NIGERIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	127,473	7	61,374	+ 66,100
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	121,142	1	207,281	- 86,139
Stroke	3	116,351	8	57,744	+ 58,608
Lung Cancers	4	92,246	57	1,295	+ 90,951
Suicide	5	66,529	30	7,019	+ 59,510
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	55,207	31	6,786	+ 48,422
Liver Cancer	7	52,680	39	5,289	+ 47,391
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	46,276	43	4,152	+ 42,125
Kidney Disease	9	45,943	20	18,189	+ 27,754
Stomach Cancer	10	39,206	50	2,129	+ 37,077
Lung Disease	11	38,759	22	12,569	+ 26,190
Pancreas Cancer	12	31,791	51	1,975	+ 29,816
Diabetes Mellitus	13	30,964	18	22,497	+ 8,468
Liver Disease	14	28,858	13	38,326	- 9,467
Road Traffic Accidents	15	19,996	12	41,693	- 21,697
Parkinson's Disease	16	17,960	46	2,473	+ 15,487
Hypertension	17	16,868	24	10,692	+ 6,176
Other Injuries	18	16,518	17	22,696	- 6,178
Lymphomas	19	15,806	40	5,202	+ 10,604
Falls	20	13,338	28	7,528	+ 5,810
Breast Cancer	21	13,092	23	11,884	+ 1,208
Prostate Cancer	22	10,526	35	5,914	+ 4,611
Leukemia	23	9,729	47	2,257	+ 7,472
Tuberculosis	24	8,865	3	127,335	- 118,470
Endocrine Disorders	25	8,595	21	15,799	- 7,204
Other Neoplasms	26	8,213	66	290	+ 7,923
Bladder Cancer	27	8,037	63	670	+ 7,368
Oesophagus Cancer	28	7,876	64	560	+ 7,316
Oral Cancer	29	6,624	48	2,238	+ 4,385
Ovary Cancer	30	6,045	49	2,133	+ 3,913
Inflammatory/Heart	31	6,024	42	4,826	+ 1,197
Asthma	32	5,230	27	8,192	- 2,962
Alcohol	33	4,912	58	1,031	+ 3,881
Cervical Cancer	34	4,841	25	10,574	- 5,733
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4,221	2	144,724	- 140,503
Skin Disease	36	3,201	56	1,468	+ 1,733
Skin Cancers	37	2,657	53	1,933	+ 724
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,453	37	5,846	- 3,393
Hepatitis B	39	2,391	55	1,488	+ 903
Epilepsy	40	2,384	41	5,001	- 2,618
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,355	9	49,696	- 47,342
Drownings	42	2,277	32	6,584	- 4,308
Uterin Cancer	43	1,908	62	679	+ 1,229
Violence	44	1,756	19	18,407	- 16,652
Low Birth Weight	45	1,684	6	95,959	- 94,275
Anemia	46	1,497	82	0	+ 1,497
Fires	47	1,197	29	7,132	- 5,935
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,019	52	1,946	- 927
Hepatitis C	49	762	65	304	+ 458
Drug Use	50	701	34	6,273	- 5,572
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	681	69	165	+ 517
Poisonings	52	523	33	6,570	- 6,047
Malnutrition	53	402	36	5,896	- 5,494
Birth Trauma	54	401	5	100,186	- 99,785
HIV/AIDS	55	383	10	44,124	- 43,740
Schizophrenia	56	350	80	0	+ 350
Appendicitis	57	245	60	760	- 515
Meningitis	58	230	11	43,651	- 43,421
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	224	84	0	+ 224
Osteoarthritis	60	188	85	0	+ 188
Maternal Conditions	61	155	15	23,540	- 23,385
Syphilis	62	121	38	5,449	- 5,328
Upper Respiratory	63	117	67	259	- 142
Oral conditions	64	96	86	0	+ 96
Encephalitis	65	86	59	937	- 850
Multiple Sclerosis	66	48	68	179	- 131
Pertussis	67	27	16	23,282	- 23,255
War	68	22	45	3,245	- 3,222
Tetanus	69	21	26	8,355	- 8,334
Otitis Media	70	21	72	3	+ 18
Malaria	71	5	4	100,963	- 100,958
Schistosomiasis	72	5	54	1,508	- 1,503
Diphtheria	73	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Ascariasis	74	0	61	685	- 685
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Chlamydia	84	0	71	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

South Korea

Nigeria

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.