SOUTH AFRICA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,545	3	32,739	- 194
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,928	2	39,341	- 8,413
Stroke	3	29,705	4	30,693	- 988
Lung Cancers	4	23,551	15	7,705	+ 15,845
Suicide	5	16,985	10	13,774	+ 3,211
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	14,095	22	4,676	+ 9,419
Liver Cancer	7	13,449	33	2,383	+ 11,066
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	11,815	28	3,587	+ 8,228
Kidney Disease	9	11,730	9	15,302	- 3,572
Stomach Cancer	10	10,010	39	1,535	+ 8,475
Lung Disease	11	9,895	13	11,895	- 2,000
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,116	35	2,007	+ 6,109
Diabetes Mellitus	13	7,905	5	30,188	- 22,282
Liver Disease	14	7,368	14	9,013	- 1,646
Road Traffic Accidents	15	5,105	11	13,014	- 7,909
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,585	46	1,077	+ 3,508
Hypertension	17	4,306	12	12,789	- 8,482
Other Injuries	18	4,217	17	6,014	- 1,797
Lymphomas	19	4,035	31	2,818	+ 1,218
Falls	20	3,405	42	1,399	+ 2,006
Breast Cancer	21	3,343	23	4,533	- 1,191
Prostate Cancer	22	2,687	24	4,374	- 1,686
Leukemia	23	2,484	40	1,464	+ 1,020
Tuberculosis	24	2,263	6	21,965	- 19,702
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,194	19	5,890	- 3,696
Other Neoplasms	26	2,097	58	267	+ 1,830
Bladder Cancer	27	2,052	52	829	+ 1,223
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,011	29	3,486	- 1,475
Oral Cancer	29	1,691	41	1,406	+ 285
Ovary Cancer	30	1,543	51	951	+ 593
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,538	21	5,408	- 3,870
Asthma	32	1,335	18	5,966	- 4,631
Alcohol	33	1,254	49	987	+ 267
Cervical Cancer	34	1,236	20	5,555	- 4,319
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,078	8	15,843	- 14,766
Skin Disease	36	817	45	1,101	- 284
Skin Cancers	37	678	48	993	- 314
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	626	36	1,894	- 1,268
Hepatitis B	39	611	61	139	+ 471
Epilepsy	40	609	37	1,870	- 1,261
Congenital Anomalies	41	601	25	4,351	- 3,749
Drownings	42	581	32	2,403	- 1,822
Uterin Cancer	43	487	54	512	- 25
Violence	44	448	7	21,000	- 20,551
Low Birth Weight	45	430	16	6,250	- 5,820
Anemia	46	382	82	0	+ 382
Fires	47	305	27	3,618	- 3,312
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	260	47	1,015	- 754
Hepatitis C	49	194	70	8	+ 187
Drug Use	50	179	53	770	- 591
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	174	55	376	- 202
Poisonings	52	134	50	975	- 842
Malnutrition	53	103	34	2,381	- 2,278
Birth Trauma	54	102	30	3,004	- 2,901
HIV/AIDS	55	98	1	71,996	- 71,898
Schizophrenia	56	89	80	0	+ 89
Appendicitis	57	63	56	274	- 211
Meningitis	58	59	26	3,660	- 3,602
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	57	86	0	+ 57
Osteoarthritis	60	48	85	0	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	61	40	38	1,700	- 1,660
Syphilis	62	31	44	1,130	- 1,099
Upper Respiratory	63	30	60	223	- 193
Oral conditions	64	24	84	0	+ 24
Encephalitis	65	22	59	234	- 212
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	62	113	- 101
Pertussis	67	7	43	1,142	- 1,135
War	68	6	64	66	- 60
Tetanus	69	5	65	38	- 32
Otitis Media	70	5	67	19	- 14
Malaria	71	1	63	83	- 81
Schistosomiasis	72	1	66	35	- 34
Diphtheria	73	0	69	16	- 16
Ascariasis	74	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	57	270	- 270
Chlamydia	84	0	68	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.