What is the difference in total disease burden between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zambia?

42,970 DALYs, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zambia?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total disease burden. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Zambia: Total disease burden

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

9.31 million DALYs

in 2021

Zambia

9.35 million DALYs

in 2021

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

58th

Zambia rank

57th

Total disease burden over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 9.35 million DALYs against 9.31 million DALYs in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 42,970 DALYs.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 57th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.43 million DALYs	10.33 million DALYs	905,179 DALYs	Zambia
2010s	8.94 million DALYs	8.68 million DALYs	265,035 DALYs	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	9.29 million DALYs	9.11 million DALYs	180,540 DALYs	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total disease burden, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Zambia?: Zambia, at 9.35 million DALYs against 9.31 million DALYs in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in total disease burden between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zambia?: 42,970 DALYs, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Zambia rank globally for total disease burden?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total disease burden. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total disease burden
Unit: DALYs
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.