SOUTH KOREA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,933	1	28,043	+ 28,890
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	46,638	6	12,145	+ 34,493
Stroke	3	31,949	3	25,596	+ 6,353
Lung Cancers	4	24,378	4	20,293	+ 4,085
Lung Disease	5	20,848	11	8,526	+ 12,322
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	18,679	8	10,180	+ 8,499
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,110	2	26,650	- 11,540
Kidney Disease	8	10,712	9	10,107	+ 605
Hypertension	9	10,040	17	3,711	+ 6,329
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,563	13	6,812	+ 1,751
Breast Cancer	11	7,785	21	2,880	+ 4,905
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,438	12	6,994	+ 444
Prostate Cancer	13	7,072	22	2,316	+ 4,756
Stomach Cancer	14	6,385	10	8,625	- 2,240
Other Injuries	15	6,098	18	3,634	+ 2,464
Lymphomas	16	5,876	19	3,477	+ 2,399
Bladder Cancer	17	5,753	27	1,768	+ 3,984
Liver Cancer	18	5,616	7	11,589	- 5,973
Inflammatory/Heart	19	5,490	31	1,325	+ 4,165
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,445	16	3,951	+ 1,494
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,357	25	1,891	+ 3,466
Other Neoplasms	22	5,230	26	1,807	+ 3,423
Liver Disease	23	4,661	14	6,348	- 1,688
Leukemia	24	4,155	23	2,140	+ 2,015
Suicide	25	3,976	5	14,636	- 10,660
Falls	26	3,576	20	2,934	+ 642
Oral Cancer	27	2,845	29	1,457	+ 1,388
Ovary Cancer	28	2,231	30	1,330	+ 902
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,215	28	1,733	+ 483
Skin Disease	30	2,027	36	704	+ 1,323
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,015	15	4,399	- 2,384
Skin Cancers	32	1,986	37	585	+ 1,402
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,776	48	224	+ 1,552
Uterin Cancer	34	1,776	43	420	+ 1,356
Asthma	35	1,248	32	1,150	+ 98
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,172	35	929	+ 243
Anemia	37	1,007	46	329	+ 678
Congenital Anomalies	38	951	41	518	+ 433
Cervical Cancer	39	942	34	1,065	- 123
Epilepsy	40	908	40	524	+ 383
Drug Use	41	855	50	154	+ 701
Hepatitis C	42	718	49	168	+ 551
HIV/AIDS	43	593	55	84	+ 509
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	523	38	540	- 16
Drownings	45	491	42	501	- 10
Alcohol	46	367	33	1,081	- 713
Malnutrition	47	333	53	88	+ 245
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	324	51	150	+ 174
Multiple Sclerosis	49	316	66	11	+ 306
Tuberculosis	50	298	24	1,950	- 1,652
Violence	51	288	44	386	- 98
Low Birth Weight	52	278	45	370	- 92
Osteoarthritis	53	234	60	41	+ 192
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	225	59	49	+ 176
Fires	55	203	47	263	- 60
Schizophrenia	56	199	56	77	+ 122
Poisonings	57	188	52	115	+ 73
Hepatitis B	58	179	39	526	- 348
Meningitis	59	142	58	51	+ 91
Birth Trauma	60	124	54	88	+ 36
Appendicitis	61	87	57	54	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	62	51	63	26	+ 26
Oral conditions	63	48	64	21	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	64	15	61	34	- 19
Leishmaniasis	65	12	79	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	66	10	70	5	+ 5
Syphilis	67	10	62	27	- 17
War	68	6	68	5	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	4	81	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	70	4	65	19	- 15
Chagas disease	71	4	80	0	+ 4
Tetanus	72	2	69	5	- 3
Pertussis	73	2	67	6	- 4
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Spain

South Korea

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.