NORTH KOREA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,025	6	6,231	+ 16,795
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	16,076	40	374	+ 15,702
Tuberculosis	3	14,145	4	17,417	- 3,272
Malaria	4	11,215	69	0	+ 11,215
Birth Trauma	5	11,129	32	736	+ 10,393
Low Birth Weight	6	10,659	25	1,208	+ 9,451
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,818	2	31,342	- 24,524
Stroke	8	6,414	1	49,648	- 43,233
Congenital Anomalies	9	5,520	29	991	+ 4,530
HIV/AIDS	10	4,901	31	753	+ 4,148
Meningitis	11	4,849	49	207	+ 4,642
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,631	7	6,210	- 1,578
Liver Disease	13	4,257	10	4,506	- 249
Measles	14	3,270	65	4	+ 3,266
Maternal Conditions	15	2,615	47	252	+ 2,363
Pertussis	16	2,586	61	34	+ 2,552
Other Injuries	17	2,521	20	1,531	+ 990
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,499	14	3,671	- 1,172
Violence	19	2,045	28	1,082	+ 963
Kidney Disease	20	2,021	12	3,959	- 1,938
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,755	39	452	+ 1,303
Lung Disease	22	1,396	3	26,178	- 24,782
Breast Cancer	23	1,320	23	1,366	- 46
Hypertension	24	1,188	8	5,368	- 4,180
Cervical Cancer	25	1,175	33	704	+ 470
Tetanus	26	928	62	28	+ 900
Asthma	27	910	22	1,439	- 529
Falls	28	836	18	1,801	- 965
Fires	29	792	46	253	+ 539
Suicide	30	780	16	2,407	- 1,627
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	754	11	4,340	- 3,586
Drownings	32	731	27	1,126	- 395
Poisonings	33	730	41	366	+ 363
Drug Use	34	697	42	356	+ 340
Prostate Cancer	35	657	48	219	+ 438
Malnutrition	36	655	43	317	+ 338
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	649	19	1,712	- 1,063
Syphilis	38	605	58	54	+ 551
Liver Cancer	39	587	9	5,326	- 4,738
Lymphomas	40	578	35	560	+ 18
Epilepsy	41	556	45	266	+ 290
Inflammatory/Heart	42	536	34	684	- 148
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	461	15	3,232	- 2,770
Diphtheria	44	422	68	0	+ 422
War	45	360	63	16	+ 344
Parkinson's Disease	46	275	26	1,155	- 880
Leukemia	47	251	30	965	- 714
Oral Cancer	48	249	37	513	- 264
Ovary Cancer	49	237	36	532	- 295
Stomach Cancer	50	236	13	3,771	- 3,534
Pancreas Cancer	51	219	21	1,525	- 1,306
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	216	17	2,093	- 1,876
Skin Cancers	53	215	51	168	+ 46
Schistosomiasis	54	167	74	0	+ 167
Hepatitis B	55	165	55	68	+ 97
Skin Disease	56	163	52	158	+ 5
Lung Cancers	57	144	5	11,893	- 11,749
Alcohol	58	115	44	304	- 190
Encephalitis	59	104	54	117	- 13
Appendicitis	60	84	57	57	+ 28
Ascariasis	61	76	67	1	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	62	75	53	138	- 63
Bladder Cancer	63	74	38	500	- 425
Oesophagus Cancer	64	62	24	1,222	- 1,160
Hepatitis C	65	34	64	10	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	66	32	59	44	- 12
Upper Respiratory	67	29	56	67	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	68	20	60	40	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	18	50	198	- 180
Leishmaniasis	70	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	66	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Nigeria

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.