SOUTH KOREA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	38,516	55	84	+ 38,432
Tuberculosis	2	23,754	24	1,950	+ 21,803
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	22,003	2	26,650	- 4,646
Coronary Heart Disease	4	21,305	1	28,043	- 6,738
Stroke	5	19,359	3	25,596	- 6,237
Malaria	6	16,886	71	1	+ 16,885
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,651	15	4,399	+ 9,252
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	11,139	35	929	+ 10,211
Low Birth Weight	9	10,959	45	370	+ 10,588
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,965	13	6,812	+ 2,153
Birth Trauma	11	8,519	54	88	+ 8,431
Hypertension	12	7,965	17	3,711	+ 4,254
Liver Disease	13	7,948	14	6,348	+ 1,599
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,226	41	518	+ 5,708
Kidney Disease	15	5,235	9	10,107	- 4,872
Maternal Conditions	16	4,933	61	34	+ 4,899
Lung Disease	17	4,619	11	8,526	- 3,907
Violence	18	4,602	44	386	+ 4,215
Suicide	19	2,978	5	14,636	- 11,657
Other Injuries	20	2,845	18	3,634	- 789
Pertussis	21	2,811	67	6	+ 2,805
Meningitis	22	2,555	58	51	+ 2,504
Asthma	23	2,484	32	1,150	+ 1,333
Malnutrition	24	2,321	53	88	+ 2,233
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,967	6	12,145	- 10,178
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,875	31	1,325	+ 550
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,775	25	1,891	- 115
Prostate Cancer	28	1,689	22	2,316	- 626
Cervical Cancer	29	1,675	34	1,065	+ 610
Liver Cancer	30	1,448	7	11,589	- 10,141
Measles	31	1,361	83	0	+ 1,361
Breast Cancer	32	1,355	21	2,880	- 1,525
Falls	33	1,270	20	2,934	- 1,664
Syphilis	34	910	62	27	+ 884
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	898	38	540	+ 358
Drownings	36	887	42	501	+ 386
Fires	37	771	47	263	+ 508
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	758	8	10,180	- 9,422
Stomach Cancer	39	751	10	8,625	- 7,874
Epilepsy	40	649	40	524	+ 124
Poisonings	41	602	52	115	+ 487
Parkinson's Disease	42	589	16	3,951	- 3,362
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	568	48	224	+ 344
Drug Use	44	559	50	154	+ 405
Lymphomas	45	521	19	3,477	- 2,956
Leukemia	46	491	23	2,140	- 1,649
Lung Cancers	47	458	4	20,293	- 19,835
Ovary Cancer	48	422	30	1,330	- 908
Alcohol	49	393	33	1,081	- 687
Skin Disease	50	391	36	704	- 314
Schistosomiasis	51	383	72	1	+ 381
Pancreas Cancer	52	358	12	6,994	- 6,636
Skin Cancers	53	307	37	585	- 277
Oral Cancer	54	279	29	1,457	- 1,178
Tetanus	55	197	69	5	+ 192
Encephalitis	56	169	65	19	+ 150
Oesophagus Cancer	57	166	28	1,733	- 1,566
Appendicitis	58	158	57	54	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	127	51	150	- 22
Uterin Cancer	60	125	43	420	- 295
Bladder Cancer	61	124	27	1,768	- 1,644
Hepatitis B	62	124	39	526	- 402
Other Neoplasms	63	65	26	1,807	- 1,742
Upper Respiratory	64	57	63	26	+ 32
Trypanosomiasis	65	57	78	0	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	66	32	66	11	+ 22
Hepatitis C	67	21	49	168	- 146
Diphtheria	68	16	73	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	69	9	74	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	9	84	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	6	70	5	+ 1
War	72	4	68	5	- 1
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
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

Congo

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.