NORTH KOREA VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	76,730	2	31,342	+ 45,388
Stroke	2	19,413	1	49,648	- 30,235
Lung Cancers	3	13,205	5	11,893	+ 1,311
Lung Disease	4	10,131	3	26,178	- 16,046
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,982	6	6,231	+ 3,751
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,688	14	3,671	+ 6,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	9,604	11	4,340	+ 5,264
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,506	15	3,232	+ 6,274
Hypertension	9	6,080	8	5,368	+ 712
Other Injuries	10	5,748	20	1,531	+ 4,217
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,609	21	1,525	+ 4,084
Liver Disease	12	5,290	10	4,506	+ 783
Breast Cancer	13	4,755	23	1,366	+ 3,389
Kidney Disease	14	4,163	12	3,959	+ 204
Prostate Cancer	15	3,881	48	219	+ 3,662
Suicide	16	3,159	16	2,407	+ 752
Lymphomas	17	2,937	35	560	+ 2,377
Stomach Cancer	18	2,646	13	3,771	- 1,125
Leukemia	19	2,641	30	965	+ 1,676
Bladder Cancer	20	2,575	38	500	+ 2,076
Oral Cancer	21	2,308	37	513	+ 1,795
Liver Cancer	22	2,249	9	5,326	- 3,077
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,916	39	452	+ 1,464
Falls	24	1,777	18	1,801	- 24
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,709	34	684	+ 1,025
Other Neoplasms	26	1,666	59	44	+ 1,622
Skin Cancers	27	1,566	51	168	+ 1,398
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,562	24	1,222	+ 340
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,543	7	6,210	- 4,667
Ovary Cancer	30	1,501	36	532	+ 969
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,226	26	1,155	+ 71
Alcohol	32	1,119	44	304	+ 815
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,052	19	1,712	- 660
Uterin Cancer	34	1,044	53	138	+ 905
Cervical Cancer	35	839	33	704	+ 135
Malnutrition	36	725	43	317	+ 408
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	672	17	2,093	- 1,420
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	619	40	374	+ 245
Epilepsy	39	596	45	266	+ 330
Skin Disease	40	492	52	158	+ 334
Asthma	41	454	22	1,439	- 985
Congenital Anomalies	42	449	29	991	- 542
Drownings	43	369	27	1,126	- 757
Drug Use	44	358	42	356	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	45	285	60	40	+ 245
Low Birth Weight	46	229	25	1,208	- 980
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	188	50	198	- 11
Violence	48	161	28	1,082	- 921
Fires	49	131	46	253	- 123
Poisonings	50	96	41	366	- 270
Upper Respiratory	51	68	56	67	+ 1
Birth Trauma	52	66	32	736	- 670
Meningitis	53	61	49	207	- 146
Tuberculosis	54	56	4	17,417	- 17,361
Anemia	55	55	85	0	+ 55
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	53	80	0	+ 53
Appendicitis	57	47	57	57	- 10
Hepatitis C	58	43	64	10	+ 33
HIV/AIDS	59	19	31	753	- 734
Syphilis	60	10	58	54	- 44
Maternal Conditions	61	9	47	252	- 243
Oral conditions	62	7	82	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	4	55	68	- 64
Encephalitis	64	3	54	117	- 114
War	65	3	63	16	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	79	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Pertussis	68	0	61	34	- 34
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	65	4	- 4
Tetanus	71	0	62	28	- 28
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Czech Republic

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.