SWITZERLAND VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,771	1	10,713	- 5,942
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,534	8	1,949	+ 2,585
Stroke	3	4,355	3	3,918	+ 437
Lung Cancers	4	3,452	4	3,520	- 67
Suicide	5	2,490	14	1,249	+ 1,241
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,066	2	7,192	- 5,126
Liver Cancer	7	1,972	19	805	+ 1,167
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,732	7	1,995	- 263
Kidney Disease	9	1,719	13	1,261	+ 458
Stomach Cancer	10	1,467	24	614	+ 854
Lung Disease	11	1,451	5	2,902	- 1,452
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,190	12	1,486	- 296
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,159	17	1,022	+ 137
Liver Disease	14	1,080	21	677	+ 403
Road Traffic Accidents	15	748	34	193	+ 555
Parkinson's Disease	16	672	18	857	- 185
Hypertension	17	631	6	2,471	- 1,840
Other Injuries	18	618	30	410	+ 209
Lymphomas	19	592	15	1,131	- 540
Falls	20	499	9	1,919	- 1,420
Breast Cancer	21	490	11	1,577	- 1,087
Prostate Cancer	22	394	10	1,579	- 1,185
Leukemia	23	364	22	671	- 307
Tuberculosis	24	332	56	21	+ 311
Endocrine Disorders	25	322	25	593	- 271
Other Neoplasms	26	307	20	681	- 374
Bladder Cancer	27	301	23	669	- 369
Oesophagus Cancer	28	295	28	491	- 196
Oral Cancer	29	248	26	500	- 253
Ovary Cancer	30	226	29	457	- 231
Inflammatory/Heart	31	225	16	1,027	- 801
Asthma	32	196	46	95	+ 101
Alcohol	33	184	32	229	- 45
Cervical Cancer	34	181	42	105	+ 76
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	158	35	186	- 28
Skin Disease	36	120	40	129	- 9
Skin Cancers	37	99	27	493	- 394
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	92	41	122	- 30
Hepatitis B	39	90	63	5	+ 85
Epilepsy	40	89	39	159	- 69
Congenital Anomalies	41	88	31	305	- 217
Drownings	42	85	50	49	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	43	71	33	224	- 152
Violence	44	66	51	42	+ 23
Low Birth Weight	45	63	43	105	- 42
Anemia	46	56	44	102	- 46
Fires	47	45	55	21	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	38	48	78	- 40
Hepatitis C	49	29	58	15	+ 13
Drug Use	50	26	36	176	- 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	26	49	68	- 42
Poisonings	52	20	60	13	+ 7
Malnutrition	53	15	47	84	- 69
Birth Trauma	54	15	52	32	- 17
HIV/AIDS	55	14	54	29	- 15
Schizophrenia	56	13	45	96	- 83
Appendicitis	57	9	59	15	- 5
Meningitis	58	9	57	20	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	8	53	32	- 23
Osteoarthritis	60	7	37	170	- 163
Maternal Conditions	61	6	64	4	+ 2
Syphilis	62	5	65	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	4	61	11	- 7
Oral conditions	64	4	62	8	- 4
Encephalitis	65	3	68	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	38	160	- 158
Pertussis	67	1	73	0	+ 1
War	68	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	1	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

South Korea

Switzerland

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.