NORTH KOREA VS KAZAKHSTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KAZAKHSTAN		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,336	2	31,342	+ 8,994
Stroke	2	27,977	1	49,648	- 21,671
Lung Disease	3	9,594	3	26,178	- 16,584
Liver Disease	4	7,105	10	4,506	+ 2,599
Lung Cancers	5	5,046	5	11,893	- 6,847
Inflammatory/Heart	6	5,014	34	684	+ 4,330
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,503	6	6,231	- 1,727
Suicide	8	4,230	16	2,407	+ 1,823
Stomach Cancer	9	3,434	13	3,771	- 337
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,121	11	4,340	- 1,219
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,053	7	6,210	- 3,157
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,913	14	3,671	- 757
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,763	15	3,232	- 469
Hypertension	14	2,383	8	5,368	- 2,985
Breast Cancer	15	2,202	23	1,366	+ 836
Kidney Disease	16	2,128	12	3,959	- 1,830
Other Injuries	17	1,906	20	1,531	+ 375
Alcohol	18	1,701	44	304	+ 1,396
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,685	24	1,222	+ 463
Asthma	20	1,480	22	1,439	+ 41
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,456	21	1,525	- 70
Liver Cancer	22	1,324	9	5,326	- 4,002
Violence	23	1,232	28	1,082	+ 150
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,228	29	991	+ 237
Cervical Cancer	25	1,046	33	704	+ 341
Parkinson's Disease	26	939	26	1,155	- 216
Falls	27	911	18	1,801	- 891
Low Birth Weight	28	910	25	1,208	- 298
Drug Use	29	898	42	356	+ 541
Drownings	30	883	27	1,126	- 243
Oral Cancer	31	881	37	513	+ 369
Ovary Cancer	32	822	36	532	+ 291
Leukemia	33	794	30	965	- 171
Prostate Cancer	34	690	48	219	+ 471
Birth Trauma	35	569	32	736	- 167
Lymphomas	36	566	35	560	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	488	19	1,712	- 1,224
Uterin Cancer	38	476	53	138	+ 338
Poisonings	39	465	41	366	+ 98
Fires	40	460	46	253	+ 207
Bladder Cancer	41	449	38	500	- 51
HIV/AIDS	42	442	31	753	- 312
Endocrine Disorders	43	394	39	452	- 58
Epilepsy	44	383	45	266	+ 117
Tuberculosis	45	380	4	17,417	- 17,037
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	380	17	2,093	- 1,713
Skin Cancers	47	372	51	168	+ 203
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	335	40	374	- 40
Encephalitis	49	184	54	117	+ 67
Meningitis	50	115	49	207	- 92
Malnutrition	51	108	43	317	- 209
Multiple Sclerosis	52	61	60	40	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	53	48	59	44	+ 4
Skin Disease	54	41	52	158	- 118
Maternal Conditions	55	38	47	252	- 213
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	33	50	198	- 166
Appendicitis	57	25	57	57	- 32
Upper Respiratory	58	21	56	67	- 45
Hepatitis B	59	19	55	68	- 49
War	60	9	63	16	- 7
Tetanus	61	5	62	28	- 23
Chlamydia	62	3	66	1	+ 2
Syphilis	63	2	58	54	- 52
Hepatitis C	64	2	64	10	- 9
Leishmaniasis	65	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	66	1	61	34	- 33
Ascariasis	67	0	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	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
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Kazakhstan

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.