NORTH KOREA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,583	6	6,231	+ 7,353
Stroke	2	10,629	1	49,648	- 39,019
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,502	40	374	+ 9,127
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,928	2	31,342	- 22,414
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,498	7	6,210	- 712
Liver Disease	6	5,036	10	4,506	+ 529
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,915	14	3,671	+ 245
Hypertension	8	3,837	8	5,368	- 1,531
Lung Disease	9	2,744	3	26,178	- 23,434
Malnutrition	10	2,735	43	317	+ 2,417
Birth Trauma	11	2,555	32	736	+ 1,819
Kidney Disease	12	2,395	12	3,959	- 1,564
Maternal Conditions	13	2,253	47	252	+ 2,002
Tuberculosis	14	2,253	4	17,417	- 15,164
Other Injuries	15	2,239	20	1,531	+ 707
Low Birth Weight	16	2,202	25	1,208	+ 993
Malaria	17	1,812	69	0	+ 1,811
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,791	29	991	+ 800
Meningitis	19	1,677	49	207	+ 1,470
Violence	20	1,593	28	1,082	+ 511
Suicide	21	1,582	16	2,407	- 825
Asthma	22	1,352	22	1,439	- 87
Breast Cancer	23	1,291	23	1,366	- 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,284	11	4,340	- 3,056
HIV/AIDS	25	1,275	31	753	+ 522
Falls	26	697	18	1,801	- 1,104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	610	19	1,712	- 1,103
Lymphomas	28	608	35	560	+ 49
Leukemia	29	597	30	965	- 368
Cervical Cancer	30	549	33	704	- 155
Fires	31	547	46	253	+ 293
Inflammatory/Heart	32	509	34	684	- 175
Drownings	33	488	27	1,126	- 638
Poisonings	34	473	41	366	+ 107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	469	15	3,232	- 2,763
Pertussis	36	371	61	34	+ 337
Parkinson's Disease	37	351	26	1,155	- 803
Epilepsy	38	338	45	266	+ 72
Oesophagus Cancer	39	336	24	1,222	- 886
Ovary Cancer	40	329	36	532	- 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	318	17	2,093	- 1,775
Schistosomiasis	42	302	74	0	+ 302
Endocrine Disorders	43	295	39	452	- 156
Oral Cancer	44	294	37	513	- 218
Liver Cancer	45	287	9	5,326	- 5,039
Lung Cancers	46	256	5	11,893	- 11,638
Prostate Cancer	47	224	48	219	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	48	200	13	3,771	- 3,571
Alcohol	49	189	44	304	- 116
Skin Disease	50	185	52	158	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	51	174	38	500	- 326
Tetanus	52	155	62	28	+ 128
Drug Use	53	150	42	356	- 206
Syphilis	54	144	58	54	+ 90
Appendicitis	55	130	57	57	+ 73
Skin Cancers	56	124	51	168	- 45
Hepatitis B	57	114	55	68	+ 46
Pancreas Cancer	58	81	21	1,525	- 1,444
Leishmaniasis	59	79	75	0	+ 79
Upper Respiratory	60	74	56	67	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	61	73	53	138	- 66
Encephalitis	62	64	54	117	- 53
Measles	63	52	65	4	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	49	50	198	- 149
Hepatitis C	65	27	64	10	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	66	25	59	44	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	67	16	60	40	- 24
Ascariasis	68	8	67	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	69	7	70	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	4	66	1	+ 3
War	71	2	63	16	- 15
Diphtheria	72	1	68	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Eritrea

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.