BURUNDI VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	25,656	4	4,323	+ 21,333
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,196	6	3,718	+ 12,478
Lung Disease	3	13,528	17	1,349	+ 12,179
Tuberculosis	4	9,000	10	2,385	+ 6,616
Lung Cancers	5	6,146	56	76	+ 6,070
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,220	1	7,810	- 4,590
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,209	5	4,089	- 880
Hypertension	8	2,774	20	1,113	+ 1,660
Liver Cancer	9	2,752	29	389	+ 2,363
Liver Disease	10	2,329	13	1,767	+ 562
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,243	27	426	+ 1,816
Kidney Disease	12	2,046	21	1,001	+ 1,044
Stomach Cancer	13	1,949	44	180	+ 1,769
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,897	16	1,383	+ 514
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,670	37	324	+ 1,346
Suicide	16	1,244	24	720	+ 524
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,081	43	181	+ 900
Falls	18	931	30	385	+ 546
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	885	36	340	+ 545
Other Injuries	20	791	15	1,413	- 622
Pancreas Cancer	21	788	58	66	+ 723
Asthma	22	744	22	836	- 93
Breast Cancer	23	706	35	355	+ 351
Oesophagus Cancer	24	632	26	455	+ 177
Low Birth Weight	25	624	8	3,171	- 2,547
Parkinson's Disease	26	597	52	103	+ 493
Drownings	27	582	25	598	- 16
Violence	28	559	23	760	- 201
Congenital Anomalies	29	512	12	1,788	- 1,276
Leukemia	30	499	47	135	+ 364
HIV/AIDS	31	389	11	1,814	- 1,425
Birth Trauma	32	380	7	3,183	- 2,803
Cervical Cancer	33	364	14	1,474	- 1,110
Inflammatory/Heart	34	354	38	311	+ 43
Lymphomas	35	289	31	379	- 90
Ovary Cancer	36	275	51	106	+ 168
Oral Cancer	37	265	39	285	- 20
Bladder Cancer	38	258	50	109	+ 149
Endocrine Disorders	39	233	40	275	- 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	194	2	6,046	- 5,853
Poisonings	41	189	34	369	- 180
Drug Use	42	184	60	52	+ 132
Malnutrition	43	164	9	2,500	- 2,336
Alcohol	44	157	55	76	+ 81
Epilepsy	45	137	41	234	- 97
Fires	46	131	28	425	- 294
Maternal Conditions	47	130	18	1,332	- 1,202
Prostate Cancer	48	113	33	374	- 260
Meningitis	49	107	19	1,322	- 1,215
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	103	65	17	+ 86
Skin Cancers	51	87	48	121	- 34
Skin Disease	52	82	54	91	- 10
Uterin Cancer	53	71	57	67	+ 5
Encephalitis	54	60	61	46	+ 14
Hepatitis B	55	35	62	44	- 9
Upper Respiratory	56	34	46	136	- 102
Appendicitis	57	29	49	109	- 80
Syphilis	58	28	59	60	- 32
Other Neoplasms	59	23	67	10	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	60	20	69	5	+ 15
Pertussis	61	18	32	378	- 361
Tetanus	62	14	45	178	- 163
War	63	8	53	96	- 88
Hepatitis C	64	5	64	17	- 11
Measles	65	2	63	17	- 15
Chlamydia	66	1	70	2	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	66	16	- 16
Diphtheria	68	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	69	0	3	5,163	- 5,163
Otitis Media	70	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	211	- 211
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

North Korea

Burundi

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.