SOUTH KOREA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,972	1	28,043	+ 34,929
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	42,276	6	12,145	+ 30,131
Stroke	3	23,027	3	25,596	- 2,569
Lung Cancers	4	20,687	4	20,293	+ 394
Lung Disease	5	17,058	11	8,526	+ 8,532
Hypertension	6	14,526	17	3,711	+ 10,815
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,724	8	10,180	+ 1,544
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,458	2	26,650	- 15,192
Falls	9	11,282	20	2,934	+ 8,347
Prostate Cancer	10	9,283	22	2,316	+ 6,967
Breast Cancer	11	9,269	21	2,880	+ 6,389
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,734	12	6,994	+ 1,740
Kidney Disease	13	7,413	9	10,107	- 2,694
Suicide	14	7,342	5	14,636	- 7,294
Lymphomas	15	6,649	19	3,477	+ 3,172
Inflammatory/Heart	16	6,036	31	1,325	+ 4,711
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,006	13	6,812	- 806
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,038	16	3,951	+ 1,087
Liver Cancer	19	4,731	7	11,589	- 6,858
Other Neoplasms	20	4,005	26	1,807	+ 2,198
Liver Disease	21	3,981	14	6,348	- 2,367
Leukemia	22	3,946	23	2,140	+ 1,805
Bladder Cancer	23	3,935	27	1,768	+ 2,167
Stomach Cancer	24	3,607	10	8,625	- 5,018
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,485	25	1,891	+ 1,594
Oral Cancer	26	2,941	29	1,457	+ 1,484
Skin Cancers	27	2,899	37	585	+ 2,314
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,885	28	1,733	+ 1,153
Ovary Cancer	29	2,687	30	1,330	+ 1,358
Other Injuries	30	2,408	18	3,634	- 1,226
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,794	41	518	+ 1,276
Alcohol	32	1,346	33	1,081	+ 265
Uterin Cancer	33	1,315	43	420	+ 895
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,134	15	4,399	- 3,264
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,092	35	929	+ 164
Drug Use	36	1,035	50	154	+ 881
Osteoarthritis	37	997	60	41	+ 956
Multiple Sclerosis	38	940	66	11	+ 929
Epilepsy	39	932	40	524	+ 407
Skin Disease	40	760	36	704	+ 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	719	38	540	+ 179
Cervical Cancer	42	618	34	1,065	- 447
Low Birth Weight	43	617	45	370	+ 246
Anemia	44	597	46	329	+ 268
Schizophrenia	45	566	56	77	+ 489
Asthma	46	557	32	1,150	- 594
Malnutrition	47	494	53	88	+ 406
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	457	48	224	+ 233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	398	51	150	+ 248
Drownings	50	290	42	501	- 211
Violence	51	249	44	386	- 137
Birth Trauma	52	188	54	88	+ 100
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	187	59	49	+ 138
HIV/AIDS	54	171	55	84	+ 86
Fires	55	125	47	263	- 138
Tuberculosis	56	125	24	1,950	- 1,825
Meningitis	57	117	58	51	+ 66
Hepatitis C	58	88	49	168	- 79
Appendicitis	59	86	57	54	+ 32
Poisonings	60	76	52	115	- 39
Upper Respiratory	61	64	63	26	+ 38
Oral conditions	62	48	64	21	+ 26
Hepatitis B	63	27	39	526	- 500
Maternal Conditions	64	25	61	34	- 9
Syphilis	65	9	62	27	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	66	7	81	0	+ 7
War	67	5	68	5	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	4	65	19	- 15
Otitis Media	69	2	70	5	- 2
Tetanus	70	2	69	5	- 2
Leishmaniasis	71	2	79	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	2	72	1	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Switzerland

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.