AUSTRALIA VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	50,535	3	10,331	+ 40,204
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,902	1	21,548	+ 10,354
Lung Disease	3	26,646	5	8,487	+ 18,158
Tuberculosis	4	17,728	56	53	+ 17,676
Lung Cancers	5	12,106	4	8,769	+ 3,337
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,342	8	4,446	+ 1,896
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,321	29	1,245	+ 5,076
Hypertension	8	5,464	23	1,631	+ 3,832
Liver Cancer	9	5,421	20	2,036	+ 3,385
Liver Disease	10	4,587	26	1,421	+ 3,166
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,417	2	15,588	- 11,171
Kidney Disease	12	4,029	12	3,139	+ 890
Stomach Cancer	13	3,838	27	1,288	+ 2,550
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,736	7	4,471	- 735
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	3,289	6	6,209	- 2,919
Suicide	16	2,450	11	3,150	- 700
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,130	38	379	+ 1,751
Falls	18	1,833	14	3,116	- 1,282
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,743	42	276	+ 1,467
Other Injuries	20	1,558	22	1,642	- 84
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,553	13	3,118	- 1,565
Asthma	22	1,465	36	455	+ 1,009
Breast Cancer	23	1,390	10	3,405	- 2,015
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,244	25	1,494	- 249
Low Birth Weight	25	1,230	43	248	+ 982
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,175	19	2,036	- 861
Drownings	27	1,146	47	177	+ 969
Violence	28	1,101	44	243	+ 858
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,009	33	711	+ 298
Leukemia	30	982	18	2,126	- 1,144
HIV/AIDS	31	767	57	50	+ 717
Birth Trauma	32	749	50	140	+ 609
Cervical Cancer	33	717	39	342	+ 375
Inflammatory/Heart	34	696	24	1,571	- 875
Lymphomas	35	570	15	3,039	- 2,469
Ovary Cancer	36	541	31	1,003	- 461
Oral Cancer	37	522	32	972	- 450
Bladder Cancer	38	509	30	1,187	- 679
Endocrine Disorders	39	460	16	2,328	- 1,869
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	381	40	296	+ 86
Poisonings	41	373	61	35	+ 338
Drug Use	42	363	21	1,783	- 1,420
Malnutrition	43	323	51	117	+ 206
Alcohol	44	310	37	380	- 70
Epilepsy	45	271	41	285	- 14
Fires	46	258	55	55	+ 203
Maternal Conditions	47	256	63	20	+ 236
Prostate Cancer	48	223	9	3,766	- 3,543
Meningitis	49	211	60	37	+ 173
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	202	45	229	- 27
Skin Cancers	51	171	17	2,319	- 2,147
Skin Disease	52	161	34	594	- 433
Uterin Cancer	53	141	35	524	- 384
Encephalitis	54	119	68	3	+ 116
Hepatitis B	55	70	58	41	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	56	68	64	17	+ 51
Appendicitis	57	58	62	26	+ 31
Syphilis	58	55	67	3	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	59	45	28	1,252	- 1,208
Multiple Sclerosis	60	40	46	188	- 147
Pertussis	61	35	69	1	+ 33
Tetanus	62	28	70	1	+ 27
War	63	17	65	8	+ 9
Hepatitis C	64	11	48	173	- 162
Measles	65	4	78	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	66	2	77	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

North Korea

Australia

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.