NORTH KOREA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,517	2	31,342	- 7,825
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	22,972	11	4,340	+ 18,632
Lung Disease	3	19,313	3	26,178	- 6,864
Lung Cancers	4	16,384	5	11,893	+ 4,491
Stroke	5	16,124	1	49,648	- 33,523
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,878	6	6,231	+ 3,647
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,452	15	3,232	+ 6,220
Prostate Cancer	8	6,516	48	219	+ 6,297
Breast Cancer	9	5,719	23	1,366	+ 4,353
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,653	14	3,671	+ 1,982
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,825	21	1,525	+ 3,300
Kidney Disease	12	4,010	12	3,959	+ 51
Lymphomas	13	3,213	35	560	+ 2,653
Liver Disease	14	3,047	10	4,506	- 1,459
Hypertension	15	2,829	8	5,368	- 2,539
Suicide	16	2,718	16	2,407	+ 311
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,642	26	1,155	+ 1,487
Alcohol	18	2,635	44	304	+ 2,330
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,530	39	452	+ 2,078
Leukemia	20	2,459	30	965	+ 1,494
Bladder Cancer	21	2,401	38	500	+ 1,902
Falls	22	2,381	18	1,801	+ 579
Stomach Cancer	23	2,131	13	3,771	- 1,639
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,098	24	1,222	+ 876
Liver Cancer	25	2,045	9	5,326	- 3,281
Skin Cancers	26	1,710	51	168	+ 1,542
Other Neoplasms	27	1,664	59	44	+ 1,620
Oral Cancer	28	1,632	37	513	+ 1,119
Ovary Cancer	29	1,616	36	532	+ 1,084
Other Injuries	30	1,528	20	1,531	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,252	34	684	+ 568
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	952	19	1,712	- 760
Road Traffic Accidents	33	940	7	6,210	- 5,270
Drug Use	34	866	42	356	+ 510
Uterin Cancer	35	685	53	138	+ 547
Congenital Anomalies	36	674	29	991	- 317
Cervical Cancer	37	672	33	704	- 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	636	40	374	+ 262
Multiple Sclerosis	39	581	60	40	+ 541
Epilepsy	40	550	45	266	+ 285
Low Birth Weight	41	513	25	1,208	- 695
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	424	17	2,093	- 1,668
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	372	50	198	+ 173
Asthma	44	362	22	1,439	- 1,077
Skin Disease	45	347	52	158	+ 189
Anemia	46	322	85	0	+ 322
Violence	47	277	28	1,082	- 805
Schizophrenia	48	250	83	0	+ 250
Fires	49	233	46	253	- 21
Drownings	50	164	27	1,126	- 962
Osteoarthritis	51	112	81	0	+ 112
Meningitis	52	110	49	207	- 97
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	108	80	0	+ 108
Appendicitis	54	101	57	57	+ 44
HIV/AIDS	55	99	31	753	- 654
Birth Trauma	56	94	32	736	- 642
Tuberculosis	57	68	4	17,417	- 17,349
Upper Respiratory	58	67	56	67	+ 1
Malnutrition	59	62	43	317	- 256
Hepatitis C	60	38	64	10	+ 27
Hepatitis B	61	27	55	68	- 42
Poisonings	62	24	41	366	- 342
Oral conditions	63	18	82	0	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	64	10	47	252	- 242
Otitis Media	65	8	70	0	+ 7
War	66	3	63	16	- 14
Encephalitis	67	2	54	117	- 114
Tetanus	68	2	62	28	- 26
Chlamydia	69	2	66	1	+ 0
Syphilis	70	1	58	54	- 53
Measles	71	1	65	4	- 2
Pertussis	72	0	61	34	- 34
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Denmark

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.