SOUTH KOREA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	43,156	55	84	+ 43,071
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,831	2	26,650	- 2,819
Stroke	3	19,902	3	25,596	- 5,694
Malaria	4	19,737	71	1	+ 19,736
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	15,714	35	929	+ 14,785
Tuberculosis	6	14,877	24	1,950	+ 12,927
Birth Trauma	7	12,674	54	88	+ 12,586
Low Birth Weight	8	12,162	45	370	+ 11,792
Liver Disease	9	11,270	14	6,348	+ 4,922
Coronary Heart Disease	10	11,097	1	28,043	- 16,945
Road Traffic Accidents	11	9,150	15	4,399	+ 4,751
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,877	41	518	+ 7,359
Hypertension	13	6,551	17	3,711	+ 2,841
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,997	13	6,812	- 815
Malnutrition	15	5,766	53	88	+ 5,677
Meningitis	16	4,948	58	51	+ 4,897
Cervical Cancer	17	4,504	34	1,065	+ 3,439
Kidney Disease	18	4,408	9	10,107	- 5,699
Other Injuries	19	4,328	18	3,634	+ 695
Suicide	20	3,262	5	14,636	- 11,374
Lung Disease	21	3,186	11	8,526	- 5,340
Maternal Conditions	22	2,975	61	34	+ 2,941
Violence	23	2,888	44	386	+ 2,501
Syphilis	24	2,215	62	27	+ 2,189
Pertussis	25	1,860	67	6	+ 1,854
Asthma	26	1,855	32	1,150	+ 705
Drownings	27	1,725	42	501	+ 1,224
Falls	28	1,493	20	2,934	- 1,441
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,477	6	12,145	- 10,668
Prostate Cancer	30	1,406	22	2,316	- 910
Lymphomas	31	1,372	19	3,477	- 2,105
Fires	32	1,368	47	263	+ 1,105
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,255	31	1,325	- 70
Poisonings	34	1,142	52	115	+ 1,027
Breast Cancer	35	916	21	2,880	- 1,964
Oesophagus Cancer	36	898	28	1,733	- 835
Endocrine Disorders	37	885	25	1,891	- 1,005
Epilepsy	38	831	40	524	+ 307
Leukemia	39	654	23	2,140	- 1,486
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	615	38	540	+ 75
Lung Cancers	41	565	4	20,293	- 19,728
Stomach Cancer	42	517	10	8,625	- 8,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	507	8	10,180	- 9,673
Tetanus	44	475	69	5	+ 471
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	475	48	224	+ 251
Liver Cancer	46	443	7	11,589	- 11,146
Parkinson's Disease	47	411	16	3,951	- 3,541
Oral Cancer	48	389	29	1,457	- 1,069
Alcohol	49	350	33	1,081	- 730
Bladder Cancer	50	330	27	1,768	- 1,438
Schistosomiasis	51	321	72	1	+ 320
Skin Disease	52	315	36	704	- 389
Drug Use	53	307	50	154	+ 152
Skin Cancers	54	270	37	585	- 314
Hepatitis B	55	261	39	526	- 265
Appendicitis	56	210	57	54	+ 156
Ovary Cancer	57	207	30	1,330	- 1,123
Leishmaniasis	58	181	79	0	+ 181
Encephalitis	59	175	65	19	+ 156
Upper Respiratory	60	169	63	26	+ 144
Measles	61	121	83	0	+ 121
Pancreas Cancer	62	106	12	6,994	- 6,888
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	75	51	150	- 75
Uterin Cancer	64	75	43	420	- 345
Other Neoplasms	65	50	26	1,807	- 1,757
Hepatitis C	66	44	49	168	- 123
Multiple Sclerosis	67	34	66	11	+ 23
Ascariasis	68	22	74	0	+ 22
War	69	16	68	5	+ 11
Otitis Media	70	12	70	5	+ 8
Chlamydia	71	9	84	0	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	72	8	78	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	73	7	73	0	+ 7
Dengue	74	3	77	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Zambia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.