SOUTH KOREA VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,305	1	28,043	+ 18,262
Diabetes Mellitus	2	34,303	13	6,812	+ 27,491
Kidney Disease	3	17,776	9	10,107	+ 7,669
Stroke	4	15,851	3	25,596	- 9,745
Violence	5	12,927	44	386	+ 12,541
Liver Disease	6	11,886	14	6,348	+ 5,538
Lung Disease	7	11,602	11	8,526	+ 3,075
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,886	2	26,650	- 16,764
Hypertension	9	7,093	17	3,711	+ 3,383
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,494	15	4,399	+ 2,096
Other Injuries	11	4,850	18	3,634	+ 1,216
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,506	25	1,891	+ 2,615
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,166	41	518	+ 3,648
Malnutrition	14	3,008	53	88	+ 2,920
Prostate Cancer	15	2,985	22	2,316	+ 670
Breast Cancer	16	2,940	21	2,880	+ 60
Lung Cancers	17	2,928	4	20,293	- 17,365
Low Birth Weight	18	2,853	45	370	+ 2,483
Stomach Cancer	19	2,764	10	8,625	- 5,861
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,737	8	10,180	- 7,443
Liver Cancer	21	2,716	7	11,589	- 8,873
Suicide	22	2,698	5	14,636	- 11,938
Other Neoplasms	23	2,472	26	1,807	+ 665
Lymphomas	24	1,976	19	3,477	- 1,501
Leukemia	25	1,924	23	2,140	- 216
Cervical Cancer	26	1,907	34	1,065	+ 842
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,797	12	6,994	- 5,197
HIV/AIDS	28	1,644	55	84	+ 1,560
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,385	35	929	+ 456
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,373	6	12,145	- 10,772
Skin Disease	31	1,206	36	704	+ 502
Alcohol	32	1,173	33	1,081	+ 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,089	38	540	+ 550
Ovary Cancer	34	1,055	30	1,330	- 274
Falls	35	1,047	20	2,934	- 1,887
Birth Trauma	36	1,017	54	88	+ 928
Anemia	37	869	46	329	+ 540
Tuberculosis	38	774	24	1,950	- 1,176
Epilepsy	39	762	40	524	+ 237
Skin Cancers	40	760	37	585	+ 176
Inflammatory/Heart	41	743	31	1,325	- 582
Drownings	42	717	42	501	+ 216
Parkinson's Disease	43	624	16	3,951	- 3,327
Drug Use	44	586	50	154	+ 431
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	564	51	150	+ 414
Oral Cancer	46	540	29	1,457	- 917
Asthma	47	535	32	1,150	- 616
Bladder Cancer	48	507	27	1,768	- 1,261
Oesophagus Cancer	49	499	28	1,733	- 1,234
Uterin Cancer	50	359	43	420	- 61
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	356	59	49	+ 307
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	342	48	224	+ 118
Appendicitis	53	308	57	54	+ 255
Maternal Conditions	54	299	61	34	+ 265
Hepatitis C	55	249	49	168	+ 82
Fires	56	241	47	263	- 23
Poisonings	57	211	52	115	+ 96
Meningitis	58	142	58	51	+ 92
Osteoarthritis	59	121	60	41	+ 80
Multiple Sclerosis	60	118	66	11	+ 107
Hepatitis B	61	84	39	526	- 442
Encephalitis	62	56	65	19	+ 37
Schizophrenia	63	51	56	77	- 26
Upper Respiratory	64	50	63	26	+ 25
Oral conditions	65	50	64	21	+ 29
War	66	45	68	5	+ 40
Dengue	67	12	77	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	12	70	5	+ 7
Chagas disease	69	10	80	0	+ 10
Pertussis	70	8	67	6	+ 2
Tetanus	71	4	69	5	- 1
Ascariasis	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Syphilis	73	2	62	27	- 25
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	81	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	1	82	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	84	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Mexico

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.