MEXICO VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,395	1	116,238	- 45,843
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	66,899	8	24,816	+ 42,083
Stroke	3	64,253	4	39,790	+ 24,463
Lung Cancers	4	50,941	17	7,349	+ 43,592
Suicide	5	36,740	22	6,772	+ 29,968
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	30,487	30	3,447	+ 27,041
Liver Cancer	7	29,092	21	6,817	+ 22,275
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	25,555	20	6,871	+ 18,685
Kidney Disease	9	25,371	3	44,622	- 19,251
Stomach Cancer	10	21,651	19	6,939	+ 14,712
Lung Disease	11	21,404	7	29,123	- 7,719
Pancreas Cancer	12	17,556	27	4,510	+ 13,046
Diabetes Mellitus	13	17,100	2	86,110	- 69,010
Liver Disease	14	15,937	6	29,838	- 13,902
Road Traffic Accidents	15	11,042	10	16,303	- 5,260
Parkinson's Disease	16	9,918	43	1,567	+ 8,351
Hypertension	17	9,315	9	17,806	- 8,491
Other Injuries	18	9,122	11	12,175	- 3,053
Lymphomas	19	8,728	24	4,961	+ 3,767
Falls	20	7,366	35	2,628	+ 4,738
Breast Cancer	21	7,230	16	7,380	- 150
Prostate Cancer	22	5,813	15	7,494	- 1,681
Leukemia	23	5,373	25	4,830	+ 543
Tuberculosis	24	4,896	38	1,943	+ 2,953
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,746	12	11,310	- 6,564
Other Neoplasms	26	4,535	23	6,204	- 1,669
Bladder Cancer	27	4,438	48	1,272	+ 3,166
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,349	49	1,252	+ 3,098
Oral Cancer	29	3,658	46	1,355	+ 2,303
Ovary Cancer	30	3,338	34	2,649	+ 689
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,327	41	1,866	+ 1,460
Asthma	32	2,888	47	1,342	+ 1,546
Alcohol	33	2,713	32	2,945	- 233
Cervical Cancer	34	2,673	26	4,787	- 2,114
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,331	29	3,476	- 1,145
Skin Disease	36	1,768	31	3,029	- 1,261
Skin Cancers	37	1,467	40	1,909	- 441
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,355	33	2,734	- 1,379
Hepatitis B	39	1,321	61	210	+ 1,111
Epilepsy	40	1,316	39	1,912	- 595
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,300	13	10,457	- 9,156
Drownings	42	1,257	42	1,799	- 541
Uterin Cancer	43	1,054	50	902	+ 152
Violence	44	970	5	32,450	- 31,481
Low Birth Weight	45	930	18	7,163	- 6,233
Anemia	46	826	37	2,182	- 1,356
Fires	47	661	56	604	+ 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	563	52	859	- 296
Hepatitis C	49	421	55	625	- 205
Drug Use	50	387	44	1,470	- 1,083
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	376	45	1,415	- 1,039
Poisonings	52	289	57	531	- 242
Malnutrition	53	222	14	7,552	- 7,330
Birth Trauma	54	221	36	2,552	- 2,331
HIV/AIDS	55	212	28	4,128	- 3,916
Schizophrenia	56	194	63	127	+ 66
Appendicitis	57	135	53	774	- 639
Meningitis	58	127	58	357	- 230
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	124	51	894	- 770
Osteoarthritis	60	104	59	305	- 201
Maternal Conditions	61	85	54	750	- 664
Syphilis	62	67	73	5	+ 62
Upper Respiratory	63	64	64	127	- 62
Oral conditions	64	53	65	125	- 72
Encephalitis	65	48	62	140	- 92
Multiple Sclerosis	66	27	60	295	- 269
Pertussis	67	15	70	21	- 6
War	68	12	66	112	- 99
Tetanus	69	12	71	10	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	12	68	29	- 18
Malaria	71	3	84	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	72	3	83	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	72	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	67	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	69	24	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	74	2	- 2
Leprosy	82	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

South Korea

Mexico

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.