JORDAN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,017	1	4,856	+ 1,160
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,718	8	937	+ 4,780
Stroke	3	5,492	2	2,908	+ 2,583
Lung Cancers	4	4,354	7	1,059	+ 3,295
Suicide	5	3,140	28	165	+ 2,975
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,606	11	706	+ 1,899
Liver Cancer	7	2,486	25	186	+ 2,301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,184	13	616	+ 1,568
Kidney Disease	9	2,168	6	1,494	+ 674
Stomach Cancer	10	1,850	17	365	+ 1,485
Lung Disease	11	1,829	15	444	+ 1,385
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,500	22	245	+ 1,255
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,461	4	1,684	- 222
Liver Disease	14	1,362	14	494	+ 869
Road Traffic Accidents	15	944	3	1,717	- 773
Parkinson's Disease	16	848	27	169	+ 679
Hypertension	17	796	5	1,532	- 736
Other Injuries	18	780	19	294	+ 486
Lymphomas	19	746	18	323	+ 423
Falls	20	630	24	191	+ 439
Breast Cancer	21	618	12	686	- 68
Prostate Cancer	22	497	33	131	+ 366
Leukemia	23	459	16	370	+ 90
Tuberculosis	24	418	53	12	+ 406
Endocrine Disorders	25	406	26	180	+ 225
Other Neoplasms	26	388	57	9	+ 378
Bladder Cancer	27	379	23	213	+ 167
Oesophagus Cancer	28	372	42	63	+ 309
Oral Cancer	29	313	31	143	+ 170
Ovary Cancer	30	285	32	139	+ 146
Inflammatory/Heart	31	284	38	74	+ 210
Asthma	32	247	35	114	+ 132
Alcohol	33	232	55	11	+ 221
Cervical Cancer	34	228	41	64	+ 165
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	199	30	152	+ 47
Skin Disease	36	151	48	42	+ 109
Skin Cancers	37	125	49	38	+ 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	116	40	67	+ 49
Hepatitis B	39	113	60	4	+ 109
Epilepsy	40	113	46	49	+ 64
Congenital Anomalies	41	111	9	934	- 823
Drownings	42	107	36	107	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	43	90	39	74	+ 16
Violence	44	83	21	269	- 186
Low Birth Weight	45	79	10	857	- 778
Anemia	46	71	82	0	+ 71
Fires	47	56	29	153	- 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	48	50	22	+ 26
Hepatitis C	49	36	64	1	+ 35
Drug Use	50	33	34	115	- 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	32	61	4	+ 28
Poisonings	52	25	47	47	- 22
Malnutrition	53	19	51	15	+ 4
Birth Trauma	54	19	20	271	- 252
HIV/AIDS	55	18	63	2	+ 16
Schizophrenia	56	17	81	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	57	12	58	8	+ 4
Meningitis	58	11	37	78	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	11	85	0	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	60	9	84	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	61	7	44	53	- 45
Syphilis	62	6	45	52	- 46
Upper Respiratory	63	6	69	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	64	5	86	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	4	52	14	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	54	12	- 10
Pertussis	67	1	43	55	- 53
War	68	1	59	6	- 5
Tetanus	69	1	56	11	- 10
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	3	- 2
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

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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.