ZIMBABWE VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,234	3	8,493	+ 741
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,776	2	10,779	- 2,004
Stroke	3	8,429	5	5,126	+ 3,303
Lung Cancers	4	6,682	43	286	+ 6,397
Suicide	5	4,819	13	2,069	+ 2,751
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,999	31	768	+ 3,232
Liver Cancer	7	3,816	38	510	+ 3,307
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,352	40	505	+ 2,847
Kidney Disease	9	3,328	12	2,214	+ 1,115
Stomach Cancer	10	2,840	33	559	+ 2,281
Lung Disease	11	2,808	23	1,163	+ 1,644
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,303	47	217	+ 2,086
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,243	9	3,344	- 1,101
Liver Disease	14	2,091	17	1,941	+ 149
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,449	4	6,037	- 4,589
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,301	46	226	+ 1,075
Hypertension	17	1,222	24	1,146	+ 76
Other Injuries	18	1,197	20	1,656	- 459
Lymphomas	19	1,145	26	960	+ 185
Falls	20	966	41	465	+ 501
Breast Cancer	21	948	28	839	+ 109
Prostate Cancer	22	763	32	628	+ 135
Leukemia	23	705	45	244	+ 461
Tuberculosis	24	642	16	1,999	- 1,357
Endocrine Disorders	25	623	34	553	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	26	595	62	37	+ 558
Bladder Cancer	27	582	54	125	+ 457
Oesophagus Cancer	28	571	29	801	- 231
Oral Cancer	29	480	49	208	+ 272
Ovary Cancer	30	438	51	173	+ 264
Inflammatory/Heart	31	436	25	1,047	- 611
Asthma	32	379	21	1,531	- 1,152
Alcohol	33	356	61	48	+ 308
Cervical Cancer	34	351	14	2,023	- 1,672
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	306	6	4,595	- 4,289
Skin Disease	36	232	52	173	+ 59
Skin Cancers	37	192	44	264	- 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	178	35	548	- 370
Hepatitis B	39	173	60	57	+ 116
Epilepsy	40	173	39	508	- 335
Congenital Anomalies	41	171	11	2,217	- 2,047
Drownings	42	165	27	956	- 791
Uterin Cancer	43	138	50	182	- 44
Violence	44	127	18	1,916	- 1,789
Low Birth Weight	45	122	7	4,038	- 3,916
Anemia	46	108	84	0	+ 108
Fires	47	87	30	793	- 706
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	74	36	542	- 468
Hepatitis C	49	55	66	14	+ 41
Drug Use	50	51	48	213	- 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	49	64	26	+ 23
Poisonings	52	38	37	515	- 477
Malnutrition	53	29	10	2,396	- 2,367
Birth Trauma	54	29	8	3,405	- 3,376
HIV/AIDS	55	28	1	19,988	- 19,960
Schizophrenia	56	25	86	0	+ 25
Appendicitis	57	18	58	66	- 48
Meningitis	58	17	22	1,325	- 1,308
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	16	80	0	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	60	14	81	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	61	11	19	1,749	- 1,738
Syphilis	62	9	55	124	- 116
Upper Respiratory	63	8	59	65	- 57
Oral conditions	64	7	82	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	65	6	56	117	- 111
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	67	14	- 11
Pertussis	67	2	42	419	- 417
War	68	2	65	26	- 24
Tetanus	69	2	57	102	- 100
Otitis Media	70	2	68	3	- 2
Malaria	71	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Schistosomiasis	72	0	53	172	- 172
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Ascariasis	74	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	30	- 30
Chlamydia	84	0	69	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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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.