NORTH KOREA VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	44,994	14	3,671	+ 41,323
Coronary Heart Disease	2	40,935	2	31,342	+ 9,593
Stroke	3	16,103	1	49,648	- 33,545
Kidney Disease	4	7,653	12	3,959	+ 3,694
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,314	6	6,231	+ 83
Asthma	6	6,241	22	1,439	+ 4,802
Hypertension	7	4,699	8	5,368	- 669
Breast Cancer	8	4,489	23	1,366	+ 3,124
Lung Disease	9	3,887	3	26,178	- 22,291
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,577	29	991	+ 2,586
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,324	7	6,210	- 2,886
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	2,663	40	374	+ 2,288
Cervical Cancer	13	2,387	33	704	+ 1,682
Low Birth Weight	14	2,375	25	1,208	+ 1,166
Liver Disease	15	2,258	10	4,506	- 2,248
Suicide	16	2,204	16	2,407	- 203
Other Injuries	17	2,123	20	1,531	+ 592
Liver Cancer	18	1,882	9	5,326	- 3,444
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,738	11	4,340	- 2,602
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	1,713	17	2,093	- 380
Drownings	21	1,645	27	1,126	+ 519
Lung Cancers	22	1,321	5	11,893	- 10,573
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,251	34	684	+ 567
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,249	15	3,232	- 1,983
Prostate Cancer	25	1,120	48	219	+ 901
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,114	26	1,155	- 41
Tuberculosis	27	1,082	4	17,417	- 16,335
Birth Trauma	28	1,005	32	736	+ 269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	931	19	1,712	- 782
Leukemia	30	855	30	965	- 110
HIV/AIDS	31	829	31	753	+ 76
Ovary Cancer	32	803	36	532	+ 271
Fires	33	765	46	253	+ 512
Endocrine Disorders	34	762	39	452	+ 311
Lymphomas	35	753	35	560	+ 194
Falls	36	739	18	1,801	- 1,063
Stomach Cancer	37	646	13	3,771	- 3,125
Pancreas Cancer	38	575	21	1,525	- 950
Uterin Cancer	39	552	53	138	+ 414
Violence	40	537	28	1,082	- 545
Skin Disease	41	529	52	158	+ 370
Oesophagus Cancer	42	491	24	1,222	- 731
Meningitis	43	474	49	207	+ 267
Epilepsy	44	451	45	266	+ 185
Malnutrition	45	396	43	317	+ 79
Oral Cancer	46	346	37	513	- 167
Syphilis	47	306	58	54	+ 252
Pertussis	48	272	61	34	+ 237
Maternal Conditions	49	238	47	252	- 14
Bladder Cancer	50	225	38	500	- 274
Encephalitis	51	202	54	117	+ 85
Drug Use	52	107	42	356	- 249
Other Neoplasms	53	91	59	44	+ 47
Appendicitis	54	77	57	57	+ 20
Dengue	55	73	76	0	+ 73
Poisonings	56	62	41	366	- 304
Alcohol	57	48	44	304	- 256
Tetanus	58	38	62	28	+ 11
Hepatitis B	59	29	55	68	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	60	22	60	40	- 17
Skin Cancers	61	18	51	168	- 151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	9	50	198	- 189
Measles	63	7	65	4	+ 3
Chlamydia	64	5	66	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	4	64	10	- 7
War	66	3	63	16	- 13
Ascariasis	67	2	67	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	69	0	56	67	- 66
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	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

Fiji

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.