IRAQ VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,659	1	36,594	- 13,935
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,534	8	5,551	+ 15,983
Stroke	3	20,682	2	20,793	- 110
Lung Cancers	4	16,397	15	2,162	+ 14,235
Suicide	5	11,826	19	1,418	+ 10,408
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	9,813	13	2,429	+ 7,384
Liver Cancer	7	9,364	35	555	+ 8,809
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	8,226	24	852	+ 7,374
Kidney Disease	9	8,167	6	6,323	+ 1,844
Stomach Cancer	10	6,969	28	771	+ 6,199
Lung Disease	11	6,890	20	1,329	+ 5,561
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,651	36	530	+ 5,121
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,504	4	7,395	- 1,891
Liver Disease	14	5,130	16	2,127	+ 3,003
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,554	3	10,726	- 7,172
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,193	31	658	+ 2,535
Hypertension	17	2,998	12	2,451	+ 548
Other Injuries	18	2,936	14	2,212	+ 724
Lymphomas	19	2,810	26	811	+ 1,998
Falls	20	2,371	30	709	+ 1,662
Breast Cancer	21	2,327	17	1,783	+ 544
Prostate Cancer	22	1,871	47	171	+ 1,700
Leukemia	23	1,729	21	1,315	+ 414
Tuberculosis	24	1,576	25	821	+ 755
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,528	37	462	+ 1,066
Other Neoplasms	26	1,460	61	26	+ 1,434
Bladder Cancer	27	1,429	34	628	+ 801
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,400	46	173	+ 1,227
Oral Cancer	29	1,177	39	410	+ 767
Ovary Cancer	30	1,075	41	376	+ 699
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,071	22	1,190	- 119
Asthma	32	930	23	914	+ 16
Alcohol	33	873	58	40	+ 833
Cervical Cancer	34	861	48	162	+ 698
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	750	18	1,578	- 828
Skin Disease	36	569	57	49	+ 520
Skin Cancers	37	472	43	339	+ 134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	436	49	159	+ 277
Hepatitis B	39	425	56	57	+ 368
Epilepsy	40	424	45	253	+ 171
Congenital Anomalies	41	419	9	4,812	- 4,393
Drownings	42	405	32	658	- 253
Uterin Cancer	43	339	54	61	+ 278
Violence	44	312	7	5,658	- 5,346
Low Birth Weight	45	299	5	6,573	- 6,274
Anemia	46	266	85	0	+ 266
Fires	47	213	29	742	- 529
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	181	44	283	- 102
Hepatitis C	49	135	68	1	+ 134
Drug Use	50	125	38	441	- 316
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	121	63	21	+ 100
Poisonings	52	93	52	95	- 2
Malnutrition	53	71	53	92	- 20
Birth Trauma	54	71	10	4,223	- 4,152
HIV/AIDS	55	68	72	0	+ 68
Schizophrenia	56	62	84	0	+ 62
Appendicitis	57	44	64	15	+ 28
Meningitis	58	41	42	372	- 331
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	40	80	0	+ 40
Osteoarthritis	60	33	81	0	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	61	28	27	780	- 752
Syphilis	62	22	50	137	- 115
Upper Respiratory	63	21	65	6	+ 15
Oral conditions	64	17	82	0	+ 17
Encephalitis	65	15	40	378	- 363
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	60	30	- 22
Pertussis	67	5	33	636	- 631
War	68	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Tetanus	69	4	51	111	- 107
Otitis Media	70	4	70	0	+ 4
Malaria	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	59	37	- 36
Diphtheria	73	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	74	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	55	59	- 59
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.