ITALY VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,826	1	97,116	- 64,290
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	31,195	9	16,339	+ 14,857
Stroke	3	29,962	2	62,633	- 32,672
Lung Cancers	4	23,754	4	34,152	- 10,398
Suicide	5	17,132	26	4,042	+ 13,090
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	14,216	3	41,445	- 27,228
Liver Cancer	7	13,566	17	9,620	+ 3,945
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	11,917	7	21,254	- 9,337
Kidney Disease	9	11,831	11	12,726	- 895
Stomach Cancer	10	10,096	14	10,252	- 156
Lung Disease	11	9,981	5	32,382	- 22,402
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,186	13	12,095	- 3,908
Diabetes Mellitus	13	7,974	8	19,836	- 11,862
Liver Disease	14	7,431	23	5,559	+ 1,872
Road Traffic Accidents	15	5,149	30	3,221	+ 1,928
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,625	19	8,428	- 3,803
Hypertension	17	4,344	6	29,931	- 25,588
Other Injuries	18	4,254	12	12,112	- 7,859
Lymphomas	19	4,070	16	9,670	- 5,600
Falls	20	3,435	25	4,222	- 788
Breast Cancer	21	3,371	10	13,868	- 10,497
Prostate Cancer	22	2,710	20	8,409	- 5,699
Leukemia	23	2,505	21	6,728	- 4,223
Tuberculosis	24	2,283	53	336	+ 1,947
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,213	18	8,431	- 6,218
Other Neoplasms	26	2,115	15	9,984	- 7,869
Bladder Cancer	27	2,070	22	6,711	- 4,641
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,028	34	2,045	- 17
Oral Cancer	29	1,706	27	3,343	- 1,638
Ovary Cancer	30	1,557	28	3,282	- 1,725
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,551	24	5,531	- 3,980
Asthma	32	1,347	47	494	+ 853
Alcohol	33	1,265	55	277	+ 988
Cervical Cancer	34	1,247	40	1,154	+ 93
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,087	36	1,622	- 535
Skin Disease	36	824	38	1,440	- 615
Skin Cancers	37	684	29	3,239	- 2,555
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	632	43	690	- 58
Hepatitis B	39	616	54	334	+ 282
Epilepsy	40	614	39	1,337	- 723
Congenital Anomalies	41	606	37	1,443	- 837
Drownings	42	586	52	344	+ 242
Uterin Cancer	43	491	33	2,198	- 1,707
Violence	44	452	50	409	+ 44
Low Birth Weight	45	434	51	357	+ 76
Anemia	46	385	35	1,672	- 1,287
Fires	47	308	56	271	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	262	32	2,216	- 1,953
Hepatitis C	49	196	31	2,451	- 2,254
Drug Use	50	180	45	654	- 474
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	175	42	701	- 526
Poisonings	52	135	58	154	- 19
Malnutrition	53	104	41	775	- 672
Birth Trauma	54	103	59	140	- 37
HIV/AIDS	55	99	46	520	- 421
Schizophrenia	56	90	49	424	- 334
Appendicitis	57	63	61	49	+ 15
Meningitis	58	59	60	128	- 68
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	58	57	241	- 183
Osteoarthritis	60	48	48	481	- 433
Maternal Conditions	61	40	67	6	+ 34
Syphilis	62	31	69	4	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	63	30	64	20	+ 10
Oral conditions	64	25	62	47	- 23
Encephalitis	65	22	68	5	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	44	677	- 664
Pertussis	67	7	73	1	+ 6
War	68	6	66	6	- 0
Tetanus	69	5	63	22	- 16
Otitis Media	70	5	65	16	- 11
Malaria	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	80	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.