NORTH KOREA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,035	2	31,342	+ 17,693
Stroke	2	16,319	1	49,648	- 33,329
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,905	6	6,231	+ 5,675
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	11,601	11	4,340	+ 7,262
Lung Cancers	5	11,025	5	11,893	- 869
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,102	14	3,671	+ 5,431
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,236	15	3,232	+ 5,005
Lung Disease	8	7,088	3	26,178	- 19,090
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,061	21	1,525	+ 3,536
Breast Cancer	10	4,745	23	1,366	+ 3,380
Kidney Disease	11	4,427	12	3,959	+ 468
Lymphomas	12	2,966	35	560	+ 2,406
Prostate Cancer	13	2,962	48	219	+ 2,743
Falls	14	2,892	18	1,801	+ 1,091
Stomach Cancer	15	2,785	13	3,771	- 986
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,776	26	1,155	+ 1,621
Ovary Cancer	17	1,906	36	532	+ 1,374
Liver Cancer	18	1,889	9	5,326	- 3,437
Bladder Cancer	19	1,856	38	500	+ 1,356
Hypertension	20	1,856	8	5,368	- 3,512
Leukemia	21	1,548	30	965	+ 583
Suicide	22	1,493	16	2,407	- 914
Oral Cancer	23	1,399	37	513	+ 886
Liver Disease	24	1,291	10	4,506	- 3,216
Skin Disease	25	1,282	52	158	+ 1,123
Other Neoplasms	26	1,234	59	44	+ 1,190
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,227	34	684	+ 543
Uterin Cancer	28	1,158	53	138	+ 1,020
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,133	24	1,222	- 90
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,068	39	452	+ 616
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,013	7	6,210	- 5,197
Congenital Anomalies	32	967	29	991	- 24
Other Injuries	33	915	20	1,531	- 616
Skin Cancers	34	783	51	168	+ 615
Low Birth Weight	35	631	25	1,208	- 577
Asthma	36	465	22	1,439	- 974
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	403	19	1,712	- 1,309
Drug Use	38	384	42	356	+ 27
Cervical Cancer	39	249	33	704	- 455
Violence	40	247	28	1,082	- 835
HIV/AIDS	41	205	31	753	- 548
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	191	80	0	+ 191
Epilepsy	43	190	45	266	- 75
Birth Trauma	44	164	32	736	- 571
Multiple Sclerosis	45	163	60	40	+ 124
Anemia	46	159	85	0	+ 159
Alcohol	47	151	44	304	- 153
Drownings	48	127	27	1,126	- 999
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	122	17	2,093	- 1,970
Osteoarthritis	50	120	81	0	+ 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	107	50	198	- 91
Tuberculosis	52	88	4	17,417	- 17,329
Hepatitis C	53	72	64	10	+ 62
War	54	64	63	16	+ 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	58	40	374	- 316
Meningitis	56	44	49	207	- 163
Schizophrenia	57	38	83	0	+ 38
Poisonings	58	29	41	366	- 338
Upper Respiratory	59	21	56	67	- 46
Malnutrition	60	20	43	317	- 298
Hepatitis B	61	20	55	68	- 49
Fires	62	17	46	253	- 236
Appendicitis	63	17	57	57	- 40
Maternal Conditions	64	17	47	252	- 235
Encephalitis	65	6	54	117	- 111
Leishmaniasis	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	61	34	- 34
Measles	73	0	65	4	- 4
Tetanus	74	0	62	28	- 28
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	66	1	- 1
Syphilis	81	0	58	54	- 54
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Malta

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.