NORTH KOREA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	147,211	2	31,342	+ 115,869
Stroke	2	45,374	1	49,648	- 4,274
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	9,772	11	4,340	+ 5,432
Lung Cancers	4	8,165	5	11,893	- 3,729
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	7,989	15	3,232	+ 4,757
Alcohol	6	7,642	44	304	+ 7,337
Lung Disease	7	6,111	3	26,178	- 20,066
Liver Disease	8	5,751	10	4,506	+ 1,245
Suicide	9	5,547	16	2,407	+ 3,140
Stomach Cancer	10	4,677	13	3,771	+ 906
Inflammatory/Heart	11	3,766	34	684	+ 3,082
Breast Cancer	12	3,406	23	1,366	+ 2,040
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,240	21	1,525	+ 1,715
Other Injuries	14	3,041	20	1,531	+ 1,510
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,007	6	6,231	- 3,223
Falls	16	2,634	18	1,801	+ 833
Prostate Cancer	17	2,590	48	219	+ 2,371
Oral Cancer	18	2,493	37	513	+ 1,981
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,998	7	6,210	- 4,211
Lymphomas	20	1,859	35	560	+ 1,299
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,720	26	1,155	+ 565
Fires	22	1,717	46	253	+ 1,464
Leukemia	23	1,533	30	965	+ 568
Drownings	24	1,504	27	1,126	+ 378
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,364	24	1,222	+ 142
Kidney Disease	26	1,328	12	3,959	- 2,630
Ovary Cancer	27	1,186	36	532	+ 655
Uterin Cancer	28	1,081	53	138	+ 943
Drug Use	29	1,076	42	356	+ 720
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,031	14	3,671	- 2,639
Hypertension	31	1,017	8	5,368	- 4,351
Liver Cancer	32	1,005	9	5,326	- 4,321
Poisonings	33	862	41	366	+ 495
Cervical Cancer	34	839	33	704	+ 135
Bladder Cancer	35	818	38	500	+ 318
Skin Cancers	36	752	51	168	+ 584
Tuberculosis	37	743	4	17,417	- 16,674
Violence	38	706	28	1,082	- 376
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	662	17	2,093	- 1,430
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	651	19	1,712	- 1,061
Congenital Anomalies	41	559	29	991	- 432
HIV/AIDS	42	462	31	753	- 291
Endocrine Disorders	43	390	39	452	- 62
Asthma	44	337	22	1,439	- 1,102
Epilepsy	45	321	45	266	+ 55
Encephalitis	46	258	54	117	+ 141
Low Birth Weight	47	178	25	1,208	- 1,030
Other Neoplasms	48	145	59	44	+ 101
Multiple Sclerosis	49	116	60	40	+ 77
Meningitis	50	101	49	207	- 106
Skin Disease	51	85	52	158	- 73
Birth Trauma	52	69	32	736	- 667
Malnutrition	53	60	43	317	- 257
Appendicitis	54	55	57	57	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	42	50	198	- 157
Hepatitis B	56	38	55	68	- 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	35	40	374	- 339
Upper Respiratory	58	14	56	67	- 53
War	59	9	63	16	- 7
Maternal Conditions	60	6	47	252	- 246
Chlamydia	61	3	66	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	62	2	64	10	- 9
Syphilis	63	2	58	54	- 52
Tetanus	64	0	62	28	- 27
Pertussis	65	0	61	34	- 34
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	65	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	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

Belarus

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.