NORTH KOREA VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	104,422	2	31,342	+ 73,080
Stroke	2	42,944	1	49,648	- 6,704
Liver Disease	3	20,959	10	4,506	+ 16,453
Hypertension	4	16,710	8	5,368	+ 11,342
Lung Cancers	5	8,261	5	11,893	- 3,633
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,612	6	6,231	+ 1,382
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,525	15	3,232	+ 4,294
Other Injuries	8	5,640	20	1,531	+ 4,108
Lung Disease	9	5,493	3	26,178	- 20,685
Suicide	10	4,334	16	2,407	+ 1,927
Breast Cancer	11	4,325	23	1,366	+ 2,959
Stomach Cancer	12	3,783	13	3,771	+ 12
Liver Cancer	13	3,757	9	5,326	- 1,569
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,478	34	684	+ 2,794
Pancreas Cancer	15	3,120	21	1,525	+ 1,595
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,971	14	3,671	- 699
Oral Cancer	17	2,741	37	513	+ 2,228
Kidney Disease	18	2,243	12	3,959	- 1,716
Prostate Cancer	19	2,157	48	219	+ 1,938
Road Traffic Accidents	20	2,142	7	6,210	- 4,068
Alcohol	21	1,704	44	304	+ 1,400
Lymphomas	22	1,682	35	560	+ 1,122
Poisonings	23	1,611	41	366	+ 1,245
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	1,597	19	1,712	- 116
Cervical Cancer	25	1,552	33	704	+ 848
Tuberculosis	26	1,437	4	17,417	- 15,980
Congenital Anomalies	27	1,390	29	991	+ 400
HIV/AIDS	28	1,381	31	753	+ 628
Bladder Cancer	29	1,325	38	500	+ 826
Drownings	30	1,310	27	1,126	+ 184
Violence	31	1,217	28	1,082	+ 135
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,192	11	4,340	- 3,148
Falls	33	1,091	18	1,801	- 710
Leukemia	34	1,024	30	965	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	35	901	36	532	+ 369
Skin Cancers	36	881	51	168	+ 712
Uterin Cancer	37	786	53	138	+ 648
Oesophagus Cancer	38	769	24	1,222	- 453
Low Birth Weight	39	657	25	1,208	- 551
Fires	40	512	46	253	+ 258
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	500	17	2,093	- 1,593
Other Neoplasms	42	475	59	44	+ 431
Drug Use	43	429	42	356	+ 73
Epilepsy	44	335	45	266	+ 69
Skin Disease	45	326	52	158	+ 167
Endocrine Disorders	46	293	39	452	- 158
Birth Trauma	47	270	32	736	- 466
Asthma	48	192	22	1,439	- 1,247
Meningitis	49	121	49	207	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	88	80	0	+ 88
Appendicitis	51	72	57	57	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	52	68	60	40	+ 29
Oral conditions	53	55	82	0	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	54	52	47	252	- 200
Parkinson's Disease	55	44	26	1,155	- 1,111
Osteoarthritis	56	42	81	0	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	40	50	198	- 159
Hepatitis B	58	31	55	68	- 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	26	40	374	- 349
Encephalitis	60	19	54	117	- 98
Otitis Media	61	18	70	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	18	56	67	- 49
Hepatitis C	63	11	64	10	+ 0
Malnutrition	64	8	43	317	- 310
Schizophrenia	65	6	83	0	+ 6
Anemia	66	5	85	0	+ 5
War	67	4	63	16	- 13
Syphilis	68	3	58	54	- 51
Measles	69	0	65	4	- 3
Pertussis	70	0	61	34	- 34
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	28	- 28
Chlamydia	73	0	66	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Moldova

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.