NORTH KOREA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,191	6	6,231	+ 3,960
HIV/AIDS	2	9,430	31	753	+ 8,676
Tuberculosis	3	8,874	4	17,417	- 8,543
Stroke	4	7,177	1	49,648	- 42,471
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,962	40	374	+ 6,588
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,720	7	6,210	+ 510
Liver Disease	7	6,052	10	4,506	+ 1,546
Malaria	8	5,712	69	0	+ 5,712
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,406	2	31,342	- 25,936
Birth Trauma	10	4,496	32	736	+ 3,760
Low Birth Weight	11	4,317	25	1,208	+ 3,109
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,761	29	991	+ 1,770
Maternal Conditions	13	2,552	47	252	+ 2,300
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,552	14	3,671	- 1,119
Meningitis	15	2,422	49	207	+ 2,215
Kidney Disease	16	2,015	12	3,959	- 1,943
Hypertension	17	1,995	8	5,368	- 3,373
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,974	24	1,222	+ 752
Other Injuries	19	1,958	20	1,531	+ 427
Lung Disease	20	1,933	3	26,178	- 24,245
Malnutrition	21	1,902	43	317	+ 1,585
Cervical Cancer	22	1,530	33	704	+ 826
Suicide	23	1,451	16	2,407	- 956
Violence	24	1,329	28	1,082	+ 246
Breast Cancer	25	1,200	23	1,366	- 166
Asthma	26	1,039	22	1,439	- 401
Tetanus	27	961	62	28	+ 934
Stomach Cancer	28	907	13	3,771	- 2,864
Lymphomas	29	872	35	560	+ 312
Oral Cancer	30	832	37	513	+ 319
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	825	11	4,340	- 3,515
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	667	15	3,232	- 2,565
Falls	33	661	18	1,801	- 1,140
Liver Cancer	34	610	9	5,326	- 4,716
Leukemia	35	599	30	965	- 366
Fires	36	594	46	253	+ 341
Prostate Cancer	37	583	48	219	+ 364
Poisonings	38	573	41	366	+ 206
Drownings	39	542	27	1,126	- 584
Inflammatory/Heart	40	506	34	684	- 178
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	492	19	1,712	- 1,221
Pertussis	42	458	61	34	+ 423
Epilepsy	43	376	45	266	+ 110
Endocrine Disorders	44	375	39	452	- 77
Ovary Cancer	45	359	36	532	- 173
Pancreas Cancer	46	323	21	1,525	- 1,202
Lung Cancers	47	302	5	11,893	- 11,591
Skin Cancers	48	288	51	168	+ 120
Hepatitis B	49	236	55	68	+ 167
Parkinson's Disease	50	212	26	1,155	- 943
Skin Disease	51	206	52	158	+ 47
Syphilis	52	203	58	54	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	184	17	2,093	- 1,909
Schistosomiasis	54	167	74	0	+ 167
Alcohol	55	160	44	304	- 144
Uterin Cancer	56	146	53	138	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	57	143	38	500	- 356
Appendicitis	58	109	57	57	+ 52
Leishmaniasis	59	88	75	0	+ 88
Encephalitis	60	85	54	117	- 32
Hepatitis C	61	69	64	10	+ 58
Drug Use	62	51	42	356	- 305
Measles	63	47	65	4	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	64	43	56	67	- 24
War	65	40	63	16	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	38	50	198	- 161
Other Neoplasms	67	27	59	44	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	68	17	60	40	- 22
Diphtheria	69	6	68	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	5	66	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	71	4	67	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	3	70	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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

Kenya

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.