NORTH KOREA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	13,380	4	17,417	- 4,037
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,024	6	6,231	+ 6,794
Measles	3	12,355	65	4	+ 12,351
Malaria	4	11,742	69	0	+ 11,742
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,288	7	6,210	+ 3,079
HIV/AIDS	6	9,282	31	753	+ 8,529
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,116	2	31,342	- 22,226
Low Birth Weight	8	7,990	25	1,208	+ 6,781
Birth Trauma	9	7,746	32	736	+ 7,010
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	7,699	40	374	+ 7,324
Stroke	11	7,633	1	49,648	- 42,015
Maternal Conditions	12	4,206	47	252	+ 3,955
Liver Disease	13	4,152	10	4,506	- 354
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,029	29	991	+ 3,038
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,144	14	3,671	- 527
Kidney Disease	16	2,943	12	3,959	- 1,015
Meningitis	17	2,670	49	207	+ 2,463
Violence	18	2,307	28	1,082	+ 1,224
Cervical Cancer	19	2,291	33	704	+ 1,587
Liver Cancer	20	2,124	9	5,326	- 3,201
Syphilis	21	1,907	58	54	+ 1,853
Other Injuries	22	1,839	20	1,531	+ 308
Hypertension	23	1,793	8	5,368	- 3,575
Malnutrition	24	1,709	43	317	+ 1,392
Prostate Cancer	25	1,438	48	219	+ 1,219
Lung Disease	26	1,420	3	26,178	- 24,758
Breast Cancer	27	1,188	23	1,366	- 178
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,187	39	452	+ 735
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,135	11	4,340	- 3,205
Suicide	30	1,062	16	2,407	- 1,345
Asthma	31	965	22	1,439	- 474
Pertussis	32	955	61	34	+ 920
Falls	33	752	18	1,801	- 1,050
Fires	34	741	46	253	+ 488
Drownings	35	613	27	1,126	- 513
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	610	19	1,712	- 1,102
Stomach Cancer	37	588	13	3,771	- 3,183
Inflammatory/Heart	38	557	34	684	- 127
Lymphomas	39	452	35	560	- 108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	433	15	3,232	- 2,798
Poisonings	41	396	41	366	+ 29
Epilepsy	42	391	45	266	+ 125
Parkinson's Disease	43	350	26	1,155	- 805
Lung Cancers	44	319	5	11,893	- 11,574
Schistosomiasis	45	249	74	0	+ 249
Skin Cancers	46	247	51	168	+ 79
Ovary Cancer	47	243	36	532	- 288
Oral Cancer	48	243	37	513	- 270
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	242	17	2,093	- 1,850
Drug Use	50	205	42	356	- 152
Skin Disease	51	199	52	158	+ 41
Hepatitis B	52	189	55	68	+ 120
Pancreas Cancer	53	182	21	1,525	- 1,343
Tetanus	54	151	62	28	+ 123
Uterin Cancer	55	138	53	138	- 0
Encephalitis	56	133	54	117	+ 16
Alcohol	57	123	44	304	- 181
Leukemia	58	112	30	965	- 853
Bladder Cancer	59	92	38	500	- 408
Oesophagus Cancer	60	75	24	1,222	- 1,147
Appendicitis	61	60	57	57	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	62	27	59	44	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	63	20	60	40	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	19	50	198	- 179
Hepatitis C	65	18	64	10	+ 8
Ascariasis	66	18	67	1	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	67	13	56	67	- 54
Diphtheria	68	4	68	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	3	66	1	+ 1
War	70	2	63	16	- 14
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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

Liberia

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.