USA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	184,126	1	504,904	- 320,778
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	174,980	11	60,317	+ 114,663
Stroke	3	168,061	4	158,520	+ 9,541
Lung Cancers	4	133,242	5	155,533	- 22,290
Suicide	5	96,096	12	53,099	+ 42,997
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	79,742	2	287,198	- 207,456
Liver Cancer	7	76,092	23	27,064	+ 49,028
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	66,843	9	61,827	+ 5,016
Kidney Disease	9	66,362	6	85,861	- 19,499
Stomach Cancer	10	56,630	33	13,077	+ 43,554
Lung Disease	11	55,984	3	195,387	- 139,403
Pancreas Cancer	12	45,919	15	44,293	+ 1,627
Diabetes Mellitus	13	44,725	10	61,418	- 16,693
Liver Disease	14	41,684	16	43,402	- 1,719
Road Traffic Accidents	15	28,883	17	41,694	- 12,812
Parkinson's Disease	16	25,943	21	34,491	- 8,548
Hypertension	17	24,364	8	65,960	- 41,596
Other Injuries	18	23,859	25	25,997	- 2,138
Lymphomas	19	22,830	19	40,281	- 17,451
Falls	20	19,265	18	40,418	- 21,153
Breast Cancer	21	18,911	13	48,671	- 29,760
Prostate Cancer	22	15,204	20	35,612	- 20,409
Leukemia	23	14,053	24	26,966	- 12,913
Tuberculosis	24	12,805	62	546	+ 12,259
Endocrine Disorders	25	12,414	14	46,985	- 34,571
Other Neoplasms	26	11,863	29	17,743	- 5,880
Bladder Cancer	27	11,609	26	19,622	- 8,013
Oesophagus Cancer	28	11,376	28	17,829	- 6,453
Oral Cancer	29	9,567	35	11,555	- 1,988
Ovary Cancer	30	8,732	31	14,591	- 5,860
Inflammatory/Heart	31	8,701	22	32,529	- 23,828
Asthma	32	7,554	46	3,818	+ 3,736
Alcohol	33	7,095	30	14,659	- 7,564
Cervical Cancer	34	6,993	38	6,984	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	6,097	37	9,955	- 3,858
Skin Disease	36	4,624	43	5,409	- 785
Skin Cancers	37	3,838	32	14,311	- 10,473
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	3,543	48	3,461	+ 82
Hepatitis B	39	3,454	59	608	+ 2,846
Epilepsy	40	3,443	50	3,162	+ 281
Congenital Anomalies	41	3,401	34	11,762	- 8,361
Drownings	42	3,288	45	4,070	- 782
Uterin Cancer	43	2,756	36	10,063	- 7,307
Violence	44	2,536	27	18,976	- 16,440
Low Birth Weight	45	2,432	39	6,924	- 4,492
Anemia	46	2,162	51	3,115	- 953
Fires	47	1,728	49	3,183	- 1,455
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,472	47	3,646	- 2,174
Hepatitis C	49	1,100	41	5,684	- 4,584
Drug Use	50	1,012	7	74,435	- 73,422
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	984	52	2,461	- 1,476
Poisonings	52	756	53	1,674	- 918
Malnutrition	53	581	40	6,762	- 6,181
Birth Trauma	54	579	54	1,233	- 654
HIV/AIDS	55	554	42	5,660	- 5,107
Schizophrenia	56	506	57	723	- 216
Appendicitis	57	354	63	424	- 71
Meningitis	58	333	60	606	- 273
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	324	58	678	- 354
Osteoarthritis	60	271	61	579	- 307
Maternal Conditions	61	224	56	779	- 555
Syphilis	62	175	66	49	+ 126
Upper Respiratory	63	168	65	229	- 61
Oral conditions	64	138	64	286	- 147
Encephalitis	65	125	68	25	+ 100
Multiple Sclerosis	66	70	44	5,059	- 4,989
Pertussis	67	40	69	16	+ 24
War	68	32	55	1,198	- 1,165
Tetanus	69	30	71	2	+ 28
Otitis Media	70	30	67	34	- 4
Malaria	71	8	77	0	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	72	7	72	1	+ 6
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.