NORTH KOREA VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,707	6	6,231	+ 12,476
HIV/AIDS	2	11,219	31	753	+ 10,466
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,874	40	374	+ 9,499
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,713	2	31,342	- 21,629
Low Birth Weight	5	9,459	25	1,208	+ 8,251
Stroke	6	8,814	1	49,648	- 40,834
Malaria	7	8,314	69	0	+ 8,313
Birth Trauma	8	8,228	32	736	+ 7,492
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,440	7	6,210	- 770
Tuberculosis	10	4,843	4	17,417	- 12,574
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,569	29	991	+ 3,578
Liver Disease	12	4,140	10	4,506	- 367
Kidney Disease	13	3,641	12	3,959	- 317
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,635	14	3,671	- 35
Meningitis	15	2,897	49	207	+ 2,691
Other Injuries	16	2,879	20	1,531	+ 1,348
Violence	17	2,592	28	1,082	+ 1,509
Pertussis	18	2,551	61	34	+ 2,516
Lung Disease	19	2,014	3	26,178	- 24,164
Suicide	20	2,007	16	2,407	- 400
Maternal Conditions	21	1,717	47	252	+ 1,466
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,688	39	452	+ 1,237
Hypertension	23	1,681	8	5,368	- 3,687
Asthma	24	1,461	22	1,439	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	25	1,297	48	219	+ 1,078
Cervical Cancer	26	1,262	33	704	+ 558
Breast Cancer	27	1,166	23	1,366	- 200
Drownings	28	1,080	27	1,126	- 46
Falls	29	1,059	18	1,801	- 742
Liver Cancer	30	980	9	5,326	- 4,345
Malnutrition	31	948	43	317	+ 631
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	900	11	4,340	- 3,440
Syphilis	33	863	58	54	+ 809
Inflammatory/Heart	34	803	34	684	+ 119
Fires	35	783	46	253	+ 530
Epilepsy	36	727	45	266	+ 461
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	713	19	1,712	- 1,000
Drug Use	38	688	42	356	+ 331
Poisonings	39	575	41	366	+ 208
Lymphomas	40	520	35	560	- 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	487	15	3,232	- 2,745
Stomach Cancer	42	411	13	3,771	- 3,360
Parkinson's Disease	43	362	26	1,155	- 793
Tetanus	44	349	62	28	+ 321
Schistosomiasis	45	330	74	0	+ 330
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	287	17	2,093	- 1,806
Pancreas Cancer	47	257	21	1,525	- 1,269
Oral Cancer	48	246	37	513	- 267
Skin Disease	49	243	52	158	+ 84
Lung Cancers	50	239	5	11,893	- 11,655
Ovary Cancer	51	224	36	532	- 308
Alcohol	52	192	44	304	- 113
Hepatitis B	53	176	55	68	+ 108
Encephalitis	54	156	54	117	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	55	135	53	138	- 3
Skin Cancers	56	131	51	168	- 38
Leukemia	57	129	30	965	- 836
Oesophagus Cancer	58	77	24	1,222	- 1,145
Bladder Cancer	59	76	38	500	- 424
Appendicitis	60	70	57	57	+ 13
Ascariasis	61	42	67	1	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	62	37	59	44	- 7
Upper Respiratory	63	28	56	67	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	64	26	60	40	- 14
War	65	25	63	16	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	17	50	198	- 182
Hepatitis C	67	16	64	10	+ 6
Diphtheria	68	16	68	0	+ 15
Measles	69	11	65	4	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	70	4	75	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	3	66	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Cote d Ivoire

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.