SOUTH KOREA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	74,658	6	12,145	+ 62,513
Coronary Heart Disease	2	54,569	1	28,043	+ 26,526
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	30,842	2	26,650	+ 4,192
Stroke	4	28,625	3	25,596	+ 3,029
Lung Cancers	5	27,171	4	20,293	+ 6,878
Lung Disease	6	25,026	11	8,526	+ 16,500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,033	8	10,180	+ 3,853
Prostate Cancer	8	10,110	22	2,316	+ 7,795
Breast Cancer	9	9,676	21	2,880	+ 6,796
Lymphomas	10	7,114	19	3,477	+ 3,636
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,843	12	6,994	- 150
Oesophagus Cancer	12	6,639	28	1,733	+ 4,906
Parkinson's Disease	13	6,522	16	3,951	+ 2,571
Liver Disease	14	5,832	14	6,348	- 517
Falls	15	5,796	20	2,934	+ 2,862
Bladder Cancer	16	4,666	27	1,768	+ 2,898
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,445	13	6,812	- 2,367
Kidney Disease	18	4,162	9	10,107	- 5,945
Other Injuries	19	4,157	18	3,634	+ 523
Suicide	20	4,051	5	14,636	- 10,585
Liver Cancer	21	3,984	7	11,589	- 7,605
Leukemia	22	3,964	23	2,140	+ 1,824
Hypertension	23	3,962	17	3,711	+ 251
Stomach Cancer	24	3,803	10	8,625	- 4,822
Ovary Cancer	25	3,057	30	1,330	+ 1,727
Other Neoplasms	26	3,032	26	1,807	+ 1,226
Skin Cancers	27	2,836	37	585	+ 2,251
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,508	25	1,891	+ 617
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,378	31	1,325	+ 1,053
Oral Cancer	30	2,365	29	1,457	+ 908
Drug Use	31	2,149	50	154	+ 1,994
Uterin Cancer	32	1,785	43	420	+ 1,365
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,650	15	4,399	- 2,749
Skin Disease	34	1,623	36	704	+ 919
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,618	41	518	+ 1,100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,590	38	540	+ 1,050
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,412	66	11	+ 1,401
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,216	35	929	+ 288
Alcohol	39	1,183	33	1,081	+ 102
Low Birth Weight	40	999	45	370	+ 629
Asthma	41	991	32	1,150	- 160
Epilepsy	42	908	40	524	+ 384
Cervical Cancer	43	836	34	1,065	- 229
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	771	51	150	+ 621
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	666	48	224	+ 442
Violence	46	660	44	386	+ 274
Tuberculosis	47	267	24	1,950	- 1,683
Fires	48	254	47	263	- 9
Drownings	49	229	42	501	- 272
Anemia	50	211	46	329	- 119
Hepatitis C	51	203	49	168	+ 36
Meningitis	52	177	58	51	+ 126
Poisonings	53	168	52	115	+ 53
Birth Trauma	54	144	54	88	+ 56
HIV/AIDS	55	143	55	84	+ 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	140	59	49	+ 90
Osteoarthritis	57	127	60	41	+ 86
Malnutrition	58	88	53	88	- 0
Appendicitis	59	80	57	54	+ 26
Schizophrenia	60	77	56	77	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	41	64	21	+ 20
Syphilis	62	37	62	27	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	63	37	63	26	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	64	36	61	34	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	30	39	526	- 496
Otitis Media	66	12	70	5	+ 7
War	67	7	68	5	+ 2
Encephalitis	68	4	65	19	- 15
Pertussis	69	2	67	6	- 4
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	69	5	- 4
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Chlamydia	79	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	81	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

United Kingdom

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.