HAITI VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,329	1	13,208	- 6,879
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,014	3	7,064	- 1,049
Stroke	3	5,777	2	11,779	- 6,002
Lung Cancers	4	4,580	36	492	+ 4,088
Suicide	5	3,303	21	1,085	+ 2,218
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,741	23	955	+ 1,786
Liver Cancer	7	2,615	33	662	+ 1,953
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,298	32	680	+ 1,617
Kidney Disease	9	2,281	6	2,701	- 420
Stomach Cancer	10	1,946	26	863	+ 1,083
Lung Disease	11	1,924	11	2,334	- 410
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,578	44	268	+ 1,310
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,537	4	5,026	- 3,488
Liver Disease	14	1,433	10	2,425	- 992
Road Traffic Accidents	15	993	13	2,115	- 1,122
Parkinson's Disease	16	892	42	329	+ 562
Hypertension	17	837	7	2,632	- 1,794
Other Injuries	18	820	16	1,499	- 678
Lymphomas	19	785	47	235	+ 549
Falls	20	662	35	549	+ 113
Breast Cancer	21	650	30	705	- 55
Prostate Cancer	22	523	17	1,356	- 834
Leukemia	23	483	43	300	+ 183
Tuberculosis	24	440	22	1,007	- 567
Endocrine Disorders	25	427	24	951	- 525
Other Neoplasms	26	408	60	31	+ 377
Bladder Cancer	27	399	55	92	+ 307
Oesophagus Cancer	28	391	49	155	+ 236
Oral Cancer	29	329	45	261	+ 68
Ovary Cancer	30	300	51	153	+ 147
Inflammatory/Heart	31	299	25	941	- 642
Asthma	32	260	20	1,107	- 848
Alcohol	33	244	39	428	- 184
Cervical Cancer	34	240	34	573	- 332
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	210	8	2,540	- 2,330
Skin Disease	36	159	40	425	- 266
Skin Cancers	37	132	56	56	+ 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	122	31	704	- 582
Hepatitis B	39	119	62	26	+ 93
Epilepsy	40	118	41	409	- 290
Congenital Anomalies	41	117	15	1,819	- 1,702
Drownings	42	113	19	1,306	- 1,193
Uterin Cancer	43	95	57	42	+ 53
Violence	44	87	12	2,330	- 2,242
Low Birth Weight	45	84	9	2,516	- 2,432
Anemia	46	74	86	0	+ 74
Fires	47	59	37	470	- 411
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	51	27	814	- 764
Hepatitis C	49	38	65	7	+ 30
Drug Use	50	35	52	140	- 105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	34	58	37	- 3
Poisonings	52	26	50	154	- 128
Malnutrition	53	20	29	717	- 697
Birth Trauma	54	20	14	2,100	- 2,080
HIV/AIDS	55	19	5	2,706	- 2,687
Schizophrenia	56	17	83	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	57	12	48	172	- 159
Meningitis	58	11	28	780	- 768
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	11	81	0	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	60	9	80	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	61	8	18	1,349	- 1,341
Syphilis	62	6	46	251	- 245
Upper Respiratory	63	6	63	19	- 13
Oral conditions	64	5	82	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	4	54	118	- 113
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	61	28	- 26
Pertussis	67	1	38	446	- 445
War	68	1	66	5	- 4
Tetanus	69	1	53	119	- 118
Otitis Media	70	1	70	1	- 0
Malaria	71	0	59	36	- 36
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	67	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	64	17	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

South Korea

Haiti

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.