NORTH KOREA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,469	31	753	+ 26,716
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,737	6	6,231	+ 7,506
Tuberculosis	3	13,285	4	17,417	- 4,132
Stroke	4	12,503	1	49,648	- 37,145
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,450	2	31,342	- 19,892
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,145	7	6,210	+ 1,935
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,795	14	3,671	+ 3,124
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,049	40	374	+ 5,674
Low Birth Weight	9	4,840	25	1,208	+ 3,632
Lung Disease	10	4,326	3	26,178	- 21,852
Violence	11	4,218	28	1,082	+ 3,136
Hypertension	12	4,014	8	5,368	- 1,354
Birth Trauma	13	3,232	32	736	+ 2,496
Liver Disease	14	3,148	10	4,506	- 1,359
Kidney Disease	15	3,017	12	3,959	- 942
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,656	29	991	+ 1,665
Suicide	17	2,277	16	2,407	- 130
Malnutrition	18	2,097	43	317	+ 1,780
Other Injuries	19	1,939	20	1,531	+ 408
Asthma	20	1,881	22	1,439	+ 442
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,647	11	4,340	- 2,692
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,518	34	684	+ 834
Cervical Cancer	23	1,245	33	704	+ 541
Breast Cancer	24	1,136	23	1,366	- 230
Maternal Conditions	25	1,033	47	252	+ 781
Drownings	26	1,028	27	1,126	- 98
Meningitis	27	1,020	49	207	+ 813
Fires	28	1,020	46	253	+ 767
Skin Cancers	29	1,011	51	168	+ 842
Oral Cancer	30	936	37	513	+ 423
Prostate Cancer	31	884	48	219	+ 665
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	711	19	1,712	- 1,002
Endocrine Disorders	33	684	39	452	+ 232
Falls	34	583	18	1,801	- 1,219
Lung Cancers	35	551	5	11,893	- 11,342
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	510	15	3,232	- 2,721
Pertussis	37	508	61	34	+ 474
Epilepsy	38	461	45	266	+ 196
Poisonings	39	435	41	366	+ 68
Lymphomas	40	430	35	560	- 130
Liver Cancer	41	422	9	5,326	- 4,904
Parkinson's Disease	42	407	26	1,155	- 748
Syphilis	43	326	58	54	+ 272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	310	17	2,093	- 1,782
Stomach Cancer	45	305	13	3,771	- 3,466
Drug Use	46	297	42	356	- 59
Skin Disease	47	290	52	158	+ 132
Alcohol	48	264	44	304	- 41
Leukemia	49	222	30	965	- 743
Ovary Cancer	50	218	36	532	- 314
Malaria	51	202	69	0	+ 202
Oesophagus Cancer	52	196	24	1,222	- 1,026
Pancreas Cancer	53	164	21	1,525	- 1,361
Bladder Cancer	54	147	38	500	- 353
Schistosomiasis	55	128	74	0	+ 128
Uterin Cancer	56	107	53	138	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	89	50	198	- 110
Appendicitis	58	82	57	57	+ 26
Encephalitis	59	76	54	117	- 41
Other Neoplasms	60	72	59	44	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	61	60	56	67	- 7
Tetanus	62	56	62	28	+ 29
Hepatitis B	63	42	55	68	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	64	21	60	40	- 18
Measles	65	19	65	4	+ 15
Hepatitis C	66	5	64	10	- 5
War	67	5	63	16	- 12
Chlamydia	68	3	66	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	3	67	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	3	70	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	2	68	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Namibia

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.