NORTH KOREA VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,299	2	31,342	- 9,042
Stroke	2	9,202	1	49,648	- 40,446
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	7,964	11	4,340	+ 3,625
Lung Disease	4	7,077	3	26,178	- 19,101
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,605	14	3,671	+ 2,934
Lung Cancers	6	6,358	5	11,893	- 5,535
Kidney Disease	7	4,233	12	3,959	+ 274
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,329	15	3,232	+ 97
Breast Cancer	9	3,081	23	1,366	+ 1,715
Other Injuries	10	2,704	20	1,531	+ 1,173
Hypertension	11	2,536	8	5,368	- 2,832
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,506	39	452	+ 2,054
Prostate Cancer	13	2,341	48	219	+ 2,122
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,078	21	1,525	+ 552
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,942	6	6,231	- 4,288
Lymphomas	16	1,935	35	560	+ 1,375
Leukemia	17	1,647	30	965	+ 682
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,373	7	6,210	- 4,837
Bladder Cancer	19	1,328	38	500	+ 828
Liver Cancer	20	1,275	9	5,326	- 4,051
Stomach Cancer	21	1,256	13	3,771	- 2,514
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,124	40	374	+ 750
Other Neoplasms	23	1,065	59	44	+ 1,021
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,017	34	684	+ 333
Falls	25	1,010	18	1,801	- 791
Liver Disease	26	1,003	10	4,506	- 3,503
Ovary Cancer	27	892	36	532	+ 360
Parkinson's Disease	28	877	26	1,155	- 278
Suicide	29	870	16	2,407	- 1,537
Skin Disease	30	868	52	158	+ 710
Skin Cancers	31	769	51	168	+ 601
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	687	17	2,093	- 1,405
Drownings	33	664	27	1,126	- 462
Uterin Cancer	34	548	53	138	+ 410
Asthma	35	481	22	1,439	- 958
Oral Cancer	36	415	37	513	- 98
Cervical Cancer	37	367	33	704	- 337
Congenital Anomalies	38	351	29	991	- 640
Anemia	39	345	85	0	+ 345
Violence	40	304	28	1,082	- 778
Drug Use	41	266	42	356	- 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	224	19	1,712	- 1,488
Oesophagus Cancer	43	206	24	1,222	- 1,017
Epilepsy	44	195	45	266	- 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	194	50	198	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	46	175	60	40	+ 135
Low Birth Weight	47	127	25	1,208	- 1,081
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	114	80	0	+ 114
Alcohol	49	104	44	304	- 200
Fires	50	93	46	253	- 161
Poisonings	51	83	41	366	- 284
Tuberculosis	52	74	4	17,417	- 17,343
Birth Trauma	53	50	32	736	- 686
Hepatitis B	54	36	55	68	- 32
Meningitis	55	34	49	207	- 173
Malnutrition	56	32	43	317	- 286
Schizophrenia	57	31	83	0	+ 31
Hepatitis C	58	30	64	10	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	59	22	56	67	- 45
Osteoarthritis	60	18	81	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	61	17	82	0	+ 17
Syphilis	62	14	58	54	- 40
Maternal Conditions	63	13	47	252	- 239
HIV/AIDS	64	8	31	753	- 745
Otitis Media	65	8	70	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	66	8	57	57	- 49
Leishmaniasis	67	8	75	0	+ 8
War	68	3	63	16	- 14
Encephalitis	69	1	54	117	- 116
Pertussis	70	0	61	34	- 34
Tetanus	71	0	62	28	- 28
Measles	72	0	65	4	- 4
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Cyprus

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.