LIBERIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,928	7	1,885	+ 1,043
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,782	2	2,693	+ 89
Stroke	3	2,672	11	1,578	+ 1,094
Lung Cancers	4	2,119	44	66	+ 2,053
Suicide	5	1,528	30	220	+ 1,308
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,268	29	235	+ 1,033
Liver Cancer	7	1,210	20	439	+ 771
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,063	40	90	+ 973
Kidney Disease	9	1,055	16	609	+ 447
Stomach Cancer	10	900	37	122	+ 779
Lung Disease	11	890	26	294	+ 597
Pancreas Cancer	12	730	53	38	+ 692
Diabetes Mellitus	13	711	15	650	+ 61
Liver Disease	14	663	13	858	- 196
Road Traffic Accidents	15	459	5	1,920	- 1,461
Parkinson's Disease	16	412	43	72	+ 340
Hypertension	17	387	23	371	+ 17
Other Injuries	18	379	22	380	- 1
Lymphomas	19	363	39	93	+ 270
Falls	20	306	33	155	+ 151
Breast Cancer	21	301	27	246	+ 55
Prostate Cancer	22	242	25	297	- 56
Leukemia	23	223	58	23	+ 200
Tuberculosis	24	204	1	2,766	- 2,563
Endocrine Disorders	25	197	28	245	- 48
Other Neoplasms	26	189	62	6	+ 183
Bladder Cancer	27	185	59	19	+ 166
Oesophagus Cancer	28	181	60	16	+ 165
Oral Cancer	29	152	48	50	+ 102
Ovary Cancer	30	139	47	50	+ 89
Inflammatory/Heart	31	138	38	115	+ 23
Asthma	32	120	31	200	- 79
Alcohol	33	113	57	25	+ 87
Cervical Cancer	34	111	19	474	- 362
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	97	10	1,592	- 1,495
Skin Disease	36	74	51	41	+ 32
Skin Cancers	37	61	46	51	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	56	36	126	- 70
Hepatitis B	39	55	52	39	+ 16
Epilepsy	40	55	42	81	- 26
Congenital Anomalies	41	54	14	833	- 779
Drownings	42	52	35	127	- 75
Uterin Cancer	43	44	55	28	+ 15
Violence	44	40	18	477	- 437
Low Birth Weight	45	39	8	1,652	- 1,613
Anemia	46	34	83	0	+ 34
Fires	47	27	34	153	- 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	23	49	50	- 27
Hepatitis C	49	17	65	4	+ 14
Drug Use	50	16	50	42	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	16	64	4	+ 12
Poisonings	52	12	41	82	- 70
Malnutrition	53	9	24	353	- 344
Birth Trauma	54	9	9	1,601	- 1,592
HIV/AIDS	55	9	6	1,919	- 1,910
Schizophrenia	56	8	80	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	57	6	61	12	- 7
Meningitis	58	5	17	552	- 547
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	5	84	0	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	60	4	85	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	4	12	870	- 866
Syphilis	62	3	21	394	- 391
Upper Respiratory	63	3	67	3	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	2	86	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	2	56	27	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	63	4	- 3
Pertussis	67	1	32	197	- 197
War	68	1	70	1	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	54	31	- 31
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Schistosomiasis	72	0	45	51	- 51
Diphtheria	73	0	68	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	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	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

South Korea

Liberia

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.