SYRIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,850	1	28,203	- 15,353
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,212	4	2,958	+ 9,253
Stroke	3	11,729	2	8,088	+ 3,640
Lung Cancers	4	9,299	9	2,048	+ 7,251
Suicide	5	6,706	33	333	+ 6,374
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,565	14	1,551	+ 4,014
Liver Cancer	7	5,310	31	366	+ 4,944
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,665	16	1,224	+ 3,441
Kidney Disease	9	4,631	6	2,329	+ 2,302
Stomach Cancer	10	3,952	22	725	+ 3,228
Lung Disease	11	3,907	13	1,601	+ 2,306
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,205	27	411	+ 2,794
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,121	15	1,534	+ 1,588
Liver Disease	14	2,909	11	1,720	+ 1,189
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,016	5	2,550	- 534
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,811	30	367	+ 1,443
Hypertension	17	1,700	23	707	+ 993
Other Injuries	18	1,665	24	521	+ 1,144
Lymphomas	19	1,593	18	827	+ 766
Falls	20	1,345	29	383	+ 962
Breast Cancer	21	1,320	10	1,953	- 633
Prostate Cancer	22	1,061	28	404	+ 657
Leukemia	23	981	19	796	+ 185
Tuberculosis	24	894	56	23	+ 870
Endocrine Disorders	25	866	26	418	+ 448
Other Neoplasms	26	828	57	21	+ 807
Bladder Cancer	27	810	20	757	+ 53
Oesophagus Cancer	28	794	47	97	+ 697
Oral Cancer	29	668	36	289	+ 379
Ovary Cancer	30	609	34	328	+ 282
Inflammatory/Heart	31	607	32	337	+ 270
Asthma	32	527	17	1,052	- 525
Alcohol	33	495	53	51	+ 445
Cervical Cancer	34	488	42	188	+ 300
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	425	7	2,156	- 1,730
Skin Disease	36	323	61	8	+ 315
Skin Cancers	37	268	38	276	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	247	49	79	+ 168
Hepatitis B	39	241	63	5	+ 236
Epilepsy	40	240	48	92	+ 148
Congenital Anomalies	41	237	8	2,077	- 1,840
Drownings	42	229	40	215	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	43	192	44	146	+ 47
Violence	44	177	25	444	- 267
Low Birth Weight	45	170	12	1,652	- 1,482
Anemia	46	151	83	0	+ 151
Fires	47	121	43	179	- 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	103	41	197	- 95
Hepatitis C	49	77	68	1	+ 76
Drug Use	50	71	39	249	- 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	69	62	7	+ 62
Poisonings	52	53	46	98	- 45
Malnutrition	53	41	51	73	- 32
Birth Trauma	54	40	21	744	- 704
HIV/AIDS	55	39	58	15	+ 24
Schizophrenia	56	35	81	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	57	25	54	36	- 12
Meningitis	58	23	35	295	- 272
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	23	85	0	+ 23
Osteoarthritis	60	19	84	0	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	61	16	45	105	- 89
Syphilis	62	12	55	31	- 18
Upper Respiratory	63	12	66	3	+ 9
Oral conditions	64	10	86	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	65	9	50	77	- 68
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	59	14	- 9
Pertussis	67	3	37	289	- 286
War	68	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Tetanus	69	2	52	57	- 55
Otitis Media	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Malaria	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	60	11	- 11
Diphtheria	73	0	64	5	- 5
Ascariasis	74	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

South Korea

Syria

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.