MOROCCO VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,131	1	77,340	- 57,209
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,131	6	7,237	+ 11,894
Stroke	3	18,374	2	31,861	- 13,486
Lung Cancers	4	14,568	7	6,585	+ 7,983
Suicide	5	10,506	16	2,617	+ 7,889
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,718	10	4,967	+ 3,751
Liver Cancer	7	8,319	44	423	+ 7,897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	7,308	17	2,556	+ 4,752
Kidney Disease	9	7,255	4	10,216	- 2,961
Stomach Cancer	10	6,192	25	1,691	+ 4,500
Lung Disease	11	6,121	8	6,296	- 175
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,020	36	747	+ 4,274
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,890	5	7,377	- 2,487
Liver Disease	14	4,557	11	4,866	- 309
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,158	9	6,185	- 3,027
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,836	26	1,511	+ 1,325
Hypertension	17	2,664	3	10,736	- 8,072
Other Injuries	18	2,609	21	2,271	+ 337
Lymphomas	19	2,496	20	2,274	+ 222
Falls	20	2,106	19	2,456	- 350
Breast Cancer	21	2,068	12	3,604	- 1,536
Prostate Cancer	22	1,662	24	1,914	- 252
Leukemia	23	1,536	31	1,035	+ 502
Tuberculosis	24	1,400	15	2,870	- 1,470
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,357	28	1,129	+ 228
Other Neoplasms	26	1,297	60	70	+ 1,227
Bladder Cancer	27	1,269	30	1,069	+ 201
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,244	42	439	+ 804
Oral Cancer	29	1,046	35	780	+ 266
Ovary Cancer	30	955	34	800	+ 155
Inflammatory/Heart	31	951	32	1,022	- 71
Asthma	32	826	13	3,342	- 2,516
Alcohol	33	776	57	109	+ 667
Cervical Cancer	34	765	18	2,508	- 1,743
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	667	27	1,192	- 525
Skin Disease	36	506	54	149	+ 357
Skin Cancers	37	420	41	477	- 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	387	29	1,076	- 688
Hepatitis B	39	378	48	316	+ 62
Epilepsy	40	376	45	336	+ 41
Congenital Anomalies	41	372	22	2,124	- 1,752
Drownings	42	360	43	426	- 66
Uterin Cancer	43	301	53	154	+ 147
Violence	44	277	39	632	- 355
Low Birth Weight	45	266	14	3,305	- 3,039
Anemia	46	236	84	0	+ 236
Fires	47	189	33	904	- 715
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	161	37	718	- 557
Hepatitis C	49	120	65	7	+ 113
Drug Use	50	111	47	321	- 210
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	108	62	38	+ 70
Poisonings	52	83	50	266	- 183
Malnutrition	53	63	51	200	- 137
Birth Trauma	54	63	23	2,067	- 2,004
HIV/AIDS	55	61	49	289	- 228
Schizophrenia	56	55	86	0	+ 55
Appendicitis	57	39	56	130	- 92
Meningitis	58	36	40	542	- 506
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	35	80	0	+ 35
Osteoarthritis	60	30	81	0	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	61	24	38	704	- 679
Syphilis	62	19	55	140	- 121
Upper Respiratory	63	18	67	4	+ 15
Oral conditions	64	15	82	0	+ 15
Encephalitis	65	14	52	176	- 163
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	58	106	- 98
Pertussis	67	4	46	324	- 320
War	68	4	63	22	- 18
Tetanus	69	3	59	76	- 73
Otitis Media	70	3	71	0	+ 3
Malaria	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	61	67	- 66
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	66	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	15	- 15
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

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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.