NORTH KOREA VS CAMBODIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMBODIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	20,201	1	49,648	- 29,447
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,823	2	31,342	- 15,519
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,554	6	6,231	+ 7,323
Liver Disease	4	12,511	10	4,506	+ 8,004
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,181	14	3,671	+ 1,511
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,968	7	6,210	- 1,242
Lung Disease	7	4,711	3	26,178	- 21,467
Tuberculosis	8	4,417	4	17,417	- 13,001
Liver Cancer	9	4,181	9	5,326	- 1,145
Hypertension	10	3,627	8	5,368	- 1,741
Diarrhoeal diseases	11	3,311	40	374	+ 2,936
Falls	12	3,261	18	1,801	+ 1,459
Kidney Disease	13	3,258	12	3,959	- 701
Peptic Ulcer Disease	14	2,987	19	1,712	+ 1,275
Low Birth Weight	15	2,815	25	1,208	+ 1,606
Lung Cancers	16	2,514	5	11,893	- 9,380
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,099	11	4,340	- 2,241
Birth Trauma	18	2,082	32	736	+ 1,347
HIV/AIDS	19	2,065	31	753	+ 1,312
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,986	29	991	+ 995
Asthma	21	1,904	22	1,439	+ 465
Drownings	22	1,715	27	1,126	+ 589
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,395	15	3,232	- 1,837
Breast Cancer	24	1,320	23	1,366	- 46
Suicide	25	1,233	16	2,407	- 1,174
Other Injuries	26	1,217	20	1,531	- 314
Cervical Cancer	27	1,123	33	704	+ 418
Oral Cancer	28	999	37	513	+ 487
Leukemia	29	847	30	965	- 118
Maternal Conditions	30	747	47	252	+ 495
Lymphomas	31	728	35	560	+ 168
Inflammatory/Heart	32	672	34	684	- 12
Malnutrition	33	659	43	317	+ 341
Stomach Cancer	34	601	13	3,771	- 3,170
Endocrine Disorders	35	591	39	452	+ 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	578	17	2,093	- 1,515
Parkinson's Disease	37	569	26	1,155	- 585
Violence	38	534	28	1,082	- 548
Oesophagus Cancer	39	457	24	1,222	- 765
Ovary Cancer	40	384	36	532	- 148
Pertussis	41	356	61	34	+ 321
Fires	42	346	46	253	+ 92
Skin Disease	43	325	52	158	+ 167
Skin Cancers	44	258	51	168	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	45	254	38	500	- 246
Encephalitis	46	212	54	117	+ 95
Hepatitis B	47	211	55	68	+ 142
Pancreas Cancer	48	207	21	1,525	- 1,318
Alcohol	49	204	44	304	- 100
Prostate Cancer	50	197	48	219	- 22
Epilepsy	51	184	45	266	- 82
Tetanus	52	169	62	28	+ 141
Malaria	53	157	69	0	+ 157
Meningitis	54	152	49	207	- 55
Uterin Cancer	55	146	53	138	+ 7
Poisonings	56	119	41	366	- 248
Appendicitis	57	113	57	57	+ 56
Drug Use	58	98	42	356	- 258
Dengue	59	90	76	0	+ 90
Measles	60	90	65	4	+ 86
Hepatitis C	61	73	64	10	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	62	51	59	44	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	63	40	74	0	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	34	50	198	- 164
Multiple Sclerosis	65	27	60	40	- 12
Syphilis	66	26	58	54	- 28
Upper Respiratory	67	20	56	67	- 47
War	68	11	63	16	- 5
Ascariasis	69	8	67	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	2	66	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	68	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Cambodia

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.