SAMOA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	112	1	241	- 128
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	107	5	53	+ 54
Stroke	3	103	2	148	- 45
Lung Cancers	4	81	9	26	+ 55
Suicide	5	59	11	25	+ 34
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	49	14	19	+ 30
Liver Cancer	7	46	30	7	+ 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	41	22	12	+ 29
Kidney Disease	9	41	6	52	- 12
Stomach Cancer	10	35	17	16	+ 19
Lung Disease	11	34	4	57	- 23
Pancreas Cancer	12	28	40	4	+ 24
Diabetes Mellitus	13	27	3	108	- 80
Liver Disease	14	25	8	27	- 2
Road Traffic Accidents	15	18	10	26	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	16	16	28	7	+ 9
Hypertension	17	15	7	30	- 15
Other Injuries	18	15	20	13	+ 2
Lymphomas	19	14	33	6	+ 8
Falls	20	12	27	8	+ 4
Breast Cancer	21	12	13	19	- 8
Prostate Cancer	22	9	24	11	- 1
Leukemia	23	9	42	3	+ 5
Tuberculosis	24	8	50	2	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	25	8	31	6	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	26	7	53	1	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	27	7	38	5	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	28	7	51	1	+ 6
Oral Cancer	29	6	39	4	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	30	5	25	10	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	31	5	29	7	- 2
Asthma	32	5	12	21	- 16
Alcohol	33	4	46	2	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	34	4	32	6	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4	21	12	- 8
Skin Disease	36	3	41	3	- 1
Skin Cancers	37	2	47	2	+ 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2	26	9	- 7
Hepatitis B	39	2	57	0	+ 2
Epilepsy	40	2	45	2	- 0
Congenital Anomalies	41	2	15	18	- 16
Drownings	42	2	19	13	- 11
Uterin Cancer	43	2	36	5	- 4
Violence	44	2	34	6	- 4
Low Birth Weight	45	1	16	16	- 15
Anemia	46	1	83	0	+ 1
Fires	47	1	48	2	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1	23	11	- 10
Hepatitis C	49	1	64	0	+ 1
Drug Use	50	1	55	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1	59	0	+ 0
Poisonings	52	0	52	1	- 0
Malnutrition	53	0	43	3	- 2
Birth Trauma	54	0	35	5	- 5
HIV/AIDS	55	0	73	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	56	0	85	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	57	0	56	0	- 0
Meningitis	58	0	44	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	0	80	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	60	0	81	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	37	5	- 5
Syphilis	62	0	49	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	0	68	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	54	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	60	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	58	0	- 0
War	68	0	65	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	63	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	61	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	18	16	- 16
Chlamydia	84	0	67	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

South Korea

Samoa

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.