SOUTH KOREA VS TURKMENISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKMENISTAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	90,135	1	28,043	+ 62,093
Stroke	2	43,257	3	25,596	+ 17,661
HIV/AIDS	3	27,269	55	84	+ 27,185
Liver Disease	4	18,293	14	6,348	+ 11,945
Low Birth Weight	5	10,529	45	370	+ 10,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,305	2	26,650	- 16,345
Birth Trauma	7	8,265	54	88	+ 8,177
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,256	15	4,399	+ 2,857
Congenital Anomalies	9	6,968	41	518	+ 6,450
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,288	13	6,812	- 523
Inflammatory/Heart	11	6,014	31	1,325	+ 4,689
Kidney Disease	12	5,740	9	10,107	- 4,367
Tuberculosis	13	5,395	24	1,950	+ 3,444
Hypertension	14	4,331	17	3,711	+ 620
Stomach Cancer	15	4,013	10	8,625	- 4,612
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	3,996	6	12,145	- 8,149
Lung Cancers	17	3,785	4	20,293	- 16,508
Breast Cancer	18	3,785	21	2,880	+ 905
Oesophagus Cancer	19	3,553	28	1,733	+ 1,820
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	3,176	35	929	+ 2,247
Suicide	21	3,052	5	14,636	- 11,584
Other Injuries	22	3,047	18	3,634	- 587
Lung Disease	23	2,884	11	8,526	- 5,643
Liver Cancer	24	2,530	7	11,589	- 9,059
Cervical Cancer	25	2,266	34	1,065	+ 1,201
Oral Cancer	26	1,644	29	1,457	+ 187
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,606	8	10,180	- 8,575
Violence	28	1,534	44	386	+ 1,147
Drownings	29	1,391	42	501	+ 890
Alcohol	30	1,295	33	1,081	+ 214
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,274	25	1,891	- 617
Leukemia	32	1,224	23	2,140	- 916
Lymphomas	33	1,187	19	3,477	- 2,290
Pancreas Cancer	34	1,134	12	6,994	- 5,859
Fires	35	1,105	47	263	+ 842
Falls	36	938	20	2,934	- 1,997
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	930	38	540	+ 391
Epilepsy	38	895	40	524	+ 371
Parkinson's Disease	39	871	16	3,951	- 3,080
Ovary Cancer	40	846	30	1,330	- 484
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	829	48	224	+ 605
Encephalitis	42	662	65	19	+ 643
Bladder Cancer	43	625	27	1,768	- 1,144
Meningitis	44	568	58	51	+ 517
Prostate Cancer	45	540	22	2,316	- 1,776
Uterin Cancer	46	527	43	420	+ 108
Skin Cancers	47	490	37	585	- 94
Drug Use	48	415	50	154	+ 261
Asthma	49	402	32	1,150	- 749
Poisonings	50	332	52	115	+ 217
Hepatitis B	51	320	39	526	- 206
Upper Respiratory	52	228	63	26	+ 203
Tetanus	53	138	69	5	+ 134
Skin Disease	54	91	36	704	- 614
Multiple Sclerosis	55	91	66	11	+ 80
Malnutrition	56	72	53	88	- 17
Other Neoplasms	57	64	26	1,807	- 1,742
Appendicitis	58	62	57	54	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	59	40	61	34	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	38	51	150	- 112
Pertussis	61	32	67	6	+ 26
Leishmaniasis	62	25	79	0	+ 25
Hepatitis C	63	20	49	168	- 148
War	64	18	68	5	+ 13
Chlamydia	65	4	84	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	2	74	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	1	62	27	- 26
Dengue	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 5
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Oral conditions	84	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	86	0	60	41	- 41
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Turkmenistan

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.