NORTH KOREA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,295	6	6,231	+ 7,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	9,841	40	374	+ 9,466
Stroke	3	8,732	1	49,648	- 40,916
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,104	2	31,342	- 23,238
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,002	7	6,210	+ 792
Birth Trauma	6	6,901	32	736	+ 6,165
Low Birth Weight	7	6,216	25	1,208	+ 5,008
Liver Disease	8	6,050	10	4,506	+ 1,543
Tuberculosis	9	4,759	4	17,417	- 12,658
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,607	14	3,671	- 64
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,469	29	991	+ 2,478
Hypertension	12	2,988	8	5,368	- 2,380
Kidney Disease	13	2,685	12	3,959	- 1,274
Meningitis	14	2,666	49	207	+ 2,459
Lung Disease	15	2,633	3	26,178	- 23,545
Other Injuries	16	2,603	20	1,531	+ 1,072
HIV/AIDS	17	2,545	31	753	+ 1,791
Maternal Conditions	18	1,971	47	252	+ 1,720
Malnutrition	19	1,917	43	317	+ 1,600
Breast Cancer	20	1,882	23	1,366	+ 516
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,832	11	4,340	- 2,508
Violence	22	1,792	28	1,082	+ 709
Pertussis	23	1,530	61	34	+ 1,495
Measles	24	1,403	65	4	+ 1,399
Suicide	25	1,338	16	2,407	- 1,069
Malaria	26	1,248	69	0	+ 1,248
Cervical Cancer	27	1,113	33	704	+ 409
Falls	28	1,001	18	1,801	- 801
Asthma	29	995	22	1,439	- 444
Leukemia	30	937	30	965	- 28
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	833	15	3,232	- 2,399
Poisonings	32	814	41	366	+ 447
Lymphomas	33	796	35	560	+ 237
Fires	34	722	46	253	+ 469
Drownings	35	695	27	1,126	- 431
Ovary Cancer	36	538	36	532	+ 6
Tetanus	37	489	62	28	+ 461
Lung Cancers	38	488	5	11,893	- 11,405
Inflammatory/Heart	39	481	34	684	- 203
Oesophagus Cancer	40	408	24	1,222	- 814
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	390	19	1,712	- 1,322
Liver Cancer	42	384	9	5,326	- 4,942
Syphilis	43	377	58	54	+ 323
Epilepsy	44	360	45	266	+ 95
Endocrine Disorders	45	360	39	452	- 92
Parkinson's Disease	46	350	26	1,155	- 805
Stomach Cancer	47	337	13	3,771	- 3,434
Oral Cancer	48	328	37	513	- 185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	297	17	2,093	- 1,795
Prostate Cancer	50	276	48	219	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	51	240	38	500	- 260
Skin Cancers	52	223	51	168	+ 55
Skin Disease	53	201	52	158	+ 42
Schistosomiasis	54	186	74	0	+ 186
Alcohol	55	166	44	304	- 138
Hepatitis B	56	165	55	68	+ 96
Upper Respiratory	57	157	56	67	+ 91
Appendicitis	58	150	57	57	+ 94
Leishmaniasis	59	128	75	0	+ 128
Drug Use	60	114	42	356	- 243
Pancreas Cancer	61	108	21	1,525	- 1,417
Uterin Cancer	62	93	53	138	- 45
Encephalitis	63	86	54	117	- 31
War	64	62	63	16	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	49	50	198	- 150
Other Neoplasms	66	33	59	44	- 11
Diphtheria	67	32	68	0	+ 32
Ascariasis	68	29	67	1	+ 28
Hepatitis C	69	25	64	10	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	70	14	60	40	- 26
Otitis Media	71	9	70	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	72	5	66	1	+ 3
Dengue	73	4	76	0	+ 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Ethiopia

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.