KENYA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,362	9	11,972	+ 19,390
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	29,804	1	22,571	+ 7,233
Stroke	3	28,626	4	15,895	+ 12,730
Lung Cancers	4	22,695	47	669	+ 22,026
Suicide	5	16,368	23	3,214	+ 13,154
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	13,582	31	1,827	+ 11,755
Liver Cancer	7	12,961	34	1,351	+ 11,610
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	11,385	32	1,477	+ 9,908
Kidney Disease	9	11,303	16	4,464	+ 6,840
Stomach Cancer	10	9,646	28	2,010	+ 7,636
Lung Disease	11	9,536	20	4,280	+ 5,256
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,821	46	716	+ 7,105
Diabetes Mellitus	13	7,618	14	5,651	+ 1,967
Liver Disease	14	7,100	7	13,405	- 6,305
Road Traffic Accidents	15	4,920	6	14,883	- 9,963
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,419	50	470	+ 3,949
Hypertension	17	4,150	17	4,418	- 268
Other Injuries	18	4,064	19	4,336	- 272
Lymphomas	19	3,889	29	1,931	+ 1,958
Falls	20	3,281	33	1,465	+ 1,816
Breast Cancer	21	3,221	25	2,658	+ 563
Prostate Cancer	22	2,590	37	1,292	+ 1,298
Leukemia	23	2,394	35	1,327	+ 1,066
Tuberculosis	24	2,181	3	19,655	- 17,474
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,114	44	831	+ 1,284
Other Neoplasms	26	2,021	67	60	+ 1,960
Bladder Cancer	27	1,977	57	318	+ 1,660
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,938	18	4,373	- 2,435
Oral Cancer	29	1,630	30	1,842	- 213
Ovary Cancer	30	1,487	45	795	+ 693
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,482	40	1,121	+ 361
Asthma	32	1,287	26	2,300	- 1,013
Alcohol	33	1,208	55	355	+ 853
Cervical Cancer	34	1,191	22	3,389	- 2,198
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,038	5	15,420	- 14,381
Skin Disease	36	788	51	455	+ 332
Skin Cancers	37	654	48	638	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	604	41	1,089	- 485
Hepatitis B	39	588	49	522	+ 66
Epilepsy	40	586	43	832	- 246
Congenital Anomalies	41	579	12	6,115	- 5,536
Drownings	42	560	39	1,200	- 640
Uterin Cancer	43	469	56	323	+ 147
Violence	44	432	24	2,942	- 2,510
Low Birth Weight	45	414	11	9,562	- 9,148
Anemia	46	368	82	0	+ 368
Fires	47	294	36	1,316	- 1,022
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	251	53	408	- 157
Hepatitis C	49	187	61	152	+ 35
Drug Use	50	172	62	113	+ 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	168	66	84	+ 84
Poisonings	52	129	38	1,269	- 1,140
Malnutrition	53	99	21	4,212	- 4,113
Birth Trauma	54	99	10	9,957	- 9,858
HIV/AIDS	55	94	2	20,885	- 20,790
Schizophrenia	56	86	83	0	+ 86
Appendicitis	57	60	58	240	- 180
Meningitis	58	57	15	5,364	- 5,307
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	55	85	0	+ 55
Osteoarthritis	60	46	84	0	+ 46
Maternal Conditions	61	38	13	5,651	- 5,613
Syphilis	62	30	52	449	- 420
Upper Respiratory	63	29	64	95	- 66
Oral conditions	64	24	86	0	+ 24
Encephalitis	65	21	60	189	- 168
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	68	39	- 27
Pertussis	67	7	42	1,014	- 1,007
War	68	6	65	89	- 84
Tetanus	69	5	27	2,129	- 2,124
Otitis Media	70	5	72	7	- 2
Malaria	71	1	8	12,652	- 12,651
Schistosomiasis	72	1	54	370	- 369
Diphtheria	73	0	69	13	- 13
Ascariasis	74	0	71	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	103	- 103
Chlamydia	84	0	70	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.