NORTH KOREA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,723	2	31,342	+ 20,381
Stroke	2	15,274	1	49,648	- 34,374
Lung Cancers	3	12,366	5	11,893	+ 473
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	12,241	11	4,340	+ 7,901
Lung Disease	5	12,043	3	26,178	- 14,135
Hypertension	6	10,560	8	5,368	+ 5,192
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,815	15	3,232	+ 3,583
Kidney Disease	8	6,590	12	3,959	+ 2,631
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,139	14	3,671	+ 2,468
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,576	21	1,525	+ 4,050
Breast Cancer	11	5,445	23	1,366	+ 4,079
Other Injuries	12	4,986	20	1,531	+ 3,455
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	4,585	6	6,231	- 1,646
Inflammatory/Heart	14	4,444	34	684	+ 3,760
Prostate Cancer	15	4,401	48	219	+ 4,182
Liver Disease	16	4,005	10	4,506	- 501
Suicide	17	3,833	16	2,407	+ 1,426
Lymphomas	18	3,422	35	560	+ 2,862
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,233	26	1,155	+ 2,078
Endocrine Disorders	20	3,159	39	452	+ 2,708
Falls	21	2,880	18	1,801	+ 1,078
Liver Cancer	22	2,703	9	5,326	- 2,623
Leukemia	23	2,576	30	965	+ 1,611
Stomach Cancer	24	2,395	13	3,771	- 1,376
Other Neoplasms	25	2,388	59	44	+ 2,344
Bladder Cancer	26	1,811	38	500	+ 1,311
Oral Cancer	27	1,801	37	513	+ 1,288
Skin Cancers	28	1,714	51	168	+ 1,546
Alcohol	29	1,578	44	304	+ 1,274
Ovary Cancer	30	1,506	36	532	+ 974
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,278	7	6,210	- 4,932
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,191	24	1,222	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,111	17	2,093	- 982
Congenital Anomalies	34	958	29	991	- 32
Uterin Cancer	35	808	53	138	+ 669
Epilepsy	36	651	45	266	+ 385
Cervical Cancer	37	602	33	704	- 102
Multiple Sclerosis	38	498	60	40	+ 458
Drug Use	39	473	42	356	+ 117
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	446	40	374	+ 72
Hepatitis C	41	432	64	10	+ 421
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	416	19	1,712	- 1,297
Skin Disease	43	291	52	158	+ 133
Anemia	44	290	85	0	+ 290
Asthma	45	237	22	1,439	- 1,202
Malnutrition	46	207	43	317	- 110
Violence	47	137	28	1,082	- 945
Drownings	48	124	27	1,126	- 1,002
HIV/AIDS	49	120	31	753	- 633
Tuberculosis	50	120	4	17,417	- 17,297
Low Birth Weight	51	117	25	1,208	- 1,091
Fires	52	105	46	253	- 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	102	50	198	- 96
Birth Trauma	54	99	32	736	- 637
Upper Respiratory	55	76	56	67	+ 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	65	80	0	+ 65
Osteoarthritis	57	64	81	0	+ 64
Meningitis	58	64	49	207	- 143
Appendicitis	59	44	57	57	- 12
Poisonings	60	43	41	366	- 324
Oral conditions	61	25	82	0	+ 25
Hepatitis B	62	24	55	68	- 44
Schizophrenia	63	13	83	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	64	12	47	252	- 240
Otitis Media	65	3	70	0	+ 3
Syphilis	66	3	58	54	- 51
War	67	3	63	16	- 14
Encephalitis	68	3	54	117	- 114
Leishmaniasis	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	70	0	61	34	- 34
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	28	- 28
Measles	73	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	66	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Austria

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.