SOMALIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,009	7	7,233	- 224
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,661	1	21,712	- 15,051
Stroke	3	6,397	6	8,595	- 2,198
Lung Cancers	4	5,072	54	233	+ 4,839
Suicide	5	3,658	27	1,219	+ 2,439
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,035	32	647	+ 2,388
Liver Cancer	7	2,897	53	256	+ 2,641
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,544	38	546	+ 1,998
Kidney Disease	9	2,526	21	2,051	+ 475
Stomach Cancer	10	2,156	49	310	+ 1,846
Lung Disease	11	2,131	19	2,442	- 311
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,748	62	108	+ 1,640
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,703	16	2,888	- 1,185
Liver Disease	14	1,587	13	3,917	- 2,330
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,099	11	4,231	- 3,132
Parkinson's Disease	16	988	56	184	+ 804
Hypertension	17	927	18	2,643	- 1,716
Other Injuries	18	908	14	3,602	- 2,693
Lymphomas	19	869	34	605	+ 264
Falls	20	733	37	548	+ 186
Breast Cancer	21	720	26	1,232	- 512
Prostate Cancer	22	579	52	285	+ 294
Leukemia	23	535	35	562	- 27
Tuberculosis	24	487	4	10,261	- 9,774
Endocrine Disorders	25	473	44	406	+ 66
Other Neoplasms	26	452	70	12	+ 439
Bladder Cancer	27	442	61	149	+ 293
Oesophagus Cancer	28	433	40	516	- 83
Oral Cancer	29	364	46	328	+ 36
Ovary Cancer	30	332	50	295	+ 37
Inflammatory/Heart	31	331	39	521	- 190
Asthma	32	288	23	1,878	- 1,591
Alcohol	33	270	59	151	+ 119
Cervical Cancer	34	266	28	883	- 617
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	232	2	15,363	- 15,131
Skin Disease	36	176	58	151	+ 25
Skin Cancers	37	146	57	164	- 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	135	36	559	- 424
Hepatitis B	39	131	48	315	- 183
Epilepsy	40	131	43	419	- 288
Congenital Anomalies	41	129	15	3,410	- 3,281
Drownings	42	125	25	1,272	- 1,146
Uterin Cancer	43	105	64	78	+ 27
Violence	44	97	29	828	- 732
Low Birth Weight	45	93	8	6,250	- 6,158
Anemia	46	82	83	0	+ 82
Fires	47	66	30	810	- 745
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	56	41	446	- 390
Hepatitis C	49	42	67	34	+ 8
Drug Use	50	39	65	54	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	37	66	35	+ 2
Poisonings	52	29	31	758	- 729
Malnutrition	53	22	10	4,825	- 4,803
Birth Trauma	54	22	5	9,573	- 9,551
HIV/AIDS	55	21	33	610	- 589
Schizophrenia	56	19	81	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	57	13	55	188	- 174
Meningitis	58	13	9	5,381	- 5,368
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	12	84	0	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	60	10	85	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	61	9	12	4,127	- 4,118
Syphilis	62	7	45	378	- 371
Upper Respiratory	63	6	47	326	- 319
Oral conditions	64	5	86	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	5	63	91	- 86
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	71	8	- 5
Pertussis	67	2	20	2,054	- 2,053
War	68	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Tetanus	69	1	17	2,648	- 2,647
Otitis Media	70	1	68	32	- 30
Malaria	71	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	435	- 435
Diphtheria	73	0	60	150	- 150
Ascariasis	74	0	69	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Chlamydia	84	0	72	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.