GUYANA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	428	1	1,335	- 907
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	406	6	302	+ 105
Stroke	3	390	2	1,022	- 632
Lung Cancers	4	309	29	38	+ 272
Suicide	5	223	5	315	- 92
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	185	38	23	+ 162
Liver Cancer	7	177	34	29	+ 148
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	155	25	59	+ 97
Kidney Disease	9	154	8	233	- 79
Stomach Cancer	10	132	31	34	+ 98
Lung Disease	11	130	13	174	- 44
Pancreas Cancer	12	107	42	19	+ 88
Diabetes Mellitus	13	104	3	579	- 475
Liver Disease	14	97	9	197	- 100
Road Traffic Accidents	15	67	11	175	- 108
Parkinson's Disease	16	60	49	9	+ 51
Hypertension	17	57	4	320	- 263
Other Injuries	18	55	14	167	- 112
Lymphomas	19	53	32	32	+ 21
Falls	20	45	48	11	+ 34
Breast Cancer	21	44	19	96	- 52
Prostate Cancer	22	35	17	123	- 88
Leukemia	23	33	39	21	+ 11
Tuberculosis	24	30	16	137	- 107
Endocrine Disorders	25	29	12	174	- 146
Other Neoplasms	26	28	28	40	- 13
Bladder Cancer	27	27	50	8	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	28	26	51	8	+ 19
Oral Cancer	29	22	40	20	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	30	20	43	18	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	31	20	20	92	- 72
Asthma	32	18	36	25	- 8
Alcohol	33	16	57	3	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	34	16	21	91	- 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	14	27	48	- 33
Skin Disease	36	11	56	3	+ 8
Skin Cancers	37	9	55	5	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	8	26	54	- 46
Hepatitis B	39	8	59	2	+ 6
Epilepsy	40	8	37	24	- 16
Congenital Anomalies	41	8	23	69	- 61
Drownings	42	8	15	145	- 137
Uterin Cancer	43	6	46	13	- 7
Violence	44	6	10	194	- 188
Low Birth Weight	45	6	22	89	- 84
Anemia	46	5	18	99	- 94
Fires	47	4	41	19	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	3	47	13	- 9
Hepatitis C	49	3	69	0	+ 2
Drug Use	50	2	45	16	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2	63	1	+ 1
Poisonings	52	2	65	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	53	1	30	37	- 36
Birth Trauma	54	1	24	64	- 63
HIV/AIDS	55	1	7	256	- 255
Schizophrenia	56	1	62	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	57	1	54	6	- 5
Meningitis	58	1	44	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1	52	8	- 7
Osteoarthritis	60	1	58	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	61	1	35	28	- 28
Syphilis	62	0	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	1	- 0
Oral conditions	64	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	65	0	53	7	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	61	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	73	0	+ 0
War	68	0	64	1	- 1
Tetanus	69	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	33	30	- 30
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	60	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

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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.