HONDURAS VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		HONDURAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,131	1	8,063	- 2,932
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,876	9	1,335	+ 3,541
Stroke	3	4,683	3	5,667	- 984
Lung Cancers	4	3,713	27	369	+ 3,344
Suicide	5	2,678	37	201	+ 2,477
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,222	8	1,413	+ 810
Liver Cancer	7	2,120	26	376	+ 1,745
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,863	29	354	+ 1,509
Kidney Disease	9	1,849	4	3,056	- 1,207
Stomach Cancer	10	1,578	18	643	+ 935
Lung Disease	11	1,560	5	2,997	- 1,437
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,280	32	325	+ 954
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,246	10	1,075	+ 171
Liver Disease	14	1,162	6	2,721	- 1,560
Road Traffic Accidents	15	805	7	1,572	- 767
Parkinson's Disease	16	723	23	429	+ 294
Hypertension	17	679	13	838	- 159
Other Injuries	18	665	12	845	- 180
Lymphomas	19	636	24	390	+ 246
Falls	20	537	35	289	+ 247
Breast Cancer	21	527	20	478	+ 49
Prostate Cancer	22	424	25	378	+ 46
Leukemia	23	392	21	475	- 83
Tuberculosis	24	357	22	453	- 96
Endocrine Disorders	25	346	31	334	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	26	331	56	41	+ 290
Bladder Cancer	27	324	49	82	+ 242
Oesophagus Cancer	28	317	50	81	+ 236
Oral Cancer	29	267	44	99	+ 168
Ovary Cancer	30	243	45	98	+ 146
Inflammatory/Heart	31	242	28	366	- 124
Asthma	32	210	30	346	- 136
Alcohol	33	198	34	308	- 111
Cervical Cancer	34	195	19	493	- 298
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	170	11	923	- 753
Skin Disease	36	129	40	167	- 39
Skin Cancers	37	107	52	68	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	99	17	657	- 558
Hepatitis B	39	96	64	5	+ 91
Epilepsy	40	96	36	201	- 106
Congenital Anomalies	41	95	15	793	- 698
Drownings	42	92	38	183	- 91
Uterin Cancer	43	77	60	23	+ 54
Violence	44	71	2	6,520	- 6,450
Low Birth Weight	45	68	16	755	- 687
Anemia	46	60	85	0	+ 60
Fires	47	48	57	40	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	41	54	47	- 6
Hepatitis C	49	31	66	3	+ 27
Drug Use	50	28	42	129	- 101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	27	47	91	- 64
Poisonings	52	21	55	45	- 24
Malnutrition	53	16	39	181	- 165
Birth Trauma	54	16	33	310	- 294
HIV/AIDS	55	15	14	794	- 778
Schizophrenia	56	14	86	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	57	10	41	139	- 130
Meningitis	58	9	46	92	- 82
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	9	82	0	+ 9
Osteoarthritis	60	8	81	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	61	6	48	90	- 84
Syphilis	62	5	61	18	- 13
Upper Respiratory	63	5	63	9	- 4
Oral conditions	64	4	80	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	65	3	51	79	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	62	11	- 9
Pertussis	67	1	53	58	- 57
War	68	1	65	4	- 3
Tetanus	69	1	59	26	- 25
Otitis Media	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	43	120	- 120
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	58	27	- 27
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HONDURAS

South Korea

Honduras

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.