PORTUGAL VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,496	1	12,878	- 7,382
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,223	4	6,851	- 1,628
Stroke	3	5,016	2	12,339	- 7,323
Lung Cancers	4	3,977	5	4,406	- 429
Suicide	5	2,868	19	1,172	+ 1,696
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,380	3	7,191	- 4,811
Liver Cancer	7	2,271	18	1,270	+ 1,001
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,995	6	4,389	- 2,394
Kidney Disease	9	1,981	9	2,803	- 823
Stomach Cancer	10	1,690	10	2,532	- 842
Lung Disease	11	1,671	7	4,286	- 2,615
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,371	15	1,669	- 299
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,335	8	3,601	- 2,266
Liver Disease	14	1,244	22	1,126	+ 119
Road Traffic Accidents	15	862	27	838	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	16	774	21	1,139	- 365
Hypertension	17	727	14	1,880	- 1,153
Other Injuries	18	712	13	1,937	- 1,225
Lymphomas	19	681	16	1,608	- 926
Falls	20	575	23	1,033	- 458
Breast Cancer	21	564	12	1,997	- 1,432
Prostate Cancer	22	454	11	2,124	- 1,670
Leukemia	23	419	24	1,015	- 596
Tuberculosis	24	382	38	213	+ 169
Endocrine Disorders	25	371	17	1,547	- 1,176
Other Neoplasms	26	354	28	652	- 298
Bladder Cancer	27	347	20	1,171	- 824
Oesophagus Cancer	28	340	29	623	- 283
Oral Cancer	29	286	25	912	- 626
Ovary Cancer	30	261	33	397	- 137
Inflammatory/Heart	31	260	26	909	- 649
Asthma	32	225	43	146	+ 79
Alcohol	33	212	45	111	+ 101
Cervical Cancer	34	209	34	329	- 120
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	182	36	231	- 49
Skin Disease	36	138	39	202	- 64
Skin Cancers	37	115	30	523	- 409
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	106	37	229	- 123
Hepatitis B	39	103	59	26	+ 77
Epilepsy	40	103	31	415	- 312
Congenital Anomalies	41	102	40	196	- 95
Drownings	42	98	51	79	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	43	82	32	406	- 324
Violence	44	76	48	96	- 21
Low Birth Weight	45	73	52	79	- 6
Anemia	46	65	42	151	- 86
Fires	47	52	46	108	- 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	44	41	169	- 125
Hepatitis C	49	33	49	87	- 54
Drug Use	50	30	44	128	- 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	29	47	99	- 70
Poisonings	52	23	57	29	- 7
Malnutrition	53	17	53	79	- 61
Birth Trauma	54	17	60	24	- 7
HIV/AIDS	55	17	35	320	- 303
Schizophrenia	56	15	55	49	- 34
Appendicitis	57	11	61	21	- 10
Meningitis	58	10	56	43	- 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	10	50	82	- 73
Osteoarthritis	60	8	58	29	- 21
Maternal Conditions	61	7	63	7	- 0
Syphilis	62	5	64	3	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	5	62	15	- 10
Oral conditions	64	4	65	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	4	67	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	54	56	- 54
Pertussis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
War	68	1	69	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	66	2	- 2
Malaria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

South Korea

Portugal

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.