NORTH KOREA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	153,392	2	31,342	+ 122,050
Stroke	2	56,467	1	49,648	+ 6,820
Lung Cancers	3	13,296	5	11,893	+ 1,402
Hypertension	4	12,899	8	5,368	+ 7,531
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	10,744	15	3,232	+ 7,512
Suicide	6	7,219	16	2,407	+ 4,812
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,546	6	6,231	+ 315
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	6,494	11	4,340	+ 2,154
Liver Disease	9	6,439	10	4,506	+ 1,933
Stomach Cancer	10	6,396	13	3,771	+ 2,625
Breast Cancer	11	6,294	23	1,366	+ 4,928
Prostate Cancer	12	5,983	48	219	+ 5,764
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,783	21	1,525	+ 4,258
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,255	14	3,671	+ 1,584
Falls	15	5,184	18	1,801	+ 3,382
Lung Disease	16	5,133	3	26,178	- 21,045
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,843	34	684	+ 4,159
Other Injuries	18	4,158	20	1,531	+ 2,627
Kidney Disease	19	3,721	12	3,959	- 238
Oral Cancer	20	3,382	37	513	+ 2,869
Lymphomas	21	3,217	35	560	+ 2,657
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	3,129	19	1,712	+ 1,417
Bladder Cancer	23	2,926	38	500	+ 2,426
Leukemia	24	2,840	30	965	+ 1,875
Liver Cancer	25	2,390	9	5,326	- 2,935
Ovary Cancer	26	2,333	36	532	+ 1,802
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,247	7	6,210	- 3,963
Cervical Cancer	28	2,244	33	704	+ 1,540
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,225	26	1,155	+ 1,070
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,189	24	1,222	+ 967
Other Neoplasms	31	2,121	59	44	+ 2,077
Skin Cancers	32	1,967	51	168	+ 1,799
Alcohol	33	1,918	44	304	+ 1,613
Uterin Cancer	34	1,594	53	138	+ 1,456
Drownings	35	1,500	27	1,126	+ 374
Violence	36	1,316	28	1,082	+ 234
Drug Use	37	1,223	42	356	+ 867
Tuberculosis	38	1,188	4	17,417	- 16,229
Endocrine Disorders	39	721	39	452	+ 269
Epilepsy	40	621	45	266	+ 355
Congenital Anomalies	41	617	29	991	- 374
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	594	40	374	+ 220
Fires	43	512	46	253	+ 259
Skin Disease	44	479	52	158	+ 321
Poisonings	45	462	41	366	+ 95
Asthma	46	454	22	1,439	- 985
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	411	50	198	+ 212
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	292	17	2,093	- 1,801
Multiple Sclerosis	49	288	60	40	+ 248
Hepatitis C	50	234	64	10	+ 224
HIV/AIDS	51	223	31	753	- 530
Meningitis	52	194	49	207	- 13
Birth Trauma	53	103	32	736	- 633
Appendicitis	54	98	57	57	+ 41
Low Birth Weight	55	89	25	1,208	- 1,120
Schizophrenia	56	85	83	0	+ 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	80	80	0	+ 80
Malnutrition	58	71	43	317	- 246
Osteoarthritis	59	63	81	0	+ 63
Anemia	60	53	85	0	+ 53
Hepatitis B	61	47	55	68	- 21
Tetanus	62	24	62	28	- 3
Maternal Conditions	63	21	47	252	- 230
Oral conditions	64	20	82	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	65	16	54	117	- 101
Otitis Media	66	10	70	0	+ 10
War	67	3	63	16	- 13
Upper Respiratory	68	1	56	67	- 66
Pertussis	69	0	61	34	- 34
Syphilis	70	0	58	54	- 54
Chlamydia	71	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Lithuania

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.