NEW ZEALAND VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,779	1	5,095	- 2,316
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,641	7	920	+ 1,721
Stroke	3	2,537	3	2,378	+ 158
Lung Cancers	4	2,011	4	1,873	+ 138
Suicide	5	1,450	15	528	+ 922
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,204	2	3,032	- 1,828
Liver Cancer	7	1,148	24	288	+ 861
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,009	6	1,495	- 486
Kidney Disease	9	1,002	17	432	+ 570
Stomach Cancer	10	855	22	323	+ 532
Lung Disease	11	845	5	1,815	- 970
Pancreas Cancer	12	693	14	543	+ 150
Diabetes Mellitus	13	675	8	769	- 94
Liver Disease	14	629	32	158	+ 472
Road Traffic Accidents	15	436	16	458	- 22
Parkinson's Disease	16	392	19	353	+ 39
Hypertension	17	368	20	327	+ 41
Other Injuries	18	360	28	218	+ 142
Lymphomas	19	345	13	608	- 264
Falls	20	291	11	627	- 336
Breast Cancer	21	285	10	737	- 451
Prostate Cancer	22	229	9	739	- 509
Leukemia	23	212	18	391	- 179
Tuberculosis	24	193	52	17	+ 176
Endocrine Disorders	25	187	21	325	- 137
Other Neoplasms	26	179	27	245	- 66
Bladder Cancer	27	175	26	267	- 92
Oesophagus Cancer	28	172	25	279	- 107
Oral Cancer	29	144	31	164	- 19
Ovary Cancer	30	132	29	207	- 75
Inflammatory/Heart	31	131	23	313	- 182
Asthma	32	114	36	91	+ 23
Alcohol	33	107	45	51	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	34	106	41	61	+ 45
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	92	37	81	+ 11
Skin Disease	36	70	34	118	- 48
Skin Cancers	37	58	12	612	- 554
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	53	39	70	- 17
Hepatitis B	39	52	56	14	+ 38
Epilepsy	40	52	43	55	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	41	51	30	176	- 124
Drownings	42	50	44	54	- 5
Uterin Cancer	43	42	33	145	- 103
Violence	44	38	42	57	- 19
Low Birth Weight	45	37	38	78	- 42
Anemia	46	33	51	17	+ 15
Fires	47	26	53	17	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	22	35	113	- 90
Hepatitis C	49	17	48	30	- 13
Drug Use	50	15	40	69	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	15	46	47	- 32
Poisonings	52	11	58	9	+ 2
Malnutrition	53	9	55	14	- 5
Birth Trauma	54	9	54	15	- 6
HIV/AIDS	55	8	57	10	- 2
Schizophrenia	56	8	60	8	- 0
Appendicitis	57	5	62	6	- 1
Meningitis	58	5	59	9	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	5	50	22	- 17
Osteoarthritis	60	4	49	24	- 20
Maternal Conditions	61	3	63	5	- 1
Syphilis	62	3	70	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	3	64	4	- 1
Oral conditions	64	2	61	8	- 6
Encephalitis	65	2	66	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	47	43	- 42
Pertussis	67	1	65	1	- 0
War	68	0	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	67	1	- 0
Malaria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	80	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	82	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 NEW ZEALAND

South Korea

New Zealand

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.