IRELAND VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,818	1	4,762	- 1,944
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,678	6	1,298	+ 1,380
Stroke	3	2,572	5	1,770	+ 802
Lung Cancers	4	2,039	3	1,916	+ 123
Suicide	5	1,471	14	470	+ 1,001
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,220	2	3,209	- 1,989
Liver Cancer	7	1,165	18	318	+ 847
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,023	7	1,095	- 72
Kidney Disease	9	1,016	10	566	+ 449
Stomach Cancer	10	867	17	357	+ 510
Lung Disease	11	857	4	1,915	- 1,059
Pancreas Cancer	12	703	11	530	+ 172
Diabetes Mellitus	13	684	16	414	+ 271
Liver Disease	14	638	19	279	+ 359
Road Traffic Accidents	15	442	33	153	+ 289
Parkinson's Disease	16	397	12	530	- 133
Hypertension	17	373	29	175	+ 198
Other Injuries	18	365	30	171	+ 194
Lymphomas	19	349	13	513	- 163
Falls	20	295	25	247	+ 48
Breast Cancer	21	289	8	760	- 470
Prostate Cancer	22	233	9	585	- 352
Leukemia	23	215	20	274	- 59
Tuberculosis	24	196	50	23	+ 173
Endocrine Disorders	25	190	24	249	- 59
Other Neoplasms	26	182	27	218	- 36
Bladder Cancer	27	178	22	256	- 78
Oesophagus Cancer	28	174	15	419	- 244
Oral Cancer	29	146	28	183	- 36
Ovary Cancer	30	134	21	273	- 139
Inflammatory/Heart	31	133	26	240	- 107
Asthma	32	116	41	58	+ 58
Alcohol	33	109	39	64	+ 44
Cervical Cancer	34	107	35	103	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	93	45	53	+ 41
Skin Disease	36	71	42	58	+ 13
Skin Cancers	37	59	23	252	- 193
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	54	38	67	- 13
Hepatitis B	39	53	59	6	+ 47
Epilepsy	40	53	36	85	- 32
Congenital Anomalies	41	52	32	153	- 101
Drownings	42	50	43	57	- 7
Uterin Cancer	43	42	34	126	- 84
Violence	44	39	47	38	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	45	37	44	56	- 19
Anemia	46	33	49	29	+ 4
Fires	47	26	48	30	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	23	46	50	- 27
Hepatitis C	49	17	52	19	- 2
Drug Use	50	15	31	167	- 151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	15	40	59	- 44
Poisonings	52	12	53	14	- 2
Malnutrition	53	9	63	2	+ 7
Birth Trauma	54	9	56	10	- 1
HIV/AIDS	55	8	57	9	- 0
Schizophrenia	56	8	55	12	- 4
Appendicitis	57	5	60	3	+ 2
Meningitis	58	5	58	7	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	5	54	14	- 9
Osteoarthritis	60	4	51	20	- 15
Maternal Conditions	61	3	61	3	+ 0
Syphilis	62	3	68	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	3	64	1	+ 2
Oral conditions	64	2	62	2	- 0
Encephalitis	65	2	66	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	37	83	- 82
Pertussis	67	1	67	0	+ 1
War	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

South Korea

Ireland

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.