CZECH REPUBLIC VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	20,460	2	8,000	+ 12,460
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,916	1	31,621	- 18,705
Lung Disease	3	10,788	4	4,175	+ 6,613
Tuberculosis	4	7,178	54	23	+ 7,155
Lung Cancers	5	4,901	3	5,442	- 540
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,568	5	4,114	- 1,546
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,559	29	636	+ 1,923
Hypertension	8	2,212	9	2,506	- 294
Liver Cancer	9	2,195	22	927	+ 1,268
Liver Disease	10	1,857	12	2,180	- 323
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,788	7	3,958	- 2,170
Kidney Disease	12	1,631	14	1,716	- 84
Stomach Cancer	13	1,554	18	1,090	+ 464
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,513	6	3,993	- 2,480
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	1,332	8	3,917	- 2,586
Suicide	16	992	16	1,302	- 310
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	862	37	277	+ 585
Falls	18	742	24	733	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	706	33	434	+ 272
Other Injuries	20	631	10	2,369	- 1,738
Pancreas Cancer	21	629	11	2,312	- 1,683
Asthma	22	593	41	187	+ 406
Breast Cancer	23	563	13	1,960	- 1,397
Oesophagus Cancer	24	504	28	644	- 140
Low Birth Weight	25	498	46	94	+ 404
Parkinson's Disease	26	476	31	505	- 29
Drownings	27	464	43	152	+ 312
Violence	28	446	48	66	+ 380
Congenital Anomalies	29	408	42	185	+ 223
Leukemia	30	398	19	1,088	- 690
HIV/AIDS	31	310	59	8	+ 303
Birth Trauma	32	303	52	27	+ 276
Cervical Cancer	33	290	35	346	- 56
Inflammatory/Heart	34	282	25	704	- 422
Lymphomas	35	231	17	1,210	- 980
Ovary Cancer	36	219	30	619	- 399
Oral Cancer	37	211	21	951	- 740
Bladder Cancer	38	206	20	1,061	- 855
Endocrine Disorders	39	186	23	790	- 604
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	154	38	255	- 101
Poisonings	41	151	50	40	+ 111
Drug Use	42	147	44	148	- 1
Malnutrition	43	131	36	299	- 168
Alcohol	44	125	32	461	- 336
Epilepsy	45	110	39	246	- 136
Fires	46	104	49	54	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	47	104	61	4	+ 100
Prostate Cancer	48	90	15	1,600	- 1,509
Meningitis	49	85	53	25	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	82	47	77	+ 4
Skin Cancers	51	69	27	645	- 576
Skin Disease	52	65	40	203	- 138
Uterin Cancer	53	57	34	430	- 373
Encephalitis	54	48	64	1	+ 47
Hepatitis B	55	28	63	2	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	56	27	51	28	- 1
Appendicitis	57	23	57	19	+ 4
Syphilis	58	22	60	4	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	59	18	26	686	- 668
Multiple Sclerosis	60	16	45	117	- 101
Pertussis	61	14	68	0	+ 14
Tetanus	62	11	71	0	+ 11
War	63	7	65	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	4	58	18	- 13
Measles	65	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	62	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	55	23	- 23
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

North Korea

Czech Republic

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.