SOUTH KOREA VS UZBEKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UZBEKISTAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,435	1	28,043	+ 71,392
Stroke	2	30,710	3	25,596	+ 5,114
Liver Disease	3	13,646	14	6,348	+ 7,297
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,850	13	6,812	+ 2,038
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,523	2	26,650	- 20,127
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,494	15	4,399	+ 1,095
Kidney Disease	7	4,468	9	10,107	- 5,639
Hypertension	8	3,977	17	3,711	+ 266
Suicide	9	3,784	5	14,636	- 10,852
Low Birth Weight	10	3,388	45	370	+ 3,017
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,305	41	518	+ 2,787
Stomach Cancer	12	3,042	10	8,625	- 5,583
Lung Cancers	13	2,879	4	20,293	- 17,414
Lung Disease	14	2,831	11	8,526	- 5,695
Breast Cancer	15	2,596	21	2,880	- 284
Birth Trauma	16	2,515	54	88	+ 2,427
Tuberculosis	17	2,202	24	1,950	+ 252
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	2,073	6	12,145	- 10,072
Other Injuries	19	2,029	18	3,634	- 1,605
Liver Cancer	20	1,703	7	11,589	- 9,886
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,677	48	224	+ 1,453
Drownings	22	1,636	42	501	+ 1,135
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,452	8	10,180	- 8,728
Asthma	24	1,314	32	1,150	+ 164
Cervical Cancer	25	1,197	34	1,065	+ 132
Epilepsy	26	1,170	40	524	+ 645
Falls	27	1,073	20	2,934	- 1,862
HIV/AIDS	28	1,021	55	84	+ 937
Pancreas Cancer	29	955	12	6,994	- 6,039
Oral Cancer	30	954	29	1,457	- 503
Oesophagus Cancer	31	904	28	1,733	- 828
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	877	38	540	+ 338
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	854	35	929	- 74
Lymphomas	34	837	19	3,477	- 2,640
Leukemia	35	808	23	2,140	- 1,332
Parkinson's Disease	36	803	16	3,951	- 3,148
Fires	37	773	47	263	+ 510
Violence	38	692	44	386	+ 306
Inflammatory/Heart	39	604	31	1,325	- 721
Encephalitis	40	591	65	19	+ 572
Prostate Cancer	41	482	22	2,316	- 1,834
Endocrine Disorders	42	473	25	1,891	- 1,417
Ovary Cancer	43	456	30	1,330	- 874
Poisonings	44	395	52	115	+ 280
Upper Respiratory	45	393	63	26	+ 368
Drug Use	46	383	50	154	+ 229
Uterin Cancer	47	326	43	420	- 93
Maternal Conditions	48	307	61	34	+ 273
Bladder Cancer	49	287	27	1,768	- 1,481
Skin Cancers	50	234	37	585	- 351
Meningitis	51	187	58	51	+ 136
Alcohol	52	154	33	1,081	- 926
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	136	51	150	- 14
Hepatitis B	54	130	39	526	- 396
Skin Disease	55	53	36	704	- 651
Appendicitis	56	43	57	54	- 11
Other Neoplasms	57	39	26	1,807	- 1,767
Multiple Sclerosis	58	35	66	11	+ 24
Tetanus	59	25	69	5	+ 21
Malnutrition	60	19	53	88	- 70
Leishmaniasis	61	7	79	0	+ 7
War	62	5	68	5	+ 0
Pertussis	63	4	67	6	- 2
Diphtheria	64	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	65	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	49	168	- 166
Syphilis	67	1	62	27	- 26
Ascariasis	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
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
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Uzbekistan

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.