NORTH KOREA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,284	2	31,342	+ 34,942
Hypertension	2	59,485	8	5,368	+ 54,117
Stroke	3	24,585	1	49,648	- 25,063
Lung Cancers	4	14,477	5	11,893	+ 2,584
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,608	15	3,232	+ 8,376
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,683	6	6,231	+ 1,452
Liver Disease	7	7,236	10	4,506	+ 2,730
Prostate Cancer	8	6,575	48	219	+ 6,356
Stomach Cancer	9	6,384	13	3,771	+ 2,613
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,913	21	1,525	+ 4,387
Breast Cancer	11	5,726	23	1,366	+ 4,360
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	5,054	11	4,340	+ 714
Lung Disease	13	5,039	3	26,178	- 21,139
Inflammatory/Heart	14	4,780	34	684	+ 4,096
Lymphomas	15	4,690	35	560	+ 4,130
Suicide	16	4,349	16	2,407	+ 1,942
Kidney Disease	17	3,887	12	3,959	- 72
Alcohol	18	3,269	44	304	+ 2,965
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,218	14	3,671	- 453
Other Injuries	20	3,111	20	1,531	+ 1,580
Bladder Cancer	21	2,771	38	500	+ 2,271
Leukemia	22	2,767	30	965	+ 1,802
Other Neoplasms	23	2,717	59	44	+ 2,673
Falls	24	2,612	18	1,801	+ 811
Oral Cancer	25	2,433	37	513	+ 1,920
Liver Cancer	26	2,362	9	5,326	- 2,964
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,170	24	1,222	+ 948
Ovary Cancer	28	1,921	36	532	+ 1,389
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,806	26	1,155	+ 651
Skin Cancers	30	1,738	51	168	+ 1,569
Drug Use	31	1,652	42	356	+ 1,296
Cervical Cancer	32	1,488	33	704	+ 784
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,452	39	452	+ 1,001
Uterin Cancer	34	1,324	53	138	+ 1,186
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,304	7	6,210	- 4,906
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,212	19	1,712	- 500
Epilepsy	37	980	45	266	+ 715
Fires	38	901	46	253	+ 648
HIV/AIDS	39	888	31	753	+ 134
Drownings	40	660	27	1,126	- 466
Skin Disease	41	628	52	158	+ 470
Violence	42	628	28	1,082	- 454
Congenital Anomalies	43	552	29	991	- 439
Asthma	44	531	22	1,439	- 909
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	475	17	2,093	- 1,618
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	379	50	198	+ 181
Tuberculosis	47	362	4	17,417	- 17,055
Multiple Sclerosis	48	358	60	40	+ 318
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	267	80	0	+ 267
Osteoarthritis	50	224	81	0	+ 224
Anemia	51	202	85	0	+ 202
Poisonings	52	183	41	366	- 183
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	182	40	374	- 193
Meningitis	54	163	49	207	- 44
Low Birth Weight	55	149	25	1,208	- 1,059
Schizophrenia	56	134	83	0	+ 134
Birth Trauma	57	110	32	736	- 625
Hepatitis C	58	89	64	10	+ 79
Appendicitis	59	45	57	57	- 12
Oral conditions	60	44	82	0	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	61	25	47	252	- 226
Syphilis	62	22	58	54	- 32
Encephalitis	63	4	54	117	- 113
War	64	3	63	16	- 13
Hepatitis B	65	0	55	68	- 68
Upper Respiratory	66	0	56	67	- 67
Otitis Media	67	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	66	1	- 1
Malnutrition	79	0	43	317	- 317
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	62	28	- 28
Diphtheria	82	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	61	34	- 34
Measles	84	0	65	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Estonia

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.