NORTH KOREA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,437	2	31,342	+ 5,096
Stroke	2	19,166	1	49,648	- 30,482
Road Traffic Accidents	3	16,867	7	6,210	+ 10,657
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,716	14	3,671	+ 3,046
Liver Disease	5	6,517	10	4,506	+ 2,011
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,482	6	6,231	- 749
Kidney Disease	7	5,157	12	3,959	+ 1,198
HIV/AIDS	8	4,695	31	753	+ 3,942
Violence	9	4,660	28	1,082	+ 3,578
Hypertension	10	4,605	8	5,368	- 763
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,395	11	4,340	+ 56
Prostate Cancer	12	4,023	48	219	+ 3,804
Low Birth Weight	13	3,726	25	1,208	+ 2,518
Breast Cancer	14	3,550	23	1,366	+ 2,184
Lung Disease	15	3,308	3	26,178	- 22,870
Lung Cancers	16	3,024	5	11,893	- 8,869
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,524	29	991	+ 1,534
Birth Trauma	18	2,224	32	736	+ 1,488
Other Injuries	19	2,164	20	1,531	+ 633
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,069	15	3,232	- 1,163
Liver Cancer	21	1,615	9	5,326	- 3,711
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,465	39	452	+ 1,013
Cervical Cancer	23	1,362	33	704	+ 658
Stomach Cancer	24	1,331	13	3,771	- 2,440
Suicide	25	1,288	16	2,407	- 1,119
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,226	40	374	+ 852
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,108	21	1,525	- 417
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,085	26	1,155	- 69
Asthma	29	1,072	22	1,439	- 367
Falls	30	1,058	18	1,801	- 744
Oral Cancer	31	1,055	37	513	+ 542
Leukemia	32	994	30	965	+ 29
Lymphomas	33	910	35	560	+ 350
Malnutrition	34	903	43	317	+ 586
Inflammatory/Heart	35	757	34	684	+ 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	717	19	1,712	- 995
Drownings	37	603	27	1,126	- 523
Tuberculosis	38	588	4	17,417	- 16,829
Maternal Conditions	39	492	47	252	+ 241
Oesophagus Cancer	40	487	24	1,222	- 735
Skin Cancers	41	419	51	168	+ 250
Epilepsy	42	385	45	266	+ 119
Drug Use	43	379	42	356	+ 23
Fires	44	338	46	253	+ 85
Meningitis	45	325	49	207	+ 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	298	17	2,093	- 1,794
Pertussis	47	293	61	34	+ 259
Alcohol	48	293	44	304	- 12
Bladder Cancer	49	225	38	500	- 275
Ovary Cancer	50	216	36	532	- 316
Syphilis	51	171	58	54	+ 117
Appendicitis	52	162	57	57	+ 105
Skin Disease	53	121	52	158	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	118	50	198	- 81
Poisonings	55	114	41	366	- 253
Encephalitis	56	108	54	117	- 9
Uterin Cancer	57	105	53	138	- 33
Other Neoplasms	58	86	59	44	+ 42
Schistosomiasis	59	53	74	0	+ 53
Hepatitis C	60	42	64	10	+ 31
Tetanus	61	42	62	28	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	62	32	60	40	- 8
Hepatitis B	63	26	55	68	- 42
Dengue	64	11	76	0	+ 11
Malaria	65	10	69	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	66	4	66	1	+ 2
War	67	3	63	16	- 13
Upper Respiratory	68	2	56	67	- 64
Diphtheria	69	2	68	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	67	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Dominican Rep.

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.