NORTH KOREA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,106	2	31,342	+ 21,764
Stroke	2	35,390	1	49,648	- 14,258
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,821	6	6,231	+ 14,591
Lung Cancers	4	18,491	5	11,893	+ 6,598
Lung Disease	5	13,893	3	26,178	- 12,285
Kidney Disease	6	11,963	12	3,959	+ 8,004
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	9,904	11	4,340	+ 5,564
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	8,205	15	3,232	+ 4,973
Hypertension	9	7,347	8	5,368	+ 1,979
Parkinson's Disease	10	6,651	26	1,155	+ 5,497
Breast Cancer	11	6,336	23	1,366	+ 4,970
Prostate Cancer	12	5,086	48	219	+ 4,867
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,787	21	1,525	+ 3,262
Liver Cancer	14	3,936	9	5,326	- 1,390
Bladder Cancer	15	3,898	38	500	+ 3,399
Stomach Cancer	16	3,860	13	3,771	+ 89
Other Injuries	17	3,654	20	1,531	+ 2,122
Leukemia	18	3,404	30	965	+ 2,439
Lymphomas	19	3,189	35	560	+ 2,629
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,181	14	3,671	- 489
Falls	21	3,130	18	1,801	+ 1,329
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,188	7	6,210	- 4,022
Liver Disease	23	2,034	10	4,506	- 2,472
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,822	34	684	+ 1,138
Other Neoplasms	25	1,706	59	44	+ 1,662
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,535	19	1,712	- 177
Ovary Cancer	27	1,401	36	532	+ 869
Suicide	28	1,339	16	2,407	- 1,068
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,322	39	452	+ 870
Oral Cancer	30	1,107	37	513	+ 594
Skin Cancers	31	1,102	51	168	+ 933
Drownings	32	1,094	27	1,126	- 32
Uterin Cancer	33	936	53	138	+ 798
Epilepsy	34	626	45	266	+ 360
Oesophagus Cancer	35	617	24	1,222	- 605
Cervical Cancer	36	612	33	704	- 92
Drug Use	37	486	42	356	+ 129
Congenital Anomalies	38	438	29	991	- 553
Fires	39	368	46	253	+ 115
Multiple Sclerosis	40	340	60	40	+ 300
Low Birth Weight	41	320	25	1,208	- 888
Violence	42	261	28	1,082	- 821
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	251	17	2,093	- 1,841
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	239	40	374	- 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	168	50	198	- 31
Tuberculosis	46	167	4	17,417	- 17,250
Skin Disease	47	141	52	158	- 17
Hepatitis B	48	141	55	68	+ 72
Alcohol	49	127	44	304	- 178
HIV/AIDS	50	119	31	753	- 635
Anemia	51	118	85	0	+ 118
Hepatitis C	52	97	64	10	+ 86
Meningitis	53	84	49	207	- 123
Schizophrenia	54	69	83	0	+ 69
Asthma	55	69	22	1,439	- 1,370
Poisonings	56	49	41	366	- 318
Birth Trauma	57	42	32	736	- 693
Appendicitis	58	24	57	57	- 33
Upper Respiratory	59	20	56	67	- 47
Leishmaniasis	60	9	75	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	61	5	47	252	- 246
Tetanus	62	4	62	28	- 23
Oral conditions	63	4	82	0	+ 4
War	64	3	63	16	- 14
Syphilis	65	3	58	54	- 51
Malnutrition	66	2	43	317	- 315
Encephalitis	67	2	54	117	- 115
Measles	68	1	65	4	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	61	34	- 34
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Greece

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.