SAUDI ARABIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,677	1	39,037	- 19,360
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,700	5	6,132	+ 12,568
Stroke	3	17,960	2	16,793	+ 1,167
Lung Cancers	4	14,239	26	775	+ 13,464
Suicide	5	10,269	13	2,046	+ 8,224
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,522	11	2,442	+ 6,080
Liver Cancer	7	8,132	21	845	+ 7,287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	7,143	14	1,630	+ 5,513
Kidney Disease	9	7,092	4	9,051	- 1,959
Stomach Cancer	10	6,052	36	389	+ 5,663
Lung Disease	11	5,983	10	2,842	+ 3,141
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,907	31	526	+ 4,381
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,780	9	3,890	+ 890
Liver Disease	14	4,455	7	4,931	- 477
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,087	3	12,317	- 9,231
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,772	25	776	+ 1,996
Hypertension	17	2,604	22	834	+ 1,770
Other Injuries	18	2,550	8	4,004	- 1,454
Lymphomas	19	2,440	28	716	+ 1,724
Falls	20	2,059	6	5,340	- 3,281
Breast Cancer	21	2,021	20	908	+ 1,113
Prostate Cancer	22	1,625	50	148	+ 1,476
Leukemia	23	1,502	19	925	+ 577
Tuberculosis	24	1,368	27	752	+ 617
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,327	15	1,447	- 121
Other Neoplasms	26	1,268	57	40	+ 1,228
Bladder Cancer	27	1,241	46	214	+ 1,027
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,216	44	229	+ 986
Oral Cancer	29	1,022	34	465	+ 558
Ovary Cancer	30	933	42	247	+ 686
Inflammatory/Heart	31	930	16	1,342	- 412
Asthma	32	807	17	1,168	- 360
Alcohol	33	758	51	128	+ 630
Cervical Cancer	34	747	49	157	+ 591
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	652	35	457	+ 195
Skin Disease	36	494	32	516	- 22
Skin Cancers	37	410	55	55	+ 356
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	379	41	275	+ 103
Hepatitis B	39	369	53	57	+ 312
Epilepsy	40	368	29	694	- 326
Congenital Anomalies	41	363	12	2,307	- 1,944
Drownings	42	351	24	821	- 470
Uterin Cancer	43	295	38	323	- 28
Violence	44	271	30	646	- 375
Low Birth Weight	45	260	18	989	- 729
Anemia	46	231	85	0	+ 231
Fires	47	185	23	825	- 641
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	157	39	280	- 123
Hepatitis C	49	118	64	7	+ 110
Drug Use	50	108	33	491	- 383
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	105	62	9	+ 96
Poisonings	52	81	40	279	- 199
Malnutrition	53	62	52	79	- 17
Birth Trauma	54	62	37	343	- 281
HIV/AIDS	55	59	47	192	- 133
Schizophrenia	56	54	84	0	+ 54
Appendicitis	57	38	58	35	+ 3
Meningitis	58	36	45	227	- 191
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	35	81	0	+ 35
Osteoarthritis	60	29	80	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	61	24	48	172	- 149
Syphilis	62	19	59	33	- 14
Upper Respiratory	63	18	70	1	+ 18
Oral conditions	64	15	82	0	+ 15
Encephalitis	65	13	43	234	- 221
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	56	49	- 41
Pertussis	67	4	54	56	- 52
War	68	3	65	3	+ 0
Tetanus	69	3	61	16	- 12
Otitis Media	70	3	72	0	+ 3
Malaria	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	60	25	- 24
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	63	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

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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.