SOUTH KOREA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,438	1	28,043	+ 46,396
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	53,690	6	12,145	+ 41,545
Stroke	3	29,680	3	25,596	+ 4,084
Lung Disease	4	21,366	11	8,526	+ 12,840
Lung Cancers	5	18,306	4	20,293	- 1,987
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,997	8	10,180	+ 4,817
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,076	2	26,650	- 13,574
Prostate Cancer	8	12,896	22	2,316	+ 10,580
Pancreas Cancer	9	9,092	12	6,994	+ 2,098
Hypertension	10	9,041	17	3,711	+ 5,331
Diabetes Mellitus	11	9,022	13	6,812	+ 2,210
Kidney Disease	12	8,012	9	10,107	- 2,095
Breast Cancer	13	7,782	21	2,880	+ 4,902
Suicide	14	7,276	5	14,636	- 7,359
Other Injuries	15	6,755	18	3,634	+ 3,121
Lymphomas	16	6,672	19	3,477	+ 3,195
Falls	17	5,454	20	2,934	+ 2,520
Other Neoplasms	18	5,095	26	1,807	+ 3,289
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,638	16	3,951	+ 687
Leukemia	20	4,060	23	2,140	+ 1,920
Bladder Cancer	21	3,739	27	1,768	+ 1,971
Liver Cancer	22	3,698	7	11,589	- 7,892
Liver Disease	23	3,558	14	6,348	- 2,790
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,452	25	1,891	+ 1,562
Skin Cancers	25	3,198	37	585	+ 2,614
Stomach Cancer	26	3,012	10	8,625	- 5,613
Ovary Cancer	27	2,718	30	1,330	+ 1,388
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,690	31	1,325	+ 1,365
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,646	28	1,733	+ 914
Drug Use	30	2,082	50	154	+ 1,928
Oral Cancer	31	1,865	29	1,457	+ 408
Alcohol	32	1,764	33	1,081	+ 683
Uterin Cancer	33	1,695	43	420	+ 1,275
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,550	15	4,399	- 2,849
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,513	41	518	+ 995
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,423	35	929	+ 494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,363	38	540	+ 823
Cervical Cancer	38	1,119	34	1,065	+ 54
Skin Disease	39	1,082	36	704	+ 377
Anemia	40	859	46	329	+ 530
Multiple Sclerosis	41	837	66	11	+ 827
Asthma	42	779	32	1,150	- 372
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	633	51	150	+ 484
Epilepsy	44	593	40	524	+ 69
Malnutrition	45	575	53	88	+ 487
Drownings	46	563	42	501	+ 62
Violence	47	555	44	386	+ 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	543	48	224	+ 318
Fires	49	318	47	263	+ 55
Schizophrenia	50	312	56	77	+ 235
Low Birth Weight	51	247	45	370	- 123
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	225	59	49	+ 176
Hepatitis C	53	217	49	168	+ 49
Meningitis	54	173	58	51	+ 122
Birth Trauma	55	165	54	88	+ 77
Tuberculosis	56	118	24	1,950	- 1,832
Osteoarthritis	57	117	60	41	+ 76
Upper Respiratory	58	96	63	26	+ 70
Appendicitis	59	89	57	54	+ 35
Poisonings	60	87	52	115	- 28
HIV/AIDS	61	62	55	84	- 22
Hepatitis B	62	47	39	526	- 480
Oral conditions	63	41	64	21	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	64	24	61	34	- 10
War	65	8	68	5	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	3	70	5	- 1
Pertussis	67	2	67	6	- 4
Tetanus	68	2	69	5	- 3
Schistosomiasis	69	2	72	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	71	1	65	19	- 18
Syphilis	72	0	62	27	- 27
Chlamydia	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	82	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

Sweden

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.