KAZAKHSTAN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		KAZAKHSTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,909	1	31,074	- 20,165
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,367	7	3,469	+ 6,898
Stroke	3	9,957	2	21,553	- 11,596
Lung Cancers	4	7,894	5	3,888	+ 4,007
Suicide	5	5,693	8	3,259	+ 2,435
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,724	10	2,404	+ 2,320
Liver Cancer	7	4,508	22	1,020	+ 3,488
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,960	13	2,128	+ 1,832
Kidney Disease	9	3,932	16	1,640	+ 2,292
Stomach Cancer	10	3,355	9	2,645	+ 710
Lung Disease	11	3,317	3	7,391	- 4,074
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,721	21	1,122	+ 1,599
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,650	12	2,244	+ 406
Liver Disease	14	2,470	4	5,474	- 3,004
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,711	11	2,352	- 641
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,537	26	723	+ 814
Hypertension	17	1,443	14	1,836	- 392
Other Injuries	18	1,414	17	1,468	- 55
Lymphomas	19	1,353	36	436	+ 917
Falls	20	1,141	27	701	+ 440
Breast Cancer	21	1,120	15	1,696	- 576
Prostate Cancer	22	901	34	532	+ 369
Leukemia	23	833	33	612	+ 221
Tuberculosis	24	759	45	293	+ 466
Endocrine Disorders	25	735	43	303	+ 432
Other Neoplasms	26	703	53	37	+ 666
Bladder Cancer	27	688	41	346	+ 342
Oesophagus Cancer	28	674	19	1,298	- 624
Oral Cancer	29	567	31	679	- 112
Ovary Cancer	30	517	32	634	- 116
Inflammatory/Heart	31	516	6	3,863	- 3,347
Asthma	32	448	20	1,140	- 693
Alcohol	33	420	18	1,310	- 890
Cervical Cancer	34	414	25	806	- 391
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	361	48	258	+ 103
Skin Disease	36	274	54	31	+ 243
Skin Cancers	37	227	47	286	- 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	210	37	376	- 166
Hepatitis B	39	205	59	15	+ 190
Epilepsy	40	204	44	295	- 91
Congenital Anomalies	41	201	24	946	- 744
Drownings	42	195	30	680	- 486
Uterin Cancer	43	163	38	366	- 203
Violence	44	150	23	949	- 799
Low Birth Weight	45	144	28	701	- 557
Anemia	46	128	83	0	+ 128
Fires	47	102	40	354	- 252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	87	46	293	- 205
Hepatitis C	49	65	64	1	+ 64
Drug Use	50	60	29	692	- 632
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	58	56	25	+ 33
Poisonings	52	45	39	358	- 313
Malnutrition	53	34	51	83	- 49
Birth Trauma	54	34	35	438	- 404
HIV/AIDS	55	33	42	340	- 307
Schizophrenia	56	30	81	0	+ 30
Appendicitis	57	21	57	19	+ 2
Meningitis	58	20	50	89	- 69
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	19	86	0	+ 19
Osteoarthritis	60	16	85	0	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	61	13	55	29	- 16
Syphilis	62	10	63	2	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	63	10	58	17	- 7
Oral conditions	64	8	84	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	65	7	49	142	- 135
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	52	47	- 43
Pertussis	67	2	66	1	+ 2
War	68	2	60	7	- 5
Tetanus	69	2	61	4	- 2
Otitis Media	70	2	68	0	+ 2
Malaria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	62	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KAZAKHSTAN

South Korea

Kazakhstan

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.