JAPAN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,336	1	163,905	- 97,569
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	63,042	3	107,899	- 44,857
Stroke	3	60,549	2	121,823	- 61,274
Lung Cancers	4	48,004	4	79,688	- 31,684
Suicide	5	34,621	13	19,466	+ 15,155
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	28,729	7	56,937	- 28,208
Liver Cancer	7	27,414	11	29,384	- 1,970
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	24,082	6	57,340	- 33,258
Kidney Disease	9	23,909	9	44,779	- 20,870
Stomach Cancer	10	20,403	8	50,433	- 30,030
Lung Disease	11	20,170	5	78,169	- 58,000
Pancreas Cancer	12	16,544	10	37,027	- 20,483
Diabetes Mellitus	13	16,114	29	5,433	+ 10,681
Liver Disease	14	15,018	17	14,195	+ 822
Road Traffic Accidents	15	10,406	31	4,566	+ 5,840
Parkinson's Disease	16	9,347	18	14,007	- 4,661
Hypertension	17	8,778	28	6,673	+ 2,105
Other Injuries	18	8,596	12	22,068	- 13,472
Lymphomas	19	8,225	14	19,273	- 11,048
Falls	20	6,941	23	9,736	- 2,795
Breast Cancer	21	6,813	15	15,805	- 8,992
Prostate Cancer	22	5,478	19	13,515	- 8,038
Leukemia	23	5,063	24	9,607	- 4,544
Tuberculosis	24	4,613	34	3,459	+ 1,155
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,473	21	11,486	- 7,014
Other Neoplasms	26	4,274	16	15,120	- 10,846
Bladder Cancer	27	4,183	22	9,936	- 5,754
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,099	20	12,316	- 8,217
Oral Cancer	29	3,447	26	8,333	- 4,886
Ovary Cancer	30	3,146	30	5,061	- 1,915
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,135	27	8,232	- 5,098
Asthma	32	2,721	42	1,922	+ 799
Alcohol	33	2,556	51	576	+ 1,981
Cervical Cancer	34	2,519	32	3,799	- 1,280
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,196	37	2,731	- 535
Skin Disease	36	1,666	36	2,806	- 1,140
Skin Cancers	37	1,383	44	1,843	- 460
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,277	35	2,922	- 1,645
Hepatitis B	39	1,244	46	1,423	- 178
Epilepsy	40	1,240	45	1,558	- 318
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,225	40	2,473	- 1,247
Drownings	42	1,185	25	8,409	- 7,224
Uterin Cancer	43	993	33	3,461	- 2,468
Violence	44	914	53	266	+ 648
Low Birth Weight	45	876	55	202	+ 674
Anemia	46	779	49	875	- 97
Fires	47	623	48	1,007	- 384
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	530	39	2,555	- 2,025
Hepatitis C	49	396	41	2,220	- 1,823
Drug Use	50	365	50	732	- 367
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	355	38	2,618	- 2,263
Poisonings	52	272	54	255	+ 18
Malnutrition	53	209	43	1,910	- 1,701
Birth Trauma	54	209	61	104	+ 104
HIV/AIDS	55	200	63	48	+ 152
Schizophrenia	56	182	47	1,052	- 869
Appendicitis	57	127	58	126	+ 2
Meningitis	58	120	52	308	- 188
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	117	56	172	- 55
Osteoarthritis	60	98	62	86	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	61	81	64	39	+ 42
Syphilis	62	63	65	16	+ 47
Upper Respiratory	63	61	57	159	- 98
Oral conditions	64	50	60	106	- 56
Encephalitis	65	45	69	5	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	66	25	59	108	- 83
Pertussis	67	14	71	1	+ 13
War	68	12	66	15	- 3
Tetanus	69	11	67	9	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	11	68	8	+ 3
Malaria	71	3	79	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	72	3	72	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	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 JAPAN

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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.