UZBEKISTAN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		UZBEKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,664	1	69,725	- 50,061
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,687	5	4,574	+ 14,114
Stroke	3	17,948	2	21,534	- 3,586
Lung Cancers	4	14,230	13	2,019	+ 12,211
Suicide	5	10,263	9	2,653	+ 7,610
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,516	18	1,454	+ 7,063
Liver Cancer	7	8,126	20	1,194	+ 6,932
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	7,139	23	1,018	+ 6,120
Kidney Disease	9	7,087	7	3,133	+ 3,954
Stomach Cancer	10	6,048	12	2,133	+ 3,915
Lung Disease	11	5,979	14	1,985	+ 3,993
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,904	29	670	+ 4,234
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,777	4	6,205	- 1,429
Liver Disease	14	4,452	3	9,568	- 5,117
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,085	6	3,853	- 768
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,771	36	563	+ 2,207
Hypertension	17	2,602	8	2,789	- 187
Other Injuries	18	2,548	19	1,423	+ 1,125
Lymphomas	19	2,438	34	587	+ 1,851
Falls	20	2,057	27	752	+ 1,305
Breast Cancer	21	2,020	15	1,821	+ 199
Prostate Cancer	22	1,624	41	338	+ 1,286
Leukemia	23	1,501	35	566	+ 934
Tuberculosis	24	1,368	17	1,544	- 177
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,326	42	332	+ 994
Other Neoplasms	26	1,267	57	28	+ 1,239
Bladder Cancer	27	1,240	49	201	+ 1,039
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,215	31	634	+ 581
Oral Cancer	29	1,022	30	669	+ 353
Ovary Cancer	30	933	43	320	+ 613
Inflammatory/Heart	31	929	39	424	+ 506
Asthma	32	807	24	922	- 115
Alcohol	33	758	52	108	+ 649
Cervical Cancer	34	747	25	840	- 93
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	651	33	599	+ 52
Skin Disease	36	494	55	37	+ 457
Skin Cancers	37	410	50	164	+ 246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	378	32	615	- 237
Hepatitis B	39	369	54	91	+ 278
Epilepsy	40	368	26	820	- 452
Congenital Anomalies	41	363	11	2,318	- 1,955
Drownings	42	351	22	1,147	- 796
Uterin Cancer	43	294	47	229	+ 65
Violence	44	271	38	485	- 215
Low Birth Weight	45	260	10	2,375	- 2,116
Anemia	46	231	82	0	+ 231
Fires	47	185	37	542	- 358
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	157	21	1,176	- 1,019
Hepatitis C	49	118	66	1	+ 116
Drug Use	50	108	46	269	- 160
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	105	53	96	+ 10
Poisonings	52	81	44	277	- 196
Malnutrition	53	62	60	13	+ 49
Birth Trauma	54	62	16	1,764	- 1,702
HIV/AIDS	55	59	28	716	- 657
Schizophrenia	56	54	81	0	+ 54
Appendicitis	57	38	56	30	+ 7
Meningitis	58	36	51	131	- 95
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	35	84	0	+ 35
Osteoarthritis	60	29	85	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	61	24	48	215	- 192
Syphilis	62	19	67	1	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	63	18	45	276	- 258
Oral conditions	64	15	86	0	+ 15
Encephalitis	65	13	40	415	- 401
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	58	24	- 17
Pertussis	67	4	63	3	+ 2
War	68	3	62	4	- 0
Tetanus	69	3	59	18	- 14
Otitis Media	70	3	71	0	+ 3
Malaria	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	64	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	68	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	61	5	- 5
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UZBEKISTAN

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Uzbekistan

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.