NORTH KOREA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,514	31	753	+ 14,761
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,351	6	6,231	+ 3,121
Malaria	3	7,623	69	0	+ 7,622
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,518	7	6,210	+ 1,308
Stroke	5	7,177	1	49,648	- 42,471
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	6,987	40	374	+ 6,612
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,956	2	31,342	- 25,386
Low Birth Weight	8	5,243	25	1,208	+ 4,035
Birth Trauma	9	4,305	32	736	+ 3,570
Liver Disease	10	3,938	10	4,506	- 568
Tuberculosis	11	3,616	4	17,417	- 13,801
Cervical Cancer	12	3,476	33	704	+ 2,771
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,032	29	991	+ 2,041
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,739	14	3,671	- 931
Maternal Conditions	15	2,240	47	252	+ 1,989
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,225	24	1,222	+ 1,003
Hypertension	17	2,171	8	5,368	- 3,197
Meningitis	18	2,166	49	207	+ 1,959
Kidney Disease	19	1,894	12	3,959	- 2,065
Malnutrition	20	1,812	43	317	+ 1,494
Lung Disease	21	1,620	3	26,178	- 24,558
Other Injuries	22	1,530	20	1,531	- 1
Suicide	23	1,217	16	2,407	- 1,190
Lymphomas	24	1,013	35	560	+ 454
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	945	11	4,340	- 3,395
Asthma	26	852	22	1,439	- 587
Breast Cancer	27	725	23	1,366	- 641
Falls	28	679	18	1,801	- 1,122
Syphilis	29	580	58	54	+ 526
Drownings	30	553	27	1,126	- 573
Pertussis	31	527	61	34	+ 493
Violence	32	491	28	1,082	- 591
Bladder Cancer	33	469	38	500	- 31
Fires	34	459	46	253	+ 205
Inflammatory/Heart	35	448	34	684	- 237
Skin Cancers	36	400	51	168	+ 231
Poisonings	37	392	41	366	+ 26
Liver Cancer	38	383	9	5,326	- 4,943
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	338	19	1,712	- 1,374
Prostate Cancer	40	327	48	219	+ 108
Epilepsy	41	314	45	266	+ 48
Endocrine Disorders	42	310	39	452	- 142
Oral Cancer	43	303	37	513	- 209
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	283	15	3,232	- 2,948
Stomach Cancer	45	249	13	3,771	- 3,522
Parkinson's Disease	46	241	26	1,155	- 913
Tetanus	47	215	62	28	+ 187
Ovary Cancer	48	190	36	532	- 341
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	186	17	2,093	- 1,906
Schistosomiasis	50	173	74	0	+ 173
Lung Cancers	51	158	5	11,893	- 11,736
Alcohol	52	137	44	304	- 167
Skin Disease	53	122	52	158	- 36
Appendicitis	54	113	57	57	+ 57
Hepatitis B	55	106	55	68	+ 38
Leukemia	56	99	30	965	- 866
Upper Respiratory	57	72	56	67	+ 5
Encephalitis	58	58	54	117	- 59
Drug Use	59	57	42	356	- 299
Pancreas Cancer	60	46	21	1,525	- 1,480
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	35	50	198	- 164
Uterin Cancer	62	27	53	138	- 111
Other Neoplasms	63	20	59	44	- 24
Hepatitis C	64	18	64	10	+ 7
Dengue	65	11	76	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	60	40	- 29
Measles	67	7	65	4	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	7	70	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	5	67	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	3	66	1	+ 2
War	71	3	63	16	- 13
Diphtheria	72	2	68	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Malawi

North Korea

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.