SOUTH KOREA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,108	1	28,043	+ 69,066
Stroke	2	32,317	3	25,596	+ 6,721
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	23,577	2	26,650	- 3,073
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	22,975	6	12,145	+ 10,830
Lung Cancers	5	21,833	4	20,293	+ 1,540
Diabetes Mellitus	6	18,026	13	6,812	+ 11,214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,311	8	10,180	+ 6,131
Lung Disease	8	14,037	11	8,526	+ 5,510
Pancreas Cancer	9	10,024	12	6,994	+ 3,030
Breast Cancer	10	9,398	21	2,880	+ 6,518
Kidney Disease	11	8,767	9	10,107	- 1,340
Lymphomas	12	5,873	19	3,477	+ 2,396
Prostate Cancer	13	5,865	22	2,316	+ 3,550
Falls	14	5,728	20	2,934	+ 2,794
Stomach Cancer	15	5,516	10	8,625	- 3,109
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,497	16	3,951	+ 1,546
Ovary Cancer	17	3,775	30	1,330	+ 2,445
Liver Cancer	18	3,740	7	11,589	- 7,849
Bladder Cancer	19	3,675	27	1,768	+ 1,907
Hypertension	20	3,675	17	3,711	- 36
Leukemia	21	3,065	23	2,140	+ 925
Suicide	22	2,957	5	14,636	- 11,679
Oral Cancer	23	2,771	29	1,457	+ 1,314
Liver Disease	24	2,556	14	6,348	- 3,793
Skin Disease	25	2,539	36	704	+ 1,834
Other Neoplasms	26	2,444	26	1,807	+ 637
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,430	31	1,325	+ 1,105
Uterin Cancer	28	2,294	43	420	+ 1,874
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,243	28	1,733	+ 510
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,115	25	1,891	+ 224
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,005	15	4,399	- 2,393
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,915	41	518	+ 1,397
Other Injuries	33	1,812	18	3,634	- 1,822
Skin Cancers	34	1,550	37	585	+ 966
Low Birth Weight	35	1,251	45	370	+ 880
Asthma	36	922	32	1,150	- 229
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	798	38	540	+ 259
Drug Use	38	760	50	154	+ 606
Cervical Cancer	39	493	34	1,065	- 572
Violence	40	489	44	386	+ 103
HIV/AIDS	41	407	55	84	+ 322
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	378	59	49	+ 328
Epilepsy	43	377	40	524	- 148
Birth Trauma	44	325	54	88	+ 237
Multiple Sclerosis	45	323	66	11	+ 313
Anemia	46	315	46	329	- 14
Alcohol	47	299	33	1,081	- 782
Drownings	48	251	42	501	- 250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	242	48	224	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	50	237	60	41	+ 195
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	212	51	150	+ 63
Tuberculosis	52	174	24	1,950	- 1,776
Hepatitis C	53	143	49	168	- 24
War	54	127	68	5	+ 122
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	115	35	929	- 813
Meningitis	56	87	58	51	+ 37
Schizophrenia	57	75	56	77	- 2
Poisonings	58	57	52	115	- 58
Upper Respiratory	59	41	63	26	+ 15
Malnutrition	60	39	53	88	- 50
Hepatitis B	61	39	39	526	- 487
Fires	62	34	47	263	- 229
Appendicitis	63	33	57	54	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	33	61	34	- 1
Encephalitis	65	12	65	19	- 7
Leishmaniasis	66	1	79	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	70	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	81	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	67	6	- 6
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	69	5	- 5
Diphtheria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	62	27	- 27
Otitis Media	82	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Malta

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.