COTE D IVOIRE VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	56,601	6	10,048	+ 46,553
Coronary Heart Disease	2	35,731	4	11,073	+ 24,658
Lung Disease	3	29,844	19	2,296	+ 27,548
Tuberculosis	4	19,856	10	5,521	+ 14,336
Lung Cancers	5	13,559	50	272	+ 13,287
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,103	1	21,327	- 14,224
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,080	9	6,202	+ 878
Hypertension	8	6,120	23	1,916	+ 4,204
Liver Cancer	9	6,072	30	1,118	+ 4,954
Liver Disease	10	5,138	12	4,720	+ 418
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,948	32	1,026	+ 3,921
Kidney Disease	12	4,513	13	4,151	+ 362
Stomach Cancer	13	4,299	42	468	+ 3,831
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,185	14	4,144	+ 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	3,684	41	555	+ 3,129
Suicide	16	2,744	20	2,288	+ 456
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,386	46	327	+ 2,059
Falls	18	2,054	29	1,207	+ 846
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,952	37	812	+ 1,140
Other Injuries	20	1,746	16	3,283	- 1,537
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,739	47	293	+ 1,447
Asthma	22	1,641	24	1,665	- 25
Breast Cancer	23	1,557	27	1,330	+ 228
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,393	58	88	+ 1,306
Low Birth Weight	25	1,377	5	10,784	- 9,407
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,316	43	412	+ 904
Drownings	27	1,284	28	1,232	+ 52
Violence	28	1,234	17	2,955	- 1,721
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,130	11	5,208	- 4,079
Leukemia	30	1,100	57	147	+ 953
HIV/AIDS	31	859	2	12,791	- 11,932
Birth Trauma	32	839	8	9,380	- 8,541
Cervical Cancer	33	803	26	1,439	- 636
Inflammatory/Heart	34	780	34	915	- 135
Lymphomas	35	638	40	593	+ 45
Ovary Cancer	36	606	51	256	+ 351
Oral Cancer	37	584	48	280	+ 304
Bladder Cancer	38	570	59	86	+ 483
Endocrine Disorders	39	515	22	1,925	- 1,410
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	427	3	11,257	- 10,830
Poisonings	41	418	39	655	- 238
Drug Use	42	406	38	784	- 378
Malnutrition	43	362	31	1,081	- 719
Alcohol	44	347	52	218	+ 129
Epilepsy	45	303	36	829	- 526
Fires	46	289	35	893	- 604
Maternal Conditions	47	287	21	1,958	- 1,671
Prostate Cancer	48	250	25	1,478	- 1,229
Meningitis	49	236	15	3,303	- 3,067
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	226	66	19	+ 207
Skin Cancers	51	192	56	149	+ 43
Skin Disease	52	181	49	277	- 96
Uterin Cancer	53	157	55	154	+ 3
Encephalitis	54	133	54	178	- 44
Hepatitis B	55	78	53	201	- 123
Upper Respiratory	56	76	63	32	+ 44
Appendicitis	57	65	60	80	- 15
Syphilis	58	62	33	984	- 922
Other Neoplasms	59	50	62	42	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	60	45	64	30	+ 16
Pertussis	61	39	18	2,908	- 2,869
Tetanus	62	31	44	398	- 366
War	63	19	65	29	- 10
Hepatitis C	64	12	67	18	- 6
Measles	65	4	69	12	- 8
Chlamydia	66	2	71	3	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	61	48	- 47
Diphtheria	68	0	68	18	- 17
Malaria	69	0	7	9,478	- 9,478
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	45	376	- 376
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	4	- 4
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

North Korea

Cote d Ivoire

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.