NORTH KOREA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	26,855	11	4,340	+ 22,515
Coronary Heart Disease	2	26,045	2	31,342	- 5,297
Lung Cancers	3	16,247	5	11,893	+ 4,354
Stroke	4	14,364	1	49,648	- 35,284
Lung Disease	5	14,157	3	26,178	- 12,021
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,626	15	3,232	+ 5,394
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,319	6	6,231	+ 1,089
Falls	8	6,113	18	1,801	+ 4,311
Breast Cancer	9	5,231	23	1,366	+ 3,865
Prostate Cancer	10	4,831	48	219	+ 4,612
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,432	21	1,525	+ 2,906
Kidney Disease	12	3,744	12	3,959	- 215
Lymphomas	13	3,716	35	560	+ 3,156
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,531	14	3,671	- 140
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,174	24	1,222	+ 1,952
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,136	26	1,155	+ 1,982
Suicide	17	2,996	16	2,407	+ 589
Other Neoplasms	18	2,710	59	44	+ 2,666
Other Injuries	19	2,439	20	1,531	+ 908
Leukemia	20	2,336	30	965	+ 1,371
Bladder Cancer	21	2,177	38	500	+ 1,677
Stomach Cancer	22	2,014	13	3,771	- 1,757
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,777	34	684	+ 1,093
Liver Cancer	24	1,721	9	5,326	- 3,605
Ovary Cancer	25	1,579	36	532	+ 1,047
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,561	39	452	+ 1,109
Skin Cancers	27	1,515	51	168	+ 1,347
Liver Disease	28	1,385	10	4,506	- 3,122
Hypertension	29	1,211	8	5,368	- 4,157
Oral Cancer	30	1,136	37	513	+ 623
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,008	7	6,210	- 5,202
Alcohol	32	906	44	304	+ 602
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	864	40	374	+ 490
Uterin Cancer	34	838	53	138	+ 700
Congenital Anomalies	35	805	29	991	- 186
Skin Disease	36	437	52	158	+ 279
Multiple Sclerosis	37	436	60	40	+ 397
Epilepsy	38	428	45	266	+ 162
Cervical Cancer	39	394	33	704	- 310
Anemia	40	369	85	0	+ 369
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	351	17	2,093	- 1,741
Drug Use	42	341	42	356	- 15
Osteoarthritis	43	326	81	0	+ 326
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	317	50	198	+ 119
Low Birth Weight	45	248	25	1,208	- 960
Asthma	46	244	22	1,439	- 1,195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	193	19	1,712	- 1,520
Violence	48	159	28	1,082	- 923
Drownings	49	145	27	1,126	- 981
Schizophrenia	50	142	83	0	+ 142
Meningitis	51	116	49	207	- 91
Birth Trauma	52	109	32	736	- 626
Fires	53	73	46	253	- 181
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	62	80	0	+ 62
HIV/AIDS	55	48	31	753	- 705
Tuberculosis	56	42	4	17,417	- 17,375
Upper Respiratory	57	42	56	67	- 25
Appendicitis	58	38	57	57	- 19
Oral conditions	59	31	82	0	+ 31
Hepatitis C	60	30	64	10	+ 20
Poisonings	61	26	41	366	- 341
Hepatitis B	62	20	55	68	- 49
Malnutrition	63	18	43	317	- 299
Otitis Media	64	15	70	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	65	12	47	252	- 240
War	66	3	63	16	- 14
Pertussis	67	1	61	34	- 33
Encephalitis	68	1	54	117	- 116
Syphilis	69	1	58	54	- 53
Leishmaniasis	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	28	- 28
Measles	73	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	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

Netherlands

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.