INDIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	758,726	1	1,520,034	- 761,308
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	721,042	6	392,425	+ 328,617
Stroke	3	692,527	3	697,038	- 4,511
Lung Cancers	4	549,051	21	88,276	+ 460,775
Suicide	5	395,983	14	173,347	+ 222,636
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	328,595	17	126,593	+ 202,002
Liver Cancer	7	313,553	39	30,369	+ 283,185
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	275,439	25	77,368	+ 198,071
Kidney Disease	9	273,456	11	222,903	+ 50,553
Stomach Cancer	10	233,357	24	81,058	+ 152,299
Lung Disease	11	230,693	2	879,732	- 649,039
Pancreas Cancer	12	189,219	37	32,812	+ 156,407
Diabetes Mellitus	13	184,300	7	271,495	- 87,195
Liver Disease	14	171,765	8	268,580	- 96,815
Road Traffic Accidents	15	119,016	12	212,596	- 93,580
Parkinson's Disease	16	106,901	32	43,398	+ 63,503
Hypertension	17	100,398	19	108,050	- 7,652
Other Injuries	18	98,318	15	149,570	- 51,253
Lymphomas	19	94,076	33	40,159	+ 53,916
Falls	20	79,387	10	225,755	- 146,368
Breast Cancer	21	77,927	22	82,821	- 4,894
Prostate Cancer	22	62,650	38	30,945	+ 31,705
Leukemia	23	57,907	35	33,383	+ 24,525
Tuberculosis	24	52,766	5	435,882	- 383,116
Endocrine Disorders	25	51,155	47	15,264	+ 35,890
Other Neoplasms	26	48,884	62	2,968	+ 45,915
Bladder Cancer	27	47,839	48	14,081	+ 33,758
Oesophagus Cancer	28	46,878	34	38,898	+ 7,981
Oral Cancer	29	39,424	16	134,187	- 94,763
Ovary Cancer	30	35,980	44	21,947	+ 14,033
Inflammatory/Heart	31	35,854	49	12,651	+ 23,204
Asthma	32	31,127	13	196,051	- 164,924
Alcohol	33	29,237	43	23,097	+ 6,140
Cervical Cancer	34	28,815	30	45,319	- 16,505
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	25,122	4	670,315	- 645,192
Skin Disease	36	19,054	45	17,857	+ 1,196
Skin Cancers	37	15,816	60	5,054	+ 10,762
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	14,601	26	68,108	- 53,507
Hepatitis B	39	14,234	56	8,184	+ 6,050
Epilepsy	40	14,188	40	30,307	- 16,120
Congenital Anomalies	41	14,015	23	82,769	- 68,754
Drownings	42	13,551	28	48,774	- 35,224
Uterin Cancer	43	11,357	59	6,841	+ 4,516
Violence	44	10,451	27	51,767	- 41,316
Low Birth Weight	45	10,022	9	238,739	- 228,717
Anemia	46	8,907	81	0	+ 8,907
Fires	47	7,122	42	23,265	- 16,143
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	6,066	18	126,079	- 120,013
Hepatitis C	49	4,534	65	1,364	+ 3,170
Drug Use	50	4,171	52	11,747	- 7,577
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	4,056	50	11,931	- 7,875
Poisonings	52	3,114	61	3,540	- 426
Malnutrition	53	2,393	55	8,626	- 6,234
Birth Trauma	54	2,385	20	102,819	- 100,434
HIV/AIDS	55	2,282	31	44,406	- 42,123
Schizophrenia	56	2,086	83	0	+ 2,086
Appendicitis	57	1,457	53	11,245	- 9,788
Meningitis	58	1,370	36	33,337	- 31,966
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1,336	86	0	+ 1,336
Osteoarthritis	60	1,118	85	0	+ 1,118
Maternal Conditions	61	921	41	25,917	- 24,996
Syphilis	62	720	64	2,007	- 1,287
Upper Respiratory	63	694	68	584	+ 110
Oral conditions	64	570	84	0	+ 570
Encephalitis	65	515	29	48,080	- 47,566
Multiple Sclerosis	66	287	63	2,328	- 2,041
Pertussis	67	163	54	10,094	- 9,931
War	68	133	67	890	- 757
Tetanus	69	126	58	7,093	- 6,967
Otitis Media	70	124	71	68	+ 56
Malaria	71	31	57	7,705	- 7,674
Schistosomiasis	72	30	76	0	+ 30
Diphtheria	73	0	72	65	- 64
Ascariasis	74	0	70	126	- 126
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	973	- 973
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Chlamydia	84	0	69	379	- 379
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.