MALAWI VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	41,086	5	5,939	+ 35,147
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,937	7	4,929	+ 21,008
Lung Disease	3	21,663	21	1,340	+ 20,323
Tuberculosis	4	14,413	11	2,992	+ 11,421
Lung Cancers	5	9,842	51	131	+ 9,712
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,156	2	7,739	- 2,583
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,139	4	6,221	- 1,082
Hypertension	8	4,442	17	1,797	+ 2,646
Liver Cancer	9	4,407	38	317	+ 4,091
Liver Disease	10	3,729	10	3,259	+ 470
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,591	25	782	+ 2,809
Kidney Disease	12	3,276	19	1,567	+ 1,709
Stomach Cancer	13	3,121	45	206	+ 2,915
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,038	14	2,267	+ 771
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,674	44	234	+ 2,440
Suicide	16	1,992	23	1,007	+ 985
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,732	49	154	+ 1,577
Falls	18	1,491	28	562	+ 929
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,417	39	280	+ 1,137
Other Injuries	20	1,267	22	1,266	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,262	60	38	+ 1,224
Asthma	22	1,191	26	705	+ 486
Breast Cancer	23	1,130	27	600	+ 530
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,011	16	1,842	- 830
Low Birth Weight	25	1,000	8	4,339	- 3,339
Parkinson's Disease	26	956	46	200	+ 756
Drownings	27	932	30	458	+ 474
Violence	28	896	32	406	+ 489
Congenital Anomalies	29	820	13	2,509	- 1,689
Leukemia	30	799	56	82	+ 717
HIV/AIDS	31	623	1	12,839	- 12,215
Birth Trauma	32	609	9	3,563	- 2,954
Cervical Cancer	33	583	12	2,876	- 2,294
Inflammatory/Heart	34	566	35	370	+ 196
Lymphomas	35	463	24	839	- 375
Ovary Cancer	36	440	48	158	+ 282
Oral Cancer	37	424	43	251	+ 173
Bladder Cancer	38	413	33	388	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	39	374	42	257	+ 117
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	310	6	5,782	- 5,472
Poisonings	41	303	37	325	- 22
Drug Use	42	295	59	48	+ 248
Malnutrition	43	263	20	1,499	- 1,237
Alcohol	44	252	52	114	+ 138
Epilepsy	45	220	41	260	- 40
Fires	46	210	34	380	- 170
Maternal Conditions	47	208	15	1,854	- 1,646
Prostate Cancer	48	181	40	271	- 90
Meningitis	49	171	18	1,792	- 1,621
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	164	61	29	+ 136
Skin Cancers	51	139	36	331	- 192
Skin Disease	52	131	53	101	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	53	114	62	23	+ 92
Encephalitis	54	97	58	48	+ 49
Hepatitis B	55	57	55	88	- 31
Upper Respiratory	56	55	57	60	- 4
Appendicitis	57	47	54	94	- 47
Syphilis	58	45	29	480	- 435
Other Neoplasms	59	36	63	17	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	60	33	66	9	+ 24
Pertussis	61	28	31	436	- 408
Tetanus	62	23	47	178	- 155
War	63	14	71	2	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	9	64	15	- 6
Measles	65	3	67	6	- 3
Chlamydia	66	1	70	3	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	69	4	- 3
Diphtheria	68	0	72	2	- 1
Malaria	69	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Otitis Media	70	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	143	- 143
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

North Korea

Malawi

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.