NORTH KOREA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,345	6	6,231	+ 18,115
Tuberculosis	2	21,890	4	17,417	+ 4,473
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,798	40	374	+ 21,423
HIV/AIDS	4	17,464	31	753	+ 16,711
Stroke	5	15,282	1	49,648	- 34,366
Malaria	6	15,262	69	0	+ 15,262
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,496	2	31,342	- 17,846
Low Birth Weight	8	10,368	25	1,208	+ 9,160
Birth Trauma	9	10,199	32	736	+ 9,464
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,330	7	6,210	+ 2,120
Measles	11	7,563	65	4	+ 7,559
Hypertension	12	5,828	8	5,368	+ 460
Maternal Conditions	13	5,465	47	252	+ 5,214
Liver Disease	14	5,367	10	4,506	+ 861
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,311	14	3,671	+ 1,641
Meningitis	16	4,722	49	207	+ 4,515
Violence	17	4,694	28	1,082	+ 3,611
Lung Disease	18	4,449	3	26,178	- 21,728
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,609	29	991	+ 2,618
Asthma	20	3,541	22	1,439	+ 2,102
Kidney Disease	21	3,305	12	3,959	- 654
Malnutrition	22	3,214	43	317	+ 2,897
Other Injuries	23	2,888	20	1,531	+ 1,357
Suicide	24	2,722	16	2,407	+ 315
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,969	39	452	+ 1,517
Breast Cancer	26	1,602	23	1,366	+ 236
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,476	19	1,712	- 236
War	28	1,459	63	16	+ 1,443
Tetanus	29	1,305	62	28	+ 1,277
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,256	34	684	+ 572
Pertussis	31	1,234	61	34	+ 1,200
Cervical Cancer	32	1,071	33	704	+ 367
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	949	11	4,340	- 3,391
Drownings	34	941	27	1,126	- 185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	902	17	2,093	- 1,190
Falls	36	844	18	1,801	- 958
Schistosomiasis	37	788	74	0	+ 788
Prostate Cancer	38	728	48	219	+ 509
Fires	39	660	46	253	+ 407
Poisonings	40	624	41	366	+ 257
Syphilis	41	559	58	54	+ 505
Lymphomas	42	554	35	560	- 6
Epilepsy	43	553	45	266	+ 287
Liver Cancer	44	543	9	5,326	- 4,783
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	542	15	3,232	- 2,690
Oral Cancer	46	424	37	513	- 89
Leukemia	47	410	30	965	- 555
Parkinson's Disease	48	313	26	1,155	- 842
Stomach Cancer	49	305	13	3,771	- 3,466
Ovary Cancer	50	298	36	532	- 234
Appendicitis	51	288	57	57	+ 231
Alcohol	52	287	44	304	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	53	224	24	1,222	- 998
Skin Disease	54	224	52	158	+ 66
Lung Cancers	55	218	5	11,893	- 11,675
Leishmaniasis	56	212	75	0	+ 212
Drug Use	57	204	42	356	- 152
Skin Cancers	58	199	51	168	+ 31
Trypanosomiasis	59	184	73	0	+ 184
Pancreas Cancer	60	170	21	1,525	- 1,355
Hepatitis B	61	154	55	68	+ 85
Encephalitis	62	130	54	117	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	63	113	56	67	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	64	108	38	500	- 391
Uterin Cancer	65	91	53	138	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	70	50	198	- 129
Diphtheria	67	49	68	0	+ 49
Otitis Media	68	29	70	0	+ 28
Hepatitis C	69	26	64	10	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	70	22	59	44	- 21
Ascariasis	71	22	67	1	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	72	18	60	40	- 22
Chlamydia	73	9	66	1	+ 7
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	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
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Central Africa

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.