SOUTH KOREA VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	105,879	55	84	+ 105,794
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	42,130	2	26,650	+ 15,480
Diabetes Mellitus	3	40,819	13	6,812	+ 34,007
Stroke	4	36,631	3	25,596	+ 11,035
Coronary Heart Disease	5	34,548	1	28,043	+ 6,505
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	23,666	35	929	+ 22,738
Road Traffic Accidents	7	17,586	15	4,399	+ 13,187
Kidney Disease	8	17,444	9	10,107	+ 7,337
Suicide	9	15,447	5	14,636	+ 811
Hypertension	10	13,367	17	3,711	+ 9,656
Liver Disease	11	12,523	14	6,348	+ 6,174
Lung Disease	12	12,103	11	8,526	+ 3,576
Tuberculosis	13	11,706	24	1,950	+ 9,756
Low Birth Weight	14	10,663	45	370	+ 10,293
Cervical Cancer	15	9,835	34	1,065	+ 8,770
Violence	16	9,715	44	386	+ 9,329
Other Injuries	17	8,700	18	3,634	+ 5,066
Birth Trauma	18	7,618	54	88	+ 7,530
Congenital Anomalies	19	7,342	41	518	+ 6,824
Asthma	20	6,842	32	1,150	+ 5,692
Maternal Conditions	21	5,299	61	34	+ 5,265
Malnutrition	22	4,842	53	88	+ 4,753
Meningitis	23	4,458	58	51	+ 4,408
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,288	31	1,325	+ 2,963
Drownings	25	3,979	42	501	+ 3,478
Fires	26	3,828	47	263	+ 3,564
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,504	6	12,145	- 8,641
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,393	25	1,891	+ 1,503
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,326	38	540	+ 1,787
Epilepsy	30	2,091	40	524	+ 1,567
Prostate Cancer	31	2,056	22	2,316	- 260
Falls	32	1,886	20	2,934	- 1,048
Pertussis	33	1,774	67	6	+ 1,768
Poisonings	34	1,715	52	115	+ 1,600
Breast Cancer	35	1,688	21	2,880	- 1,193
Lymphomas	36	1,422	19	3,477	- 2,055
Liver Cancer	37	1,342	7	11,589	- 10,247
Drug Use	38	1,228	50	154	+ 1,073
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,198	48	224	+ 974
Skin Disease	40	1,156	36	704	+ 452
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,092	16	3,951	- 2,860
Skin Cancers	42	910	37	585	+ 325
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	853	8	10,180	- 9,327
Oesophagus Cancer	44	846	28	1,733	- 887
Syphilis	45	797	62	27	+ 771
Lung Cancers	46	760	4	20,293	- 19,533
Leukemia	47	746	23	2,140	- 1,394
Alcohol	48	734	33	1,081	- 347
Schistosomiasis	49	586	72	1	+ 585
Uterin Cancer	50	524	43	420	+ 104
Oral Cancer	51	468	29	1,457	- 989
Ovary Cancer	52	454	30	1,330	- 876
Stomach Cancer	53	312	10	8,625	- 8,313
Appendicitis	54	303	57	54	+ 249
Bladder Cancer	55	276	27	1,768	- 1,492
Pancreas Cancer	56	276	12	6,994	- 6,717
Hepatitis B	57	271	39	526	- 255
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	225	51	150	+ 75
Encephalitis	59	221	65	19	+ 202
Upper Respiratory	60	190	63	26	+ 164
Other Neoplasms	61	180	26	1,807	- 1,627
Tetanus	62	168	69	5	+ 164
Multiple Sclerosis	63	68	66	11	+ 58
Measles	64	29	83	0	+ 29
Hepatitis C	65	17	49	168	- 151
Ascariasis	66	14	74	0	+ 14
Malaria	67	13	71	1	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	12	70	5	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	9	84	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	70	8	73	0	+ 8
War	71	8	68	5	+ 3
Dengue	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Swaziland

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.