NORTH KOREA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	56,285	31	753	+ 55,532
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	37,947	6	6,231	+ 31,717
Stroke	3	33,256	1	49,648	- 16,392
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	27,793	40	374	+ 27,419
Coronary Heart Disease	5	24,804	2	31,342	- 6,538
Diabetes Mellitus	6	23,607	14	3,671	+ 19,936
Suicide	7	18,175	16	2,407	+ 15,768
Tuberculosis	8	14,266	4	17,417	- 3,151
Lung Disease	9	13,009	3	26,178	- 13,169
Kidney Disease	10	11,977	12	3,959	+ 8,019
Hypertension	11	11,687	8	5,368	+ 6,319
Low Birth Weight	12	11,296	25	1,208	+ 10,088
Violence	13	10,908	28	1,082	+ 9,826
Liver Disease	14	9,351	10	4,506	+ 4,845
Birth Trauma	15	8,468	32	736	+ 7,732
Road Traffic Accidents	16	8,010	7	6,210	+ 1,800
Asthma	17	8,002	22	1,439	+ 6,563
Other Injuries	18	6,290	20	1,531	+ 4,759
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,596	29	991	+ 3,605
Cervical Cancer	20	4,397	33	704	+ 3,692
Malnutrition	21	4,217	43	317	+ 3,899
Meningitis	22	3,752	49	207	+ 3,545
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,602	34	684	+ 2,917
Maternal Conditions	24	3,450	47	252	+ 3,198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,290	19	1,712	+ 1,578
Fires	26	3,173	46	253	+ 2,920
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,773	39	452	+ 2,322
Drownings	28	2,360	27	1,126	+ 1,234
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,293	11	4,340	- 2,047
Epilepsy	30	1,693	45	266	+ 1,428
Falls	31	1,509	18	1,801	- 292
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,482	17	2,093	- 610
Poisonings	33	1,311	41	366	+ 945
Breast Cancer	34	1,146	23	1,366	- 220
Prostate Cancer	35	952	48	219	+ 733
Lymphomas	36	919	35	560	+ 359
Oesophagus Cancer	37	867	24	1,222	- 355
Alcohol	38	836	44	304	+ 532
Liver Cancer	39	834	9	5,326	- 4,492
Skin Disease	40	825	52	158	+ 666
Parkinson's Disease	41	647	26	1,155	- 508
Oral Cancer	42	610	37	513	+ 97
Lung Cancers	43	603	5	11,893	- 11,291
Pertussis	44	602	61	34	+ 568
Syphilis	45	596	58	54	+ 542
Skin Cancers	46	547	51	168	+ 378
Tetanus	47	533	62	28	+ 505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	468	15	3,232	- 2,764
Leukemia	49	459	30	965	- 506
Drug Use	50	373	42	356	+ 16
Hepatitis B	51	315	55	68	+ 247
Appendicitis	52	293	57	57	+ 237
Ovary Cancer	53	289	36	532	- 243
Uterin Cancer	54	277	53	138	+ 139
Upper Respiratory	55	214	56	67	+ 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	213	50	198	+ 15
Encephalitis	57	160	54	117	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	58	144	21	1,525	- 1,382
Measles	59	138	65	4	+ 135
Stomach Cancer	60	127	13	3,771	- 3,644
Bladder Cancer	61	113	38	500	- 386
Other Neoplasms	62	109	59	44	+ 65
Multiple Sclerosis	63	70	60	40	+ 31
Hepatitis C	64	29	64	10	+ 19
Chlamydia	65	18	66	1	+ 17
Otitis Media	66	14	70	0	+ 14
Ascariasis	67	9	67	1	+ 8
War	68	3	63	16	- 13
Diphtheria	69	3	68	0	+ 3
Dengue	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	69	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
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

Lesotho

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.