SLOVENIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SLOVENIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,130	1	3,617	- 2,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,073	13	412	+ 662
Stroke	3	1,031	2	1,977	- 946
Lung Cancers	4	817	3	1,261	- 443
Suicide	5	590	14	411	+ 178
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	489	16	375	+ 114
Liver Cancer	7	467	19	285	+ 182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	410	5	743	- 333
Kidney Disease	9	407	28	143	+ 264
Stomach Cancer	10	347	17	341	+ 7
Lung Disease	11	343	7	675	- 331
Pancreas Cancer	12	282	15	409	- 128
Diabetes Mellitus	13	274	18	340	- 66
Liver Disease	14	256	12	429	- 174
Road Traffic Accidents	15	177	31	105	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	16	159	24	196	- 37
Hypertension	17	149	4	881	- 731
Other Injuries	18	146	23	203	- 57
Lymphomas	19	140	11	465	- 325
Falls	20	118	6	708	- 589
Breast Cancer	21	116	9	484	- 368
Prostate Cancer	22	93	10	476	- 383
Leukemia	23	86	21	225	- 139
Tuberculosis	24	79	46	15	+ 64
Endocrine Disorders	25	76	33	93	- 16
Other Neoplasms	26	73	34	69	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	27	71	22	211	- 140
Oesophagus Cancer	28	70	32	93	- 23
Oral Cancer	29	59	27	145	- 86
Ovary Cancer	30	54	29	122	- 69
Inflammatory/Heart	31	53	20	239	- 186
Asthma	32	46	45	16	+ 30
Alcohol	33	44	8	511	- 467
Cervical Cancer	34	43	36	60	- 18
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	37	52	4	+ 33
Skin Disease	36	28	49	5	+ 23
Skin Cancers	37	24	25	191	- 167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	22	37	55	- 33
Hepatitis B	39	21	58	1	+ 20
Epilepsy	40	21	35	62	- 41
Congenital Anomalies	41	21	38	49	- 28
Drownings	42	20	44	17	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	43	17	30	106	- 89
Violence	44	16	42	19	- 3
Low Birth Weight	45	15	43	17	- 2
Anemia	46	13	60	1	+ 12
Fires	47	11	48	8	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	9	26	151	- 142
Hepatitis C	49	7	67	0	+ 7
Drug Use	50	6	41	24	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	6	40	30	- 24
Poisonings	52	5	51	4	+ 1
Malnutrition	53	4	64	0	+ 4
Birth Trauma	54	4	57	1	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	3	70	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	56	3	47	9	- 6
Appendicitis	57	2	54	2	+ 0
Meningitis	58	2	50	5	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	2	86	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	60	2	85	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	61	1	56	1	+ 0
Syphilis	62	1	55	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	63	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	1	53	3	- 2
Encephalitis	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	39	35	- 34
Pertussis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
War	68	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	59	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVENIA

South Korea

Slovenia

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.