SOUTH KOREA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	34,394	2	26,650	+ 7,744
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	21,018	35	929	+ 20,089
Stroke	3	20,577	3	25,596	- 5,019
Coronary Heart Disease	4	20,171	1	28,043	- 7,871
Low Birth Weight	5	18,997	45	370	+ 18,626
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,082	15	4,399	+ 8,683
Birth Trauma	7	12,198	54	88	+ 12,110
Liver Disease	8	9,239	14	6,348	+ 2,890
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,886	13	6,812	+ 1,074
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,561	41	518	+ 7,043
Meningitis	11	6,682	58	51	+ 6,631
Hypertension	12	6,658	17	3,711	+ 2,948
Cervical Cancer	13	6,044	34	1,065	+ 4,979
Kidney Disease	14	5,865	9	10,107	- 4,242
Malnutrition	15	5,548	53	88	+ 5,459
Other Injuries	16	5,218	18	3,634	+ 1,585
Lung Disease	17	4,831	11	8,526	- 3,696
Pertussis	18	4,629	67	6	+ 4,623
Tuberculosis	19	4,563	24	1,950	+ 2,612
Violence	20	3,658	44	386	+ 3,272
Asthma	21	2,829	32	1,150	+ 1,678
Maternal Conditions	22	2,716	61	34	+ 2,682
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,687	6	12,145	- 9,458
Suicide	24	2,651	5	14,636	- 11,985
Drownings	25	2,010	42	501	+ 1,509
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,947	28	1,733	+ 214
Prostate Cancer	27	1,899	22	2,316	- 416
Liver Cancer	28	1,682	7	11,589	- 9,907
Malaria	29	1,678	71	1	+ 1,677
Fires	30	1,564	47	263	+ 1,301
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,519	31	1,325	+ 194
Falls	32	1,516	20	2,934	- 1,418
Breast Cancer	33	1,306	21	2,880	- 1,574
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,215	38	540	+ 676
Poisonings	35	1,162	52	115	+ 1,047
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,127	25	1,891	- 763
Lymphomas	37	1,115	19	3,477	- 2,362
Syphilis	38	1,107	62	27	+ 1,080
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,080	8	10,180	- 9,100
Epilepsy	40	1,002	40	524	+ 478
Oral Cancer	41	895	29	1,457	- 563
Skin Cancers	42	719	37	585	+ 135
Tetanus	43	688	69	5	+ 683
Parkinson's Disease	44	664	16	3,951	- 3,288
Stomach Cancer	45	651	10	8,625	- 7,974
Bladder Cancer	46	594	27	1,768	- 1,174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	589	48	224	+ 364
Skin Disease	48	533	36	704	- 171
Drug Use	49	386	50	154	+ 232
Appendicitis	50	339	57	54	+ 285
Alcohol	51	335	33	1,081	- 746
Hepatitis B	52	297	39	526	- 229
Upper Respiratory	53	244	63	26	+ 218
Encephalitis	54	241	65	19	+ 222
Uterin Cancer	55	180	43	420	- 240
Ovary Cancer	56	179	30	1,330	- 1,151
Leukemia	57	177	23	2,140	- 1,964
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	97	51	150	- 53
Other Neoplasms	59	63	26	1,807	- 1,743
Lung Cancers	60	59	4	20,293	- 20,234
Hepatitis C	61	57	49	168	- 111
Multiple Sclerosis	62	42	66	11	+ 31
Ascariasis	63	20	74	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	64	19	70	5	+ 14
Diphtheria	65	14	73	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	66	14	84	0	+ 14
War	67	6	68	5	+ 1
Dengue	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	76	0	55	84	- 84
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	12	6,994	- 6,994
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Comoros

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.