NORTH KOREA VS BRUNEI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRUNEI		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,765	2	31,342	- 15,577
Stroke	2	12,839	1	49,648	- 36,809
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,580	14	3,671	+ 5,909
Kidney Disease	4	5,595	12	3,959	+ 1,637
Endocrine Disorders	5	4,606	39	452	+ 4,154
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,905	11	4,340	- 435
Lung Cancers	7	3,882	5	11,893	- 8,011
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,703	15	3,232	+ 472
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,699	6	6,231	- 2,532
Lung Disease	10	3,285	3	26,178	- 22,893
Hypertension	11	2,459	8	5,368	- 2,909
Breast Cancer	12	2,095	23	1,366	+ 730
Liver Cancer	13	2,008	9	5,326	- 3,318
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,994	29	991	+ 1,004
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,727	7	6,210	- 4,483
Lymphomas	16	1,706	35	560	+ 1,146
Other Injuries	17	1,542	20	1,531	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	18	1,359	13	3,771	- 2,412
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,345	34	684	+ 661
Oral Cancer	20	1,173	37	513	+ 661
Tuberculosis	21	1,098	4	17,417	- 16,319
Falls	22	1,096	18	1,801	- 705
Skin Disease	23	1,089	52	158	+ 930
Leukemia	24	1,015	30	965	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	25	1,009	59	44	+ 965
Prostate Cancer	26	994	48	219	+ 775
Parkinson's Disease	27	983	26	1,155	- 172
Cervical Cancer	28	939	33	704	+ 234
Low Birth Weight	29	776	25	1,208	- 432
Asthma	30	771	22	1,439	- 668
Pancreas Cancer	31	690	21	1,525	- 835
Suicide	32	624	16	2,407	- 1,783
Ovary Cancer	33	600	36	532	+ 68
Uterin Cancer	34	569	53	138	+ 431
Drownings	35	472	27	1,126	- 654
Liver Disease	36	472	10	4,506	- 4,035
Hepatitis B	37	363	55	68	+ 294
Hepatitis C	38	338	64	10	+ 328
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	294	19	1,712	- 1,418
Bladder Cancer	40	239	38	500	- 261
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	217	40	374	- 157
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	215	17	2,093	- 1,877
Birth Trauma	43	213	32	736	- 522
Epilepsy	44	194	45	266	- 72
Oesophagus Cancer	45	176	24	1,222	- 1,046
Violence	46	160	28	1,082	- 922
Drug Use	47	155	42	356	- 201
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	151	80	0	+ 151
Fires	49	149	46	253	- 104
Maternal Conditions	50	139	47	252	- 112
Schizophrenia	51	97	83	0	+ 97
Skin Cancers	52	83	51	168	- 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	79	50	198	- 119
Anemia	54	77	85	0	+ 77
Malnutrition	55	71	43	317	- 246
Alcohol	56	67	44	304	- 237
Oral conditions	57	36	82	0	+ 36
Meningitis	58	31	49	207	- 176
Otitis Media	59	31	70	0	+ 31
Syphilis	60	15	58	54	- 39
Pertussis	61	5	61	34	- 30
War	62	3	63	16	- 14
Appendicitis	63	1	57	57	- 56
Poisonings	64	0	41	366	- 366
Upper Respiratory	65	0	56	67	- 66
Dengue	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	67	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	62	28	- 28
Measles	71	0	65	4	- 4
Diphtheria	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	81	0	31	753	- 753
Encephalitis	82	0	54	117	- 117
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	85	0	60	40	- 40
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Brunei

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.