NORTH KOREA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,968	6	6,231	+ 7,737
HIV/AIDS	2	11,722	31	753	+ 10,969
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,491	2	31,342	- 20,851
Stroke	4	8,362	1	49,648	- 41,286
Birth Trauma	5	7,861	32	736	+ 7,125
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,247	7	6,210	+ 1,037
Malaria	7	7,025	69	0	+ 7,024
Low Birth Weight	8	6,896	25	1,208	+ 5,688
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,521	40	374	+ 6,147
Tuberculosis	10	4,638	4	17,417	- 12,779
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,992	29	991	+ 3,001
Liver Cancer	12	3,929	9	5,326	- 1,397
Maternal Conditions	13	3,598	47	252	+ 3,347
Liver Disease	14	3,370	10	4,506	- 1,137
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,020	14	3,671	- 651
Kidney Disease	16	2,768	12	3,959	- 1,190
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,395	39	452	+ 1,944
Meningitis	18	2,384	49	207	+ 2,177
Lung Disease	19	2,146	3	26,178	- 24,032
Violence	20	2,032	28	1,082	+ 950
Other Injuries	21	2,024	20	1,531	+ 493
Hypertension	22	1,794	8	5,368	- 3,574
Cervical Cancer	23	1,509	33	704	+ 805
Asthma	24	1,397	22	1,439	- 42
Suicide	25	1,174	16	2,407	- 1,233
Malnutrition	26	1,143	43	317	+ 825
Pertussis	27	1,029	61	34	+ 995
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	927	11	4,340	- 3,413
Falls	29	864	18	1,801	- 937
Drownings	30	716	27	1,126	- 410
Fires	31	694	46	253	+ 440
Inflammatory/Heart	32	617	34	684	- 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	588	19	1,712	- 1,124
Syphilis	34	569	58	54	+ 515
Epilepsy	35	448	45	266	+ 182
Poisonings	36	439	41	366	+ 73
Parkinson's Disease	37	357	26	1,155	- 797
Lung Cancers	38	349	5	11,893	- 11,544
Drug Use	39	290	42	356	- 66
Breast Cancer	40	274	23	1,366	- 1,092
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	247	17	2,093	- 1,846
Schistosomiasis	42	237	74	0	+ 237
Prostate Cancer	43	215	48	219	- 4
Skin Disease	44	194	52	158	+ 35
Tetanus	45	192	62	28	+ 164
Hepatitis B	46	143	55	68	+ 75
Stomach Cancer	47	141	13	3,771	- 3,630
Encephalitis	48	141	54	117	+ 24
Measles	49	140	65	4	+ 137
Alcohol	50	126	44	304	- 179
Lymphomas	51	121	35	560	- 439
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	111	15	3,232	- 3,121
Pancreas Cancer	53	58	21	1,525	- 1,467
Oesophagus Cancer	54	57	24	1,222	- 1,166
Appendicitis	55	49	57	57	- 8
Bladder Cancer	56	46	38	500	- 454
Other Neoplasms	57	29	59	44	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	58	28	60	40	- 11
Leukemia	59	24	30	965	- 941
Leishmaniasis	60	24	75	0	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	61	22	36	532	- 509
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	19	50	198	- 180
Ascariasis	63	17	67	1	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	64	16	56	67	- 51
Hepatitis C	65	11	64	10	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	66	10	53	138	- 128
Diphtheria	67	3	68	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	68	3	51	168	- 165
War	69	3	63	16	- 13
Chlamydia	70	2	66	1	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	2	37	513	- 510
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Gambia

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.