NIGER VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,184	6	8,229	+ 5,955
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,479	1	21,093	- 7,614
Stroke	3	12,946	5	8,717	+ 4,229
Lung Cancers	4	10,264	67	42	+ 10,222
Suicide	5	7,403	27	1,227	+ 6,176
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,143	32	858	+ 5,285
Liver Cancer	7	5,862	35	745	+ 5,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,149	37	522	+ 4,627
Kidney Disease	9	5,112	16	2,732	+ 2,380
Stomach Cancer	10	4,362	44	300	+ 4,062
Lung Disease	11	4,313	20	2,172	+ 2,141
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,537	54	138	+ 3,399
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,445	17	2,630	+ 815
Liver Disease	14	3,211	11	4,116	- 905
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,225	8	5,946	- 3,721
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,998	47	275	+ 1,723
Hypertension	17	1,877	25	1,356	+ 521
Other Injuries	18	1,838	12	3,826	- 1,988
Lymphomas	19	1,759	43	350	+ 1,408
Falls	20	1,484	26	1,297	+ 187
Breast Cancer	21	1,457	29	1,075	+ 381
Prostate Cancer	22	1,171	57	128	+ 1,044
Leukemia	23	1,083	48	258	+ 825
Tuberculosis	24	986	13	3,703	- 2,717
Endocrine Disorders	25	956	23	1,806	- 850
Other Neoplasms	26	914	68	24	+ 890
Bladder Cancer	27	894	53	161	+ 733
Oesophagus Cancer	28	876	55	132	+ 745
Oral Cancer	29	737	49	242	+ 495
Ovary Cancer	30	673	40	425	+ 248
Inflammatory/Heart	31	670	34	769	- 98
Asthma	32	582	22	1,902	- 1,320
Alcohol	33	547	60	120	+ 426
Cervical Cancer	34	539	38	487	+ 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	470	3	16,030	- 15,561
Skin Disease	36	356	52	213	+ 143
Skin Cancers	37	296	45	287	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	273	31	1,044	- 771
Hepatitis B	39	266	46	279	- 13
Epilepsy	40	265	36	676	- 411
Congenital Anomalies	41	262	10	4,346	- 4,084
Drownings	42	253	24	1,581	- 1,328
Uterin Cancer	43	212	64	86	+ 126
Violence	44	195	19	2,244	- 2,048
Low Birth Weight	45	187	4	9,560	- 9,372
Anemia	46	167	85	0	+ 167
Fires	47	133	28	1,120	- 987
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	113	39	467	- 353
Hepatitis C	49	85	66	46	+ 39
Drug Use	50	78	58	126	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	76	70	18	+ 58
Poisonings	52	58	33	771	- 713
Malnutrition	53	45	21	2,170	- 2,125
Birth Trauma	54	45	7	8,030	- 7,986
HIV/AIDS	55	43	30	1,048	- 1,005
Schizophrenia	56	39	83	0	+ 39
Appendicitis	57	27	56	128	- 101
Meningitis	58	26	9	5,237	- 5,212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	25	80	0	+ 25
Osteoarthritis	60	21	81	0	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	61	17	14	3,317	- 3,300
Syphilis	62	13	62	110	- 96
Upper Respiratory	63	13	63	94	- 81
Oral conditions	64	11	82	0	+ 11
Encephalitis	65	10	61	112	- 103
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	69	22	- 17
Pertussis	67	3	15	2,858	- 2,855
War	68	2	41	409	- 407
Tetanus	69	2	42	372	- 370
Otitis Media	70	2	72	1	+ 2
Malaria	71	1	2	17,022	- 17,021
Schistosomiasis	72	1	50	237	- 237
Diphtheria	73	0	65	60	- 60
Ascariasis	74	0	59	125	- 125
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.