SLOVAKIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,996	1	10,654	- 7,658
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,847	6	2,024	+ 823
Stroke	3	2,734	3	3,756	- 1,022
Lung Cancers	4	2,168	4	2,562	- 394
Suicide	5	1,563	19	660	+ 904
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,297	2	4,482	- 3,185
Liver Cancer	7	1,238	22	469	+ 769
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,088	5	2,528	- 1,441
Kidney Disease	9	1,080	14	830	+ 249
Stomach Cancer	10	921	15	827	+ 95
Lung Disease	11	911	9	1,121	- 211
Pancreas Cancer	12	747	13	876	- 128
Diabetes Mellitus	13	728	16	750	- 22
Liver Disease	14	678	7	1,425	- 747
Road Traffic Accidents	15	470	27	331	+ 139
Parkinson's Disease	16	422	29	310	+ 112
Hypertension	17	396	11	1,034	- 638
Other Injuries	18	388	20	554	- 165
Lymphomas	19	371	17	736	- 364
Falls	20	313	8	1,277	- 964
Breast Cancer	21	308	10	1,071	- 763
Prostate Cancer	22	247	12	968	- 721
Leukemia	23	229	23	448	- 220
Tuberculosis	24	208	50	26	+ 182
Endocrine Disorders	25	202	37	163	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	26	193	40	93	+ 100
Bladder Cancer	27	189	21	489	- 300
Oesophagus Cancer	28	185	28	314	- 128
Oral Cancer	29	156	18	716	- 560
Ovary Cancer	30	142	26	334	- 192
Inflammatory/Heart	31	142	25	339	- 197
Asthma	32	123	44	47	+ 76
Alcohol	33	115	33	219	- 104
Cervical Cancer	34	114	32	273	- 159
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	99	47	34	+ 65
Skin Disease	36	75	34	170	- 95
Skin Cancers	37	62	24	357	- 295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	58	31	274	- 216
Hepatitis B	39	56	56	8	+ 48
Epilepsy	40	56	35	168	- 112
Congenital Anomalies	41	55	36	167	- 111
Drownings	42	54	38	144	- 90
Uterin Cancer	43	45	30	280	- 235
Violence	44	41	42	59	- 18
Low Birth Weight	45	40	39	97	- 58
Anemia	46	35	59	5	+ 30
Fires	47	28	46	39	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	24	41	70	- 46
Hepatitis C	49	18	54	12	+ 5
Drug Use	50	16	45	45	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	16	53	15	+ 1
Poisonings	52	12	48	30	- 17
Malnutrition	53	9	49	29	- 19
Birth Trauma	54	9	52	15	- 6
HIV/AIDS	55	9	65	2	+ 7
Schizophrenia	56	8	60	4	+ 4
Appendicitis	57	6	55	9	- 3
Meningitis	58	5	51	25	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	5	57	7	- 2
Osteoarthritis	60	4	69	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	4	63	3	+ 1
Syphilis	62	3	62	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	3	58	6	- 4
Oral conditions	64	2	66	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	2	67	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	43	55	- 54
Pertussis	67	1	61	4	- 3
War	68	1	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	64	2	- 2
Malaria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

South Korea

Slovakia

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.