TURKMENISTAN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		TURKMENISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,093	1	9,941	- 6,848
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,939	6	1,137	+ 1,803
Stroke	3	2,823	2	4,771	- 1,948
Lung Cancers	4	2,238	17	417	+ 1,821
Suicide	5	1,614	21	337	+ 1,278
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,339	16	441	+ 899
Liver Cancer	7	1,278	24	279	+ 999
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,123	27	177	+ 946
Kidney Disease	9	1,115	12	633	+ 482
Stomach Cancer	10	951	15	443	+ 509
Lung Disease	11	940	23	318	+ 622
Pancreas Cancer	12	771	34	125	+ 646
Diabetes Mellitus	13	751	10	694	+ 58
Liver Disease	14	700	4	2,018	- 1,317
Road Traffic Accidents	15	485	8	800	- 315
Parkinson's Disease	16	436	39	96	+ 340
Hypertension	17	409	14	478	- 68
Other Injuries	18	401	22	336	+ 65
Lymphomas	19	383	33	131	+ 253
Falls	20	324	36	103	+ 220
Breast Cancer	21	318	18	417	- 100
Prostate Cancer	22	255	45	60	+ 196
Leukemia	23	236	32	135	+ 101
Tuberculosis	24	215	13	595	- 380
Endocrine Disorders	25	209	31	141	+ 68
Other Neoplasms	26	199	57	7	+ 192
Bladder Cancer	27	195	43	69	+ 126
Oesophagus Cancer	28	191	19	392	- 201
Oral Cancer	29	161	26	181	- 21
Ovary Cancer	30	147	40	93	+ 53
Inflammatory/Heart	31	146	11	663	- 517
Asthma	32	127	49	44	+ 83
Alcohol	33	119	30	143	- 24
Cervical Cancer	34	117	25	250	- 132
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	102	20	350	- 248
Skin Disease	36	78	54	10	+ 68
Skin Cancers	37	64	47	54	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	60	37	103	- 43
Hepatitis B	39	58	51	35	+ 23
Epilepsy	40	58	38	99	- 41
Congenital Anomalies	41	57	9	768	- 711
Drownings	42	55	29	153	- 98
Uterin Cancer	43	46	46	58	- 12
Violence	44	43	28	169	- 127
Low Birth Weight	45	41	5	1,161	- 1,120
Anemia	46	36	81	0	+ 36
Fires	47	29	35	122	- 93
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	25	41	91	- 67
Hepatitis C	49	18	63	2	+ 16
Drug Use	50	17	48	46	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	17	60	4	+ 12
Poisonings	52	13	50	37	- 24
Malnutrition	53	10	56	8	+ 2
Birth Trauma	54	10	7	912	- 902
HIV/AIDS	55	9	3	3,008	- 2,998
Schizophrenia	56	9	83	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	57	6	58	7	- 1
Meningitis	58	6	44	63	- 57
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	5	85	0	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	60	5	86	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	61	4	59	4	- 1
Syphilis	62	3	67	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	3	52	25	- 22
Oral conditions	64	2	84	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	2	42	73	- 71
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	55	10	- 9
Pertussis	67	1	61	3	- 3
War	68	1	64	2	- 1
Tetanus	69	1	53	15	- 15
Otitis Media	70	1	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	3	- 3
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKMENISTAN

South Korea

Turkmenistan

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.