SOUTH KOREA VS MONGOLIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MONGOLIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,551	1	28,043	+ 54,508
Stroke	2	69,845	3	25,596	+ 44,249
Liver Cancer	3	29,109	7	11,589	+ 17,520
Liver Disease	4	27,340	14	6,348	+ 20,991
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,770	15	4,399	+ 6,371
Stomach Cancer	6	9,800	10	8,625	+ 1,175
Alcohol	7	9,244	33	1,081	+ 8,164
Suicide	8	9,155	5	14,636	- 5,481
Other Injuries	9	7,017	18	3,634	+ 3,383
Lung Cancers	10	6,525	4	20,293	- 13,768
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	6,500	2	26,650	- 20,150
Kidney Disease	12	6,479	9	10,107	- 3,628
Oesophagus Cancer	13	5,802	28	1,733	+ 4,069
Tuberculosis	14	5,196	24	1,950	+ 3,245
Lung Disease	15	5,190	11	8,526	- 3,337
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,168	31	1,325	+ 2,843
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,164	41	518	+ 3,646
Falls	18	3,871	20	2,934	+ 937
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,857	6	12,145	- 8,288
Low Birth Weight	20	3,234	45	370	+ 2,864
Hypertension	21	3,151	17	3,711	- 560
Violence	22	3,123	44	386	+ 2,737
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	3,052	38	540	+ 2,512
Birth Trauma	24	2,542	54	88	+ 2,454
Cervical Cancer	25	2,464	34	1,065	+ 1,399
Drownings	26	2,402	42	501	+ 1,901
Diabetes Mellitus	27	2,300	13	6,812	- 4,511
Rheumatic Heart Disease	28	2,041	48	224	+ 1,817
Asthma	29	1,785	32	1,150	+ 635
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,499	12	6,994	- 5,494
Fires	31	1,495	47	263	+ 1,232
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,483	8	10,180	- 8,697
Poisonings	33	1,413	52	115	+ 1,298
Epilepsy	34	1,275	40	524	+ 750
Endocrine Disorders	35	1,101	25	1,891	- 790
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,053	35	929	+ 124
Oral Cancer	37	974	29	1,457	- 483
Breast Cancer	38	967	21	2,880	- 1,913
Parkinson's Disease	39	874	16	3,951	- 3,077
Maternal Conditions	40	772	61	34	+ 738
Ovary Cancer	41	718	30	1,330	- 612
Lymphomas	42	683	19	3,477	- 2,794
Encephalitis	43	642	65	19	+ 623
Syphilis	44	545	62	27	+ 518
Drug Use	45	517	50	154	+ 362
Leukemia	46	471	23	2,140	- 1,669
Appendicitis	47	403	57	54	+ 349
Meningitis	48	338	58	51	+ 288
HIV/AIDS	49	333	55	84	+ 249
Bladder Cancer	50	300	27	1,768	- 1,468
Skin Disease	51	289	36	704	- 415
Prostate Cancer	52	286	22	2,316	- 2,030
Pertussis	53	236	67	6	+ 230
Skin Cancers	54	199	37	585	- 385
Hepatitis B	55	166	39	526	- 360
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	134	51	150	- 16
Uterin Cancer	57	116	43	420	- 303
Other Neoplasms	58	54	26	1,807	- 1,753
Multiple Sclerosis	59	46	66	11	+ 35
Tetanus	60	26	69	5	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	61	21	63	26	- 5
Hepatitis C	62	8	49	168	- 160
War	63	5	68	5	+ 1
Malnutrition	64	5	53	88	- 83
Chlamydia	65	5	84	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	70	5	- 4
Measles	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	71	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Mongolia

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.