SOUTH KOREA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,841	1	28,043	+ 16,798
Violence	2	30,219	44	386	+ 29,832
Stroke	3	20,221	3	25,596	- 5,375
Diabetes Mellitus	4	18,627	13	6,812	+ 11,815
Road Traffic Accidents	5	18,544	15	4,399	+ 14,146
HIV/AIDS	6	12,483	55	84	+ 12,399
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,980	2	26,650	- 14,670
Kidney Disease	8	9,886	9	10,107	- 221
Hypertension	9	8,658	17	3,711	+ 4,947
Lung Disease	10	8,582	11	8,526	+ 56
Lung Cancers	11	6,499	4	20,293	- 13,794
Low Birth Weight	12	5,146	45	370	+ 4,776
Prostate Cancer	13	4,747	22	2,316	+ 2,432
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,743	41	518	+ 4,225
Breast Cancer	15	4,272	21	2,880	+ 1,392
Liver Disease	16	3,900	14	6,348	- 2,448
Stomach Cancer	17	3,625	10	8,625	- 5,000
Other Neoplasms	18	3,612	26	1,807	+ 1,805
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	3,395	8	10,180	- 6,785
Cervical Cancer	20	3,310	34	1,065	+ 2,245
Other Injuries	21	2,822	18	3,634	- 812
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,265	35	929	+ 1,336
Lymphomas	23	2,080	19	3,477	- 1,398
Birth Trauma	24	1,812	54	88	+ 1,724
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,803	12	6,994	- 5,190
Liver Cancer	26	1,715	7	11,589	- 9,874
Leukemia	27	1,679	23	2,140	- 461
Falls	28	1,442	20	2,934	- 1,492
Chagas disease	29	1,377	80	0	+ 1,377
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,266	25	1,891	- 624
Tuberculosis	31	1,246	24	1,950	- 704
Malnutrition	32	1,048	53	88	+ 960
Inflammatory/Heart	33	998	31	1,325	- 327
Suicide	34	975	5	14,636	- 13,660
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	953	6	12,145	- 11,192
Ovary Cancer	36	938	30	1,330	- 392
Skin Cancers	37	922	37	585	+ 337
Oral Cancer	38	907	29	1,457	- 550
Maternal Conditions	39	704	61	34	+ 670
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	696	38	540	+ 156
Epilepsy	41	684	40	524	+ 160
Malaria	42	670	71	1	+ 669
Drownings	43	647	42	501	+ 146
Oesophagus Cancer	44	616	28	1,733	- 1,116
Bladder Cancer	45	608	27	1,768	- 1,161
Asthma	46	518	32	1,150	- 632
Uterin Cancer	47	516	43	420	+ 96
Parkinson's Disease	48	419	16	3,951	- 3,532
Meningitis	49	418	58	51	+ 367
Drug Use	50	375	50	154	+ 221
War	51	308	68	5	+ 303
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	300	51	150	+ 150
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	251	59	49	+ 202
Fires	54	241	47	263	- 23
Anemia	55	209	46	329	- 120
Appendicitis	56	163	57	54	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	133	48	224	- 91
Poisonings	58	113	52	115	- 3
Dengue	59	108	77	0	+ 108
Multiple Sclerosis	60	84	66	11	+ 74
Encephalitis	61	62	65	19	+ 43
Alcohol	62	57	33	1,081	- 1,023
Hepatitis B	63	49	39	526	- 477
Pertussis	64	43	67	6	+ 37
Hepatitis C	65	35	49	168	- 132
Skin Disease	66	29	36	704	- 675
Syphilis	67	25	62	27	- 1
Tetanus	68	13	69	5	+ 8
Schizophrenia	69	10	56	77	- 67
Ascariasis	70	8	74	0	+ 8
Leprosy	71	7	82	0	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	72	5	60	41	- 36
Leishmaniasis	73	5	79	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	74	2	63	26	- 23
Otitis Media	75	2	70	5	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	1	72	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	78	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Venezuela

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.