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Table 3 Rankings of 10 leading causes of death based on three ranking lists in Korea, 1998, 2008, and 2018

From: Changes in the rankings of leading causes of death in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan from 1998 to 2018: a comparison of three ranking lists

 

1998 (N = 245,825)

2008 (N = 246,113)

2018 (N = 298,820)

Rank

Cause

%

Rate

Cause

%

Rate

Cause

%

Rate

 

Government list

1

Cancer

20.9

109.5

Cancer

28.0

139.5

Cancer

26.5

154.3

2

Stroke

14.1

74.1

Stroke

11.3

56.5

Heart Dis

10.7

62.4

3

Heart Dis

7.4

38.9

Heart Dis

8.7

43.4

Pneumonia

7.8

45.4

4

Transport inj

4.9

25.8

Suicide

5.2

26.0

Stroke

7.7

44.7

5

Liver Dis

4.7

24.8

Diabetes

4.2

20.7

Suicide

4.6

26.6

6

Diabetes

4.0

21.2

CLRD

3.0

14.9

Diabetes

2.9

17.1

7

Suicide

3.5

18.6

Transport inj

3.0

14.7

Liver Dis

2.3

13.4

8

CLRD

2.4

12.7

Liver Dis

2.9

14.5

CLRD

2.2

12.9

9

Hypertension

1.6

8.5

Pneumonia

2.2

11.1

Alzheim Dis

2.1

12.0

10

Resp TB

1.4

7.2

Hypertension

1.9

9.6

Hypertension

2.0

11.8

 

World Health Organization list

1

Stroke

14.1

93.1

Stroke

11.3

47.9

Stroke

7.7

23.9

2

Stomach ca

4.6

28.2

Suicide

6.3

27.1

Influ & Pneu

8.0

23.6

3

Cirrhosis

4.7

26.8

Lung ca

6.0

24.7

Suicide

5.1

22.3

4

Transport Inj

4.9

26.1

IHD

5.2

21.7

Lung ca

6.0

19.3

5

Diabetes

4.0

25.9

Liver ca

4.6

18.5

IHD

4.9

15.2

6

Lung ca

3.9

24.8

Diabetes

4.2

17.3

Liver ca

3.6

12.1

7

Liver ca

3.8

22.7

Stomach ca

4.2

17.3

Colon ca

2.9

9.5

8

Suicide

3.9

20.1

CLRD

3.0

12.8

Demen & AD

3.3

9.2

9

IHD

3.1

19.8

Transport Inj

2.9

12.7

Diabetes

2.9

9.2

10

CLRD

2.4

16.6

Cirrhosis

2.9

11.7

Stomach ca

2.6

8.6

 

Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation list

1

Stroke

18.1

145.8

Stroke

13.3

70.1

Stroke

11.3

43.8

2

IHD

8.5

72.5

IHD

8.6

47.4

IHD

8.8

34.8

3

Stomach Ca

6.5

42.1

Lung Ca

6.6

29.0

Lung Ca

7.3

26.1

4

Cirrhosis

6.0

35.6

Demen & AD

4.1

26.7

Demen & AD

5.8

24.2

5

Lung Ca

5.3

35.1

Suicide

6.1

26.0

Influ & Pneu

5.0

20.2

6

Transport Inj

5.7

30.1

Diabetes

5.0

23.6

Suicide

4.8

19.7

7

Diabetes

4.2

28.2

Stomach Ca

5.1

22.5

Liver Ca

4.6

16.1

8

Asthma

2.7

27.4

Liver Ca

4.9

20.5

Diabetes

4.0

15.0

9

Demen & AD

2.2

26.7

COPD

3.2

18.2

Stomach Ca

3.8

14.0

10

COPD

2.5

23.4

Influ & Pneu

2.7

16.3

Colon Ca

3.7

13.7

  1. Ca Cancer, Cirrhosis Liver cirrhosis, CLRD Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease, Demen & AD Dementia & Alzheimer Disease, Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Dis Disease, IHD Ischemic Heart Disease, Influ & Pneu Influenza & Pneumonia, Inj Injuries
  2. The rate was age-standardized using WHO 2000 age structure as standard