MALAYSIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,611	1	36,729	- 18,118
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,687	2	23,477	- 5,791
Stroke	3	16,987	3	21,592	- 4,605
Lung Cancers	4	13,468	8	4,319	+ 9,149
Suicide	5	9,713	19	1,823	+ 7,890
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,060	10	3,996	+ 4,064
Liver Cancer	7	7,691	16	1,984	+ 5,707
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,756	11	3,832	+ 2,924
Kidney Disease	9	6,708	6	6,629	+ 79
Stomach Cancer	10	5,724	21	1,441	+ 4,283
Lung Disease	11	5,659	5	6,633	- 974
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,641	32	994	+ 3,647
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,521	9	4,107	+ 414
Liver Disease	14	4,213	7	5,125	- 912
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,919	4	7,181	- 4,262
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,622	28	1,106	+ 1,516
Hypertension	17	2,463	38	649	+ 1,813
Other Injuries	18	2,412	14	2,222	+ 190
Lymphomas	19	2,308	25	1,321	+ 987
Falls	20	1,947	18	1,855	+ 92
Breast Cancer	21	1,911	12	3,071	- 1,160
Prostate Cancer	22	1,537	33	903	+ 633
Leukemia	23	1,420	23	1,412	+ 8
Tuberculosis	24	1,294	26	1,227	+ 67
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,255	37	809	+ 445
Other Neoplasms	26	1,199	48	265	+ 934
Bladder Cancer	27	1,173	39	467	+ 706
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,150	41	435	+ 715
Oral Cancer	29	967	17	1,865	- 898
Ovary Cancer	30	883	35	827	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	31	879	27	1,214	- 334
Asthma	32	764	30	1,013	- 250
Alcohol	33	717	55	181	+ 536
Cervical Cancer	34	707	31	1,010	- 304
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	616	20	1,773	- 1,156
Skin Disease	36	467	15	2,066	- 1,598
Skin Cancers	37	388	50	247	+ 141
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	358	22	1,424	- 1,066
Hepatitis B	39	349	54	206	+ 144
Epilepsy	40	348	52	226	+ 122
Congenital Anomalies	41	344	24	1,403	- 1,059
Drownings	42	332	36	820	- 487
Uterin Cancer	43	279	43	352	- 74
Violence	44	256	34	869	- 612
Low Birth Weight	45	246	29	1,020	- 775
Anemia	46	218	86	0	+ 218
Fires	47	175	44	336	- 161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	149	51	246	- 97
Hepatitis C	49	111	64	6	+ 106
Drug Use	50	102	45	322	- 220
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	99	60	27	+ 72
Poisonings	52	76	53	211	- 134
Malnutrition	53	59	49	249	- 190
Birth Trauma	54	59	42	359	- 300
HIV/AIDS	55	56	13	2,679	- 2,623
Schizophrenia	56	51	83	0	+ 51
Appendicitis	57	36	58	71	- 36
Meningitis	58	34	46	301	- 267
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	33	81	0	+ 33
Osteoarthritis	60	27	80	0	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	61	23	56	167	- 144
Syphilis	62	18	62	19	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	17	65	5	+ 12
Oral conditions	64	14	82	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	65	13	40	452	- 440
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	59	30	- 23
Pertussis	67	4	57	80	- 76
War	68	3	63	11	- 7
Tetanus	69	3	61	21	- 18
Otitis Media	70	3	66	3	- 0
Malaria	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	47	280	- 280
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

South Korea

Malaysia

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.