POLAND VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,862	1	117,700	- 96,837
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,826	4	19,998	- 172
Stroke	3	19,042	2	32,693	- 13,651
Lung Cancers	4	15,097	3	25,781	- 10,684
Suicide	5	10,888	18	4,282	+ 6,606
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	9,035	21	3,701	+ 5,334
Liver Cancer	7	8,622	29	2,290	+ 6,332
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	7,574	5	14,610	- 7,037
Kidney Disease	9	7,519	20	4,065	+ 3,454
Stomach Cancer	10	6,417	12	5,910	+ 506
Lung Disease	11	6,343	6	13,677	- 7,333
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,203	13	5,430	- 227
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,068	8	8,947	- 3,880
Liver Disease	14	4,723	10	7,912	- 3,189
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,273	22	3,555	- 282
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,939	34	1,500	+ 1,439
Hypertension	17	2,761	15	4,937	- 2,176
Other Injuries	18	2,703	28	2,527	+ 177
Lymphomas	19	2,587	19	4,141	- 1,555
Falls	20	2,183	16	4,712	- 2,529
Breast Cancer	21	2,143	9	7,967	- 5,824
Prostate Cancer	22	1,723	11	6,489	- 4,766
Leukemia	23	1,592	24	3,456	- 1,863
Tuberculosis	24	1,451	41	597	+ 854
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,407	38	831	+ 576
Other Neoplasms	26	1,344	7	9,256	- 7,912
Bladder Cancer	27	1,315	17	4,700	- 3,385
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,289	33	1,803	- 514
Oral Cancer	29	1,084	25	3,377	- 2,293
Ovary Cancer	30	989	27	2,929	- 1,940
Inflammatory/Heart	31	986	23	3,495	- 2,509
Asthma	32	856	43	540	+ 316
Alcohol	33	804	14	5,238	- 4,434
Cervical Cancer	34	792	32	1,907	- 1,114
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	691	37	839	- 148
Skin Disease	36	524	46	469	+ 55
Skin Cancers	37	435	31	2,155	- 1,720
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	401	26	3,091	- 2,690
Hepatitis B	39	391	56	52	+ 339
Epilepsy	40	390	35	1,145	- 755
Congenital Anomalies	41	385	36	916	- 531
Drownings	42	373	39	636	- 264
Uterin Cancer	43	312	30	2,163	- 1,850
Violence	44	287	49	294	- 7
Low Birth Weight	45	276	42	579	- 303
Anemia	46	245	62	12	+ 233
Fires	47	196	45	474	- 278
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	167	40	612	- 445
Hepatitis C	49	125	52	188	- 64
Drug Use	50	115	48	321	- 206
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	112	47	369	- 257
Poisonings	52	86	51	205	- 119
Malnutrition	53	66	50	291	- 225
Birth Trauma	54	66	57	52	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	55	63	54	115	- 52
Schizophrenia	56	57	58	30	+ 28
Appendicitis	57	40	55	69	- 29
Meningitis	58	38	53	171	- 133
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	37	59	29	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	60	31	61	18	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	61	25	63	10	+ 16
Syphilis	62	20	69	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	63	19	60	19	- 0
Oral conditions	64	16	65	4	+ 12
Encephalitis	65	14	64	6	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	44	502	- 495
Pertussis	67	4	71	0	+ 4
War	68	4	66	4	- 0
Tetanus	69	3	67	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	3	68	1	+ 3
Malaria	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

South Korea

Poland

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.