NORTH KOREA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,021	2	31,342	+ 19,679
Diabetes Mellitus	2	32,404	14	3,671	+ 28,734
Stroke	3	31,450	1	49,648	- 18,198
Kidney Disease	4	14,849	12	3,959	+ 10,890
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	13,671	6	6,231	+ 7,441
Lung Disease	6	10,885	3	26,178	- 15,293
Suicide	7	8,479	16	2,407	+ 6,072
Hypertension	8	7,160	8	5,368	+ 1,792
Liver Disease	9	6,261	10	4,506	+ 1,754
Lung Cancers	10	6,055	5	11,893	- 5,838
Drownings	11	4,547	27	1,126	+ 3,421
Breast Cancer	12	4,484	23	1,366	+ 3,118
Asthma	13	4,200	22	1,439	+ 2,761
Low Birth Weight	14	3,952	25	1,208	+ 2,744
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	3,623	17	2,093	+ 1,531
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	3,545	40	374	+ 3,171
Other Injuries	17	3,514	20	1,531	+ 1,983
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,506	29	991	+ 2,515
Tuberculosis	19	3,304	4	17,417	- 14,113
Stomach Cancer	20	3,100	13	3,771	- 671
Birth Trauma	21	2,856	32	736	+ 2,121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,226	15	3,232	- 1,006
Cervical Cancer	23	2,198	33	704	+ 1,494
Liver Cancer	24	2,154	9	5,326	- 3,171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,747	19	1,712	+ 35
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,721	11	4,340	- 2,619
Falls	27	1,624	18	1,801	- 177
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,591	34	684	+ 907
Prostate Cancer	29	1,455	48	219	+ 1,236
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,401	39	452	+ 949
Violence	31	1,391	28	1,082	+ 309
Leukemia	32	1,326	30	965	+ 361
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,233	26	1,155	+ 78
Maternal Conditions	34	968	47	252	+ 716
Pancreas Cancer	35	957	21	1,525	- 568
Lymphomas	36	950	35	560	+ 390
Pertussis	37	931	61	34	+ 896
Oral Cancer	38	891	37	513	+ 379
Meningitis	39	843	49	207	+ 636
Syphilis	40	798	58	54	+ 744
Uterin Cancer	41	756	53	138	+ 618
Skin Disease	42	723	52	158	+ 565
Epilepsy	43	720	45	266	+ 454
Malnutrition	44	702	43	317	+ 384
Ovary Cancer	45	609	36	532	+ 78
Alcohol	46	601	44	304	+ 296
Oesophagus Cancer	47	576	24	1,222	- 646
Fires	48	532	46	253	+ 278
Bladder Cancer	49	412	38	500	- 88
Poisonings	50	269	41	366	- 98
Skin Cancers	51	240	51	168	+ 72
Drug Use	52	163	42	356	- 193
Encephalitis	53	157	54	117	+ 40
Appendicitis	54	117	57	57	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	55	98	59	44	+ 54
Measles	56	92	65	4	+ 88
Hepatitis B	57	79	55	68	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	58	48	7	6,210	- 6,162
Tetanus	59	44	62	28	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	39	50	198	- 160
Dengue	61	37	76	0	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	62	36	60	40	- 3
Hepatitis C	63	10	64	10	- 1
Diphtheria	64	9	68	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	65	8	67	1	+ 8
War	66	3	63	16	- 13
Chlamydia	67	3	66	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	2	56	67	- 64
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	31	753	- 753
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Micronesia

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.