NORTH KOREA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	118,250	2	31,342	+ 86,908
Stroke	2	86,034	1	49,648	+ 36,386
Hypertension	3	17,429	8	5,368	+ 12,061
Lung Cancers	4	13,964	5	11,893	+ 2,071
Inflammatory/Heart	5	13,445	34	684	+ 12,761
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,542	15	3,232	+ 7,311
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	9,689	11	4,340	+ 5,349
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,730	14	3,671	+ 4,059
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,317	6	6,231	+ 1,086
Breast Cancer	10	6,897	23	1,366	+ 5,531
Stomach Cancer	11	6,855	13	3,771	+ 3,084
Prostate Cancer	12	6,774	48	219	+ 6,555
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,368	21	1,525	+ 4,843
Suicide	14	5,603	16	2,407	+ 3,196
Liver Disease	15	5,325	10	4,506	+ 819
Other Injuries	16	5,291	20	1,531	+ 3,760
Kidney Disease	17	5,204	12	3,959	+ 1,245
Lung Disease	18	5,056	3	26,178	- 21,122
Lymphomas	19	3,583	35	560	+ 3,023
Bladder Cancer	20	3,329	38	500	+ 2,829
Alcohol	21	3,319	44	304	+ 3,015
Oral Cancer	22	3,125	37	513	+ 2,612
Falls	23	2,940	18	1,801	+ 1,139
Ovary Cancer	24	2,868	36	532	+ 2,336
Leukemia	25	2,718	30	965	+ 1,753
Liver Cancer	26	2,287	9	5,326	- 3,038
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,241	7	6,210	- 3,968
Other Neoplasms	28	2,229	59	44	+ 2,185
Uterin Cancer	29	2,156	53	138	+ 2,018
Skin Cancers	30	2,109	51	168	+ 1,940
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,071	19	1,712	+ 359
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,915	24	1,222	+ 693
Cervical Cancer	33	1,864	33	704	+ 1,160
Drownings	34	1,852	27	1,126	+ 726
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,832	26	1,155	+ 677
Fires	36	1,508	46	253	+ 1,255
Violence	37	1,379	28	1,082	+ 297
Skin Disease	38	1,116	52	158	+ 958
HIV/AIDS	39	1,082	31	753	+ 328
Tuberculosis	40	1,041	4	17,417	- 16,376
Endocrine Disorders	41	863	39	452	+ 411
Hepatitis C	42	772	64	10	+ 762
Congenital Anomalies	43	679	29	991	- 312
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	664	80	0	+ 664
Epilepsy	45	646	45	266	+ 380
Asthma	46	608	22	1,439	- 831
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	596	17	2,093	- 1,497
Drug Use	48	595	42	356	+ 239
Poisonings	49	339	41	366	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	50	296	60	40	+ 256
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	289	50	198	+ 91
Meningitis	52	216	49	207	+ 9
Anemia	53	206	85	0	+ 206
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	199	40	374	- 176
Birth Trauma	55	170	32	736	- 566
Low Birth Weight	56	165	25	1,208	- 1,043
Schizophrenia	57	109	83	0	+ 109
Osteoarthritis	58	100	81	0	+ 100
Appendicitis	59	69	57	57	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	60	67	47	252	- 185
Oral conditions	61	53	82	0	+ 53
Upper Respiratory	62	52	56	67	- 15
Hepatitis B	63	46	55	68	- 22
Malnutrition	64	28	43	317	- 290
Syphilis	65	19	58	54	- 35
Otitis Media	66	14	70	0	+ 14
Diphtheria	67	10	68	0	+ 10
War	68	3	63	16	- 13
Encephalitis	69	1	54	117	- 116
Pertussis	70	1	61	34	- 34
Tetanus	71	0	62	28	- 28
Measles	72	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	66	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	67	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Latvia

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.