NORTH KOREA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,347	2	31,342	- 4,995
War	2	16,793	63	16	+ 16,777
Stroke	3	12,493	1	49,648	- 37,154
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,602	6	6,231	+ 3,372
Low Birth Weight	5	8,279	25	1,208	+ 7,071
Birth Trauma	6	7,028	32	736	+ 6,293
Tuberculosis	7	6,449	4	17,417	- 10,968
Hypertension	8	5,241	8	5,368	- 127
Maternal Conditions	9	5,117	47	252	+ 4,866
Kidney Disease	10	4,320	12	3,959	+ 361
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,955	7	6,210	- 2,255
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,769	14	3,671	+ 98
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	3,641	40	374	+ 3,267
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,278	29	991	+ 2,287
Lung Disease	15	3,048	3	26,178	- 23,130
Liver Disease	16	3,015	10	4,506	- 1,491
Asthma	17	2,230	22	1,439	+ 791
Other Injuries	18	2,125	20	1,531	+ 594
Violence	19	2,108	28	1,082	+ 1,026
Meningitis	20	1,721	49	207	+ 1,514
Pertussis	21	1,381	61	34	+ 1,347
Breast Cancer	22	1,194	23	1,366	- 172
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,157	11	4,340	- 3,183
Suicide	24	1,031	16	2,407	- 1,376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	986	19	1,712	- 726
Stomach Cancer	26	984	13	3,771	- 2,787
Oral Cancer	27	962	37	513	+ 449
Endocrine Disorders	28	894	39	452	+ 442
Oesophagus Cancer	29	862	24	1,222	- 361
Tetanus	30	822	62	28	+ 795
Encephalitis	31	780	54	117	+ 663
Lung Cancers	32	705	5	11,893	- 11,188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	682	17	2,093	- 1,410
Drownings	34	653	27	1,126	- 473
Epilepsy	35	651	45	266	+ 385
Lymphomas	36	620	35	560	+ 60
Falls	37	593	18	1,801	- 1,208
Hepatitis B	38	566	55	68	+ 497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	486	15	3,232	- 2,746
Liver Cancer	40	431	9	5,326	- 4,895
Parkinson's Disease	41	411	26	1,155	- 743
Leukemia	42	400	30	965	- 565
Malnutrition	43	386	43	317	+ 69
Cervical Cancer	44	354	33	704	- 350
Inflammatory/Heart	45	345	34	684	- 339
HIV/AIDS	46	304	31	753	- 449
Poisonings	47	251	41	366	- 115
Ovary Cancer	48	242	36	532	- 290
Measles	49	230	65	4	+ 226
Fires	50	228	46	253	- 25
Drug Use	51	215	42	356	- 141
Appendicitis	52	196	57	57	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	53	189	53	138	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	54	178	38	500	- 321
Prostate Cancer	55	169	48	219	- 50
Pancreas Cancer	56	150	21	1,525	- 1,375
Malaria	57	122	69	0	+ 121
Alcohol	58	98	44	304	- 206
Skin Cancers	59	95	51	168	- 73
Syphilis	60	62	58	54	+ 8
Skin Disease	61	62	52	158	- 97
Multiple Sclerosis	62	55	60	40	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	63	19	59	44	- 25
Hepatitis C	64	18	64	10	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	17	50	198	- 182
Ascariasis	66	11	67	1	+ 10
Diphtheria	67	11	68	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	68	6	56	67	- 61
Chlamydia	69	1	66	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Afghanistan

North 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.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.