GREECE VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,633	1	21,124	- 15,492
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,353	3	8,282	- 2,929
Stroke	3	5,141	2	14,077	- 8,936
Lung Cancers	4	4,076	4	7,355	- 3,279
Suicide	5	2,940	28	533	+ 2,407
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,439	7	3,940	- 1,500
Liver Cancer	7	2,328	14	1,566	+ 762
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,045	8	3,264	- 1,219
Kidney Disease	9	2,030	6	4,759	- 2,728
Stomach Cancer	10	1,732	16	1,535	+ 197
Lung Disease	11	1,713	5	5,526	- 3,814
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,405	13	1,904	- 499
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,368	20	1,266	+ 103
Liver Disease	14	1,275	23	809	+ 466
Road Traffic Accidents	15	884	22	870	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	16	794	10	2,646	- 1,852
Hypertension	17	745	9	2,922	- 2,177
Other Injuries	18	730	17	1,453	- 723
Lymphomas	19	698	19	1,268	- 570
Falls	20	589	21	1,245	- 656
Breast Cancer	21	579	11	2,520	- 1,942
Prostate Cancer	22	465	12	2,023	- 1,558
Leukemia	23	430	18	1,354	- 924
Tuberculosis	24	392	46	66	+ 325
Endocrine Disorders	25	380	29	526	- 146
Other Neoplasms	26	363	25	679	- 316
Bladder Cancer	27	355	15	1,551	- 1,196
Oesophagus Cancer	28	348	35	246	+ 102
Oral Cancer	29	293	30	440	- 147
Ovary Cancer	30	267	27	557	- 290
Inflammatory/Heart	31	266	24	725	- 459
Asthma	32	231	55	27	+ 204
Alcohol	33	217	49	50	+ 167
Cervical Cancer	34	214	36	243	- 29
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	187	44	95	+ 92
Skin Disease	36	141	47	56	+ 85
Skin Cancers	37	117	31	438	- 321
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	108	26	611	- 502
Hepatitis B	39	106	48	56	+ 50
Epilepsy	40	105	34	249	- 144
Congenital Anomalies	41	104	38	174	- 70
Drownings	42	101	32	435	- 335
Uterin Cancer	43	84	33	373	- 288
Violence	44	78	42	104	- 26
Low Birth Weight	45	74	41	127	- 53
Anemia	46	66	51	47	+ 19
Fires	47	53	39	146	- 93
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	45	43	100	- 55
Hepatitis C	49	34	52	38	- 5
Drug Use	50	31	37	193	- 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	30	45	67	- 37
Poisonings	52	23	56	19	+ 4
Malnutrition	53	18	66	1	+ 17
Birth Trauma	54	18	57	17	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	17	50	47	- 30
Schizophrenia	56	15	54	27	- 12
Appendicitis	57	11	58	9	+ 1
Meningitis	58	10	53	33	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	10	86	0	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	60	8	85	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	61	7	61	2	+ 5
Syphilis	62	5	65	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	63	5	59	8	- 3
Oral conditions	64	4	63	2	+ 3
Encephalitis	65	4	67	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	40	135	- 133
Pertussis	67	1	69	0	+ 1
War	68	1	64	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	62	2	- 1
Otitis Media	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

South Korea

Greece

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.