YEMEN VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,306	1	30,158	- 12,852
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,446	4	11,978	+ 4,468
Stroke	3	15,796	2	13,570	+ 2,226
Lung Cancers	4	12,523	41	569	+ 11,954
Suicide	5	9,032	21	1,699	+ 7,333
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,495	22	1,405	+ 6,090
Liver Cancer	7	7,152	39	609	+ 6,543
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,282	30	913	+ 5,369
Kidney Disease	9	6,237	15	2,679	+ 3,559
Stomach Cancer	10	5,323	31	902	+ 4,420
Lung Disease	11	5,262	11	3,196	+ 2,066
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,316	51	283	+ 4,033
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,204	19	1,794	+ 2,409
Liver Disease	14	3,918	13	2,891	+ 1,026
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,715	6	8,561	- 5,846
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,438	49	362	+ 2,077
Hypertension	17	2,290	8	5,293	- 3,004
Other Injuries	18	2,243	16	2,225	+ 17
Lymphomas	19	2,146	45	433	+ 1,713
Falls	20	1,811	24	1,170	+ 641
Breast Cancer	21	1,777	26	1,134	+ 644
Prostate Cancer	22	1,429	63	39	+ 1,390
Leukemia	23	1,321	34	776	+ 544
Tuberculosis	24	1,204	18	1,899	- 696
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,167	36	738	+ 429
Other Neoplasms	26	1,115	64	21	+ 1,094
Bladder Cancer	27	1,091	55	160	+ 931
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,069	35	765	+ 305
Oral Cancer	29	899	42	547	+ 352
Ovary Cancer	30	821	52	188	+ 632
Inflammatory/Heart	31	818	40	585	+ 233
Asthma	32	710	17	2,106	- 1,396
Alcohol	33	667	59	78	+ 589
Cervical Cancer	34	657	57	119	+ 538
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	573	9	4,372	- 3,799
Skin Disease	36	435	61	44	+ 391
Skin Cancers	37	361	58	100	+ 261
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	333	33	833	- 500
Hepatitis B	39	325	50	299	+ 25
Epilepsy	40	324	43	539	- 215
Congenital Anomalies	41	320	10	4,291	- 3,971
Drownings	42	309	25	1,142	- 833
Uterin Cancer	43	259	69	5	+ 254
Violence	44	238	14	2,839	- 2,601
Low Birth Weight	45	229	5	8,810	- 8,581
Anemia	46	203	84	0	+ 203
Fires	47	162	29	991	- 829
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	138	37	707	- 568
Hepatitis C	49	103	68	8	+ 95
Drug Use	50	95	38	613	- 518
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	93	66	14	+ 78
Poisonings	52	71	44	532	- 461
Malnutrition	53	55	27	1,058	- 1,004
Birth Trauma	54	54	7	5,939	- 5,885
HIV/AIDS	55	52	46	396	- 344
Schizophrenia	56	48	86	0	+ 48
Appendicitis	57	33	54	162	- 128
Meningitis	58	31	28	1,018	- 987
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	30	80	0	+ 30
Osteoarthritis	60	25	81	0	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	61	21	32	890	- 869
Syphilis	62	16	53	175	- 159
Upper Respiratory	63	16	70	5	+ 11
Oral conditions	64	13	82	0	+ 13
Encephalitis	65	12	48	369	- 357
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	62	42	- 35
Pertussis	67	4	23	1,239	- 1,235
War	68	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Tetanus	69	3	47	395	- 392
Otitis Media	70	3	73	0	+ 3
Malaria	71	1	20	1,719	- 1,718
Schistosomiasis	72	1	56	124	- 123
Diphtheria	73	0	67	14	- 14
Ascariasis	74	0	65	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	60	71	- 71
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Chlamydia	84	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

South Korea

Yemen

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.