NORTH KOREA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	16,040	1	49,648	- 33,607
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,041	6	6,231	+ 6,810
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,062	2	31,342	- 20,280
Tuberculosis	4	10,363	4	17,417	- 7,054
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,898	40	374	+ 9,523
Measles	6	8,190	65	4	+ 8,186
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,036	7	6,210	+ 826
Hypertension	8	5,543	8	5,368	+ 175
Malaria	9	4,917	69	0	+ 4,917
Low Birth Weight	10	4,779	25	1,208	+ 3,571
Birth Trauma	11	4,774	32	736	+ 4,039
Liver Disease	12	4,289	10	4,506	- 218
Malnutrition	13	3,782	43	317	+ 3,465
Lung Disease	14	3,533	3	26,178	- 22,644
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,018	29	991	+ 2,028
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,927	14	3,671	- 744
Cervical Cancer	17	2,704	33	704	+ 1,999
Maternal Conditions	18	2,479	47	252	+ 2,227
Asthma	19	2,239	22	1,439	+ 800
Meningitis	20	2,135	49	207	+ 1,928
Other Injuries	21	2,107	20	1,531	+ 575
Kidney Disease	22	1,966	12	3,959	- 1,992
Violence	23	1,562	28	1,082	+ 479
Suicide	24	1,318	16	2,407	- 1,090
HIV/AIDS	25	1,198	31	753	+ 444
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,000	11	4,340	- 3,340
Oesophagus Cancer	27	965	24	1,222	- 258
Inflammatory/Heart	28	934	34	684	+ 250
Prostate Cancer	29	889	48	219	+ 670
Liver Cancer	30	833	9	5,326	- 4,493
Drownings	31	736	27	1,126	- 390
Oral Cancer	32	622	37	513	+ 110
Syphilis	33	607	58	54	+ 553
Lymphomas	34	602	35	560	+ 43
Fires	35	591	46	253	+ 337
Falls	36	583	18	1,801	- 1,218
Breast Cancer	37	562	23	1,366	- 804
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	560	17	2,093	- 1,532
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	541	15	3,232	- 2,691
Poisonings	40	510	41	366	+ 143
Pertussis	41	463	61	34	+ 429
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	442	19	1,712	- 1,270
Skin Cancers	43	417	51	168	+ 249
Endocrine Disorders	44	413	39	452	- 38
Leukemia	45	358	30	965	- 607
Epilepsy	46	343	45	266	+ 78
Stomach Cancer	47	328	13	3,771	- 3,443
Bladder Cancer	48	255	38	500	- 244
Parkinson's Disease	49	237	26	1,155	- 917
Schistosomiasis	50	232	74	0	+ 232
Skin Disease	51	167	52	158	+ 9
Tetanus	52	166	62	28	+ 139
Alcohol	53	144	44	304	- 161
War	54	138	63	16	+ 122
Lung Cancers	55	131	5	11,893	- 11,762
Appendicitis	56	131	57	57	+ 74
Ovary Cancer	57	120	36	532	- 412
Hepatitis B	58	88	55	68	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	59	84	53	138	- 54
Encephalitis	60	84	54	117	- 33
Pancreas Cancer	61	72	21	1,525	- 1,454
Drug Use	62	52	42	356	- 304
Upper Respiratory	63	44	56	67	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	42	50	198	- 156
Other Neoplasms	65	21	59	44	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	66	16	60	40	- 24
Hepatitis C	67	14	64	10	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	9	70	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	69	6	66	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	5	67	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	3	68	0	+ 2
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
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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
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

Madagascar

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.