RWANDA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,335	4	3,605	+ 3,730
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,971	1	5,280	+ 1,691
Stroke	3	6,695	2	5,060	+ 1,635
Lung Cancers	4	5,308	39	234	+ 5,074
Suicide	5	3,828	24	704	+ 3,125
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,177	25	657	+ 2,520
Liver Cancer	7	3,031	23	706	+ 2,325
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,663	28	591	+ 2,072
Kidney Disease	9	2,644	15	1,206	+ 1,438
Stomach Cancer	10	2,256	20	780	+ 1,476
Lung Disease	11	2,230	13	1,555	+ 676
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,829	43	214	+ 1,616
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,782	11	1,858	- 77
Liver Disease	14	1,661	8	2,548	- 887
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,151	3	3,718	- 2,568
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,034	47	146	+ 887
Hypertension	17	971	14	1,357	- 387
Other Injuries	18	951	17	944	+ 6
Lymphomas	19	910	30	450	+ 460
Falls	20	768	31	412	+ 355
Breast Cancer	21	753	27	600	+ 154
Prostate Cancer	22	606	32	396	+ 210
Leukemia	23	560	35	317	+ 243
Tuberculosis	24	510	26	625	- 115
Endocrine Disorders	25	495	41	219	+ 275
Other Neoplasms	26	473	64	16	+ 456
Bladder Cancer	27	462	62	35	+ 427
Oesophagus Cancer	28	453	44	213	+ 240
Oral Cancer	29	381	37	272	+ 109
Ovary Cancer	30	348	53	92	+ 256
Inflammatory/Heart	31	347	34	347	- 0
Asthma	32	301	22	717	- 416
Alcohol	33	283	49	125	+ 157
Cervical Cancer	34	279	18	941	- 662
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	243	6	3,121	- 2,878
Skin Disease	36	184	52	103	+ 81
Skin Cancers	37	153	50	113	+ 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	141	33	362	- 221
Hepatitis B	39	138	55	68	+ 69
Epilepsy	40	137	45	191	- 54
Congenital Anomalies	41	135	12	1,777	- 1,642
Drownings	42	131	36	285	- 154
Uterin Cancer	43	110	56	58	+ 52
Violence	44	101	29	548	- 447
Low Birth Weight	45	97	9	2,193	- 2,096
Anemia	46	86	86	0	+ 86
Fires	47	69	38	270	- 201
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	59	48	136	- 77
Hepatitis C	49	44	65	12	+ 32
Drug Use	50	40	60	45	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	39	63	23	+ 16
Poisonings	52	30	40	220	- 190
Malnutrition	53	23	16	1,168	- 1,145
Birth Trauma	54	23	10	1,888	- 1,865
HIV/AIDS	55	22	7	2,826	- 2,803
Schizophrenia	56	20	83	0	+ 20
Appendicitis	57	14	54	70	- 56
Meningitis	58	13	19	847	- 834
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	13	80	0	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	60	11	81	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	61	9	21	722	- 714
Syphilis	62	7	46	173	- 166
Upper Respiratory	63	7	57	58	- 52
Oral conditions	64	6	82	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	65	5	61	39	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	66	7	- 4
Pertussis	67	2	42	218	- 216
War	68	1	69	3	- 1
Tetanus	69	1	58	53	- 52
Otitis Media	70	1	68	4	- 3
Malaria	71	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	111	- 111
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	67	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	59	51	- 51
Chlamydia	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

South Korea

Rwanda

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.