RUSSIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,823	1	562,711	- 486,888
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	72,057	10	32,404	+ 39,653
Stroke	3	69,207	2	327,199	- 257,992
Lung Cancers	4	54,869	3	54,361	+ 508
Suicide	5	39,572	8	36,625	+ 2,947
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	32,838	5	48,522	- 15,684
Liver Cancer	7	31,335	24	11,165	+ 20,170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	27,526	7	42,633	- 15,107
Kidney Disease	9	27,328	22	11,581	+ 15,747
Stomach Cancer	10	23,320	11	29,386	- 6,065
Lung Disease	11	23,054	9	36,600	- 13,546
Pancreas Cancer	12	18,910	16	20,282	- 1,372
Diabetes Mellitus	13	18,418	18	18,345	+ 73
Liver Disease	14	17,165	6	45,463	- 28,297
Road Traffic Accidents	15	11,894	19	17,507	- 5,613
Parkinson's Disease	16	10,683	26	9,371	+ 1,312
Hypertension	17	10,033	17	18,348	- 8,314
Other Injuries	18	9,825	14	22,517	- 12,691
Lymphomas	19	9,401	29	8,919	+ 482
Falls	20	7,934	21	11,705	- 3,771
Breast Cancer	21	7,788	13	23,242	- 15,454
Prostate Cancer	22	6,261	20	14,107	- 7,846
Leukemia	23	5,787	31	8,238	- 2,451
Tuberculosis	24	5,273	30	8,422	- 3,149
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,112	45	2,004	+ 3,108
Other Neoplasms	26	4,885	51	729	+ 4,156
Bladder Cancer	27	4,781	38	6,307	- 1,526
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,685	33	7,431	- 2,747
Oral Cancer	29	3,940	25	10,880	- 6,940
Ovary Cancer	30	3,596	32	8,123	- 4,527
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,583	4	54,060	- 50,477
Asthma	32	3,111	46	1,764	+ 1,347
Alcohol	33	2,922	12	27,984	- 25,063
Cervical Cancer	34	2,880	34	7,423	- 4,543
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,511	55	403	+ 2,107
Skin Disease	36	1,904	43	2,735	- 831
Skin Cancers	37	1,581	39	5,612	- 4,031
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,459	28	8,938	- 7,479
Hepatitis B	39	1,422	60	43	+ 1,379
Epilepsy	40	1,418	52	718	+ 700
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,401	41	4,201	- 2,801
Drownings	42	1,354	36	6,629	- 5,274
Uterin Cancer	43	1,135	35	6,867	- 5,732
Violence	44	1,044	23	11,450	- 10,406
Low Birth Weight	45	1,002	44	2,153	- 1,151
Anemia	46	890	81	0	+ 890
Fires	47	712	37	6,387	- 5,676
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	606	42	2,770	- 2,164
Hepatitis C	49	453	66	2	+ 451
Drug Use	50	417	27	9,113	- 8,696
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	405	50	750	- 345
Poisonings	52	311	40	5,565	- 5,254
Malnutrition	53	239	57	242	- 3
Birth Trauma	54	238	53	714	- 476
HIV/AIDS	55	228	15	21,262	- 21,033
Schizophrenia	56	208	83	0	+ 208
Appendicitis	57	146	54	409	- 263
Meningitis	58	137	48	1,037	- 901
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	134	85	0	+ 134
Osteoarthritis	60	112	84	0	+ 112
Maternal Conditions	61	92	56	267	- 175
Syphilis	62	72	62	19	+ 53
Upper Respiratory	63	69	58	158	- 89
Oral conditions	64	57	86	0	+ 57
Encephalitis	65	51	47	1,076	- 1,025
Multiple Sclerosis	66	29	49	827	- 798
Pertussis	67	16	65	2	+ 14
War	68	13	59	123	- 109
Tetanus	69	13	63	3	+ 9
Otitis Media	70	12	64	3	+ 9
Malaria	71	3	74	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	72	3	72	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	61	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.