SERBIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,582	1	21,776	- 18,194
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,404	11	1,832	+ 1,572
Stroke	3	3,269	2	16,241	- 12,972
Lung Cancers	4	2,592	4	6,539	- 3,947
Suicide	5	1,869	16	996	+ 873
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,551	9	2,876	- 1,325
Liver Cancer	7	1,480	17	918	+ 562
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,300	8	3,429	- 2,129
Kidney Disease	9	1,291	5	4,169	- 2,878
Stomach Cancer	10	1,102	15	1,203	- 101
Lung Disease	11	1,089	6	3,853	- 2,764
Pancreas Cancer	12	893	13	1,402	- 509
Diabetes Mellitus	13	870	7	3,611	- 2,741
Liver Disease	14	811	19	887	- 77
Road Traffic Accidents	15	562	24	655	- 94
Parkinson's Disease	16	505	21	804	- 299
Hypertension	17	474	12	1,621	- 1,147
Other Injuries	18	464	30	406	+ 58
Lymphomas	19	444	20	831	- 387
Falls	20	375	33	362	+ 13
Breast Cancer	21	368	10	2,284	- 1,917
Prostate Cancer	22	296	14	1,317	- 1,021
Leukemia	23	273	22	710	- 437
Tuberculosis	24	249	46	100	+ 149
Endocrine Disorders	25	241	36	309	- 67
Other Neoplasms	26	231	27	601	- 371
Bladder Cancer	27	226	18	893	- 667
Oesophagus Cancer	28	221	35	332	- 110
Oral Cancer	29	186	23	680	- 494
Ovary Cancer	30	170	29	555	- 385
Inflammatory/Heart	31	169	3	15,274	- 15,105
Asthma	32	147	31	390	- 243
Alcohol	33	138	34	341	- 203
Cervical Cancer	34	136	25	638	- 502
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	119	39	167	- 48
Skin Disease	36	90	43	113	- 23
Skin Cancers	37	75	26	638	- 564
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	69	28	594	- 526
Hepatitis B	39	67	53	36	+ 31
Epilepsy	40	67	37	223	- 156
Congenital Anomalies	41	66	40	162	- 96
Drownings	42	64	48	73	- 9
Uterin Cancer	43	54	32	369	- 315
Violence	44	49	45	108	- 58
Low Birth Weight	45	47	38	187	- 140
Anemia	46	42	41	152	- 110
Fires	47	34	50	64	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	29	47	78	- 49
Hepatitis C	49	21	60	12	+ 10
Drug Use	50	20	49	72	- 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	19	55	34	- 15
Poisonings	52	15	57	23	- 8
Malnutrition	53	11	61	10	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	11	52	45	- 34
HIV/AIDS	55	11	56	25	- 14
Schizophrenia	56	10	44	109	- 99
Appendicitis	57	7	58	16	- 9
Meningitis	58	6	54	35	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	6	51	51	- 45
Osteoarthritis	60	5	62	7	- 2
Maternal Conditions	61	4	59	12	- 8
Syphilis	62	3	67	2	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	3	64	3	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	3	69	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	2	66	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	42	146	- 145
Pertussis	67	1	63	6	- 6
War	68	1	71	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	65	2	- 2
Otitis Media	70	1	68	1	- 1
Malaria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

South Korea

Serbia

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.