TURKEY VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,293	1	85,905	- 40,612
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	43,043	9	12,845	+ 30,199
Stroke	3	41,341	2	44,006	- 2,665
Lung Cancers	4	32,776	3	35,070	- 2,294
Suicide	5	23,639	29	2,003	+ 21,635
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	19,616	6	17,308	+ 2,308
Liver Cancer	7	18,718	20	4,542	+ 14,176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	16,443	10	10,606	+ 5,837
Kidney Disease	9	16,324	7	17,021	- 697
Stomach Cancer	10	13,931	11	10,333	+ 3,598
Lung Disease	11	13,771	4	25,088	- 11,317
Pancreas Cancer	12	11,296	12	6,882	+ 4,413
Diabetes Mellitus	13	11,002	5	17,900	- 6,898
Liver Disease	14	10,254	13	6,340	+ 3,914
Road Traffic Accidents	15	7,105	16	5,573	+ 1,532
Parkinson's Disease	16	6,382	25	3,439	+ 2,942
Hypertension	17	5,993	8	14,763	- 8,770
Other Injuries	18	5,869	30	1,678	+ 4,191
Lymphomas	19	5,616	19	4,849	+ 767
Falls	20	4,739	22	4,373	+ 366
Breast Cancer	21	4,652	14	5,643	- 991
Prostate Cancer	22	3,740	15	5,608	- 1,868
Leukemia	23	3,457	18	4,870	- 1,413
Tuberculosis	24	3,150	50	303	+ 2,847
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,054	26	2,612	+ 442
Other Neoplasms	26	2,918	42	646	+ 2,272
Bladder Cancer	27	2,856	21	4,485	- 1,629
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,798	33	1,321	+ 1,477
Oral Cancer	29	2,353	35	1,305	+ 1,048
Ovary Cancer	30	2,148	28	2,287	- 139
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,140	31	1,632	+ 508
Asthma	32	1,858	27	2,434	- 576
Alcohol	33	1,745	55	182	+ 1,563
Cervical Cancer	34	1,720	34	1,311	+ 409
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,500	40	741	+ 759
Skin Disease	36	1,137	48	324	+ 813
Skin Cancers	37	944	32	1,548	- 604
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	872	39	789	+ 82
Hepatitis B	39	850	60	72	+ 777
Epilepsy	40	847	36	1,147	- 300
Congenital Anomalies	41	837	17	4,966	- 4,130
Drownings	42	809	44	549	+ 260
Uterin Cancer	43	678	37	1,090	- 412
Violence	44	624	23	4,010	- 3,387
Low Birth Weight	45	598	24	3,478	- 2,880
Anemia	46	532	81	0	+ 532
Fires	47	425	47	343	+ 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	362	45	452	- 89
Hepatitis C	49	271	63	19	+ 252
Drug Use	50	249	38	972	- 723
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	242	52	237	+ 5
Poisonings	52	186	46	369	- 183
Malnutrition	53	143	43	588	- 445
Birth Trauma	54	142	41	720	- 578
HIV/AIDS	55	136	53	204	- 68
Schizophrenia	56	125	80	0	+ 125
Appendicitis	57	87	59	93	- 6
Meningitis	58	82	51	274	- 193
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	80	85	0	+ 80
Osteoarthritis	60	67	84	0	+ 67
Maternal Conditions	61	55	57	109	- 54
Syphilis	62	43	61	50	- 7
Upper Respiratory	63	41	66	5	+ 36
Oral conditions	64	34	86	0	+ 34
Encephalitis	65	31	54	184	- 154
Multiple Sclerosis	66	17	56	169	- 152
Pertussis	67	10	58	103	- 93
War	68	8	49	318	- 310
Tetanus	69	7	64	12	- 4
Otitis Media	70	7	67	3	+ 4
Malaria	71	2	75	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	2	62	33	- 31
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	65	6	- 6
Chlamydia	84	0	69	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

South Korea

Turkey

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.