NO MACEDONIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		NO MACEDONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,150	2	4,420	- 3,270
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,093	19	157	+ 936
Stroke	3	1,050	1	5,521	- 4,471
Lung Cancers	4	832	5	1,055	- 223
Suicide	5	600	16	196	+ 404
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	498	30	71	+ 427
Liver Cancer	7	475	13	260	+ 215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	417	8	560	- 143
Kidney Disease	9	414	9	516	- 101
Stomach Cancer	10	354	10	455	- 101
Lung Disease	11	350	6	807	- 457
Pancreas Cancer	12	287	12	267	+ 20
Diabetes Mellitus	13	279	4	1,104	- 824
Liver Disease	14	260	15	218	+ 43
Road Traffic Accidents	15	180	24	107	+ 73
Parkinson's Disease	16	162	20	141	+ 21
Hypertension	17	152	7	627	- 475
Other Injuries	18	149	17	183	- 34
Lymphomas	19	143	25	96	+ 47
Falls	20	120	27	78	+ 43
Breast Cancer	21	118	11	386	- 268
Prostate Cancer	22	95	14	259	- 164
Leukemia	23	88	22	114	- 27
Tuberculosis	24	80	35	32	+ 48
Endocrine Disorders	25	78	44	12	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	26	74	40	19	+ 55
Bladder Cancer	27	73	18	163	- 90
Oesophagus Cancer	28	71	34	45	+ 26
Oral Cancer	29	60	29	72	- 12
Ovary Cancer	30	55	26	93	- 39
Inflammatory/Heart	31	54	3	4,249	- 4,195
Asthma	32	47	33	53	- 6
Alcohol	33	44	42	14	+ 31
Cervical Cancer	34	44	31	68	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	38	56	1	+ 37
Skin Disease	36	29	57	1	+ 28
Skin Cancers	37	24	21	126	- 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	22	32	56	- 34
Hepatitis B	39	22	49	7	+ 14
Epilepsy	40	22	38	23	- 2
Congenital Anomalies	41	21	37	29	- 7
Drownings	42	21	41	18	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	43	17	23	108	- 91
Violence	44	16	36	31	- 15
Low Birth Weight	45	15	28	73	- 58
Anemia	46	13	52	3	+ 10
Fires	47	11	46	11	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	9	43	13	- 4
Hepatitis C	49	7	67	0	+ 7
Drug Use	50	6	47	9	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	6	60	0	+ 6
Poisonings	52	5	45	11	- 6
Malnutrition	53	4	58	1	+ 3
Birth Trauma	54	4	48	7	- 4
HIV/AIDS	55	3	61	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	56	3	85	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	57	2	55	1	+ 1
Meningitis	58	2	51	4	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	2	53	3	- 1
Osteoarthritis	60	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	61	1	54	2	- 1
Syphilis	62	1	62	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	65	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	1	83	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	1	59	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	39	21	- 21
Pertussis	67	0	50	4	- 3
War	68	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NO MACEDONIA

South Korea

No Macedonia

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.