NORTH KOREA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,931	2	31,342	+ 8,589
Stroke	2	37,339	1	49,648	- 12,309
Diabetes Mellitus	3	34,623	14	3,671	+ 30,952
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,733	6	6,231	+ 6,503
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,279	40	374	+ 11,904
Asthma	6	10,692	22	1,439	+ 9,253
Tuberculosis	7	9,745	4	17,417	- 7,672
Kidney Disease	8	9,529	12	3,959	+ 5,570
Suicide	9	7,508	16	2,407	+ 5,101
Lung Disease	10	7,260	3	26,178	- 18,918
Cervical Cancer	11	6,851	33	704	+ 6,147
Liver Disease	12	6,762	10	4,506	+ 2,255
Low Birth Weight	13	6,178	25	1,208	+ 4,970
Birth Trauma	14	5,212	32	736	+ 4,477
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,197	29	991	+ 4,206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	4,154	17	2,093	+ 2,062
Malnutrition	17	3,375	43	317	+ 3,057
Breast Cancer	18	3,367	23	1,366	+ 2,001
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,217	19	1,712	+ 1,505
Lung Cancers	20	3,155	5	11,893	- 8,738
Hypertension	21	3,072	8	5,368	- 2,296
Meningitis	22	3,051	49	207	+ 2,844
Stomach Cancer	23	2,616	13	3,771	- 1,154
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,464	11	4,340	- 1,876
Other Injuries	25	2,355	20	1,531	+ 824
Oral Cancer	26	2,348	37	513	+ 1,835
Liver Cancer	27	2,095	9	5,326	- 3,230
Drownings	28	2,075	27	1,126	+ 949
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,701	34	684	+ 1,017
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,629	39	452	+ 1,178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,589	15	3,232	- 1,643
Pertussis	32	1,439	61	34	+ 1,405
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,351	26	1,155	+ 196
Violence	34	1,280	28	1,082	+ 198
Maternal Conditions	35	1,279	47	252	+ 1,028
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,242	24	1,222	+ 20
Syphilis	37	1,001	58	54	+ 947
Epilepsy	38	995	45	266	+ 730
Leukemia	39	930	30	965	- 35
Skin Disease	40	894	52	158	+ 735
Lymphomas	41	706	35	560	+ 147
Falls	42	704	18	1,801	- 1,097
Poisonings	43	700	41	366	+ 333
Prostate Cancer	44	607	48	219	+ 389
Road Traffic Accidents	45	511	7	6,210	- 5,699
Uterin Cancer	46	467	53	138	+ 329
Fires	47	461	46	253	+ 207
Hepatitis B	48	438	55	68	+ 370
Pancreas Cancer	49	429	21	1,525	- 1,097
Ovary Cancer	50	256	36	532	- 276
Bladder Cancer	51	218	38	500	- 282
Appendicitis	52	184	57	57	+ 127
Encephalitis	53	161	54	117	+ 44
Alcohol	54	145	44	304	- 159
Tetanus	55	101	62	28	+ 74
Skin Cancers	56	97	51	168	- 71
Drug Use	57	91	42	356	- 265
Other Neoplasms	58	70	59	44	+ 26
Dengue	59	60	76	0	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	60	60	56	67	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	61	41	60	40	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	37	64	10	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	24	50	198	- 174
Ascariasis	64	14	67	1	+ 13
Diphtheria	65	12	68	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	66	8	66	1	+ 7
War	67	5	63	16	- 12
Measles	68	3	65	4	- 1
Otitis Media	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	31	753	- 753
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Kiribati

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.