NORTH KOREA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,945	2	31,342	- 3,397
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,863	6	6,231	+ 11,632
Stroke	3	16,428	1	49,648	- 33,219
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,464	7	6,210	- 746
Lung Disease	5	5,046	3	26,178	- 21,131
Kidney Disease	6	5,044	12	3,959	+ 1,085
Liver Disease	7	3,900	10	4,506	- 607
Lung Cancers	8	3,286	5	11,893	- 8,607
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,125	14	3,671	- 546
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,041	11	4,340	- 1,299
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	2,916	15	3,232	- 316
Breast Cancer	12	2,337	23	1,366	+ 971
HIV/AIDS	13	2,038	31	753	+ 1,285
Other Injuries	14	1,691	20	1,531	+ 160
Skin Disease	15	1,572	52	158	+ 1,413
Liver Cancer	16	1,510	9	5,326	- 3,816
Oral Cancer	17	1,419	37	513	+ 906
Falls	18	1,411	18	1,801	- 390
Suicide	19	1,387	16	2,407	- 1,020
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	1,349	40	374	+ 974
Stomach Cancer	21	1,097	13	3,771	- 2,674
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,084	19	1,712	- 629
Leukemia	23	1,074	30	965	+ 109
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,067	29	991	+ 77
Lymphomas	25	1,005	35	560	+ 445
Tuberculosis	26	934	4	17,417	- 16,483
Inflammatory/Heart	27	923	34	684	+ 239
Parkinson's Disease	28	841	26	1,155	- 313
Low Birth Weight	29	776	25	1,208	- 432
Asthma	30	771	22	1,439	- 668
Cervical Cancer	31	769	33	704	+ 65
Pancreas Cancer	32	756	21	1,525	- 769
Prostate Cancer	33	687	48	219	+ 468
Violence	34	661	28	1,082	- 421
Ovary Cancer	35	630	36	532	+ 98
Drownings	36	624	27	1,126	- 502
Endocrine Disorders	37	616	39	452	+ 164
Hypertension	38	494	8	5,368	- 4,874
Bladder Cancer	39	355	38	500	- 144
Encephalitis	40	344	54	117	+ 227
Oesophagus Cancer	41	331	24	1,222	- 892
Birth Trauma	42	273	32	736	- 463
Uterin Cancer	43	268	53	138	+ 130
Fires	44	255	46	253	+ 2
Drug Use	45	245	42	356	- 111
Meningitis	46	229	49	207	+ 22
Dengue	47	213	76	0	+ 213
Other Neoplasms	48	201	59	44	+ 158
Malnutrition	49	190	43	317	- 128
Skin Cancers	50	188	51	168	+ 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	187	17	2,093	- 1,905
Epilepsy	52	172	45	266	- 94
Poisonings	53	160	41	366	- 206
Hepatitis B	54	156	55	68	+ 88
Alcohol	55	138	44	304	- 167
Maternal Conditions	56	127	47	252	- 125
Pertussis	57	61	61	34	+ 27
Appendicitis	58	54	57	57	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	59	23	60	40	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	21	50	198	- 178
Tetanus	61	16	62	28	- 11
Syphilis	62	14	58	54	- 40
War	63	8	63	16	- 8
Hepatitis C	64	4	64	10	- 6
Upper Respiratory	65	4	56	67	- 63
Otitis Media	66	2	70	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	2	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	66	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Malaysia

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.