SOUTH KOREA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	60,700	55	84	+ 60,615
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	32,735	2	26,650	+ 6,085
Coronary Heart Disease	3	25,791	1	28,043	- 2,252
Road Traffic Accidents	4	18,334	15	4,399	+ 13,935
Stroke	5	15,566	3	25,596	- 10,030
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	13,953	35	929	+ 13,024
Low Birth Weight	7	12,261	45	370	+ 11,891
Birth Trauma	8	10,342	54	88	+ 10,253
Diabetes Mellitus	9	10,154	13	6,812	+ 3,343
Malnutrition	10	7,276	53	88	+ 7,188
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,733	41	518	+ 6,215
Kidney Disease	12	6,722	9	10,107	- 3,385
Suicide	13	6,282	5	14,636	- 8,354
Cervical Cancer	14	6,143	34	1,065	+ 5,078
Malaria	15	6,083	71	1	+ 6,082
Tuberculosis	16	6,071	24	1,950	+ 4,120
Liver Disease	17	5,895	14	6,348	- 453
Violence	18	5,819	44	386	+ 5,433
Maternal Conditions	19	5,312	61	34	+ 5,277
Other Injuries	20	5,028	18	3,634	+ 1,394
Asthma	21	4,648	32	1,150	+ 3,498
Meningitis	22	4,024	58	51	+ 3,973
Lung Disease	23	3,533	11	8,526	- 4,994
Hypertension	24	3,479	17	3,711	- 231
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,180	31	1,325	+ 1,855
Lymphomas	26	2,915	19	3,477	- 563
Drownings	27	2,902	42	501	+ 2,402
Breast Cancer	28	2,548	21	2,880	- 332
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,434	28	1,733	+ 701
Fires	30	2,407	47	263	+ 2,144
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,331	6	12,145	- 9,814
Prostate Cancer	32	1,907	22	2,316	- 409
Stomach Cancer	33	1,697	10	8,625	- 6,928
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,681	25	1,891	- 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,664	38	540	+ 1,125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,646	48	224	+ 1,422
Poisonings	37	1,565	52	115	+ 1,449
Liver Cancer	38	1,548	7	11,589	- 10,041
Epilepsy	39	1,542	40	524	+ 1,018
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,534	8	10,180	- 8,647
Falls	41	1,412	20	2,934	- 1,523
Pertussis	42	1,272	67	6	+ 1,266
Lung Cancers	43	868	4	20,293	- 19,425
Skin Cancers	44	802	37	585	+ 217
Leukemia	45	740	23	2,140	- 1,401
Parkinson's Disease	46	685	16	3,951	- 3,266
Pancreas Cancer	47	658	12	6,994	- 6,335
Drug Use	48	646	50	154	+ 491
Oral Cancer	49	631	29	1,457	- 827
Uterin Cancer	50	553	43	420	+ 133
Ovary Cancer	51	527	30	1,330	- 803
Skin Disease	52	525	36	704	- 179
Schistosomiasis	53	522	72	1	+ 521
Bladder Cancer	54	379	27	1,768	- 1,389
Syphilis	55	378	62	27	+ 351
Encephalitis	56	357	65	19	+ 338
Tetanus	57	309	69	5	+ 304
Appendicitis	58	201	57	54	+ 147
Upper Respiratory	59	198	63	26	+ 172
Hepatitis B	60	172	39	526	- 354
Alcohol	61	146	33	1,081	- 934
Other Neoplasms	62	113	26	1,807	- 1,694
Measles	63	92	83	0	+ 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	80	51	150	- 70
War	65	79	68	5	+ 74
Hepatitis C	66	43	49	168	- 124
Multiple Sclerosis	67	43	66	11	+ 32
Otitis Media	68	10	70	5	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	9	84	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	7	74	0	+ 7
Trypanosomiasis	71	6	78	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	72	6	73	0	+ 6
Dengue	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

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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.