Table 1.
Top 10 causes of death and deaths per 100,000 population in 2019.
| Rank | Global | USA | Republic of Korea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ischemia heart disease (115.7) | Ischemia heart disease (153.4) | Ischemia heart disease (54.8) |
| 2 | Stroke (80.7) | Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (87.3) |
Lower respiratory infection (52.0) |
| 3 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (42.0) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (59.4) |
Stroke (50.0) |
| 4 | Lower respiratory infection (33.8) | Stroke (48.2) | Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers (39.6) |
| 5 | Neonatal condition (26.5) | Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers (47.3) | Self-harm (28.6) |
| 6 | Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers (23.2) |
Kidney diseases (26.1) | Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (23.7) |
| 7 | Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (21.4) |
Drug use disorders (22.6) | Liver cancer (22.6) |
| 8 | Diarrheal diseases (19.8) | Hypertensive heart disease (20.0) | Colon and rectum cancers (19.9) |
| 9 | Diabetes mellitus (19.5) | Colon and rectum cancers (18.8) | Kidney diseases (19.7) |
| 10 | Kidney diseases (17.4) | Diabetes mellitus (18.7) | Stomach cancer (16.9) |