TUNISIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,488	1	20,658	- 14,171
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,165	7	1,912	+ 4,253
Stroke	3	5,921	2	8,509	- 2,588
Lung Cancers	4	4,695	8	1,849	+ 2,846
Suicide	5	3,386	26	383	+ 3,003
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,810	5	2,507	+ 302
Liver Cancer	7	2,681	29	360	+ 2,321
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,355	13	971	+ 1,384
Kidney Disease	9	2,338	4	2,574	- 236
Stomach Cancer	10	1,995	19	583	+ 1,413
Lung Disease	11	1,973	10	1,754	+ 219
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,618	28	361	+ 1,257
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,576	9	1,773	- 197
Liver Disease	14	1,469	11	1,313	+ 156
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,018	6	1,928	- 911
Parkinson's Disease	16	914	20	469	+ 445
Hypertension	17	858	3	2,824	- 1,965
Other Injuries	18	841	27	372	+ 469
Lymphomas	19	804	18	616	+ 188
Falls	20	679	21	445	+ 234
Breast Cancer	21	666	15	781	- 115
Prostate Cancer	22	536	23	417	+ 119
Leukemia	23	495	25	385	+ 110
Tuberculosis	24	451	41	136	+ 315
Endocrine Disorders	25	437	31	285	+ 152
Other Neoplasms	26	418	59	24	+ 394
Bladder Cancer	27	409	17	654	- 245
Oesophagus Cancer	28	401	44	109	+ 292
Oral Cancer	29	337	35	232	+ 105
Ovary Cancer	30	308	39	192	+ 115
Inflammatory/Heart	31	307	30	298	+ 9
Asthma	32	266	16	665	- 399
Alcohol	33	250	55	31	+ 219
Cervical Cancer	34	246	38	201	+ 45
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	215	40	184	+ 31
Skin Disease	36	163	51	41	+ 122
Skin Cancers	37	135	36	214	- 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	125	33	237	- 112
Hepatitis B	39	122	49	70	+ 52
Epilepsy	40	121	45	101	+ 20
Congenital Anomalies	41	120	12	980	- 861
Drownings	42	116	43	122	- 6
Uterin Cancer	43	97	50	46	+ 51
Violence	44	89	24	410	- 320
Low Birth Weight	45	86	14	924	- 838
Anemia	46	76	85	0	+ 76
Fires	47	61	37	202	- 141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	52	42	123	- 71
Hepatitis C	49	39	65	1	+ 38
Drug Use	50	36	34	235	- 200
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	35	62	9	+ 26
Poisonings	52	27	48	81	- 54
Malnutrition	53	20	60	24	- 3
Birth Trauma	54	20	22	436	- 415
HIV/AIDS	55	20	32	261	- 241
Schizophrenia	56	18	84	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	57	12	58	25	- 12
Meningitis	58	12	46	86	- 74
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	11	80	0	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	60	10	81	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	61	8	47	83	- 75
Syphilis	62	6	61	18	- 12
Upper Respiratory	63	6	66	1	+ 5
Oral conditions	64	5	82	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	4	53	38	- 33
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	54	33	- 31
Pertussis	67	1	52	40	- 39
War	68	1	57	25	- 24
Tetanus	69	1	56	26	- 24
Otitis Media	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	63	8	- 8
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	3	- 3
Chagas disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

South Korea

Tunisia

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.