NICARAGUA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,595	1	5,843	- 2,248
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,417	7	1,152	+ 2,265
Stroke	3	3,281	3	2,225	+ 1,057
Lung Cancers	4	2,602	23	274	+ 2,328
Suicide	5	1,876	19	285	+ 1,592
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,557	33	149	+ 1,408
Liver Cancer	7	1,486	12	509	+ 977
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,305	18	315	+ 990
Kidney Disease	9	1,296	2	3,533	- 2,237
Stomach Cancer	10	1,106	14	478	+ 628
Lung Disease	11	1,093	5	1,570	- 476
Pancreas Cancer	12	897	27	178	+ 719
Diabetes Mellitus	13	873	4	2,068	- 1,194
Liver Disease	14	814	6	1,203	- 389
Road Traffic Accidents	15	564	8	1,109	- 545
Parkinson's Disease	16	507	42	67	+ 440
Hypertension	17	476	9	1,103	- 627
Other Injuries	18	466	17	358	+ 108
Lymphomas	19	446	29	164	+ 282
Falls	20	376	22	276	+ 100
Breast Cancer	21	369	20	283	+ 86
Prostate Cancer	22	297	15	386	- 89
Leukemia	23	274	24	227	+ 47
Tuberculosis	24	250	37	115	+ 135
Endocrine Disorders	25	242	28	164	+ 79
Other Neoplasms	26	232	26	192	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	27	227	52	28	+ 199
Oesophagus Cancer	28	222	47	42	+ 180
Oral Cancer	29	187	43	64	+ 123
Ovary Cancer	30	170	44	61	+ 109
Inflammatory/Heart	31	170	34	139	+ 30
Asthma	32	147	38	105	+ 43
Alcohol	33	139	21	279	- 140
Cervical Cancer	34	137	16	374	- 238
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	119	36	122	- 3
Skin Disease	36	90	31	162	- 71
Skin Cancers	37	75	45	59	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	69	40	85	- 16
Hepatitis B	39	67	62	5	+ 62
Epilepsy	40	67	41	74	- 7
Congenital Anomalies	41	66	11	571	- 504
Drownings	42	64	32	157	- 93
Uterin Cancer	43	54	48	39	+ 15
Violence	44	50	10	619	- 569
Low Birth Weight	45	47	13	490	- 442
Anemia	46	42	53	28	+ 14
Fires	47	34	57	16	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	29	54	20	+ 9
Hepatitis C	49	21	68	1	+ 20
Drug Use	50	20	46	50	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	19	50	31	- 11
Poisonings	52	15	55	18	- 3
Malnutrition	53	11	30	163	- 152
Birth Trauma	54	11	25	198	- 187
HIV/AIDS	55	11	35	139	- 128
Schizophrenia	56	10	66	3	+ 7
Appendicitis	57	7	49	32	- 25
Meningitis	58	6	51	29	- 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	6	56	17	- 11
Osteoarthritis	60	5	59	10	- 4
Maternal Conditions	61	4	39	88	- 84
Syphilis	62	3	60	9	- 6
Upper Respiratory	63	3	72	1	+ 3
Oral conditions	64	3	63	5	- 2
Encephalitis	65	2	58	10	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	61	7	- 5
Pertussis	67	1	67	3	- 2
War	68	1	70	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	75	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	69	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	64	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

South Korea

Nicaragua

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.