ZAMBIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,199	10	4,432	+ 6,767
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,643	2	9,517	+ 1,126
Stroke	3	10,222	3	7,948	+ 2,274
Lung Cancers	4	8,104	41	226	+ 7,878
Suicide	5	5,845	20	1,303	+ 4,542
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,850	29	590	+ 4,260
Liver Cancer	7	4,628	46	177	+ 4,451
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,066	43	203	+ 3,863
Kidney Disease	9	4,036	18	1,760	+ 2,276
Stomach Cancer	10	3,444	42	206	+ 3,238
Lung Disease	11	3,405	21	1,273	+ 2,133
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,793	62	42	+ 2,751
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,720	14	2,395	+ 325
Liver Disease	14	2,535	9	4,501	- 1,965
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,757	11	3,654	- 1,897
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,578	47	164	+ 1,414
Hypertension	17	1,482	13	2,616	- 1,134
Other Injuries	18	1,451	19	1,729	- 277
Lymphomas	19	1,389	31	548	+ 841
Falls	20	1,172	28	596	+ 575
Breast Cancer	21	1,150	35	366	+ 784
Prostate Cancer	22	925	30	561	+ 363
Leukemia	23	855	39	261	+ 594
Tuberculosis	24	779	6	5,941	- 5,162
Endocrine Disorders	25	755	37	354	+ 401
Other Neoplasms	26	722	65	20	+ 702
Bladder Cancer	27	706	50	132	+ 574
Oesophagus Cancer	28	692	36	359	+ 333
Oral Cancer	29	582	48	155	+ 427
Ovary Cancer	30	531	57	82	+ 449
Inflammatory/Heart	31	529	33	501	+ 28
Asthma	32	459	26	741	- 281
Alcohol	33	432	49	140	+ 292
Cervical Cancer	34	425	17	1,799	- 1,373
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	371	5	6,275	- 5,904
Skin Disease	36	281	52	126	+ 155
Skin Cancers	37	233	54	108	+ 125
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	216	40	246	- 30
Hepatitis B	39	210	55	104	+ 106
Epilepsy	40	209	38	332	- 123
Congenital Anomalies	41	207	12	3,146	- 2,939
Drownings	42	200	27	689	- 489
Uterin Cancer	43	168	64	30	+ 138
Violence	44	154	23	1,153	- 999
Low Birth Weight	45	148	8	4,857	- 4,709
Anemia	46	131	83	0	+ 131
Fires	47	105	32	546	- 441
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	90	45	190	- 100
Hepatitis C	49	67	66	18	+ 49
Drug Use	50	62	53	122	- 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	60	63	30	+ 30
Poisonings	52	46	34	456	- 410
Malnutrition	53	35	15	2,303	- 2,267
Birth Trauma	54	35	7	5,062	- 5,026
HIV/AIDS	55	34	1	17,234	- 17,201
Schizophrenia	56	31	81	0	+ 31
Appendicitis	57	22	56	84	- 62
Meningitis	58	20	16	1,976	- 1,956
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	20	84	0	+ 20
Osteoarthritis	60	16	85	0	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	61	14	22	1,188	- 1,174
Syphilis	62	11	24	885	- 874
Upper Respiratory	63	10	60	68	- 57
Oral conditions	64	8	86	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	65	8	59	70	- 62
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	67	13	- 9
Pertussis	67	2	25	743	- 740
War	68	2	69	6	- 4
Tetanus	69	2	44	190	- 188
Otitis Media	70	2	70	5	- 3
Malaria	71	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	128	- 128
Diphtheria	73	0	73	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	79	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	61	48	- 48
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

South Korea

Zambia

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.