SOUTH KOREA VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	35,253	2	26,650	+ 8,603
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	31,782	35	929	+ 30,853
Malaria	3	27,658	71	1	+ 27,657
Low Birth Weight	4	21,032	45	370	+ 20,661
Birth Trauma	5	19,681	54	88	+ 19,593
Stroke	6	14,596	3	25,596	- 11,000
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,991	1	28,043	- 14,052
Malnutrition	8	13,850	53	88	+ 13,761
HIV/AIDS	9	13,700	55	84	+ 13,616
Meningitis	10	10,730	58	51	+ 10,680
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,574	15	4,399	+ 6,175
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,865	41	518	+ 8,347
Maternal Conditions	13	6,768	61	34	+ 6,734
Liver Disease	14	6,472	14	6,348	+ 123
Other Injuries	15	5,470	18	3,634	+ 1,837
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,421	13	6,812	- 1,391
Kidney Disease	17	5,176	9	10,107	- 4,931
Violence	18	4,961	44	386	+ 4,575
Lung Disease	19	4,672	11	8,526	- 3,855
Cervical Cancer	20	4,108	34	1,065	+ 3,043
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,832	25	1,891	+ 1,941
Measles	22	3,665	83	0	+ 3,665
Asthma	23	3,533	32	1,150	+ 2,383
Tuberculosis	24	3,532	24	1,950	+ 1,582
Hypertension	25	3,058	17	3,711	- 653
War	26	2,602	68	5	+ 2,597
Stomach Cancer	27	2,517	10	8,625	- 6,108
Drownings	28	2,494	42	501	+ 1,993
Pertussis	29	2,384	67	6	+ 2,378
Breast Cancer	30	2,243	21	2,880	- 637
Falls	31	2,053	20	2,934	- 881
Suicide	32	1,910	5	14,636	- 12,726
Syphilis	33	1,824	62	27	+ 1,798
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,789	6	12,145	- 10,356
Fires	35	1,776	47	263	+ 1,513
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,665	8	10,180	- 8,515
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,481	38	540	+ 942
Liver Cancer	38	1,331	7	11,589	- 10,258
Poisonings	39	1,330	52	115	+ 1,215
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,300	31	1,325	- 25
Epilepsy	41	1,148	40	524	+ 624
Bladder Cancer	42	1,021	27	1,768	- 748
Tetanus	43	1,011	69	5	+ 1,006
Prostate Cancer	44	858	22	2,316	- 1,458
Lymphomas	45	747	19	3,477	- 2,730
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	669	48	224	+ 445
Pancreas Cancer	47	611	12	6,994	- 6,382
Oral Cancer	48	596	29	1,457	- 861
Lung Cancers	49	596	4	20,293	- 19,697
Parkinson's Disease	50	558	16	3,951	- 3,393
Schistosomiasis	51	521	72	1	+ 520
Hepatitis B	52	490	39	526	- 36
Ovary Cancer	53	468	30	1,330	- 862
Skin Cancers	54	459	37	585	- 126
Encephalitis	55	458	65	19	+ 439
Leukemia	56	454	23	2,140	- 1,686
Skin Disease	57	403	36	704	- 302
Oesophagus Cancer	58	377	28	1,733	- 1,356
Drug Use	59	329	50	154	+ 174
Alcohol	60	196	33	1,081	- 884
Uterin Cancer	61	190	43	420	- 229
Appendicitis	62	165	57	54	+ 111
Ascariasis	63	133	74	0	+ 133
Hepatitis C	64	76	49	168	- 92
Upper Respiratory	65	72	63	26	+ 47
Diphtheria	66	51	73	0	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	67	49	26	1,807	- 1,758
Multiple Sclerosis	68	47	66	11	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	38	51	150	- 112
Chlamydia	70	6	84	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	1	70	5	- 4
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Mali

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.