LATVIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	970	1	8,099	- 7,129
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	922	9	501	+ 421
Stroke	3	885	2	5,893	- 5,007
Lung Cancers	4	702	4	956	- 255
Suicide	5	506	14	384	+ 122
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	420	7	664	- 244
Liver Cancer	7	401	26	157	+ 244
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	352	6	722	- 370
Kidney Disease	9	350	17	356	- 7
Stomach Cancer	10	298	11	470	- 171
Lung Disease	11	295	18	346	- 51
Pancreas Cancer	12	242	13	436	- 194
Diabetes Mellitus	13	236	8	529	- 294
Liver Disease	14	220	15	365	- 145
Road Traffic Accidents	15	152	27	154	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	16	137	35	125	+ 11
Hypertension	17	128	3	1,194	- 1,065
Other Injuries	18	126	16	362	- 237
Lymphomas	19	120	19	245	- 125
Falls	20	101	23	201	- 100
Breast Cancer	21	100	10	472	- 373
Prostate Cancer	22	80	12	464	- 384
Leukemia	23	74	25	186	- 112
Tuberculosis	24	67	40	71	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	25	65	41	59	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	26	62	28	153	- 90
Bladder Cancer	27	61	20	228	- 167
Oesophagus Cancer	28	60	32	131	- 71
Oral Cancer	29	50	22	214	- 164
Ovary Cancer	30	46	24	196	- 150
Inflammatory/Heart	31	46	5	921	- 875
Asthma	32	40	46	42	- 2
Alcohol	33	37	21	227	- 190
Cervical Cancer	34	37	33	128	- 91
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	32	54	14	+ 19
Skin Disease	36	24	38	76	- 52
Skin Cancers	37	20	30	144	- 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	19	31	142	- 123
Hepatitis B	39	18	63	3	+ 15
Epilepsy	40	18	45	44	- 26
Congenital Anomalies	41	18	43	46	- 29
Drownings	42	17	34	127	- 110
Uterin Cancer	43	15	29	148	- 133
Violence	44	13	37	94	- 81
Low Birth Weight	45	13	56	11	+ 2
Anemia	46	11	53	14	- 3
Fires	47	9	36	103	- 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	8	47	41	- 33
Hepatitis C	49	6	42	53	- 47
Drug Use	50	5	48	41	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	5	51	20	- 15
Poisonings	52	4	49	23	- 19
Malnutrition	53	3	64	2	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	3	55	12	- 9
HIV/AIDS	55	3	39	74	- 71
Schizophrenia	56	3	57	7	- 5
Appendicitis	57	2	59	5	- 3
Meningitis	58	2	52	15	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	2	44	45	- 44
Osteoarthritis	60	1	58	7	- 5
Maternal Conditions	61	1	60	5	- 3
Syphilis	62	1	65	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	1	62	4	- 3
Oral conditions	64	1	61	4	- 3
Encephalitis	65	1	69	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	50	20	- 20
Pertussis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
War	68	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	1	- 1
Malaria	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

South Korea

Latvia

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.