VENEZUELA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,826	1	26,905	- 10,079
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,991	7	7,188	+ 8,802
Stroke	3	15,358	3	12,133	+ 3,225
Lung Cancers	4	12,176	11	3,900	+ 8,277
Suicide	5	8,782	34	585	+ 8,197
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,287	35	572	+ 6,715
Liver Cancer	7	6,954	26	1,029	+ 5,924
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,108	19	2,037	+ 4,071
Kidney Disease	9	6,064	8	5,932	+ 133
Stomach Cancer	10	5,175	17	2,175	+ 3,000
Lung Disease	11	5,116	10	5,150	- 33
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,196	25	1,082	+ 3,114
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,087	4	11,176	- 7,089
Liver Disease	14	3,809	16	2,340	+ 1,469
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,639	5	11,127	- 8,488
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,371	48	252	+ 2,119
Hypertension	17	2,227	9	5,195	- 2,968
Other Injuries	18	2,180	21	1,693	+ 487
Lymphomas	19	2,086	23	1,248	+ 839
Falls	20	1,761	28	865	+ 895
Breast Cancer	21	1,728	15	2,563	- 835
Prostate Cancer	22	1,389	13	2,848	- 1,459
Leukemia	23	1,284	27	1,007	+ 277
Tuberculosis	24	1,170	31	748	+ 423
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,134	30	760	+ 375
Other Neoplasms	26	1,084	18	2,167	- 1,083
Bladder Cancer	27	1,061	45	365	+ 696
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,040	44	370	+ 670
Oral Cancer	29	874	38	544	+ 330
Ovary Cancer	30	798	36	563	+ 235
Inflammatory/Heart	31	795	33	599	+ 196
Asthma	32	690	46	311	+ 379
Alcohol	33	648	62	34	+ 614
Cervical Cancer	34	639	20	1,986	- 1,347
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	557	22	1,359	- 802
Skin Disease	36	423	66	18	+ 405
Skin Cancers	37	351	37	553	- 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	324	40	418	- 94
Hepatitis B	39	316	63	30	+ 286
Epilepsy	40	315	41	411	- 96
Congenital Anomalies	41	311	14	2,846	- 2,535
Drownings	42	301	43	388	- 88
Uterin Cancer	43	252	47	309	- 57
Violence	44	232	2	18,132	- 17,900
Low Birth Weight	45	222	12	3,088	- 2,866
Anemia	46	198	55	126	+ 72
Fires	47	158	54	144	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	135	57	80	+ 54
Hepatitis C	49	101	65	21	+ 79
Drug Use	50	92	50	225	- 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	90	52	180	- 90
Poisonings	52	69	58	68	+ 2
Malnutrition	53	53	32	629	- 576
Birth Trauma	54	53	24	1,087	- 1,034
HIV/AIDS	55	51	6	7,490	- 7,440
Schizophrenia	56	46	69	6	+ 40
Appendicitis	57	32	56	98	- 65
Meningitis	58	30	49	251	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	30	53	151	- 121
Osteoarthritis	60	25	72	3	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	61	20	39	422	- 402
Syphilis	62	16	67	15	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	15	74	1	+ 14
Oral conditions	64	13	86	0	+ 13
Encephalitis	65	11	61	37	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	60	51	- 44
Pertussis	67	4	64	26	- 22
War	68	3	51	185	- 182
Tetanus	69	3	68	8	- 5
Otitis Media	70	3	75	1	+ 1
Malaria	71	1	42	402	- 401
Schistosomiasis	72	1	76	1	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	70	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	59	65	- 65
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	80	0	29	826	- 826
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	4	- 4
Measles	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

South Korea

Venezuela

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.