SOUTH KOREA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,343	1	28,043	+ 27,300
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	35,375	2	26,650	+ 8,726
Stroke	3	32,535	3	25,596	+ 6,939
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,821	15	4,399	+ 6,422
Lung Disease	5	9,994	11	8,526	+ 1,467
Kidney Disease	6	9,989	9	10,107	- 118
Liver Disease	7	7,723	14	6,348	+ 1,374
Lung Cancers	8	6,508	4	20,293	- 13,785
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,188	13	6,812	- 623
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	6,021	6	12,145	- 6,124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	5,775	8	10,180	- 4,406
Breast Cancer	12	4,628	21	2,880	+ 1,748
HIV/AIDS	13	4,036	55	84	+ 3,952
Other Injuries	14	3,348	18	3,634	- 286
Skin Disease	15	3,113	36	704	+ 2,408
Liver Cancer	16	2,990	7	11,589	- 8,599
Oral Cancer	17	2,810	29	1,457	+ 1,353
Falls	18	2,795	20	2,934	- 139
Suicide	19	2,747	5	14,636	- 11,888
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	2,671	35	929	+ 1,742
Stomach Cancer	21	2,172	10	8,625	- 6,453
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,146	38	540	+ 1,606
Leukemia	23	2,128	23	2,140	- 12
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,114	41	518	+ 1,596
Lymphomas	25	1,990	19	3,477	- 1,487
Tuberculosis	26	1,849	24	1,950	- 101
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,829	31	1,325	+ 504
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,666	16	3,951	- 2,285
Low Birth Weight	29	1,538	45	370	+ 1,167
Asthma	30	1,527	32	1,150	+ 376
Cervical Cancer	31	1,522	34	1,065	+ 457
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,498	12	6,994	- 5,496
Prostate Cancer	33	1,361	22	2,316	- 954
Violence	34	1,309	44	386	+ 923
Ovary Cancer	35	1,247	30	1,330	- 83
Drownings	36	1,235	42	501	+ 735
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,220	25	1,891	- 671
Hypertension	38	978	17	3,711	- 2,732
Bladder Cancer	39	704	27	1,768	- 1,064
Encephalitis	40	681	65	19	+ 662
Oesophagus Cancer	41	655	28	1,733	- 1,078
Birth Trauma	42	540	54	88	+ 452
Uterin Cancer	43	531	43	420	+ 111
Fires	44	506	47	263	+ 243
Drug Use	45	485	50	154	+ 331
Meningitis	46	453	58	51	+ 403
Dengue	47	422	77	0	+ 422
Other Neoplasms	48	399	26	1,807	- 1,408
Malnutrition	49	375	53	88	+ 287
Skin Cancers	50	373	37	585	- 212
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	371	48	224	+ 147
Epilepsy	52	340	40	524	- 184
Poisonings	53	318	52	115	+ 202
Hepatitis B	54	310	39	526	- 216
Alcohol	55	272	33	1,081	- 808
Maternal Conditions	56	251	61	34	+ 217
Pertussis	57	120	67	6	+ 114
Appendicitis	58	108	57	54	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	59	46	66	11	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	41	51	150	- 109
Tetanus	61	32	69	5	+ 28
Syphilis	62	28	62	27	+ 2
War	63	16	68	5	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	8	49	168	- 159
Upper Respiratory	65	7	63	26	- 18
Otitis Media	66	5	70	5	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	2	84	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	70	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	329	- 329
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Malaysia

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.