LIBYA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	SOUTH KOREA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,964	1	6,610	- 2,647
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,767	9	744	+ 3,023
Stroke	3	3,618	2	2,603	+ 1,015
Lung Cancers	4	2,868	13	592	+ 2,276
Suicide	5	2,069	19	304	+ 1,765
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,717	10	743	+ 974
Liver Cancer	7	1,638	28	153	+ 1,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,439	16	427	+ 1,012
Kidney Disease	9	1,429	4	1,186	+ 243
Stomach Cancer	10	1,219	33	134	+ 1,085
Lung Disease	11	1,205	12	607	+ 598
Pancreas Cancer	12	988	23	209	+ 780
Diabetes Mellitus	13	963	8	803	+ 159
Liver Disease	14	897	11	630	+ 267
Road Traffic Accidents	15	622	3	1,444	- 822
Parkinson's Disease	16	558	27	159	+ 399
Hypertension	17	524	6	915	- 390
Other Injuries	18	514	15	432	+ 81
Lymphomas	19	491	26	189	+ 302
Falls	20	415	24	204	+ 211
Breast Cancer	21	407	25	190	+ 217
Prostate Cancer	22	327	39	96	+ 232
Leukemia	23	303	22	217	+ 86
Tuberculosis	24	276	7	812	- 537
Endocrine Disorders	25	267	29	153	+ 115
Other Neoplasms	26	255	58	10	+ 245
Bladder Cancer	27	250	31	136	+ 114
Oesophagus Cancer	28	245	49	33	+ 212
Oral Cancer	29	206	41	81	+ 125
Ovary Cancer	30	188	42	75	+ 113
Inflammatory/Heart	31	187	37	107	+ 80
Asthma	32	163	20	297	- 134
Alcohol	33	153	50	22	+ 131
Cervical Cancer	34	151	32	135	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	131	40	92	+ 40
Skin Disease	36	100	54	17	+ 82
Skin Cancers	37	83	51	20	+ 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	76	38	99	- 23
Hepatitis B	39	74	48	34	+ 40
Epilepsy	40	74	44	67	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	41	73	14	493	- 420
Drownings	42	71	43	74	- 3
Uterin Cancer	43	59	60	8	+ 51
Violence	44	55	30	145	- 91
Low Birth Weight	45	52	18	359	- 307
Anemia	46	47	84	0	+ 47
Fires	47	37	36	115	- 78
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	32	46	49	- 18
Hepatitis C	49	24	65	1	+ 23
Drug Use	50	22	17	371	- 349
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	21	62	4	+ 17
Poisonings	52	16	45	56	- 40
Malnutrition	53	12	57	11	+ 2
Birth Trauma	54	12	34	132	- 120
HIV/AIDS	55	12	21	224	- 212
Schizophrenia	56	11	86	0	+ 11
Appendicitis	57	8	56	15	- 7
Meningitis	58	7	47	41	- 34
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	7	80	0	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	60	6	81	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	61	5	35	124	- 119
Syphilis	62	4	61	6	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	4	67	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	64	3	82	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	65	3	53	19	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	52	20	- 18
Pertussis	67	1	55	17	- 16
War	68	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Tetanus	69	1	64	1	- 0
Otitis Media	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	9	- 9
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	2	- 2
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

South Korea

Libya

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.