SOUTH KOREA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	86,868	2	26,650	+ 60,218
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	61,466	35	929	+ 60,537
Measles	3	46,314	83	0	+ 46,314
Tuberculosis	4	41,055	24	1,950	+ 39,105
Birth Trauma	5	38,303	54	88	+ 38,215
Stroke	6	34,390	3	25,596	+ 8,794
Coronary Heart Disease	7	28,938	1	28,043	+ 895
Low Birth Weight	8	25,007	45	370	+ 24,637
Meningitis	9	21,530	58	51	+ 21,479
Malnutrition	10	19,303	53	88	+ 19,215
Road Traffic Accidents	11	16,928	15	4,399	+ 12,530
Maternal Conditions	12	16,510	61	34	+ 16,476
Liver Disease	13	15,671	14	6,348	+ 9,322
Other Injuries	14	14,410	18	3,634	+ 10,776
Congenital Anomalies	15	13,644	41	518	+ 13,126
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,554	13	6,812	+ 4,743
Tetanus	17	10,595	69	5	+ 10,591
Hypertension	18	10,576	17	3,711	+ 6,865
Lung Disease	19	9,772	11	8,526	+ 1,245
Pertussis	20	8,218	67	6	+ 8,212
Kidney Disease	21	8,206	9	10,107	- 1,901
Malaria	22	7,770	71	1	+ 7,769
Asthma	23	7,515	32	1,150	+ 6,364
War	24	5,274	68	5	+ 5,269
Drownings	25	5,087	42	501	+ 4,587
Breast Cancer	26	4,927	21	2,880	+ 2,047
Suicide	27	4,877	5	14,636	- 9,758
Cervical Cancer	28	3,532	34	1,065	+ 2,467
Violence	29	3,314	44	386	+ 2,928
Fires	30	3,242	47	263	+ 2,979
Poisonings	31	3,033	52	115	+ 2,918
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,590	6	12,145	- 9,555
HIV/AIDS	33	2,440	55	84	+ 2,356
Lymphomas	34	2,419	19	3,477	- 1,058
Leukemia	35	2,247	23	2,140	+ 106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,237	38	540	+ 1,697
Falls	37	2,192	20	2,934	- 743
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,186	8	10,180	- 7,995
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,085	31	1,325	+ 760
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,066	28	1,733	+ 333
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,784	48	224	+ 1,560
Schistosomiasis	42	1,742	72	1	+ 1,741
Epilepsy	43	1,675	40	524	+ 1,151
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,625	25	1,891	- 266
Syphilis	45	1,511	62	27	+ 1,484
Oral Cancer	46	1,312	29	1,457	- 145
Upper Respiratory	47	1,303	63	26	+ 1,278
Hepatitis B	48	1,259	39	526	+ 733
Stomach Cancer	49	1,239	10	8,625	- 7,386
Ovary Cancer	50	1,180	30	1,330	- 150
Leishmaniasis	51	1,159	79	0	+ 1,159
Prostate Cancer	52	1,141	22	2,316	- 1,175
Liver Cancer	53	1,023	7	11,589	- 10,566
Lung Cancers	54	932	4	20,293	- 19,361
Appendicitis	55	751	57	54	+ 697
Parkinson's Disease	56	735	16	3,951	- 3,216
Skin Cancers	57	655	37	585	+ 70
Skin Disease	58	605	36	704	- 99
Alcohol	59	604	33	1,081	- 476
Diphtheria	60	599	73	0	+ 598
Bladder Cancer	61	597	27	1,768	- 1,171
Pancreas Cancer	62	430	12	6,994	- 6,563
Encephalitis	63	363	65	19	+ 344
Uterin Cancer	64	311	43	420	- 108
Drug Use	65	218	50	154	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	141	51	150	- 9
Hepatitis C	67	137	49	168	- 30
Otitis Media	68	126	70	5	+ 122
Ascariasis	69	118	74	0	+ 118
Other Neoplasms	70	49	26	1,807	- 1,757
Multiple Sclerosis	71	32	66	11	+ 21
Chlamydia	72	20	84	0	+ 20
Dengue	73	3	77	0	+ 3
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
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
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

Somalia

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.