2
Tetanus	69	7	75	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	70	7	65	16	- 8
Malaria	71	2	79	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	2	73	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.