NORTH KOREA VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	67,982	1	49,648	+ 18,335
Coronary Heart Disease	2	54,426	2	31,342	+ 23,084
Inflammatory/Heart	3	52,329	34	684	+ 51,645
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,589	14	3,671	+ 9,918
Lung Cancers	5	12,990	5	11,893	+ 1,097
Lung Disease	6	9,932	3	26,178	- 16,245
Hypertension	7	7,727	8	5,368	+ 2,359
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,901	15	3,232	+ 3,669
Kidney Disease	9	6,349	12	3,959	+ 2,390
Stomach Cancer	10	5,604	13	3,771	+ 1,833
Breast Cancer	11	4,756	23	1,366	+ 3,390
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,282	21	1,525	+ 1,756
Liver Cancer	13	3,202	9	5,326	- 2,124
Prostate Cancer	14	3,190	48	219	+ 2,971
Liver Disease	15	2,681	10	4,506	- 1,826
Suicide	16	2,410	16	2,407	+ 3
Other Injuries	17	2,254	20	1,531	+ 722
Bladder Cancer	18	2,001	38	500	+ 1,501
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	1,928	6	6,231	- 4,303
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,731	26	1,155	+ 576
Skin Cancers	21	1,552	51	168	+ 1,384
Leukemia	22	1,409	30	965	+ 444
Uterin Cancer	23	1,330	53	138	+ 1,192
Road Traffic Accidents	24	1,320	7	6,210	- 4,890
Lymphomas	25	1,180	35	560	+ 620
Ovary Cancer	26	1,151	36	532	+ 619
Falls	27	958	18	1,801	- 843
Low Birth Weight	28	904	25	1,208	- 304
Oral Cancer	29	885	37	513	+ 372
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	872	11	4,340	- 3,467
Cervical Cancer	31	835	33	704	+ 131
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	689	19	1,712	- 1,023
Asthma	33	653	22	1,439	- 786
Oesophagus Cancer	34	558	24	1,222	- 664
Tuberculosis	35	392	4	17,417	- 17,025
Violence	36	381	28	1,082	- 701
Congenital Anomalies	37	353	29	991	- 638
Epilepsy	38	284	45	266	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	39	261	60	40	+ 221
Other Neoplasms	40	233	59	44	+ 189
Drownings	41	219	27	1,126	- 907
Alcohol	42	170	44	304	- 135
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	158	17	2,093	- 1,935
Endocrine Disorders	44	150	39	452	- 302
Poisonings	45	138	41	366	- 228
Fires	46	134	46	253	- 119
Drug Use	47	111	42	356	- 246
Birth Trauma	48	88	32	736	- 647
Hepatitis B	49	88	55	68	+ 20
Pertussis	50	45	61	34	+ 11
Meningitis	51	44	49	207	- 163
Anemia	52	43	85	0	+ 43
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	34	80	0	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	54	24	47	252	- 228
Appendicitis	55	17	57	57	- 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	13	40	374	- 362
Skin Disease	57	13	52	158	- 146
Malnutrition	58	7	43	317	- 310
Encephalitis	59	6	54	117	- 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	50	198	- 193
HIV/AIDS	61	4	31	753	- 749
Syphilis	62	3	58	54	- 51
War	63	3	63	16	- 14
Leishmaniasis	64	1	75	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	0	56	67	- 67
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	10	- 10
Chlamydia	68	0	66	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	65	4	- 4
Tetanus	75	0	62	28	- 28
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

No Macedonia

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.