ROMANIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,772	1	71,810	- 62,039
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,286	5	9,357	- 71
Stroke	3	8,919	2	49,707	- 40,788
Lung Cancers	4	7,071	4	10,113	- 3,042
Suicide	5	5,100	21	1,886	+ 3,213
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,232	15	2,839	+ 1,393
Liver Cancer	7	4,038	13	3,114	+ 925
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,547	8	6,835	- 3,288
Kidney Disease	9	3,522	9	5,175	- 1,653
Stomach Cancer	10	3,005	12	3,457	- 452
Lung Disease	11	2,971	7	7,359	- 4,388
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,437	14	2,935	- 498
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,374	18	2,230	+ 143
Liver Disease	14	2,212	6	8,920	- 6,708
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,533	20	1,992	- 459
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,377	31	741	+ 636
Hypertension	17	1,293	3	11,007	- 9,714
Other Injuries	18	1,266	19	2,139	- 873
Lymphomas	19	1,212	25	1,385	- 173
Falls	20	1,022	24	1,504	- 482
Breast Cancer	21	1,004	11	3,851	- 2,847
Prostate Cancer	22	807	16	2,449	- 1,642
Leukemia	23	746	26	1,342	- 597
Tuberculosis	24	680	28	1,015	- 336
Endocrine Disorders	25	659	48	193	+ 466
Other Neoplasms	26	630	43	289	+ 341
Bladder Cancer	27	616	23	1,715	- 1,099
Oesophagus Cancer	28	604	30	755	- 151
Oral Cancer	29	508	17	2,290	- 1,782
Ovary Cancer	30	463	27	1,109	- 645
Inflammatory/Heart	31	462	10	4,433	- 3,971
Asthma	32	401	45	225	+ 176
Alcohol	33	377	37	409	- 33
Cervical Cancer	34	371	22	1,870	- 1,499
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	324	46	223	+ 100
Skin Disease	36	245	53	97	+ 148
Skin Cancers	37	204	29	1,003	- 800
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	188	33	531	- 343
Hepatitis B	39	183	59	30	+ 153
Epilepsy	40	183	42	314	- 131
Congenital Anomalies	41	180	38	367	- 186
Drownings	42	175	32	596	- 422
Uterin Cancer	43	146	34	522	- 376
Violence	44	135	44	255	- 121
Low Birth Weight	45	129	41	317	- 188
Anemia	46	115	56	59	+ 56
Fires	47	92	36	421	- 330
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	78	35	440	- 362
Hepatitis C	49	58	52	98	- 40
Drug Use	50	54	40	346	- 292
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	52	85	0	+ 52
Poisonings	52	40	39	366	- 326
Malnutrition	53	31	50	142	- 111
Birth Trauma	54	31	57	38	- 8
HIV/AIDS	55	29	47	219	- 189
Schizophrenia	56	27	51	103	- 76
Appendicitis	57	19	60	21	- 2
Meningitis	58	18	54	76	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	17	49	143	- 126
Osteoarthritis	60	14	86	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	61	12	58	35	- 23
Syphilis	62	9	66	1	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	63	9	63	3	+ 6
Oral conditions	64	7	64	2	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	7	62	6	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	55	66	- 63
Pertussis	67	2	69	0	+ 2
War	68	2	65	2	- 1
Tetanus	69	2	67	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	2	68	1	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	61	7	- 7
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

South Korea

Romania

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.