SOUTH KOREA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	30,724	55	84	+ 30,640
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,519	2	26,650	- 8,131
Malaria	3	15,096	71	1	+ 15,095
Road Traffic Accidents	4	14,888	15	4,399	+ 10,489
Stroke	5	14,213	3	25,596	- 11,383
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	13,837	35	929	+ 12,908
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,796	1	28,043	- 16,247
Low Birth Weight	8	10,383	45	370	+ 10,013
Birth Trauma	9	8,526	54	88	+ 8,438
Liver Disease	10	7,799	14	6,348	+ 1,450
Tuberculosis	11	7,161	24	1,950	+ 5,210
Cervical Cancer	12	6,883	34	1,065	+ 5,818
Congenital Anomalies	13	6,005	41	518	+ 5,487
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,425	13	6,812	- 1,387
Maternal Conditions	15	4,437	61	34	+ 4,403
Oesophagus Cancer	16	4,407	28	1,733	+ 2,675
Hypertension	17	4,299	17	3,711	+ 589
Meningitis	18	4,289	58	51	+ 4,238
Kidney Disease	19	3,751	9	10,107	- 6,356
Malnutrition	20	3,588	53	88	+ 3,500
Lung Disease	21	3,208	11	8,526	- 5,319
Other Injuries	22	3,030	18	3,634	- 604
Suicide	23	2,410	5	14,636	- 12,226
Lymphomas	24	2,007	19	3,477	- 1,470
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,872	6	12,145	- 10,273
Asthma	26	1,687	32	1,150	+ 536
Breast Cancer	27	1,436	21	2,880	- 1,444
Falls	28	1,344	20	2,934	- 1,590
Syphilis	29	1,149	62	27	+ 1,123
Drownings	30	1,096	42	501	+ 595
Pertussis	31	1,044	67	6	+ 1,037
Violence	32	973	44	386	+ 586
Bladder Cancer	33	928	27	1,768	- 840
Fires	34	908	47	263	+ 645
Inflammatory/Heart	35	887	31	1,325	- 439
Skin Cancers	36	792	37	585	+ 207
Poisonings	37	777	52	115	+ 662
Liver Cancer	38	758	7	11,589	- 10,831
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	669	38	540	+ 129
Prostate Cancer	40	648	22	2,316	- 1,668
Epilepsy	41	622	40	524	+ 98
Endocrine Disorders	42	614	25	1,891	- 1,277
Oral Cancer	43	601	29	1,457	- 856
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	561	8	10,180	- 9,619
Stomach Cancer	45	493	10	8,625	- 8,132
Parkinson's Disease	46	478	16	3,951	- 3,473
Tetanus	47	425	69	5	+ 420
Ovary Cancer	48	377	30	1,330	- 953
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	369	48	224	+ 145
Schistosomiasis	50	343	72	1	+ 342
Lung Cancers	51	312	4	20,293	- 19,981
Alcohol	52	272	33	1,081	- 809
Skin Disease	53	243	36	704	- 462
Appendicitis	54	224	57	54	+ 170
Hepatitis B	55	210	39	526	- 316
Leukemia	56	196	23	2,140	- 1,944
Upper Respiratory	57	142	63	26	+ 117
Encephalitis	58	115	65	19	+ 96
Drug Use	59	114	50	154	- 40
Pancreas Cancer	60	91	12	6,994	- 6,903
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	69	51	150	- 81
Uterin Cancer	62	54	43	420	- 366
Other Neoplasms	63	40	26	1,807	- 1,767
Hepatitis C	64	35	49	168	- 133
Dengue	65	22	77	0	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	66	21	66	11	+ 10
Measles	67	15	83	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	68	13	70	5	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	10	74	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	6	84	0	+ 6
War	71	6	68	5	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	4	73	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Malawi

South 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.