BRAZIL VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	415,423	2	123,207	+ 292,216
Coronary Heart Disease	2	262,250	1	165,788	+ 96,462
Lung Disease	3	219,040	6	59,373	+ 159,667
Tuberculosis	4	145,736	40	4,895	+ 140,841
Lung Cancers	5	99,516	9	31,659	+ 67,857
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	52,134	3	94,705	- 42,571
Road Traffic Accidents	7	51,961	8	33,871	+ 18,090
Hypertension	8	44,916	11	28,822	+ 16,094
Liver Cancer	9	44,563	25	11,514	+ 33,048
Liver Disease	10	37,707	13	21,422	+ 16,285
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	36,313	10	30,717	+ 5,596
Kidney Disease	12	33,124	7	37,690	- 4,566
Stomach Cancer	13	31,553	17	17,992	+ 13,561
Diabetes Mellitus	14	30,713	5	59,608	- 28,894
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	27,041	12	23,161	+ 3,879
Suicide	16	20,140	20	14,540	+ 5,600
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	17,509	51	2,193	+ 15,317
Falls	18	15,072	16	18,847	- 3,775
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	14,327	44	4,258	+ 10,069
Other Injuries	20	12,811	21	13,807	- 995
Pancreas Cancer	21	12,764	24	11,999	+ 765
Asthma	22	12,041	48	2,595	+ 9,446
Breast Cancer	23	11,429	14	20,759	- 9,330
Oesophagus Cancer	24	10,227	26	10,466	- 238
Low Birth Weight	25	10,109	33	6,881	+ 3,228
Parkinson's Disease	26	9,662	41	4,770	+ 4,892
Drownings	27	9,422	39	4,937	+ 4,485
Violence	28	9,055	4	68,779	- 59,724
Congenital Anomalies	29	8,291	23	12,317	- 4,026
Leukemia	30	8,074	30	8,531	- 457
HIV/AIDS	31	6,304	22	12,558	- 6,255
Birth Trauma	32	6,157	45	3,777	+ 2,380
Cervical Cancer	33	5,892	29	9,511	- 3,618
Inflammatory/Heart	34	5,725	18	17,508	- 11,783
Lymphomas	35	4,684	27	10,376	- 5,692
Ovary Cancer	36	4,449	43	4,355	+ 94
Oral Cancer	37	4,289	28	9,951	- 5,663
Bladder Cancer	38	4,181	36	5,306	- 1,125
Endocrine Disorders	39	3,780	19	16,927	- 13,147
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	3,133	35	5,659	- 2,526
Poisonings	41	3,066	66	317	+ 2,749
Drug Use	42	2,983	49	2,467	+ 516
Malnutrition	43	2,656	34	6,695	- 4,040
Alcohol	44	2,547	32	7,121	- 4,574
Epilepsy	45	2,224	46	3,263	- 1,039
Fires	46	2,120	58	1,028	+ 1,092
Maternal Conditions	47	2,106	53	1,507	+ 599
Prostate Cancer	48	1,831	15	19,001	- 17,169
Meningitis	49	1,731	54	1,359	+ 373
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,661	61	596	+ 1,064
Skin Cancers	51	1,408	38	5,032	- 3,624
Skin Disease	52	1,325	31	7,179	- 5,854
Uterin Cancer	53	1,155	47	2,780	- 1,625
Encephalitis	54	979	72	65	+ 914
Hepatitis B	55	573	59	775	- 202
Upper Respiratory	56	558	67	260	+ 298
Appendicitis	57	474	57	1,067	- 593
Syphilis	58	452	68	223	+ 229
Other Neoplasms	59	366	42	4,665	- 4,299
Multiple Sclerosis	60	332	64	356	- 24
Pertussis	61	287	75	30	+ 257
Tetanus	62	231	71	88	+ 143
War	63	137	56	1,090	- 953
Hepatitis C	64	87	52	1,955	- 1,868
Measles	65	31	81	4	+ 27
Chlamydia	66	12	80	5	+ 7
Ascariasis	67	7	78	7	- 0
Diphtheria	68	4	79	7	- 3
Malaria	69	3	74	44	- 42
Otitis Media	70	2	70	94	- 91
Leprosy	71	0	69	173	- 173
Chagas disease	72	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	593	- 593
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	432	- 432
Dengue	76	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

North Korea

Brazil

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.