NORTH KOREA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	51,978	11	4,340	+ 47,638
Coronary Heart Disease	2	45,951	2	31,342	+ 14,610
Stroke	3	19,234	1	49,648	- 30,414
Lung Cancers	4	10,807	5	11,893	- 1,086
Hypertension	5	9,489	8	5,368	+ 4,121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,699	15	3,232	+ 3,468
Falls	7	6,194	18	1,801	+ 4,393
Lung Disease	8	6,027	3	26,178	- 20,151
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,829	21	1,525	+ 4,303
Liver Disease	10	4,992	10	4,506	+ 486
Prostate Cancer	11	4,535	48	219	+ 4,316
Breast Cancer	12	4,432	23	1,366	+ 3,066
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,986	26	1,155	+ 2,832
Lymphomas	14	3,977	35	560	+ 3,417
Suicide	15	3,955	16	2,407	+ 1,548
Liver Cancer	16	2,548	9	5,326	- 2,778
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,421	34	684	+ 1,737
Alcohol	18	2,170	44	304	+ 1,866
Stomach Cancer	19	2,088	13	3,771	- 1,682
Other Injuries	20	2,041	20	1,531	+ 510
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	2,039	6	6,231	- 4,192
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,953	14	3,671	- 1,718
Other Neoplasms	23	1,762	59	44	+ 1,718
Leukemia	24	1,735	30	965	+ 770
Ovary Cancer	25	1,610	36	532	+ 1,078
Kidney Disease	26	1,598	12	3,959	- 2,361
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,495	24	1,222	+ 273
Bladder Cancer	28	1,441	38	500	+ 942
Skin Cancers	29	1,389	51	168	+ 1,221
Drug Use	30	1,258	42	356	+ 902
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,200	39	452	+ 748
Uterin Cancer	32	1,052	53	138	+ 914
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,005	7	6,210	- 5,205
Oral Cancer	34	968	37	513	+ 456
Congenital Anomalies	35	897	29	991	- 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	708	19	1,712	- 1,004
Drownings	37	495	27	1,126	- 631
Epilepsy	38	487	45	266	+ 221
Schizophrenia	39	435	83	0	+ 435
Asthma	40	396	22	1,439	- 1,043
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	388	50	198	+ 190
Multiple Sclerosis	42	375	60	40	+ 335
Violence	43	300	28	1,082	- 782
Cervical Cancer	44	290	33	704	- 414
Fires	45	288	46	253	+ 35
Tuberculosis	46	150	4	17,417	- 17,267
Skin Disease	47	127	52	158	- 32
Low Birth Weight	48	122	25	1,208	- 1,086
Poisonings	49	116	41	366	- 251
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	89	17	2,093	- 2,004
Osteoarthritis	51	78	81	0	+ 78
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	72	40	374	- 303
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	51	80	0	+ 51
Appendicitis	54	44	57	57	- 12
Meningitis	55	44	49	207	- 163
Birth Trauma	56	36	32	736	- 699
Malnutrition	57	31	43	317	- 287
Anemia	58	26	85	0	+ 26
HIV/AIDS	59	26	31	753	- 727
Hepatitis C	60	21	64	10	+ 11
Oral conditions	61	18	82	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	9	56	67	- 57
Hepatitis B	63	8	55	68	- 61
Maternal Conditions	64	7	47	252	- 245
War	65	3	63	16	- 14
Encephalitis	66	2	54	117	- 115
Syphilis	67	2	58	54	- 52
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	61	34	- 34
Tetanus	70	0	62	28	- 28
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Finland

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.