SOUTH KOREA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,288	1	28,043	+ 41,246
Stroke	2	51,499	3	25,596	+ 25,903
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	45,613	2	26,650	+ 18,963
Lung Cancers	4	33,687	4	20,293	+ 13,394
Lung Disease	5	33,045	11	8,526	+ 24,519
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	24,240	8	10,180	+ 14,059
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	24,069	6	12,145	+ 11,924
Stomach Cancer	8	21,320	10	8,625	+ 12,695
Kidney Disease	9	18,930	9	10,107	+ 8,823
Pancreas Cancer	10	15,653	12	6,994	+ 8,659
Liver Cancer	11	12,422	7	11,589	+ 833
Other Injuries	12	9,329	18	3,634	+ 5,695
Suicide	13	8,229	5	14,636	- 6,407
Lymphomas	14	8,147	19	3,477	+ 4,670
Breast Cancer	15	6,681	21	2,880	+ 3,801
Other Neoplasms	16	6,392	26	1,807	+ 4,585
Liver Disease	17	6,001	14	6,348	- 348
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,921	16	3,951	+ 1,970
Prostate Cancer	19	5,713	22	2,316	+ 3,398
Oesophagus Cancer	20	5,206	28	1,733	+ 3,474
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,856	25	1,891	+ 2,965
Bladder Cancer	22	4,200	27	1,768	+ 2,432
Falls	23	4,116	20	2,934	+ 1,182
Leukemia	24	4,061	23	2,140	+ 1,921
Drownings	25	3,555	42	501	+ 3,054
Oral Cancer	26	3,523	29	1,457	+ 2,066
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,480	31	1,325	+ 2,155
Hypertension	28	2,821	17	3,711	- 890
Diabetes Mellitus	29	2,297	13	6,812	- 4,515
Ovary Cancer	30	2,140	30	1,330	+ 810
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,930	15	4,399	- 2,469
Cervical Cancer	32	1,606	34	1,065	+ 541
Uterin Cancer	33	1,463	43	420	+ 1,043
Tuberculosis	34	1,462	24	1,950	- 488
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,235	38	540	+ 695
Skin Disease	36	1,186	36	704	+ 482
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,155	35	929	+ 226
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,107	51	150	+ 957
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,080	48	224	+ 856
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,045	41	518	+ 527
Hepatitis C	41	938	49	168	+ 771
Asthma	42	813	32	1,150	- 338
Malnutrition	43	807	53	88	+ 719
Skin Cancers	44	779	37	585	+ 194
Epilepsy	45	659	40	524	+ 134
Hepatitis B	46	601	39	526	+ 75
Schizophrenia	47	445	56	77	+ 368
Fires	48	426	47	263	+ 162
Anemia	49	370	46	329	+ 41
Drug Use	50	309	50	154	+ 155
Alcohol	51	243	33	1,081	- 837
Meningitis	52	130	58	51	+ 80
Violence	53	112	44	386	- 274
Poisonings	54	108	52	115	- 8
Low Birth Weight	55	85	45	370	- 285
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	73	59	49	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	57	67	63	26	+ 42
Appendicitis	58	53	57	54	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	46	66	11	+ 35
Oral conditions	60	45	64	21	+ 24
Birth Trauma	61	44	54	88	- 44
Osteoarthritis	62	36	60	41	- 5
HIV/AIDS	63	20	55	84	- 64
Maternal Conditions	64	16	61	34	- 18
Syphilis	65	7	62	27	- 20
War	66	6	68	5	+ 1
Tetanus	67	4	69	5	- 1
Otitis Media	68	3	70	5	- 1
Encephalitis	69	2	65	19	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	67	6	- 5
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Japan

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.