SPAIN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,458	1	51,684	- 26,226
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,193	7	13,717	+ 10,476
Stroke	3	23,236	3	29,004	- 5,767
Lung Cancers	4	18,422	4	22,131	- 3,708
Suicide	5	13,286	25	3,609	+ 9,677
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,025	2	42,339	- 31,313
Liver Cancer	7	10,521	18	5,098	+ 5,422
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,242	6	16,957	- 7,716
Kidney Disease	9	9,175	8	9,725	- 549
Stomach Cancer	10	7,830	14	5,796	+ 2,034
Lung Disease	11	7,740	5	18,926	- 11,186
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,349	12	6,752	- 403
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,184	10	7,773	- 1,590
Liver Disease	14	5,763	23	4,231	+ 1,532
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,993	31	1,829	+ 2,164
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,587	20	4,943	- 1,356
Hypertension	17	3,369	9	9,115	- 5,746
Other Injuries	18	3,299	15	5,536	- 2,237
Lymphomas	19	3,157	16	5,335	- 2,178
Falls	20	2,664	26	3,246	- 583
Breast Cancer	21	2,615	11	7,067	- 4,453
Prostate Cancer	22	2,102	13	6,420	- 4,318
Leukemia	23	1,943	24	3,772	- 1,829
Tuberculosis	24	1,770	50	270	+ 1,500
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,716	21	4,863	- 3,147
Other Neoplasms	26	1,640	22	4,748	- 3,108
Bladder Cancer	27	1,605	17	5,222	- 3,617
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,573	29	2,011	- 438
Oral Cancer	29	1,323	27	2,583	- 1,260
Ovary Cancer	30	1,207	28	2,026	- 819
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,203	19	4,984	- 3,781
Asthma	32	1,044	35	1,133	- 89
Alcohol	33	981	46	333	+ 648
Cervical Cancer	34	967	39	855	+ 112
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	843	36	1,064	- 221
Skin Disease	36	639	30	1,840	- 1,201
Skin Cancers	37	531	32	1,803	- 1,272
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	490	44	475	+ 15
Hepatitis B	39	478	58	162	+ 315
Epilepsy	40	476	40	824	- 348
Congenital Anomalies	41	470	38	863	- 393
Drownings	42	455	45	446	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	43	381	34	1,612	- 1,231
Violence	44	351	51	262	+ 89
Low Birth Weight	45	336	52	253	+ 84
Anemia	46	299	37	914	- 616
Fires	47	239	55	185	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	204	33	1,612	- 1,409
Hepatitis C	49	152	42	652	- 500
Drug Use	50	140	41	776	- 636
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	136	48	294	- 158
Poisonings	52	104	57	170	- 66
Malnutrition	53	80	47	302	- 222
Birth Trauma	54	80	60	113	- 33
HIV/AIDS	55	77	43	538	- 462
Schizophrenia	56	70	56	181	- 111
Appendicitis	57	49	61	79	- 30
Meningitis	58	46	59	129	- 83
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	45	54	204	- 160
Osteoarthritis	60	37	53	212	- 175
Maternal Conditions	61	31	64	14	+ 17
Syphilis	62	24	67	9	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	63	23	62	47	- 23
Oral conditions	64	19	63	44	- 25
Encephalitis	65	17	70	4	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	49	287	- 277
Pertussis	67	5	73	2	+ 4
War	68	4	68	6	- 1
Tetanus	69	4	72	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	4	66	9	- 5
Malaria	71	1	83	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	80	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.