NORTH KOREA VS DJIBOUTI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DJIBOUTI		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,166	2	31,342	- 13,176
Stroke	2	17,964	1	49,648	- 31,683
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,727	6	6,231	+ 11,496
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	9,634	40	374	+ 9,259
HIV/AIDS	5	9,207	31	753	+ 8,453
Liver Disease	6	7,788	10	4,506	+ 3,282
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,514	14	3,671	+ 3,843
Low Birth Weight	8	6,644	25	1,208	+ 5,436
Tuberculosis	9	6,415	4	17,417	- 11,002
Other Injuries	10	6,150	20	1,531	+ 4,619
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,047	7	6,210	- 163
Hypertension	12	5,574	8	5,368	+ 207
Kidney Disease	13	4,924	12	3,959	+ 966
Malnutrition	14	4,481	43	317	+ 4,163
Birth Trauma	15	4,391	32	736	+ 3,655
Lung Disease	16	3,178	3	26,178	- 23,000
Meningitis	17	3,085	49	207	+ 2,878
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,986	29	991	+ 1,995
Suicide	19	2,480	16	2,407	+ 73
Breast Cancer	20	2,402	23	1,366	+ 1,036
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,385	11	4,340	- 1,955
Asthma	22	1,794	22	1,439	+ 355
Malaria	23	1,744	69	0	+ 1,744
Violence	24	1,694	28	1,082	+ 611
Pertussis	25	1,310	61	34	+ 1,275
Falls	26	1,202	18	1,801	- 599
Leukemia	27	1,199	30	965	+ 234
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,193	34	684	+ 509
Cervical Cancer	29	1,063	33	704	+ 359
Lymphomas	30	1,061	35	560	+ 502
Maternal Conditions	31	1,060	47	252	+ 808
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	994	15	3,232	- 2,238
Fires	33	864	46	253	+ 611
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	846	19	1,712	- 866
Drownings	35	752	27	1,126	- 374
Oesophagus Cancer	36	712	24	1,222	- 511
Epilepsy	37	684	45	266	+ 418
Endocrine Disorders	38	661	39	452	+ 209
Poisonings	39	653	41	366	+ 286
Ovary Cancer	40	614	36	532	+ 83
Parkinson's Disease	41	599	26	1,155	- 556
Lung Cancers	42	528	5	11,893	- 11,365
Liver Cancer	43	500	9	5,326	- 4,826
Prostate Cancer	44	452	48	219	+ 233
Oral Cancer	45	440	37	513	- 73
Tetanus	46	435	62	28	+ 408
Bladder Cancer	47	407	38	500	- 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	390	17	2,093	- 1,702
Alcohol	49	387	44	304	+ 82
Stomach Cancer	50	374	13	3,771	- 3,397
Leishmaniasis	51	369	75	0	+ 369
Syphilis	52	339	58	54	+ 285
Skin Cancers	53	322	51	168	+ 153
Drug Use	54	321	42	356	- 36
Skin Disease	55	318	52	158	+ 160
Hepatitis B	56	223	55	68	+ 155
Appendicitis	57	149	57	57	+ 93
Pancreas Cancer	58	147	21	1,525	- 1,378
Encephalitis	59	134	54	117	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	60	111	53	138	- 27
Upper Respiratory	61	102	56	67	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	87	50	198	- 112
War	63	72	63	16	+ 55
Schistosomiasis	64	67	74	0	+ 67
Other Neoplasms	65	63	59	44	+ 19
Measles	66	54	65	4	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	67	40	60	40	+ 1
Hepatitis C	68	38	64	10	+ 28
Diphtheria	69	21	68	0	+ 21
Chlamydia	70	12	66	1	+ 10
Ascariasis	71	11	67	1	+ 10
Otitis Media	72	9	70	0	+ 9
Dengue	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Djibouti

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.