PAKISTAN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	135,882	1	240,720	- 104,838
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	129,133	6	83,483	+ 45,650
Stroke	3	124,026	2	141,432	- 17,406
Lung Cancers	4	98,331	26	9,688	+ 88,643
Suicide	5	70,917	18	19,331	+ 51,587
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	58,849	22	15,216	+ 43,633
Liver Cancer	7	56,155	41	4,427	+ 51,728
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	49,329	38	5,279	+ 44,050
Kidney Disease	9	48,974	9	56,796	- 7,822
Stomach Cancer	10	41,792	43	4,044	+ 37,748
Lung Disease	11	41,315	5	86,968	- 45,653
Pancreas Cancer	12	33,888	60	1,069	+ 32,818
Diabetes Mellitus	13	33,007	7	63,852	- 30,846
Liver Disease	14	30,762	10	54,835	- 24,073
Road Traffic Accidents	15	21,315	12	28,170	- 6,855
Parkinson's Disease	16	19,145	35	6,145	+ 13,000
Hypertension	17	17,980	16	22,917	- 4,937
Other Injuries	18	17,608	13	27,010	- 9,402
Lymphomas	19	16,848	31	7,020	+ 9,828
Falls	20	14,218	28	8,642	+ 5,575
Breast Cancer	21	13,956	20	18,009	- 4,053
Prostate Cancer	22	11,220	45	3,559	+ 7,661
Leukemia	23	10,371	39	5,254	+ 5,117
Tuberculosis	24	9,450	11	42,103	- 32,653
Endocrine Disorders	25	9,161	25	11,439	- 2,278
Other Neoplasms	26	8,755	64	412	+ 8,343
Bladder Cancer	27	8,568	48	2,727	+ 5,841
Oesophagus Cancer	28	8,396	29	7,866	+ 530
Oral Cancer	29	7,060	21	17,181	- 10,121
Ovary Cancer	30	6,444	46	3,533	+ 2,910
Inflammatory/Heart	31	6,421	52	2,318	+ 4,104
Asthma	32	5,575	17	20,750	- 15,176
Alcohol	33	5,236	50	2,520	+ 2,716
Cervical Cancer	34	5,160	44	4,009	+ 1,151
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4,499	3	104,383	- 99,883
Skin Disease	36	3,412	67	132	+ 3,280
Skin Cancers	37	2,832	54	1,539	+ 1,293
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,615	36	5,450	- 2,835
Hepatitis B	39	2,549	53	2,267	+ 282
Epilepsy	40	2,541	40	4,873	- 2,332
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,510	14	26,320	- 23,810
Drownings	42	2,427	37	5,376	- 2,949
Uterin Cancer	43	2,034	59	1,191	+ 843
Violence	44	1,872	23	12,925	- 11,053
Low Birth Weight	45	1,795	4	93,373	- 91,578
Anemia	46	1,595	85	0	+ 1,595
Fires	47	1,275	42	4,305	- 3,030
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,086	15	26,017	- 24,930
Hepatitis C	49	812	58	1,227	- 415
Drug Use	50	747	61	829	- 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	726	56	1,388	- 662
Poisonings	52	558	47	3,364	- 2,807
Malnutrition	53	428	27	8,852	- 8,423
Birth Trauma	54	427	8	59,559	- 59,132
HIV/AIDS	55	409	32	6,797	- 6,389
Schizophrenia	56	374	83	0	+ 374
Appendicitis	57	261	51	2,472	- 2,211
Meningitis	58	245	19	18,025	- 17,780
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	239	81	0	+ 239
Osteoarthritis	60	200	80	0	+ 200
Maternal Conditions	61	165	24	12,392	- 12,227
Syphilis	62	129	57	1,289	- 1,160
Upper Respiratory	63	124	66	288	- 164
Oral conditions	64	102	82	0	+ 102
Encephalitis	65	92	33	6,651	- 6,559
Multiple Sclerosis	66	51	65	411	- 360
Pertussis	67	29	34	6,358	- 6,329
War	68	24	62	597	- 573
Tetanus	69	22	30	7,541	- 7,519
Otitis Media	70	22	71	28	- 6
Malaria	71	6	63	587	- 581
Schistosomiasis	72	5	74	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	73	0	69	68	- 68
Ascariasis	74	0	68	75	- 75
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	1,429	- 1,429
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	4	- 4
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	49	2,579	- 2,579
Chlamydia	84	0	70	44	- 44
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

South Korea

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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.