NORTH KOREA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,989	2	31,342	+ 46,647
Stroke	2	39,766	1	49,648	- 9,882
Lung Cancers	3	18,010	5	11,893	+ 6,116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	13,872	15	3,232	+ 10,640
Lung Disease	5	13,376	3	26,178	- 12,802
Diabetes Mellitus	6	12,438	14	3,671	+ 8,768
Kidney Disease	7	8,822	12	3,959	+ 4,864
Hypertension	8	6,983	8	5,368	+ 1,615
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,757	11	4,340	+ 2,417
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	6,472	6	6,231	+ 242
Breast Cancer	11	6,454	23	1,366	+ 5,088
Falls	12	6,175	18	1,801	+ 4,374
Liver Disease	13	5,858	10	4,506	+ 1,352
Prostate Cancer	14	5,399	48	219	+ 5,180
Stomach Cancer	15	4,984	13	3,771	+ 1,213
Pancreas Cancer	16	4,780	21	1,525	+ 3,254
Suicide	17	4,284	16	2,407	+ 1,877
Lymphomas	18	3,526	35	560	+ 2,966
Liver Cancer	19	3,177	9	5,326	- 2,149
Bladder Cancer	20	3,163	38	500	+ 2,664
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,894	34	684	+ 2,210
Leukemia	22	2,759	30	965	+ 1,794
Other Injuries	23	2,711	20	1,531	+ 1,179
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,681	26	1,155	+ 1,526
Oral Cancer	25	2,141	37	513	+ 1,628
Skin Cancers	26	2,103	51	168	+ 1,935
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,080	7	6,210	- 4,130
Ovary Cancer	28	1,954	36	532	+ 1,422
Other Neoplasms	29	1,794	59	44	+ 1,750
Alcohol	30	1,387	44	304	+ 1,082
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,311	19	1,712	- 402
Uterin Cancer	32	1,263	53	138	+ 1,125
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,199	24	1,222	- 23
Cervical Cancer	34	986	33	704	+ 281
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	866	17	2,093	- 1,226
Epilepsy	36	599	45	266	+ 333
Congenital Anomalies	37	598	29	991	- 393
Drownings	38	544	27	1,126	- 582
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	520	40	374	+ 145
Schizophrenia	40	502	83	0	+ 502
Asthma	41	467	22	1,439	- 972
Endocrine Disorders	42	459	39	452	+ 7
Drug Use	43	447	42	356	+ 90
Tuberculosis	44	390	4	17,417	- 17,027
Multiple Sclerosis	45	348	60	40	+ 308
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	298	50	198	+ 99
Hepatitis C	47	283	64	10	+ 273
Violence	48	283	28	1,082	- 799
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	271	80	0	+ 271
Fires	50	216	46	253	- 37
Hepatitis B	51	109	55	68	+ 40
Meningitis	52	103	49	207	- 104
Anemia	53	100	85	0	+ 100
Poisonings	54	100	41	366	- 266
Birth Trauma	55	70	32	736	- 666
Low Birth Weight	56	64	25	1,208	- 1,144
Appendicitis	57	55	57	57	- 2
Skin Disease	58	49	52	158	- 109
HIV/AIDS	59	48	31	753	- 705
Otitis Media	60	21	70	0	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	61	14	47	252	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	62	13	79	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	63	11	56	67	- 56
Oral conditions	64	11	82	0	+ 11
Encephalitis	65	5	54	117	- 112
Leishmaniasis	66	3	75	0	+ 3
War	67	3	63	16	- 14
Tetanus	68	2	62	28	- 26
Pertussis	69	1	61	34	- 33
Malnutrition	70	1	43	317	- 317
Syphilis	71	0	58	54	- 54
Diphtheria	72	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	65	4	- 4
Chlamydia	74	0	66	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	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

Croatia

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.