UNITED KINGDOM VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,861	2	71,728	- 34,867
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	35,030	3	40,540	- 5,510
Stroke	3	33,645	4	37,626	- 3,982
Lung Cancers	4	26,674	5	35,715	- 9,041
Suicide	5	19,238	20	5,325	+ 13,913
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	15,964	1	98,135	- 82,171
Liver Cancer	7	15,233	21	5,237	+ 9,997
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	13,382	7	18,446	- 5,065
Kidney Disease	9	13,285	18	5,471	+ 7,814
Stomach Cancer	10	11,337	24	4,999	+ 6,338
Lung Disease	11	11,208	6	32,896	- 21,688
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,193	11	8,995	+ 197
Diabetes Mellitus	13	8,954	17	5,842	+ 3,111
Liver Disease	14	8,345	14	7,666	+ 679
Road Traffic Accidents	15	5,782	33	2,169	+ 3,613
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,194	13	8,573	- 3,379
Hypertension	17	4,878	23	5,208	- 330
Other Injuries	18	4,777	19	5,464	- 687
Lymphomas	19	4,570	10	9,350	- 4,780
Falls	20	3,857	15	7,618	- 3,761
Breast Cancer	21	3,786	9	12,718	- 8,932
Prostate Cancer	22	3,044	8	13,289	- 10,246
Leukemia	23	2,813	22	5,211	- 2,398
Tuberculosis	24	2,564	47	351	+ 2,212
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,485	28	3,297	- 812
Other Neoplasms	26	2,375	26	3,986	- 1,611
Bladder Cancer	27	2,324	16	6,133	- 3,809
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,277	12	8,727	- 6,449
Oral Cancer	29	1,915	30	3,109	- 1,193
Ovary Cancer	30	1,748	25	4,019	- 2,271
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,742	29	3,126	- 1,385
Asthma	32	1,512	41	1,302	+ 210
Alcohol	33	1,420	39	1,555	- 134
Cervical Cancer	34	1,400	43	1,099	+ 301
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,221	38	1,599	- 378
Skin Disease	36	926	34	2,134	- 1,208
Skin Cancers	37	768	27	3,727	- 2,959
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	709	36	2,090	- 1,381
Hepatitis B	39	692	65	40	+ 652
Epilepsy	40	689	42	1,193	- 504
Congenital Anomalies	41	681	35	2,127	- 1,446
Drownings	42	658	49	301	+ 358
Uterin Cancer	43	552	32	2,346	- 1,795
Violence	44	508	46	868	- 360
Low Birth Weight	45	487	40	1,313	- 827
Anemia	46	433	50	277	+ 156
Fires	47	346	48	334	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	295	45	876	- 581
Hepatitis C	49	220	51	267	- 47
Drug Use	50	203	31	2,824	- 2,622
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	197	44	1,014	- 817
Poisonings	52	151	53	221	- 69
Malnutrition	53	116	58	116	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	116	54	190	- 74
HIV/AIDS	55	111	55	188	- 77
Schizophrenia	56	101	60	101	- 0
Appendicitis	57	71	59	105	- 34
Meningitis	58	67	52	232	- 166
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	65	56	184	- 119
Osteoarthritis	60	54	57	167	- 113
Maternal Conditions	61	45	64	47	- 2
Syphilis	62	35	62	49	- 14
Upper Respiratory	63	34	63	48	- 15
Oral conditions	64	28	61	54	- 26
Encephalitis	65	25	68	6	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	37	1,856	- 1,842
Pertussis	67	8	69	3	+ 5
War	68	6	67	10	- 3
Tetanus	69	6	72	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	70	6	66	16	- 10
Malaria	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.