PHILIPPINES VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,685	1	129,955	- 66,270
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	60,522	2	93,807	- 33,285
Stroke	3	58,128	3	74,167	- 16,038
Lung Cancers	4	46,085	13	10,296	+ 35,790
Suicide	5	33,237	35	2,325	+ 30,912
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	27,581	39	2,010	+ 25,571
Liver Cancer	7	26,319	19	7,663	+ 18,655
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	23,119	16	8,063	+ 15,056
Kidney Disease	9	22,953	4	39,380	- 16,427
Stomach Cancer	10	19,587	41	1,868	+ 17,719
Lung Disease	11	19,364	6	32,559	- 13,196
Pancreas Cancer	12	15,882	37	2,121	+ 13,761
Diabetes Mellitus	13	15,469	7	32,260	- 16,791
Liver Disease	14	14,417	20	7,076	+ 7,341
Road Traffic Accidents	15	9,990	10	13,017	- 3,027
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,973	55	594	+ 8,379
Hypertension	17	8,427	5	34,500	- 26,073
Other Injuries	18	8,252	31	3,536	+ 4,717
Lymphomas	19	7,896	36	2,279	+ 5,618
Falls	20	6,663	28	3,861	+ 2,802
Breast Cancer	21	6,541	15	9,802	- 3,261
Prostate Cancer	22	5,259	26	4,149	+ 1,109
Leukemia	23	4,861	29	3,596	+ 1,264
Tuberculosis	24	4,429	8	27,061	- 22,632
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,294	12	10,464	- 6,170
Other Neoplasms	26	4,103	23	5,146	- 1,043
Bladder Cancer	27	4,015	58	569	+ 3,446
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,935	53	672	+ 3,263
Oral Cancer	29	3,309	34	2,916	+ 393
Ovary Cancer	30	3,020	40	1,994	+ 1,026
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,009	30	3,545	- 536
Asthma	32	2,613	11	11,404	- 8,791
Alcohol	33	2,454	60	401	+ 2,053
Cervical Cancer	34	2,419	33	3,076	- 657
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,109	22	6,189	- 4,080
Skin Disease	36	1,599	25	4,229	- 2,630
Skin Cancers	37	1,328	61	368	+ 959
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,226	21	6,865	- 5,640
Hepatitis B	39	1,195	56	590	+ 605
Epilepsy	40	1,191	45	1,120	+ 71
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,176	17	8,051	- 6,875
Drownings	42	1,137	27	3,881	- 2,744
Uterin Cancer	43	953	50	761	+ 193
Violence	44	877	9	14,835	- 13,958
Low Birth Weight	45	841	14	10,141	- 9,300
Anemia	46	748	32	3,435	- 2,688
Fires	47	598	54	600	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	509	42	1,807	- 1,298
Hepatitis C	49	381	81	0	+ 380
Drug Use	50	350	52	695	- 345
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	340	62	323	+ 18
Poisonings	52	261	65	226	+ 35
Malnutrition	53	201	24	4,311	- 4,110
Birth Trauma	54	200	18	7,960	- 7,760
HIV/AIDS	55	192	66	204	- 13
Schizophrenia	56	175	68	127	+ 48
Appendicitis	57	122	63	276	- 153
Meningitis	58	115	47	1,041	- 926
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	112	51	752	- 640
Osteoarthritis	60	94	57	570	- 476
Maternal Conditions	61	77	38	2,042	- 1,964
Syphilis	62	60	44	1,157	- 1,096
Upper Respiratory	63	58	70	39	+ 20
Oral conditions	64	48	73	28	+ 20
Encephalitis	65	43	67	185	- 141
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	72	31	- 7
Pertussis	67	14	43	1,760	- 1,746
War	68	11	49	817	- 806
Tetanus	69	11	59	521	- 510
Otitis Media	70	10	74	23	- 12
Malaria	71	3	69	94	- 91
Schistosomiasis	72	2	64	233	- 230
Diphtheria	73	0	75	14	- 14
Ascariasis	74	0	76	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	4	- 4
Leprosy	82	0	71	37	- 37
Measles	83	0	48	894	- 894
Chlamydia	84	0	78	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.