ISRAEL VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,063	1	5,122	- 60
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,811	8	1,519	+ 3,292
Stroke	3	4,621	4	2,431	+ 2,190
Lung Cancers	4	3,664	5	2,026	+ 1,638
Suicide	5	2,642	19	453	+ 2,189
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,193	2	2,996	- 803
Liver Cancer	7	2,092	25	345	+ 1,747
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,838	9	1,510	+ 328
Kidney Disease	9	1,825	3	2,437	- 612
Stomach Cancer	10	1,557	16	565	+ 992
Lung Disease	11	1,539	7	1,546	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,263	11	1,023	+ 240
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,230	6	1,913	- 683
Liver Disease	14	1,146	28	292	+ 854
Road Traffic Accidents	15	794	26	333	+ 461
Parkinson's Disease	16	713	22	398	+ 315
Hypertension	17	670	21	400	+ 270
Other Injuries	18	656	14	828	- 172
Lymphomas	19	628	13	925	- 297
Falls	20	530	39	123	+ 406
Breast Cancer	21	520	10	1,237	- 717
Prostate Cancer	22	418	17	521	- 103
Leukemia	23	386	15	612	- 225
Tuberculosis	24	352	57	16	+ 336
Endocrine Disorders	25	341	12	1,002	- 661
Other Neoplasms	26	326	20	420	- 94
Bladder Cancer	27	319	18	496	- 177
Oesophagus Cancer	28	313	37	138	+ 175
Oral Cancer	29	263	33	150	+ 113
Ovary Cancer	30	240	27	323	- 82
Inflammatory/Heart	31	239	30	214	+ 25
Asthma	32	208	36	142	+ 66
Alcohol	33	195	49	39	+ 157
Cervical Cancer	34	192	38	133	+ 59
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	168	32	166	+ 1
Skin Disease	36	127	24	368	- 241
Skin Cancers	37	106	23	379	- 274
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	97	51	33	+ 64
Hepatitis B	39	95	58	16	+ 79
Epilepsy	40	95	40	109	- 14
Congenital Anomalies	41	94	29	291	- 197
Drownings	42	90	45	39	+ 51
Uterin Cancer	43	76	31	202	- 126
Violence	44	70	41	104	- 34
Low Birth Weight	45	67	42	94	- 27
Anemia	46	59	34	149	- 90
Fires	47	48	53	24	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	40	35	144	- 104
Hepatitis C	49	30	46	39	- 9
Drug Use	50	28	43	67	- 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	27	54	23	+ 4
Poisonings	52	21	63	4	+ 17
Malnutrition	53	16	48	39	- 23
Birth Trauma	54	16	50	35	- 19
HIV/AIDS	55	15	52	25	- 10
Schizophrenia	56	14	44	66	- 53
Appendicitis	57	10	64	4	+ 6
Meningitis	58	9	55	20	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	9	56	17	- 8
Osteoarthritis	60	7	59	8	- 0
Maternal Conditions	61	6	61	6	+ 0
Syphilis	62	5	71	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	63	5	62	5	- 1
Oral conditions	64	4	65	4	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	3	66	3	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	47	39	- 37
Pertussis	67	1	69	0	+ 1
War	68	1	60	7	- 6
Tetanus	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	67	1	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

South Korea

Israel

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.