Table 2.
Top 10 causes of death and deaths per 100,000 population among 50+ age in 2019.
| Rank | Global | USA | Republic of Korea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ischemia heart disease (455) | Ischemia heart disease (422) | Ischemia heart disease (136) |
| 2 | Stroke (320) | Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (247) |
Lower respiratory infection (133) |
| 3 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (174) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (167) |
Stroke (124) |
| 4 | Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers (93) |
Stroke (132) | Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers (100) |
| 5 | Lower respiratory infection (90) | Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers (131) | Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (61) |
| 6 | Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (90) |
Kidney diseases (71) | Liver cancer (55) |
| 7 | Diabetes mellitus (76) | Hypertensive heart disease (53) | Kidney diseases (50) |
| 8 | Kidney diseases (63) | Colon and rectum cancers (50) | Colon and rectum cancers (49) |
| 9 | Hypertensive heart disease (60) | Lower respiratory infection (49) | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (43) |
| 10 | Cirrhosis of the liver (53) | Diabetes mellitus (49) | Self-harm (42) |