DENMARK VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	11,276	5	3,662	+ 7,614
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,119	1	5,341	+ 1,777
Lung Disease	3	5,946	3	4,387	+ 1,559
Tuberculosis	4	3,956	57	16	+ 3,940
Lung Cancers	5	2,701	4	3,721	- 1,020
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,415	6	2,244	- 828
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,410	33	213	+ 1,197
Hypertension	8	1,219	15	642	+ 577
Liver Cancer	9	1,210	25	464	+ 745
Liver Disease	10	1,024	14	692	+ 331
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	986	2	5,218	- 4,232
Kidney Disease	12	899	12	911	- 12
Stomach Cancer	13	856	23	484	+ 372
Diabetes Mellitus	14	834	10	1,284	- 450
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	734	7	2,147	- 1,413
Suicide	16	547	16	617	- 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	475	42	96	+ 379
Falls	18	409	22	541	- 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	389	32	216	+ 173
Other Injuries	20	348	30	347	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	21	346	11	1,096	- 749
Asthma	22	327	44	82	+ 245
Breast Cancer	23	310	9	1,299	- 989
Oesophagus Cancer	24	278	24	477	- 199
Low Birth Weight	25	274	41	116	+ 158
Parkinson's Disease	26	262	17	600	- 338
Drownings	27	256	50	37	+ 219
Violence	28	246	47	63	+ 183
Congenital Anomalies	29	225	36	153	+ 72
Leukemia	30	219	20	558	- 339
HIV/AIDS	31	171	55	23	+ 149
Birth Trauma	32	167	56	21	+ 146
Cervical Cancer	33	160	37	153	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	34	155	31	284	- 129
Lymphomas	35	127	13	730	- 603
Ovary Cancer	36	121	29	367	- 246
Oral Cancer	37	116	28	371	- 254
Bladder Cancer	38	113	21	545	- 432
Endocrine Disorders	39	103	19	575	- 472
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	85	38	145	- 60
Poisonings	41	83	62	6	+ 78
Drug Use	42	81	34	197	- 116
Malnutrition	43	72	59	14	+ 58
Alcohol	44	69	18	598	- 529
Epilepsy	45	60	40	125	- 65
Fires	46	58	49	53	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	47	57	64	2	+ 55
Prostate Cancer	48	50	8	1,480	- 1,430
Meningitis	49	47	52	25	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	45	43	84	- 39
Skin Cancers	51	38	26	388	- 350
Skin Disease	52	36	45	79	- 43
Uterin Cancer	53	31	35	156	- 124
Encephalitis	54	27	67	1	+ 26
Hepatitis B	55	16	61	6	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	56	15	58	15	- 0
Appendicitis	57	13	54	23	- 10
Syphilis	58	12	70	0	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	59	10	27	378	- 368
Multiple Sclerosis	60	9	39	132	- 123
Pertussis	61	8	72	0	+ 8
Tetanus	62	6	68	0	+ 6
War	63	4	66	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	2	60	9	- 6
Measles	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	57	- 57
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

North Korea

Denmark

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.