AFGHANISTAN VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	75,743	3	19,060	+ 56,683
Coronary Heart Disease	2	47,816	1	40,195	+ 7,621
Lung Disease	3	39,937	15	4,650	+ 35,287
Tuberculosis	4	26,572	7	9,839	+ 16,733
Lung Cancers	5	18,145	32	1,076	+ 17,069
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,505	4	14,649	- 5,144
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,474	11	6,033	+ 3,441
Hypertension	8	8,189	8	7,995	+ 194
Liver Cancer	9	8,125	40	657	+ 7,468
Liver Disease	10	6,875	16	4,600	+ 2,275
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,621	23	1,765	+ 4,856
Kidney Disease	12	6,039	10	6,590	- 551
Stomach Cancer	13	5,753	26	1,501	+ 4,252
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,600	12	5,750	- 150
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	4,930	39	741	+ 4,189
Suicide	16	3,672	24	1,573	+ 2,100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,192	33	1,041	+ 2,152
Falls	18	2,748	37	905	+ 1,843
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,612	25	1,505	+ 1,107
Other Injuries	20	2,336	18	3,241	- 906
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,327	56	229	+ 2,098
Asthma	22	2,195	17	3,403	- 1,207
Breast Cancer	23	2,084	22	1,822	+ 262
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,865	29	1,314	+ 550
Low Birth Weight	25	1,843	5	12,631	- 10,787
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,762	41	628	+ 1,134
Drownings	27	1,718	34	996	+ 722
Violence	28	1,651	19	3,217	- 1,566
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,512	14	5,001	- 3,489
Leukemia	30	1,472	42	610	+ 862
HIV/AIDS	31	1,149	46	464	+ 685
Birth Trauma	32	1,123	6	10,723	- 9,600
Cervical Cancer	33	1,074	44	541	+ 534
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,044	45	527	+ 517
Lymphomas	35	854	36	946	- 92
Ovary Cancer	36	811	48	369	+ 442
Oral Cancer	37	782	27	1,467	- 685
Bladder Cancer	38	762	54	272	+ 490
Endocrine Disorders	39	689	28	1,364	- 675
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	571	13	5,555	- 4,984
Poisonings	41	559	47	384	+ 175
Drug Use	42	544	51	328	+ 216
Malnutrition	43	484	43	589	- 105
Alcohol	44	464	58	150	+ 314
Epilepsy	45	405	35	993	- 587
Fires	46	386	50	348	+ 38
Maternal Conditions	47	384	9	7,807	- 7,423
Prostate Cancer	48	334	55	258	+ 76
Meningitis	49	316	20	2,626	- 2,310
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	303	65	25	+ 277
Skin Cancers	51	257	59	145	+ 112
Skin Disease	52	242	61	94	+ 148
Uterin Cancer	53	211	53	289	- 78
Encephalitis	54	178	31	1,190	- 1,012
Hepatitis B	55	105	38	863	- 759
Upper Respiratory	56	102	68	9	+ 92
Appendicitis	57	86	52	298	- 212
Syphilis	58	82	60	94	- 12
Other Neoplasms	59	67	63	29	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	60	60	62	84	- 23
Pertussis	61	52	21	2,107	- 2,055
Tetanus	62	42	30	1,254	- 1,212
War	63	25	2	25,620	- 25,595
Hepatitis C	64	16	64	28	- 12
Measles	65	6	49	350	- 345
Chlamydia	66	2	69	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	66	17	- 16
Diphtheria	68	1	67	16	- 16
Malaria	69	0	57	185	- 185
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

North Korea

Afghanistan

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.