LITHUANIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		LITHUANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,415	1	15,329	- 13,914
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,345	7	654	+ 691
Stroke	3	1,292	2	5,643	- 4,351
Lung Cancers	4	1,024	3	1,329	- 305
Suicide	5	739	6	721	+ 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	613	8	649	- 36
Liver Cancer	7	585	25	239	+ 346
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	514	5	1,074	- 560
Kidney Disease	9	510	19	372	+ 138
Stomach Cancer	10	435	10	639	- 204
Lung Disease	11	430	16	513	- 83
Pancreas Cancer	12	353	13	578	- 225
Diabetes Mellitus	13	344	14	525	- 181
Liver Disease	14	320	9	644	- 323
Road Traffic Accidents	15	222	27	225	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	16	199	29	222	- 23
Hypertension	17	187	4	1,289	- 1,102
Other Injuries	18	183	18	416	- 232
Lymphomas	19	175	21	321	- 146
Falls	20	148	15	518	- 370
Breast Cancer	21	145	11	629	- 484
Prostate Cancer	22	117	12	598	- 481
Leukemia	23	108	24	284	- 176
Tuberculosis	24	98	38	119	- 20
Endocrine Disorders	25	95	39	72	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	26	91	31	212	- 121
Bladder Cancer	27	89	23	292	- 203
Oesophagus Cancer	28	87	30	219	- 131
Oral Cancer	29	74	20	338	- 264
Ovary Cancer	30	67	26	233	- 166
Inflammatory/Heart	31	67	17	484	- 417
Asthma	32	58	46	45	+ 13
Alcohol	33	55	33	192	- 137
Cervical Cancer	34	54	28	224	- 171
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	47	42	59	- 13
Skin Disease	36	36	44	48	- 12
Skin Cancers	37	29	32	197	- 167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	27	22	313	- 285
Hepatitis B	39	27	61	5	+ 22
Epilepsy	40	26	40	62	- 36
Congenital Anomalies	41	26	41	62	- 36
Drownings	42	25	35	150	- 125
Uterin Cancer	43	21	34	159	- 138
Violence	44	19	36	132	- 112
Low Birth Weight	45	19	55	9	+ 10
Anemia	46	17	60	5	+ 11
Fires	47	13	43	51	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	11	48	29	- 18
Hepatitis C	49	8	50	23	- 15
Drug Use	50	8	37	122	- 114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	8	47	41	- 33
Poisonings	52	6	45	46	- 40
Malnutrition	53	4	58	7	- 3
Birth Trauma	54	4	53	10	- 6
HIV/AIDS	55	4	51	22	- 18
Schizophrenia	56	4	56	8	- 5
Appendicitis	57	3	54	10	- 7
Meningitis	58	3	52	19	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	2	57	8	- 6
Osteoarthritis	60	2	59	6	- 4
Maternal Conditions	61	2	63	2	- 0
Syphilis	62	1	70	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	68	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	1	64	2	- 1
Encephalitis	65	1	65	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	49	29	- 28
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
War	68	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	62	2	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	66	1	- 1
Malaria	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LITHUANIA

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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.