TRINIDAD/TOB. VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	759	1	1,476	- 717
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	721	10	205	+ 516
Stroke	3	692	3	822	- 130
Lung Cancers	4	549	8	217	+ 332
Suicide	5	396	17	121	+ 275
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	329	9	215	+ 114
Liver Cancer	7	314	28	66	+ 248
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	275	13	196	+ 80
Kidney Disease	9	273	5	439	- 166
Stomach Cancer	10	233	26	69	+ 164
Lung Disease	11	231	16	129	+ 101
Pancreas Cancer	12	189	19	114	+ 75
Diabetes Mellitus	13	184	2	1,275	- 1,091
Liver Disease	14	172	14	136	+ 36
Road Traffic Accidents	15	119	15	130	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	16	107	32	51	+ 56
Hypertension	17	100	11	201	- 101
Other Injuries	18	98	30	61	+ 37
Lymphomas	19	94	20	111	- 17
Falls	20	79	33	43	+ 36
Breast Cancer	21	78	7	258	- 180
Prostate Cancer	22	63	6	330	- 267
Leukemia	23	58	29	62	- 4
Tuberculosis	24	53	43	22	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	25	51	18	119	- 68
Other Neoplasms	26	49	51	10	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	27	48	34	41	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	28	47	41	24	+ 23
Oral Cancer	29	39	38	31	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	30	36	24	80	- 44
Inflammatory/Heart	31	36	25	72	- 36
Asthma	32	31	35	40	- 9
Alcohol	33	29	42	23	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	34	29	21	97	- 68
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	25	45	18	+ 7
Skin Disease	36	19	36	39	- 20
Skin Cancers	37	16	57	4	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	15	31	52	- 37
Hepatitis B	39	14	60	0	+ 14
Epilepsy	40	14	37	32	- 18
Congenital Anomalies	41	14	22	93	- 79
Drownings	42	14	39	31	- 17
Uterin Cancer	43	11	27	68	- 56
Violence	44	10	4	549	- 539
Low Birth Weight	45	10	23	83	- 73
Anemia	46	9	85	0	+ 9
Fires	47	7	48	16	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	6	49	11	- 5
Hepatitis C	49	5	62	0	+ 4
Drug Use	50	4	44	19	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	4	53	8	- 4
Poisonings	52	3	59	1	+ 2
Malnutrition	53	2	47	17	- 14
Birth Trauma	54	2	40	25	- 23
HIV/AIDS	55	2	12	196	- 194
Schizophrenia	56	2	86	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	1	56	4	- 3
Meningitis	58	1	52	9	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1	82	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	60	1	81	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	50	10	- 9
Syphilis	62	1	61	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	64	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	1	80	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	1	54	6	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	58	2	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
War	68	0	46	17	- 17
Tetanus	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	63	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

South Korea

Trinidad/Tob.

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.