GUINEA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,531	6	5,665	+ 1,865
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,157	1	12,790	- 5,634
Stroke	3	6,874	5	5,777	+ 1,096
Lung Cancers	4	5,450	50	128	+ 5,321
Suicide	5	3,930	29	892	+ 3,038
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,261	30	579	+ 2,683
Liver Cancer	7	3,112	23	1,167	+ 1,945
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,734	53	100	+ 2,634
Kidney Disease	9	2,714	16	1,939	+ 775
Stomach Cancer	10	2,316	41	245	+ 2,071
Lung Disease	11	2,290	20	1,373	+ 917
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,878	65	19	+ 1,859
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,829	15	2,138	- 309
Liver Disease	14	1,705	12	2,550	- 845
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,181	9	3,788	- 2,607
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,061	44	212	+ 849
Hypertension	17	996	21	1,348	- 352
Other Injuries	18	976	18	1,504	- 528
Lymphomas	19	934	48	158	+ 776
Falls	20	788	33	480	+ 308
Breast Cancer	21	773	38	345	+ 429
Prostate Cancer	22	622	32	525	+ 97
Leukemia	23	575	67	17	+ 558
Tuberculosis	24	524	13	2,369	- 1,845
Endocrine Disorders	25	508	25	1,140	- 632
Other Neoplasms	26	485	68	16	+ 469
Bladder Cancer	27	475	60	32	+ 443
Oesophagus Cancer	28	465	63	20	+ 446
Oral Cancer	29	391	52	122	+ 270
Ovary Cancer	30	357	54	93	+ 265
Inflammatory/Heart	31	356	35	439	- 84
Asthma	32	309	22	1,179	- 870
Alcohol	33	290	55	83	+ 207
Cervical Cancer	34	286	19	1,491	- 1,205
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	249	3	6,788	- 6,539
Skin Disease	36	189	51	127	+ 62
Skin Cancers	37	157	49	152	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	145	34	448	- 303
Hepatitis B	39	141	47	162	- 21
Epilepsy	40	141	37	350	- 209
Congenital Anomalies	41	139	14	2,181	- 2,042
Drownings	42	134	31	528	- 394
Uterin Cancer	43	113	59	38	+ 75
Violence	44	104	26	1,128	- 1,024
Low Birth Weight	45	99	8	4,319	- 4,219
Anemia	46	88	83	0	+ 88
Fires	47	71	36	410	- 339
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	60	42	238	- 178
Hepatitis C	49	45	61	22	+ 23
Drug Use	50	41	46	169	- 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	40	70	13	+ 28
Poisonings	52	31	40	295	- 264
Malnutrition	53	24	28	1,032	- 1,008
Birth Trauma	54	24	7	4,797	- 4,773
HIV/AIDS	55	23	10	3,020	- 2,997
Schizophrenia	56	21	81	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	57	14	57	41	- 27
Meningitis	58	14	11	2,633	- 2,619
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	13	84	0	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	60	11	85	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	61	9	17	1,793	- 1,784
Syphilis	62	7	39	328	- 321
Upper Respiratory	63	7	69	15	- 8
Oral conditions	64	6	86	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	65	5	56	81	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	66	18	- 15
Pertussis	67	2	24	1,165	- 1,164
War	68	1	64	20	- 18
Tetanus	69	1	45	170	- 168
Otitis Media	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Schistosomiasis	72	0	43	232	- 232
Diphtheria	73	0	58	40	- 40
Ascariasis	74	0	62	22	- 22
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

South Korea

Guinea

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.