NORWAY VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,967	1	5,321	- 2,354
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,819	6	1,797	+ 1,023
Stroke	3	2,708	4	2,475	+ 232
Lung Cancers	4	2,147	5	2,320	- 173
Suicide	5	1,548	13	633	+ 915
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,285	2	4,464	- 3,179
Liver Cancer	7	1,226	26	259	+ 967
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,077	7	1,787	- 710
Kidney Disease	9	1,069	14	611	+ 458
Stomach Cancer	10	912	22	343	+ 569
Lung Disease	11	902	3	2,723	- 1,821
Pancreas Cancer	12	740	10	770	- 30
Diabetes Mellitus	13	721	16	560	+ 161
Liver Disease	14	672	30	214	+ 458
Road Traffic Accidents	15	465	42	114	+ 351
Parkinson's Disease	16	418	17	554	- 136
Hypertension	17	393	28	230	+ 163
Other Injuries	18	384	15	583	- 199
Lymphomas	19	368	12	646	- 278
Falls	20	310	9	777	- 467
Breast Cancer	21	305	11	698	- 393
Prostate Cancer	22	245	8	1,172	- 927
Leukemia	23	226	21	354	- 127
Tuberculosis	24	206	56	15	+ 191
Endocrine Disorders	25	200	19	359	- 159
Other Neoplasms	26	191	23	324	- 133
Bladder Cancer	27	187	20	356	- 169
Oesophagus Cancer	28	183	27	248	- 65
Oral Cancer	29	154	32	168	- 14
Ovary Cancer	30	141	24	309	- 168
Inflammatory/Heart	31	140	29	221	- 81
Asthma	32	122	43	85	+ 37
Alcohol	33	114	31	205	- 90
Cervical Cancer	34	113	39	125	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	98	37	128	- 30
Skin Disease	36	75	38	128	- 53
Skin Cancers	37	62	18	407	- 346
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	57	33	160	- 103
Hepatitis B	39	56	63	3	+ 52
Epilepsy	40	55	40	119	- 64
Congenital Anomalies	41	55	34	136	- 81
Drownings	42	53	45	65	- 12
Uterin Cancer	43	44	36	134	- 90
Violence	44	41	50	32	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	45	39	52	23	+ 16
Anemia	46	35	44	75	- 40
Fires	47	28	48	45	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	24	46	61	- 38
Hepatitis C	49	18	55	17	+ 1
Drug Use	50	16	25	264	- 247
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	16	47	60	- 45
Poisonings	52	12	57	14	- 2
Malnutrition	53	9	35	135	- 126
Birth Trauma	54	9	54	17	- 8
HIV/AIDS	55	9	61	10	- 1
Schizophrenia	56	8	53	23	- 15
Appendicitis	57	6	59	12	- 6
Meningitis	58	5	58	14	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	5	49	32	- 27
Osteoarthritis	60	4	51	27	- 23
Maternal Conditions	61	4	66	1	+ 2
Syphilis	62	3	67	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	3	60	12	- 9
Oral conditions	64	2	62	9	- 6
Encephalitis	65	2	70	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	41	119	- 118
Pertussis	67	1	64	1	- 1
War	68	1	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	1	- 1
Malaria	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

South Korea

Norway

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.