BELGIUM VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	22,612	3	7,408	+ 15,204
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,275	1	15,281	- 1,006
Lung Disease	3	11,923	5	6,438	+ 5,485
Tuberculosis	4	7,933	54	46	+ 7,887
Lung Cancers	5	5,417	4	6,777	- 1,360
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,838	6	5,677	- 2,840
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,828	29	666	+ 2,162
Hypertension	8	2,445	27	740	+ 1,705
Liver Cancer	9	2,426	24	976	+ 1,450
Liver Disease	10	2,052	17	1,433	+ 620
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,977	2	9,416	- 7,439
Kidney Disease	12	1,803	8	2,952	- 1,149
Stomach Cancer	13	1,717	26	863	+ 854
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,672	20	1,269	+ 402
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,472	7	3,329	- 1,857
Suicide	16	1,096	10	2,111	- 1,015
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	953	37	293	+ 660
Falls	18	820	15	1,756	- 935
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	780	42	213	+ 567
Other Injuries	20	697	11	2,006	- 1,309
Pancreas Cancer	21	695	14	1,809	- 1,115
Asthma	22	655	46	128	+ 528
Breast Cancer	23	622	9	2,587	- 1,965
Oesophagus Cancer	24	557	25	898	- 342
Low Birth Weight	25	550	50	70	+ 481
Parkinson's Disease	26	526	19	1,378	- 852
Drownings	27	513	47	79	+ 434
Violence	28	493	44	149	+ 343
Congenital Anomalies	29	451	40	282	+ 169
Leukemia	30	439	21	1,199	- 760
HIV/AIDS	31	343	57	36	+ 307
Birth Trauma	32	335	53	47	+ 288
Cervical Cancer	33	321	41	243	+ 78
Inflammatory/Heart	34	312	23	1,060	- 749
Lymphomas	35	255	16	1,552	- 1,297
Ovary Cancer	36	242	30	653	- 410
Oral Cancer	37	233	28	675	- 441
Bladder Cancer	38	228	22	1,078	- 851
Endocrine Disorders	39	206	18	1,432	- 1,226
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	171	33	418	- 247
Poisonings	41	167	55	41	+ 126
Drug Use	42	162	39	287	- 125
Malnutrition	43	145	38	291	- 146
Alcohol	44	139	32	500	- 361
Epilepsy	45	121	36	348	- 227
Fires	46	115	48	75	+ 40
Maternal Conditions	47	115	64	6	+ 109
Prostate Cancer	48	100	13	1,824	- 1,725
Meningitis	49	94	58	28	+ 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	90	49	73	+ 18
Skin Cancers	51	77	31	522	- 446
Skin Disease	52	72	35	380	- 307
Uterin Cancer	53	63	34	384	- 321
Encephalitis	54	53	66	1	+ 52
Hepatitis B	55	31	63	17	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	56	30	59	22	+ 8
Appendicitis	57	26	62	17	+ 9
Syphilis	58	25	70	0	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	59	20	12	1,828	- 1,808
Multiple Sclerosis	60	18	45	147	- 129
Pertussis	61	16	68	1	+ 15
Tetanus	62	13	78	0	+ 13
War	63	7	67	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	5	52	53	- 48
Measles	65	2	79	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

North Korea

Belgium

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.