NORTH KOREA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,364	6	6,231	+ 6,134
Stroke	2	11,529	1	49,648	- 38,119
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,722	2	31,342	- 20,620
HIV/AIDS	4	10,314	31	753	+ 9,561
Malaria	5	8,487	69	0	+ 8,486
Tuberculosis	6	7,766	4	17,417	- 9,651
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,936	7	6,210	- 274
Low Birth Weight	8	5,065	25	1,208	+ 3,857
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,971	40	374	+ 4,597
Birth Trauma	10	4,709	32	736	+ 3,974
Liver Disease	11	4,603	10	4,506	+ 96
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,508	14	3,671	+ 838
Kidney Disease	13	3,164	12	3,959	- 795
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,992	29	991	+ 2,001
Lung Disease	15	2,372	3	26,178	- 23,806
Meningitis	16	2,268	49	207	+ 2,061
Liver Cancer	17	2,168	9	5,326	- 3,158
Other Injuries	18	1,850	20	1,531	+ 318
Hypertension	19	1,696	8	5,368	- 3,672
Cervical Cancer	20	1,643	33	704	+ 939
Suicide	21	1,515	16	2,407	- 892
Maternal Conditions	22	1,514	47	252	+ 1,262
Asthma	23	1,505	22	1,439	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,494	39	452	+ 1,042
Breast Cancer	25	1,473	23	1,366	+ 107
Malnutrition	26	1,420	43	317	+ 1,103
Violence	27	1,412	28	1,082	+ 330
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,228	34	684	+ 544
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	984	11	4,340	- 3,356
Falls	30	888	18	1,801	- 914
Prostate Cancer	31	784	48	219	+ 565
Lymphomas	32	665	35	560	+ 105
Stomach Cancer	33	662	13	3,771	- 3,109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	610	15	3,232	- 2,621
Pertussis	35	566	61	34	+ 532
Drownings	36	563	27	1,126	- 563
Fires	37	555	46	253	+ 301
Ovary Cancer	38	531	36	532	- 1
Drug Use	39	479	42	356	+ 123
Poisonings	40	397	41	366	+ 30
Syphilis	41	367	58	54	+ 313
Oral Cancer	42	367	37	513	- 146
Parkinson's Disease	43	294	26	1,155	- 861
Encephalitis	44	272	54	117	+ 155
Leukemia	45	259	30	965	- 706
Pancreas Cancer	46	254	21	1,525	- 1,271
Epilepsy	47	250	45	266	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	244	19	1,712	- 1,469
Oesophagus Cancer	49	217	24	1,222	- 1,005
Skin Disease	50	201	52	158	+ 42
Schistosomiasis	51	195	74	0	+ 195
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	194	17	2,093	- 1,898
Bladder Cancer	53	186	38	500	- 313
Alcohol	54	186	44	304	- 119
Lung Cancers	55	181	5	11,893	- 11,713
Tetanus	56	167	62	28	+ 140
Uterin Cancer	57	166	53	138	+ 28
Skin Cancers	58	163	51	168	- 5
Appendicitis	59	111	57	57	+ 54
Measles	60	103	65	4	+ 99
Multiple Sclerosis	61	86	60	40	+ 46
Hepatitis B	62	77	55	68	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	63	36	59	44	- 7
War	64	22	63	16	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	21	64	10	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	66	12	56	67	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	12	50	198	- 186
Ascariasis	68	9	67	1	+ 8
Diphtheria	69	3	68	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	66	1	+ 1
Dengue	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Ghana

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.