NORTH KOREA VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,382	2	31,342	- 7,960
Diabetes Mellitus	2	17,321	14	3,671	+ 13,651
Kidney Disease	3	8,976	12	3,959	+ 5,017
Stroke	4	8,004	1	49,648	- 41,644
Violence	5	6,527	28	1,082	+ 5,445
Liver Disease	6	6,002	10	4,506	+ 1,496
Lung Disease	7	5,858	3	26,178	- 20,320
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,992	6	6,231	- 1,239
Hypertension	9	3,582	8	5,368	- 1,786
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,279	7	6,210	- 2,931
Other Injuries	11	2,449	20	1,531	+ 918
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,275	39	452	+ 1,823
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,103	29	991	+ 1,113
Malnutrition	14	1,519	43	317	+ 1,202
Prostate Cancer	15	1,507	48	219	+ 1,289
Breast Cancer	16	1,484	23	1,366	+ 119
Lung Cancers	17	1,478	5	11,893	- 10,415
Low Birth Weight	18	1,441	25	1,208	+ 233
Stomach Cancer	19	1,396	13	3,771	- 2,375
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,382	15	3,232	- 1,850
Liver Cancer	21	1,371	9	5,326	- 3,954
Suicide	22	1,362	16	2,407	- 1,045
Other Neoplasms	23	1,248	59	44	+ 1,204
Lymphomas	24	998	35	560	+ 438
Leukemia	25	972	30	965	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	26	963	33	704	+ 259
Pancreas Cancer	27	907	21	1,525	- 618
HIV/AIDS	28	830	31	753	+ 77
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	699	40	374	+ 325
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	693	11	4,340	- 3,646
Skin Disease	31	609	52	158	+ 451
Alcohol	32	592	44	304	+ 288
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	550	19	1,712	- 1,162
Ovary Cancer	34	533	36	532	+ 1
Falls	35	529	18	1,801	- 1,273
Birth Trauma	36	513	32	736	- 223
Anemia	37	439	85	0	+ 439
Tuberculosis	38	391	4	17,417	- 17,026
Epilepsy	39	385	45	266	+ 119
Skin Cancers	40	384	51	168	+ 216
Inflammatory/Heart	41	375	34	684	- 309
Drownings	42	362	27	1,126	- 764
Parkinson's Disease	43	315	26	1,155	- 839
Drug Use	44	296	42	356	- 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	285	50	198	+ 86
Oral Cancer	46	273	37	513	- 240
Asthma	47	270	22	1,439	- 1,169
Bladder Cancer	48	256	38	500	- 244
Oesophagus Cancer	49	252	24	1,222	- 970
Uterin Cancer	50	181	53	138	+ 43
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	180	80	0	+ 180
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	173	17	2,093	- 1,920
Appendicitis	53	156	57	57	+ 99
Maternal Conditions	54	151	47	252	- 101
Hepatitis C	55	126	64	10	+ 115
Fires	56	121	46	253	- 132
Poisonings	57	107	41	366	- 260
Meningitis	58	72	49	207	- 135
Osteoarthritis	59	61	81	0	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	60	59	60	40	+ 20
Hepatitis B	61	42	55	68	- 26
Encephalitis	62	28	54	117	- 89
Schizophrenia	63	26	83	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	64	25	56	67	- 41
Oral conditions	65	25	82	0	+ 25
War	66	22	63	16	+ 6
Dengue	67	6	76	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	6	70	0	+ 6
Chagas disease	69	5	72	0	+ 5
Pertussis	70	4	61	34	- 30
Tetanus	71	2	62	28	- 26
Ascariasis	72	1	67	1	+ 0
Syphilis	73	1	58	54	- 53
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	65	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Mexico

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.