NORTH KOREA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,726	6	6,231	+ 10,495
HIV/AIDS	2	11,795	31	753	+ 11,042
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,063	40	374	+ 9,688
Malaria	4	9,540	69	0	+ 9,540
Stroke	5	9,511	1	49,648	- 40,137
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,083	2	31,342	- 22,259
Birth Trauma	7	7,001	32	736	+ 6,265
Low Birth Weight	8	6,752	25	1,208	+ 5,544
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,633	7	6,210	+ 423
Tuberculosis	10	6,297	4	17,417	- 11,120
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,644	14	3,671	+ 973
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,465	29	991	+ 3,475
Kidney Disease	13	4,365	12	3,959	+ 407
Liver Disease	14	3,848	10	4,506	- 658
Meningitis	15	2,922	49	207	+ 2,715
Other Injuries	16	2,793	20	1,531	+ 1,262
Maternal Conditions	17	2,221	47	252	+ 1,969
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,101	39	452	+ 1,650
Suicide	19	1,981	16	2,407	- 426
Lung Disease	20	1,962	3	26,178	- 24,216
Pertussis	21	1,943	61	34	+ 1,909
Hypertension	22	1,729	8	5,368	- 3,639
Breast Cancer	23	1,592	23	1,366	+ 226
Violence	24	1,415	28	1,082	+ 333
Asthma	25	1,375	22	1,439	- 64
Cervical Cancer	26	1,344	33	704	+ 640
Falls	27	1,049	18	1,801	- 752
Malnutrition	28	1,035	43	317	+ 717
Drownings	29	1,001	27	1,126	- 125
Syphilis	30	994	58	54	+ 940
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	982	11	4,340	- 3,358
Measles	32	873	65	4	+ 869
Inflammatory/Heart	33	837	34	684	+ 153
Prostate Cancer	34	798	48	219	+ 579
Drug Use	35	788	42	356	+ 432
Fires	36	771	46	253	+ 518
Liver Cancer	37	743	9	5,326	- 4,582
Epilepsy	38	736	45	266	+ 470
Oral Cancer	39	718	37	513	+ 205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	640	19	1,712	- 1,072
Poisonings	41	565	41	366	+ 199
War	42	546	63	16	+ 530
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	483	15	3,232	- 2,748
Lymphomas	44	415	35	560	- 144
Stomach Cancer	45	389	13	3,771	- 3,382
Parkinson's Disease	46	382	26	1,155	- 773
Hepatitis B	47	285	55	68	+ 217
Skin Disease	48	275	52	158	+ 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	274	17	2,093	- 1,818
Ovary Cancer	50	257	36	532	- 275
Lung Cancers	51	255	5	11,893	- 11,638
Pancreas Cancer	52	246	21	1,525	- 1,279
Schistosomiasis	53	244	74	0	+ 244
Leukemia	54	233	30	965	- 732
Tetanus	55	189	62	28	+ 162
Skin Cancers	56	173	51	168	+ 5
Alcohol	57	168	44	304	- 137
Encephalitis	58	158	54	117	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	59	115	24	1,222	- 1,107
Uterin Cancer	60	64	53	138	- 75
Appendicitis	61	61	57	57	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	62	55	38	500	- 445
Other Neoplasms	63	41	59	44	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	35	60	40	- 5
Ascariasis	65	26	67	1	+ 25
Hepatitis C	66	23	64	10	+ 12
Diphtheria	67	22	68	0	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	22	50	198	- 177
Leishmaniasis	69	17	75	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	70	16	56	67	- 51
Trypanosomiasis	71	8	73	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	72	4	66	1	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Cameroon

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.