SUDAN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,173	1	43,966	- 16,793
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,824	4	12,619	+ 13,205
Stroke	3	24,803	2	20,582	+ 4,220
Lung Cancers	4	19,664	48	545	+ 19,119
Suicide	5	14,182	27	1,644	+ 12,538
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,768	20	2,584	+ 9,185
Liver Cancer	7	11,230	37	946	+ 10,284
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,865	35	1,049	+ 8,816
Kidney Disease	9	9,794	12	5,095	+ 4,699
Stomach Cancer	10	8,358	51	478	+ 7,880
Lung Disease	11	8,262	13	4,382	+ 3,881
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,777	58	272	+ 6,505
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,601	17	3,070	+ 3,530
Liver Disease	14	6,152	14	4,348	+ 1,804
Road Traffic Accidents	15	4,263	5	11,459	- 7,196
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,829	45	705	+ 3,124
Hypertension	17	3,596	8	7,287	- 3,691
Other Injuries	18	3,521	18	2,912	+ 609
Lymphomas	19	3,369	29	1,533	+ 1,836
Falls	20	2,843	28	1,559	+ 1,284
Breast Cancer	21	2,791	16	3,071	- 280
Prostate Cancer	22	2,244	49	523	+ 1,720
Leukemia	23	2,074	25	1,828	+ 246
Tuberculosis	24	1,890	15	4,250	- 2,360
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,832	30	1,459	+ 373
Other Neoplasms	26	1,751	65	35	+ 1,716
Bladder Cancer	27	1,713	54	369	+ 1,345
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,679	32	1,126	+ 553
Oral Cancer	29	1,412	50	493	+ 919
Ovary Cancer	30	1,289	39	794	+ 495
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,284	38	839	+ 445
Asthma	32	1,115	19	2,636	- 1,521
Alcohol	33	1,047	61	84	+ 963
Cervical Cancer	34	1,032	41	770	+ 262
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	900	9	6,277	- 5,377
Skin Disease	36	682	60	112	+ 570
Skin Cancers	37	566	55	356	+ 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	523	40	775	- 252
Hepatitis B	39	510	44	730	- 221
Epilepsy	40	508	43	735	- 226
Congenital Anomalies	41	502	11	5,507	- 5,005
Drownings	42	485	26	1,684	- 1,199
Uterin Cancer	43	407	62	71	+ 335
Violence	44	374	21	2,478	- 2,104
Low Birth Weight	45	359	3	16,036	- 15,677
Anemia	46	319	84	0	+ 319
Fires	47	255	31	1,310	- 1,055
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	217	46	684	- 467
Hepatitis C	49	162	68	17	+ 145
Drug Use	50	149	36	1,036	- 887
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	145	67	20	+ 125
Poisonings	52	112	42	744	- 632
Malnutrition	53	86	34	1,089	- 1,003
Birth Trauma	54	85	7	8,526	- 8,440
HIV/AIDS	55	82	22	2,331	- 2,250
Schizophrenia	56	75	86	0	+ 75
Appendicitis	57	52	59	155	- 102
Meningitis	58	49	33	1,092	- 1,043
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	48	80	0	+ 48
Osteoarthritis	60	40	81	0	+ 40
Maternal Conditions	61	33	23	1,961	- 1,928
Syphilis	62	26	47	603	- 578
Upper Respiratory	63	25	70	5	+ 20
Oral conditions	64	20	82	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	65	18	57	303	- 285
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	64	54	- 43
Pertussis	67	6	24	1,899	- 1,893
War	68	5	56	336	- 331
Tetanus	69	4	53	378	- 373
Otitis Media	70	4	73	0	+ 4
Malaria	71	1	10	5,614	- 5,613
Schistosomiasis	72	1	63	68	- 67
Diphtheria	73	0	69	11	- 11
Ascariasis	74	0	66	21	- 21
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	448	- 448
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	6	9,301	- 9,301
Chlamydia	84	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

South Korea

Sudan

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.