NORTH KOREA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	53,117	31	753	+ 52,364
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,959	6	6,231	+ 11,729
Coronary Heart Disease	3	17,514	2	31,342	- 13,828
Stroke	4	17,043	1	49,648	- 32,605
Diabetes Mellitus	5	13,657	14	3,671	+ 9,986
Tuberculosis	6	6,962	4	17,417	- 10,455
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,530	7	6,210	+ 320
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,657	40	374	+ 5,282
Kidney Disease	9	5,434	12	3,959	+ 1,475
Lung Disease	10	5,169	3	26,178	- 21,009
Hypertension	11	5,052	8	5,368	- 316
Liver Disease	12	4,923	10	4,506	+ 416
Low Birth Weight	13	4,797	25	1,208	+ 3,589
Violence	14	4,177	28	1,082	+ 3,094
Suicide	15	3,969	16	2,407	+ 1,562
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,083	29	991	+ 2,092
Birth Trauma	17	2,806	32	736	+ 2,070
Asthma	18	2,491	22	1,439	+ 1,052
Other Injuries	19	2,322	20	1,531	+ 791
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,899	34	684	+ 1,215
Malnutrition	21	1,835	43	317	+ 1,517
Cervical Cancer	22	1,760	33	704	+ 1,056
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,757	11	4,340	- 2,583
Maternal Conditions	24	1,264	47	252	+ 1,012
Meningitis	25	1,163	49	207	+ 956
Fires	26	1,163	46	253	+ 909
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,102	39	452	+ 650
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,102	24	1,222	- 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	967	19	1,712	- 746
Drownings	30	886	27	1,126	- 240
Lymphomas	31	825	35	560	+ 265
Oral Cancer	32	752	37	513	+ 239
Breast Cancer	33	734	23	1,366	- 632
Falls	34	661	18	1,801	- 1,140
Liver Cancer	35	614	9	5,326	- 4,711
Epilepsy	36	602	45	266	+ 336
Skin Cancers	37	557	51	168	+ 389
Parkinson's Disease	38	507	26	1,155	- 648
Lung Cancers	39	487	5	11,893	- 11,406
Pertussis	40	479	61	34	+ 444
Prostate Cancer	41	478	48	219	+ 259
Poisonings	42	454	41	366	+ 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	398	17	2,093	- 1,695
Syphilis	44	391	58	54	+ 337
Alcohol	45	329	44	304	+ 25
Skin Disease	46	321	52	158	+ 163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	296	15	3,232	- 2,936
Drug Use	48	276	42	356	- 81
Ovary Cancer	49	207	36	532	- 324
Pancreas Cancer	50	173	21	1,525	- 1,352
Leukemia	51	140	30	965	- 825
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	114	50	198	- 85
Stomach Cancer	53	110	13	3,771	- 3,661
Schistosomiasis	54	108	74	0	+ 108
Other Neoplasms	55	101	59	44	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	56	101	53	138	- 37
Appendicitis	57	81	57	57	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	58	80	56	67	+ 13
Encephalitis	59	75	54	117	- 42
Bladder Cancer	60	69	38	500	- 431
Tetanus	61	67	62	28	+ 39
Hepatitis B	62	62	55	68	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	63	33	60	40	- 7
Malaria	64	8	69	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	65	6	66	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	66	5	64	10	- 5
Ascariasis	67	5	67	1	+ 4
Measles	68	4	65	4	+ 0
War	69	4	63	16	- 13
Diphtheria	70	3	68	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	70	0	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Botswana

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.