SOUTH KOREA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,546	1	28,043	+ 26,503
Diabetes Mellitus	2	47,142	13	6,812	+ 40,330
Stroke	3	30,398	3	25,596	+ 4,802
Violence	4	20,305	44	386	+ 19,919
Kidney Disease	5	16,240	9	10,107	+ 6,133
Prostate Cancer	6	12,193	22	2,316	+ 9,877
Breast Cancer	7	9,547	21	2,880	+ 6,667
Lung Cancers	8	8,031	4	20,293	- 12,262
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	7,940	6	12,145	- 4,205
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	7,593	2	26,650	- 19,057
Hypertension	11	7,440	17	3,711	+ 3,729
HIV/AIDS	12	7,245	55	84	+ 7,161
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	7,232	8	10,180	- 2,948
Liver Disease	14	5,025	14	6,348	- 1,323
Road Traffic Accidents	15	4,812	15	4,399	+ 413
Lung Disease	16	4,777	11	8,526	- 3,750
Suicide	17	4,474	5	14,636	- 10,162
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,412	25	1,891	+ 2,522
Pancreas Cancer	19	4,208	12	6,994	- 2,785
Lymphomas	20	4,120	19	3,477	+ 642
Cervical Cancer	21	3,583	34	1,065	+ 2,518
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,449	41	518	+ 2,931
Low Birth Weight	23	3,064	45	370	+ 2,693
Ovary Cancer	24	2,963	30	1,330	+ 1,633
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,665	31	1,325	+ 1,340
Stomach Cancer	26	2,553	10	8,625	- 6,072
Uterin Cancer	27	2,503	43	420	+ 2,083
Liver Cancer	28	2,437	7	11,589	- 9,153
Leukemia	29	2,305	23	2,140	+ 165
Other Injuries	30	2,253	18	3,634	- 1,381
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,921	38	540	+ 1,381
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,897	16	3,951	- 2,054
Falls	33	1,590	20	2,934	- 1,344
Bladder Cancer	34	1,499	27	1,768	- 269
Asthma	35	1,491	32	1,150	+ 340
Skin Disease	36	1,435	36	704	+ 731
Epilepsy	37	1,186	40	524	+ 662
Oral Cancer	38	1,142	29	1,457	- 315
Drownings	39	1,140	42	501	+ 640
Birth Trauma	40	933	54	88	+ 845
Oesophagus Cancer	41	900	28	1,733	- 833
Alcohol	42	855	33	1,081	- 226
Tuberculosis	43	796	24	1,950	- 1,154
Drug Use	44	693	50	154	+ 538
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	665	35	929	- 264
War	46	624	68	5	+ 619
Malnutrition	47	612	53	88	+ 524
Fires	48	604	47	263	+ 340
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	413	48	224	+ 188
Maternal Conditions	50	384	61	34	+ 350
Other Neoplasms	51	374	26	1,807	- 1,432
Meningitis	52	351	58	51	+ 300
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	301	51	150	+ 151
Encephalitis	54	226	65	19	+ 207
Dengue	55	194	77	0	+ 194
Appendicitis	56	163	57	54	+ 109
Skin Cancers	57	158	37	585	- 426
Multiple Sclerosis	58	84	66	11	+ 73
Poisonings	59	54	52	115	- 61
Hepatitis B	60	17	39	526	- 509
Syphilis	61	5	62	27	- 22
Hepatitis C	62	4	49	168	- 163
Chlamydia	63	4	84	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	2	63	26	- 23
Tetanus	65	2	69	5	- 3
Ascariasis	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	59	49	- 49
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.